Conference and exhibition venues
Purpose-built conference centres, exhibition halls and meeting venues across the UK, profiled from each venue's own published information.
The 74 venues listed here are in London, Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh and other UK cities. Profiles were last checked between 7 and 14 November 2026.
Venues
10 Union Street
You get 13 event spaces for up to 280 people, in-house catering and a digital studio, within 5 minutes of London Bridge and Borough stations. Up to 280 · 13 spaces
Aberdeen Performing Arts
You can hire 11 spaces across three Aberdeen city-centre venues through one team, from a 14-seat boardroom to a 1,491-seat theatre, all within 10 minutes' walk of the station. Up to 1,491 · 11 spaces
Aintree Racecourse
You can run a 600-seat plenary, breakouts and dinner on one site with free parking for 1,800 cars, and scale to 4,500 theatre style in the Equestrian Centre. Up to 4,500 · 14 spaces
Albert Hall Conference Centre
Run a conference for up to 750 delegates in a 1907 Great Hall, with 11 rooms in all for breakouts and dining under one roof, a 6-minute walk from Nottingham's Royal Centre tram stop. Up to 750 · 11 spaces
American Express Stadium
You get 31 conference and meeting rooms for up to 500 delegates and 12 exhibition spaces with shutter loading in Brighton, with Falmer station next to the stadium concourse. Up to 500 · 31 spaces
Antenna
You can host up to 150 people theatre style or 200 standing in a 275 m² main space in Nottingham's Creative Quarter, with in-house AV, catering and a licensed bar. Up to 200 · 4 spaces
AO Arena
Seat up to 9,100 in the Arena Bowl or dine 900 on its floor, with 3,120 m² of exhibition space and Manchester Victoria trains and trams at the door. Up to 9,100
Ashton Gate Stadium
You can run a 1,000-seat plenary, a 3,500 square metre exhibition and private boardrooms on one south Bristol site, with 300 on-site parking spaces and a route in from M5 junction 18. Up to 5,000
Bournemouth International Centre
You can run a plenary, exhibition and dinner under one roof overlooking Bournemouth Bay, with 5,798 m² across four halls, 15 breakout spaces and theatre seating for up to 4,000 in the Windsor Hall. Up to 4,000 · 19 spaces
Brighton Centre
Hire the whole main building on Brighton seafront for 400 to 4,450 delegates, with 28 event spaces and up to 5,000 m² of exhibition space, a 7 to 10 minute walk from the station. Up to 4,450 · 28 spaces
Bristol Beacon
You can seat up to 1,650 delegates in Beacon Hall and take up to 60 exhibitors in Bridgehouse, 1.6km from Bristol Temple Meads, with AV and an event coordinator included in conference packages. Up to 1,650 · 8 spaces
Business Design Centre
You get a 1,500-capacity hall, a 500-seat Auditorium and nine smaller rooms under one roof in Islington, a 4 minute walk from Angel and outside the Congestion Charge zone. Up to 1,500 · 12 spaces
Cardiff City Hall
You can run a 600-seat plenary, a 595 m² exhibition hall and breakout rooms under one roof in central Cardiff, with in-house catering and exclusive hire available. Up to 600
Carrow Road
Carrow Road, Norwich City's stadium, hires 17 rooms including NR1 and Aria for 500 theatre style, with day delegate packages from £32 plus VAT. Up to 600 · 17 spaces
Church House Westminster
You can run a 600-seat theatre-style conference or a 372-cover dinner under the Assembly Hall dome, with breakouts in the same building and St James's Park station five minutes away. Up to 600 · 19 spaces
Coventry Building Society Arena
You can run anything from a meeting of 7 to a 7,000-delegate tiered conference here, with 2,200 parking spaces, a 119-bedroom on-site hotel and a rail station about five minutes' walk away. Up to 7,000 · 16 spaces · 119 bedrooms
East Midlands Conference Centre
Run a conference for up to 850 theatre style or a 50-stand exhibition on the University of Nottingham campus, with free on-site parking and the 203-bedroom Orchard Hotel next door. Up to 850 · 16 spaces
Edgbaston Stadium
You can host up to 1,000 standing in the 1,050 m² Exhibition Hall or 40 in an Executive Box at this Birmingham cricket ground, with more than 400 free on-site parking spaces for delegates. Up to 1,000 · 39 spaces
Edinburgh Corn Exchange
You can hire one suite or the whole Edinburgh Corn Exchange, with each room's own entrance, cloakroom and bar, next to Slateford station, about 11 minutes by train from Edinburgh Waverley.
Edinburgh International Conference Centre
You can run a 2,000-seat raked plenary, a 1,200-seat tiered auditorium and a 1,185 m² exhibition hall under one roof, about five minutes' walk from Haymarket station and tram stop. Up to 2,000 · 24 spaces
Emirates Old Trafford
You can run a 1,000-seat conference in The Point, use the Pavilion suites for breakouts and house delegates in the 250-bedroom on-site Hilton Garden Inn, with Old Trafford tram stop outside the ground. Up to 1,000 · 8 spaces · 250 bedrooms
Excel London
You can run a plenary for up to 4,200 delegates beside 87,328 sq m of column-free Event Halls, with a step-free station at each end of the building and 13 listed spaces to choose from. Up to 4,200 · 13 spaces
Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre
You get a 12,332 m² pillar-free hall with drive-in access, 10 conference rooms and free parking for up to 3,500 vehicles, about 35 minutes by direct train from London Waterloo to Farnborough. Up to 4,500 · 10 spaces
first direct bank arena
You can host 10 to 12,000 conference delegates or 1,200 diners in central Leeds, with a 2,200 m² exhibition floor, in-house catering and over 7,500 parking spaces within a 15 minute walk. Up to 12,000
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Hold a meeting or a 1,980-seat plenary at the top of Buchanan Street, with six hireable spaces, published day rates and a day delegate package from £37.50 plus VAT. Up to 1,980 · 6 spaces
Glasgow Science Centre
Run a conference in a 370-seat IMAX and a dinner for up to 500 in the Atrium at one Clyde-side science centre, with free parking and day delegate rates from £45 plus VAT. Up to 500 · 13 spaces
Harrogate Convention Centre
You get a 1,977-seat Auditorium, the 1903 Royal Hall and six exhibition halls up to 3,285 m² in one town centre building, a seven-minute walk from Harrogate station. Up to 1,977 · 13 spaces
Headingley Stadium
Seat up to 450 for a conference or dinner in a suite overlooking both Headingley pitches, with 350 free parking spaces and 36 bedrooms on site. Up to 450 · 36 bedrooms
Hilton Birmingham Metropole
You can seat 1,900 theatre style or host 2,000 standing in the Monarch Suite, with 789 bedrooms on site and Birmingham International station a seven-minute walk away. Up to 2,000 · 31 spaces · 789 bedrooms
Hinxton Hall Conference Centre
Run a conference of up to 290 in a tiered auditorium, with a 1,600 m² event space for posters and stands, 126 en-suite bedrooms and 150 free parking spaces on one estate near Cambridge. Up to 300 · 9 spaces · 126 bedrooms
Horizon Leeds
You can seat 200 theatre style in Create@ and use seven rooms plus a Broadcast Studio on one floor, a seven-minute walk from Leeds station, with the profit going to The NHS Alliance. Up to 200 · 7 spaces
ICC Belfast
You get a 2,000-seat auditorium, a 1,805 m² divisible exhibition hall and in-house catering and production, two minutes' walk from Lanyon Place station in central Belfast. Up to 2,000
ICC Wales
You can run a 1,500-seat plenary, an exhibition on 4,000 m² of pillar-free floor and breakouts in ten spaces under one roof, just off Junction 24 of the M4 with over 2,000 parking spaces. Up to 4,100 · 10 spaces
IET London: Savoy Place
You can seat 451 in the tiered Kelvin Lecture Theatre, host 300 for dinner in the riverside Riverside Room and add breakouts on four floors, with in-house AV and Searcys catering, two minutes from Embankment. Up to 451 · 25 spaces
Kents Hill Park Training and Conference Centre
You can seat 600 theatre style, sleep 300 delegates on site and park free in 450 spaces at this Milton Keynes training and conference centre, about four miles from Milton Keynes Central. Up to 600 · 70 spaces · 300 bedrooms
Leicester Racecourse
You can host a conference for up to 650 delegates or a dinner for 550 in the Kube at Leicester Racecourse, with free parking on site for more than 1,000 cars. Up to 650
Liverpool Experience Campus
Run a plenary, an 8,100 m² exhibition and breakouts on one Liverpool waterfront campus, with 21 meeting rooms, a 1,450-space car park and an integrated Pullman hotel. Up to 11,000 · 21 spaces
Manchester Central
You can seat up to 10,900 theatre style in Central Hall and run breakouts across 28 spaces in one city-centre building, with an NCP car park beneath it and a tram stop minutes away. Up to 10,900
Manchester Town Hall
You get seven spaces on Albert Square, from a 44 seat boardroom to a 500 guest reception in the Great Hall, with in-house catering and a tram stop opposite. Up to 500 · 7 spaces
Millennium Point
You can seat 354 in the Auditorium, host up to 500 standing in the 420 m² Atrium and choose from 18 spaces, a short walk from Moor Street, New Street and Snow Hill stations. Up to 500 · 18 spaces
Murrayfield Stadium
You can host up to 1,500 guests in the West Stand or exhibit on 1,500 m² of carpeted space, with a tram stop at the entrance and free parking on non-match days. Up to 1,500 · 9 spaces
NAEC Stoneleigh
You can run indoor halls, vehicle displays and outdoor demonstrations on one Warwickshire site, with four halls of up to 4,536m², over 250 acres of grounds and around 10,000 free parking spaces. Up to 3,600 · 9 spaces · 57 bedrooms
Newcastle Civic Centre
You can seat 600 theatre style or 500 for dinner in a 542 square metre Banqueting Hall, with 14 rooms and in-house catering a three-minute walk from Haymarket Metro. Up to 600 · 14 spaces
Norfolk Showground and Events Centre
You get over 3,000 m² of pillar-free indoor floor, 150 acres of parkland and free parking just off the A47 at Norwich, with spaces from a 50-person meeting room to a 4,000-capacity hall. Up to 4,000 · 6 spaces
Olympia London
You can link 20,000 m² of heritage halls to a new ICC with an 800+ auditorium, beside Kensington (Olympia) station, with 350 hotel rooms on site and the Grand Hall seating up to 5,000. Up to 5,000 · 350 bedrooms
P&J Live
You can seat 10,000 in the arena, run 15,000 sq m of exhibitions and host dinners for 2,790 on one site, 1.5 miles from Aberdeen International Airport with 350 hotel bedrooms next door. Up to 10,000 · 22 spaces · 350 bedrooms
Paintworks Events
You get a 300-seat industrial event space with wi-fi, sound, a screen and two courtyards in the hire fee, free parking for 60 cars and a 12 minute walk from Temple Meads. Up to 300
QEII Centre
You get 32 event spaces opposite Westminster Abbey, room for 1,300 theatre style on the self-contained Third Floor, and in-house catering and AV, four minutes' walk from St James's Park Tube. Up to 1,300 · 32 spaces
RCP London Events
You can run a 300-seat tiered conference, a 400-guest reception or an exhibition of up to 20 tables in about 344 m², all on one Regent's Park site with in-house AV and catering. Up to 300 · 12 spaces · 6 bedrooms
Royal Armouries and New Dock Hall
You get a pillar-free 1,259 m² hall, a divisible 886 m² hall and museum galleries on one Leeds Dock site, with space for 1,200 theatre style in New Dock Hall. Up to 1,200 · 12 spaces
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
You get a 300-seat tiered auditorium, a Great Hall for 150 at dinner and in-house AV with hybrid support in Edinburgh's New Town, with no VAT on the hire fee as the College is a charity. Up to 300 · 12 spaces
Royal Concert Hall Nottingham
You can seat up to 2,200 delegates in the auditorium, add breakout suites and two foyers for exhibitors, and bring people in by tram from the Royal Centre stop about 150 metres away. Up to 2,200
Sandy Park
You can run a conference for up to 825 theatre style, an exhibition in over 1,500m² and stay in a 250-room hotel linked to the venue, just off Junction 30 of the M5. Up to 825 · 24 spaces · 250 bedrooms
Scottish Event Campus
You can hold a 3,000-seat plenary, a 6,000-cover dinner and a 22,355 m² exhibition on one Glasgow riverside campus with its own station, three minutes by train from Glasgow Central. Up to 12,306 · 21 spaces
Sheffield City Hall
You get three halls under one roof, from a Ballroom for 400 at dinner to an Oval Hall listed for up to 2,271, with a tram stop behind the building. Up to 2,271 · 3 spaces
Spaces at The Spine
Run a conference for up to 330 theatre style in Liverpool's Knowledge Quarter, with built-in AV and in-house catering, a 19-minute walk from Lime Street. Up to 330 · 17 spaces
Stadium MK
You can put a 3,500 seat plenary, an exhibition on a 2,500 m² arena floor and a 304 bedroom hotel on one Milton Keynes site, with 18 event spaces in all. Up to 5,000 · 18 spaces · 304 bedrooms
Surgeons Quarter
You can hold a plenary of up to 300 in Wolfson Hall, about 268 m², with 15 rooms on one Old Town site about 10 minutes' walk from Waverley. Up to 300 · 15 spaces · 129 bedrooms
The Brewery
Seat up to 900 theatre style in the Porter Tun and add breakouts and exhibition space in the same City building, with in-house catering and AV and Barbican and Moorgate about five minutes away. Up to 900 · 7 spaces
The Bridgewater Hall
You can seat up to 1,875 in a tiered concert auditorium and run catering and an exhibition in the foyers and the 256m² Barbirolli Room, three minutes' walk from Deansgate station. Up to 1,875 · 5 spaces
The ICC Birmingham
You can run a plenary for up to 3,000, breakouts, a gala dinner and a small exhibition under one roof in central Birmingham, with in-house catering and the tram stopping outside. Up to 3,000 · 20 spaces
The NEC
You can grow an event across 18 linked halls and 186,000 m² of covered space, five minutes' walk from Birmingham International station, with seven on-site hotels holding over 1,950 rooms. Up to 10,000 · 32 spaces · 1,950 bedrooms
The Space, Norwich
The Space is a social enterprise conference venue off the Norwich ring road with a 350-seat Auditorium, four smaller rooms and published hire rates from £120 plus VAT. Up to 350 · 6 spaces
thestudio Birmingham
You can seat 240 theatre style or split a programme across 19 rooms on four floors, two minutes' walk from Birmingham New Street by the venue's directions. Up to 240 · 19 spaces
thestudio Leeds
You can run a board meeting or a 180-seat theatre-style conference across 11 rooms, with AV and on-site catering included, an 8 minute step-free walk from Leeds station. Up to 180 · 11 spaces
Titanic Belfast
Seat 500 for a banquet beside a replica of Titanic's Grand Staircase, with seven indoor event spaces and 520 underground parking spaces in Belfast's Titanic Quarter. Up to 800 · 7 spaces
Trent Bridge
Run a meeting or conference for up to 250 theatre style overlooking the pitch, with free on-site parking, in-house catering and day delegate packages from £34.95 plus VAT. Up to 250 · 20 spaces
Utilita Arena Cardiff
You can seat 5,000 theatre style, dine 1,200 or fit about 130 exhibition stands in one pillar-free arena, five minutes' walk from Cardiff Central station. Up to 5,000
Utilita Arena Newcastle
You can seat up to 9,000 people theatre style, run an exhibition on 3,960 m² of clear-span floor and park over 600 cars on site, a short walk from Newcastle Central Station. Up to 9,000
Villa Park
You can seat 650 theatre style or host 700 standing in the Lower Grounds at Villa Park, with pitch-view breakout rooms, Levy catering and 929 m² of exhibition space. Up to 700
Wales Millennium Centre
You can hold a conference, dinner or reception in a Cardiff Bay theatre with 12 spaces for hire, from the 1,897-seat Donald Gordon Theatre to the Japan Room boardroom, with technical and IT staff on site. Up to 1,897 · 12 spaces
Westpoint Exeter
Run a 300-seat conference or a 7,500-capacity arena show about a mile from junction 30 of the M5, with free parking for over 2,000 vehicles. Up to 7,500 · 3 spaces
York Barbican
You can stage a 1,400-seat plenary, a 32-stand exhibition and breakouts for up to 185 under one roof, opposite York's city walls and a 15 to 20 minute walk from York station. Up to 1,400 · 5 spaces
York Conferences and Events
Book a 1,028 seat auditorium, 900 m² of exhibition space and campus breakouts, plus The Guildhall in York city centre, through one University of York events team. Up to 1,028 · 200 spaces · 900 bedrooms
Compare venues in the Conference and exhibition venues sector at a glance
| Venue | Town or city | Largest capacity |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Union Street | London | 280 people (conference, The Main Hall) |
| AO Arena | Manchester | 9,100 people (auditorium (floor and lower bowl), Arena Bowl) |
| Aberdeen Performing Arts | Aberdeen | 1,491 people (seated, His Majesty's Theatre) |
| Aintree Racecourse | Liverpool | 4,500 people (theatre style, Equestrian Centre (usable after the Grand National once flooring is down)) |
| Albert Hall Conference Centre | Nottingham | 750 people (theatre style, Great Hall) |
| American Express Stadium | Brighton | 500 people (conference delegates, Mayo Wynne Baxter Lounge (published range 100-500)) |
| Antenna | Nottingham | 200 people (reception (standing), main events space) |
| Ashton Gate Stadium | Bristol | 5,000 people (seated conference, Pitchside in the West Stand) |
| Bournemouth International Centre | Bournemouth | 4,000 people (theatre style, Windsor Hall) |
| Brighton Centre | Brighton | 4,450 people (theatre style, Auditorium 1) |
| Bristol Beacon | Bristol | 1,650 people (seated, Beacon Hall) |
| Business Design Centre | London | 1,500 people (reception, Mezzanine) |
| Cardiff City Hall | Cardiff | 600 people (theatre style, Assembly Room) |
| Carrow Road | Norwich | 600 people (reception style, NR1) |
| Church House Westminster | London | 600 people (theatre style, Assembly Hall) |
| Coventry Building Society Arena | Coventry | 7,000 people (tiered seating, Exhibition Halls) |
| East Midlands Conference Centre | Nottingham | 850 people (theatre style, Banqueting Suite) |
| Edgbaston Stadium | Birmingham | 1,000 people (standing reception, Exhibition Hall) |
| Edinburgh Corn Exchange | Edinburgh | – |
| Edinburgh International Conference Centre | Edinburgh | 2,000 people (raked theatre, Lennox Suite) |
| Emirates Old Trafford | Manchester | 1,000 people (theatre, reception or dinner, The Point) |
| Excel London | London | 4,200 people (seated, ICC Auditorium) |
| Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre | Farnborough | 4,500 people (theatre style, Hall 1) |
| Glasgow Royal Concert Hall | Glasgow | 1,980 people (fully seated, Main Auditorium) |
| Glasgow Science Centre | Glasgow | 500 people (banquet or reception, Atrium) |
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Questions about Conference and exhibition venues
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Which towns and cities have the most listings in the Conference and exhibition venues sector?
London (9), Birmingham (7), Nottingham (5), Edinburgh (5), Leeds (5).
Which venue in the Conference and exhibition venues sector has the largest stated capacity?
Scottish Event Campus, at 12,306 people, among the venues here that publish a capacity.
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