The Royal Society

About the venue

We are the national academy of science in the UK and the Commonwealth and our fundamental purpose is to recognise, promote, and support excellence in science, encouraging its development and use for the benefit of humanity.

We have played a part in some of the most significant and life-changing discoveries in scientific history. Situated in the heart of London, we have 12 rooms that are ideal for conferences, board meetings, training events, seminars, lectures, receptions and dinners. We can accommodate events from 10 to 800 people. Our spaces are equipped with state-of-the-art AV , with on site technicians for full support. Each of our elegant rooms has natural daylight, air conditioning and WiFi. Our conference team ensures that every aspect of your event is looked after to the highest standard. We have a reputation for attentive and discreet service and excellent customer care.

Meeting rooms

In the table below, you can hover over the underlined room names to see a photo of that room.

Room name

Capacity (people)

Theatre

Classroom

Boardroom

Cabaret

Banquet

Ushape

Rec.

Dimensions(H/L/W/A)

Council Room

-

-

27

-

-

-

-

-/12.2/6.8/82.9

City of London Rooms Room 3

32

-

14

18

20

12

100

-/9/7.1/63.9

Wolfson Library 3

30

-

20

16

20

-

50

-/-/-/-

City of London Rooms Room 2

24

-

14

18

24

12

80

-/7/7.2/50.4

City of London Rooms Room 1

60

-

30

36

40

26

120

-/10.4/7/74.9

Conference Room

70

-

24

32

40

21

70

-/10.7/6.8/72.7

Brian Mercer Room

50

-

20

32

40

18

40

-/-/-/-

Wolfson Library 2

80

-

30

48

50

24

100

-/-/-/-

Kohn Centre

100

-

36

50

60

26

100

-/9.1/7.5/68.3

Marble Hall

80

-

34

48

60

-

100

-/11/7/77

Wolfson Library 1

90

-

40

60

70

34

100

-/-/-/-

Dining Room

180

-

40

100

120

50

200

-/15/12/180

Wellcome Trust Lecture Hall

300

-

-

150

200

-

500

-/22.7/11.9/270