University of London Venues
- From £1
- 2400 people
- Russell Square
- 412m² (4433ft²)
Spaces in University of London Venues
Crush Hall - Senate House
The Foyer at Senate House inspires visitors entering the venue. with its warm marble backdrop and elegant art deco styling. Complemented by a dramatic staircase leading up to spacious landings, the foyer and crush hall combine to create a stunning space for networking, pre-drinks, drinks, or exhibitions. Please note the Crush Hall is not for sole use as it is a complimentary space, used in conjunction with either the Beveridge Hall or Macmillan Hall
The Beveridge Hall - Senate House
Beveridge Hall is the perfect space for conferences large meetings. Designed in the early 20th Century by Charles Holden, it maintains a sense of sophistication and gravitas. As one of Central London's largest venues with a capacity of 480, it features flexible seating and a large stage area. The space benefits from excellent natural acoustics and audio-visual facilities including a full-size screen, audio and video recording facilities, fixed and roving microphones and adjustable lighting.
The MacMillan Hall - Senate House
As one of London's largest flat floor spaces, MacMillan Hall is perfectly suited to an elegant banquet, conference, exhibition or even a film shoot. This space has a capacity of 220 when arranged in a theatre-style layout and is fully equipped for programmable lighting, full network access and a new energy-efficient heating system. With the adjacent Beverage and Crush Halls, you have an inspiring and integrated venue complete with breakout areas and meeting rooms. The space includes many original features that were restored which gives the room an elegant feel.
Chancellor's Hall - Senate House
Chancellor's Hall is perfect if you are looking for an impressive and beautiful venue for your conference in the heart of London. Through the stunning Grand Lobby overlooking our ceremonial staircase, opening the impressive oak doors you enter Chancellor's Hall. Large windows on the east and west sides of the room fill the space with light and emphasise the beautiful Travertine marble, English oak and bronze interior.
Senate Room - Senate House
The Senate Room is an elegant, spacious room with panelling and three levels of tiered seating, ideal for debates and formal meetings. It can also be used as a court room for filming. The space is full of natural day light and it can accommodate up to 80 people. The Senate Room is set up in a fixed theatre style configuration.
Woburn Suite - Senate House
The Woburn suite comprises two large, elegant and airy meeting rooms that can be divided by a partitioning wall to create two spaces. The suite is ideal for meetings and conferences that need a break out space.
Meeting Rooms - Senate House
Senate House offers 14 affordable meeting spaces with natural daylight that can host numbers ranging from 8 - 100 people in theatre style. These spaces also benefit from in-built AV equipment and in-house AV technicians on hand to facilitate your event. These rooms are suitable for the following types of events: - Working lunches - Training sessions - Seminars - Business functions Our meeting rooms have flexible layouts and are supported by AV, catering and events teams, which is ideal for blank canvas to create your event.
Senate House Christmas parties
We provide complete support throughout the Christmas party planning process, offering extra services such as photography. When you book Beveridge and/or Macmillan Hall for your event - our beautiful reception space, Crush Hall, is included. To get the party started, choose from our reception drinks and food packages served in this impressive marble foyer that's the perfect space to welcome your guests. The sweeping staircase complete with magnificent Christmas tree, make for a festive setting to remember. We can request Temporary Event Notice to extend bar hours for serving alcohol.
About University of London Venues
Senate House is an iconic art deco building in the university district of leafy Bloomsbury and is the University of London flagship event space. With a variety of spaces there are many possibilities such as corporate away days, receptions, conferences, exhibitions, banquets, award ceremonies, and more. We also offer secluded outdoor gardens with all of our spaces for hire being easily accessed by public transport in Zone 1.
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