Full Venue Hire at 1 Wimpole Street

Three purpose-built auditoriums, sixteen event spaces across three floors, and an award-winning in-house AV team — 1 Wimpole Street operates at a level most London conference venues can’t match. Home to the Royal Society of Medicine since 1912, this Edwardian landmark on the corner of Wimpole Street and Henrietta Place was designed around knowledge-sharing, and it shows. The infrastructure here isn’t bolted on; it’s foundational. The largest space, the Guy Whittle Auditorium, seats 298 in tiered red leather with 4K HD projection — a proper theatre environment for keynotes, AGMs, and large-scale presentations. Below that, the Max Rayne Auditorium handles 148 in the same tiered format, while the Naim Dangoor Auditorium offers 69 seats for more focused sessions. All three come with full technical support from an in-house AV team that manages everything from live streaming to hybrid event production.

The Max Rayne Atrium and 1 Wimpole Street’s Reception Spaces

The glass-roofed Max Rayne Atrium is the building’s centrepiece for social events — 200 standing beneath a vaulted glass ceiling flooded with natural light. It works for drinks receptions, exhibition launches, networking events, and conference dining. At ground-floor level with full wheelchair access, it connects naturally to the foyer spaces for guest flow between sessions. Upstairs, the Cavendish Room takes 200 standing or 110 for seated dinners, with angled windows drawing daylight along the back wall. The Wheatley Room offers genuine flexibility: 80 theatre, 72 cabaret, 38 boardroom, or 120 for receptions — one of the most adaptable mid-sized rooms in central London. For smaller gatherings, the ENT Room splits across two levels with a private terrace, and the Wimpole Room seats 35 with a dividing wall that creates two separate workshop spaces of 12 each.

Conferences and Corporate Events at 1 Wimpole Street

The building handles multi-stream conferences with ease. The Seminar Suite divides into three separate rooms totalling 60 theatre-style, the Dame Deirdre Hine Room takes 36 classroom, and a series of smaller boardrooms — the Heritage Centre at 14 around a wood table surrounded by rare medical artefacts, the Marcus Beck Library at 30 horseshoe with oak parquet flooring and marble fireplace — provide breakout and syndicate space without leaving the building. Video conference kits are available across spaces, and the hybrid event infrastructure is built in rather than rigged on the day. Day delegates get the full package — arrival refreshments, working lunches using locally sourced produce, afternoon service — all managed by the in-house catering team. The kitchen doesn’t accept external food or drink; everything is prepared on-site with a focus on seasonal British menus. Events typically run 8am to 5pm for daytime functions, with an alcohol licence until 23:00 for evening events. The team’s track record spans medical conferences, corporate presentations, awards dinners, wedding receptions, and product launches — often running multiple events simultaneously across different floors.

Location and Accommodation at 1 Wimpole Street

Minutes from Oxford Circus and Bond Street, 1 Wimpole Street sits in the heart of Marylebone with Harley Street and Regent Street on either side. For multi-day events or speakers travelling in, the building has its own on-site accommodation — 47 bedrooms at Domus Medica with en-suite facilities, removing the logistical complication of booking hotels separately. Three car parks within a five-minute walk serve those arriving by road. The venue is fully wheelchair accessible throughout, with lift access to all floors. A dedicated account manager is assigned from first enquiry through to event day, and an operations manager remains on-site throughout every function. Profits from venue hire support the Royal Society of Medicine’s healthcare mission — a detail that resonates with organisations whose CSR policies influence venue selection. Wedding licensed.