Ideally located only 10 minutes away from Kings Cross St. Pancras and a short walk from Angel tube station, the BDC is one of London's most popular conference and exhibition venues with over 6000m2 of event space. Run by a family owned company, the dynamic and intimate venue showcases the architectural beauty of the former royal agricultural hall with its original ironwork, contemporary design and abundance of natural light.
All our spaces are blank canvas's which is how can host events ranging from technology, health & wellness, design, lifestyle, food & drink, career fairs and small meetings. Spaces available described below:
Mezzanine: The original ironwork contemporary design of the venue gives the Mezzanine area an abundance of natural light, a 16 metre high barrel vaulted roof and a column-free space making it ideal for conferences, awards evenings, gala dinners and exhibitions. Included in the event hire, the venue offers a purpose built cloakroom and registration facilities along with a fully furnished organiser's office.
Gallery Hall: with a total of 1,300m2, this multi-purpose space can be used for an exhibition, conference, awards dinner or as space for catering for events taking place in the Conference Centre. Overlooking the Gallery Hall is the 550m2 Atrium level which provides additional spaces for a drinks reception or an overflow from the Gallery Hall level. The adjoining Conference Centre offers seven breakout rooms which aid smooth delegate flow between the plenary, catering and exhibition space. Included in the room hire is a dedicated registration desk and cloakroom area which allows the space to be used self-contained.
Rooms A, B, C, D, E and F: these are ideal spaces to use for breakout rooms or their own boardroom meetings, training events, and seminars. Each room seats between 60 – 180 theatre style which can be increased through the use of partition walls to fit your event specification. The rooms also seat between 30-110 cabaret each.
Auditorium: the Auditorium offers a total of 388sqm, making it an excellent choice for your conference, product launch or training event. There is plenty of space for an AV set and a self-powered rigging system (pre-installed lighting and sound equipment is available for hire). The space has 268 retractable tiered seats, hosting up to a total of 500 theatre or alternatively 224 cabaret.
This space is perfect for a stand-alone conference, or being located in the middle of our conference centre, a conference with surrounding breakout rooms and large catering space.
