Conway Hall, Main Hall
25 Red Lion Square, Holborn, London, WC1R 4RL -
Up to
400 guests
Offers
catering
External Catering
allowed
Conway Hall opened in 1929 and named in honour of Moncure Daniel Conway, anti-slavery advocate, outspoken supporter of free thought and biographer of Thomas Paine.
The venue is Grade 2 listed and offers hirers various event spaces, especially the Main Hall with its highly-regarded acoustics. The venue is unique for providing a central London location and a building with character, steeped in history, combined with cutting-edge AV facilities.
Owned by Conway Hall Ethical Society, a charity, the building is famous for being the birthplace of humanism, as well as hosting the longest run of classical concerts in the UK (which started in 1880 at the Society’s previous site), jazz concerts in the 1930s, a rare UK appearance from Muddy Waters and gigs by Crass and The Cure in 1970s, as well as many other concerts, including James Blake and La Roux, and events of all kinds since.
Today, Conway Hall is a popular, accessible, venue for location filming, conferences, presentations, concerts, talks, fashion shows, weddings, awards ceremonies and brand activations.
Previous clients include: BBC • Yamaha • Netflix • Evening Standard • Snowline Media • Ted BakerPenguin Books • Bloomsbury Festival • Guardian Live • Tate • EMAP
With a capacity of 400 spread over the balcony and ground floor stalls seating, our Main Hall retains its period features and is internationally renowned for its excellent acoustics. The room is perfect for meetings, conferences, launches, events, receptions, exams, recordings, rehearsals, dances, auditions, as well as exhibitions, concerts and talks or any functions requiring a large stage and floor area. Seating and tables can be arranged in theatre, cabaret, exam, dinner and dance or book/art fair style.
Main Hall
88% would book it againCapacity & layout
Standing
up to 180
Theatre
up to 400
Boardroom
up to 42
Cabaret
up to 150
Pricing
& opening hours
Weekly schedule
monday
9:00 - 23:00
tuesday
9:00 - 23:00
wednesday
9:00 - 23:00
thursday
9:00 - 23:00
friday
9:00 - 23:00
saturday
9:00 - 23:00
sunday
9:00 - 23:00
Price type: Per day
from £1800 per day
from £1800 per day
from £1800 per day
from £1800 per day
from £1800 per day
from £2000 per day
from £2000 per day
Catering & drinks
Catering arrangements
Catering facilities
Refreshments
Alcohol
Amenities
Tea
Stage
Flipchart
Air conditioning
Disabled access
Lectern
Natural light
Table / chairs included
Heating
Public transport
Premises parking
Audio & visual
Sound system
Microphone
Projector & screen
Flipchart
WiFi
Other
Versatile Grade 2 listed central London venue with multiple spaces. Conway Hall opened in 1929 and named in honour of Moncure Daniel Conway, anti-slavery advocate, outspoken supporter of free thought and biographer of Thomas Paine. The venue is Grade 2 listed and offers hirers various event spaces, especially the Main Hall with its highly-regarded acoustics. The venue is unique for providing a central London location and a building with character, steeped in history, combined with cutting-edge AV facilities. Owned by Conway Hall Ethical Society, a charity, the building is famous for being the birthplace of humanism, as well as hosting the longest run of classical concerts in the UK (which started in 1880 at the Society’s previous site), jazz concerts in the 1930s, a rare UK appearance from Muddy Waters and gigs by Crass and The Cure in 1970s, as well as many other concerts, including James Blake and La Roux, and events of all kinds since. Today, Conway Hall is a popular, accessible, venue for location filming, conferences, presentations, concerts, talks, fashion shows, weddings, awards ceremonies and brand activations. Previous clients include:BBC • Yamaha • Netflix • Evening Standard • Snowline Media • Ted BakerPenguin Books • Bloomsbury Festival • Guardian Live • Tate • EMAP A wide range of Audio Visual equipment is available along with technical support for your event. The Main Hall features an 8 speaker PA system. 4 speakers operate at ground level and 4 operate at balcony level. The PA system has been phase aligned and optimised using acoustic analysis software to ensure that the audio is clear and even across the hall. An induction loop system is also installed.
Space rules
Allowed events
Wedding ceremony licence
Promoted/ticketed events
Licensed for alcohol
Attendee Minimum Age
1
Cancellation policy
100% refundable 181 days before the event 50% refundable 91 days before the event
Other rules
N/A
Location
Reviews
Nina A.
December 2024Wonderful Turandot productian with real Mongolian artefacts and performers The programme of Conway Hall is amazing, eorth keeping an eye and attending
Festus Ifiti jr
January 2025I've heard about this hall but I haven't had the pleasure of entering this establishment until this week where there was a live formula one podcast event hosted here so I had to turn up 😊 The hall is fairly big, the stage is up front and close. It feels really nice and cosy, even though I was at the back The acoustics are great, I didn't have any trouble hearing the presenters at all. The lights were great. You can tell this place has hosted multiple events. My only criticism of the place was I think there was only one mens toilet, during the intermission the queue was insane. Luckily for me I was able to go, refresh myself and then conclude the evening. If you're in the area or there's any event, come to this amazing hall 😊
Main Hall
88% would book it again
