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1 Wimpole Street

1 Wimpole Street is one of London's leading conference and events venues, housed in a landmark Edwardian building that has been home to the Royal Society of Medicine since 1912. The building has evolved to meet modern demands while retaining its distinctive character. Its flexible spaces accommodate conferences, meetings, seminars, business presentations, product launches, private dining and social events of all kinds.

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⌖ Westminster · W1G 0AE

1 Wimpole Street

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Marcus Beck Library

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The Marcus Beck Library is one of the building's heritage treasures, a private meeting room dating from 1912 with a large collection of rare medical books lining the walls. It features impressive oak parquet flooring, a marble fireplace and air conditioning. The room can be arranged in a horseshoe formation and suits formal board meetings, corporate dinners, and presentations, training and team building, whether online or hybrid.

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Standing40

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Price guideHire fee from £840

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Naim Dangoor Auditorium at 1 Wimpole Street

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The Naim Dangoor Auditorium is a purpose-built tiered lecture theatre with a stage area and multi-display screen for branding and social media feeds. It is equipped with cameras and recording equipment for video production, hybrid events and livestreaming. Natural daylight is available, with electronic blackout blinds for more formal presentations. The space suits presentations, lectures, seminars, product launches, press conferences and AGMs.

Seated: 60
Standing: Unknown
Privacy: Private
Price guide: Hire fee from £2,100

Guy Whittle Auditorium at 1 Wimpole Street

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The Guy Whittle Auditorium is a large, comfortable and accessible space designed to convey a grand and prestigious feel. It is equipped with state-of-the-art audio visual capabilities including a 4K HD projector, wireless LED lighting, remote cameras, recording equipment and surround sound for video production and online streaming. The auditorium suits large corporate meetings, lectures, conferences, seminars, product launches, press consultations, exams, AGMs, presentations, charity events and award evenings.

Seated: 298
Standing: Unknown
Privacy: Private
Price guide: Hire fee from £5,280

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The Max Rayne Atrium is a stunning vaulted glass-roofed space offering plenty of natural daylight. It can be set up in many different ways and is ideal for receptions, exhibitions, product launches, conference dining and networking drinks. Being on the ground floor, it is fully accessible to wheelchair users.

Seated: 80
Standing: 200
Privacy: Private
Price guide: Hire fee from £1,440

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The Wigmore Room is a flexible private meeting space with natural daylight and comfortable seating. It is equipped with a large Liquid Crystal Display screen and ClickShare connectivity, making it suitable for video conferencing, presentations, board meetings and training sessions, whether online or hybrid. A designated catering area in the corner allows food, drinks and refreshments to be delivered directly to guests.

Seated: 30
Standing: 30
Privacy: Private
Price guide: Hire fee from £462

Max Rayne Auditorium at 1 Wimpole Street

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The Max Rayne Auditorium is a traditional raked auditorium with fixed tiered seating facing a raised lectern and projection screen. The interior features wood-panel wall finishes, green upholstered seats and a carpeted central aisle beneath recessed ceiling lighting. It provides a ceiling-mounted projector, front projection screen, integrated PA system and conference-call facilities to support remote participation. The space suits lectures, keynote talks and conference sessions.

Seated: 148
Standing: 158
Privacy: Private
Price guide: Hire fee from £3,480

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A rectangular meeting room set up boardroom-style with modular white tables and upholstered black chairs. White painted walls, grey carpet and standard ceiling lighting create a businesslike setting, with natural daylight and a few potted plants. A large wall-mounted flatscreen and ceiling projector offer two display options. Integrated conference-call hardware and a PA system handle room audio, while a movable whiteboard and flipchart support group work. Suited to focused board-level meetings and facilitated workshops.

Seated: 60
Standing: 40
Privacy: Private
Price guide: Hire fee from £900

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Located within the RSM's Members' Area, this room features wooden panelled walls with a large window bringing in natural daylight, and two beautiful chandeliers hanging from the ceiling. A dividing wall allows it to be split into separate workshop spaces. Available for business meetings, seminars, small press conferences and other private corporate events, as well as standalone meetings, training or presentations.

Seated: 24
Standing: 35
Privacy: Private
Price guide: Hire fee from £528

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An elegant, multi-purpose event space on the ground floor close to the auditoriums, making it fully accessible to wheelchair users. The Cavendish Room features beautifully slanted windows lined along the back wall that flood the space with natural daylight. It can be arranged in a range of styles and formations, making it suited to corporate dinners, buffets and banquets. It also serves as a separate catering area for conferences held in the lecture theatres.

Seated: 110
Standing: 200
Privacy: Private
Price guide: Hire fee from £1,440

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Named after pioneers of Ear, Nose and Throat medicine, the ENT Room holds a fascinating display of historical ENT medical equipment and heritage paintings. Accommodating up to 50 people standing or 40 dining, it offers a full range of set-up styles for conference dining and exhibitions, linking directly to the Max Rayne Foyer. Fully wheelchair accessible on the ground floor, it is perfect for drinks receptions, exhibitions and formal dining.

Seated: 40
Standing: 50
Privacy: Private
Price guide: Hire fee from £990

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A trio of interconnecting rooms decorated in contemporary style and fitted with dividing walls for flexible use. The Seminar Suite can be used in combination or as standalone rooms, and is suitable for seminars, interviews, business meetings, workshops and training sessions. Located opposite the Training Suite, it can also serve as a complementary catering, workshop or breakout area.

Seated: 60
Standing: 80
Privacy: Private
Price guide: Hire fee from £840

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A compact boardroom centred on a dark oval meeting table surrounded by executive chairs. Neutral walls, fitted storage along the far wall and a glass partition create a contained, businesslike environment. A wall-mounted flatscreen TV and wall-mounted whiteboard are provided, and the room is air-conditioned. Suited to focused decision-making sessions, small committee or senior-team meetings and interviews.

Seated: 6
Standing: Unknown
Privacy: Private
Price guide: Hire fee from £264

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Located on the ground floor next to the Max Rayne Auditorium and fully accessible to wheelchair users, this foyer serves as an accompanying catering or exhibition space for conferences taking place in the adjacent auditorium. It also connects to the ENT Room and provides a flexible space for receptions and networking.

Seated: Unknown
Standing: 80
Privacy: Private
Price guide: Hire fee from £480

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Located within the RSM's library, the MacAlister meeting room is a comfortable, corporate space with a window for natural daylight and blinds for more formal presentations. It comes with an LCD screen and is suited to interviews, corporate meetings, training sessions, appraisals and small workshops.

Seated: 6
Standing: Unknown
Privacy: Private
Price guide: Hire fee from £156

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A spacious, floor-to-ceiling booklined room within the Royal Society of Medicine's library, the Wheatley Room offers plenty of natural daylight and is fitted with air conditioning and state-of-the-art audio visual capabilities. It suits cabaret-style corporate meetings, presentations, training and team building.

Seated: 80
Standing: 120
Privacy: Private
Price guide: Hire fee from £1,440

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One of the heritage gems at 1 Wimpole Street, the Heritage Centre is a unique meeting space located within the RSM Library. It features beautiful wooden chairs arranged around a wooden table in boardroom style, and holds an array of medical history from the RSM's archive, regularly updated.

Seated: 17
Standing: Unknown
Privacy: Private
Price guide: Hire fee from £420

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Located within the RSM's Members' Area, the Hewitt Room is an intimate private dining space ideal for small business breakfasts, business lunches, VIP dinners or drinks receptions. It features wooden flooring and can also be booked for standalone meetings, training sessions or presentations.

Seated: 14
Standing: Unknown
Privacy: Private
Price guide: Hire fee from £360

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The Jenner Room is an adaptable working space with a round table and four chairs, featuring two safety-locked windows that allow plenty of natural daylight. It comes with a built-in whiteboard for brainstorming ideas, business plans or flowcharts, and suits small corporate meetings, interviews, collaborative work and study.

Seated: 4
Standing: Unknown
Privacy: Private
Price guide: Hire fee from £156

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Named after a former president of the Royal Society of Medicine, the Louis Forman Room is a modern, private meeting space with natural daylight and air conditioning. It seats people boardroom-style around a contemporary wooden desk and comes with high-speed Wi-Fi, a permanent LCD screen and ClickShare connectivity, suited to business meetings, training and presentations both online and hybrid.

Seated: 11
Standing: Unknown
Privacy: Private
Price guide: Hire fee from £420

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A modern meeting room sponsored by the Chinese University of Hong Kong, arranged boardroom-style around a contemporary desk. The room has access to natural light and air conditioning, with a permanent Liquid Crystal Display screen and ClickShare connectivity for presentations and video conferencing. Suited to business meetings, training and presentations, whether online or hybrid.

Seated: 10
Standing: Unknown
Privacy: Private
Price guide: Hire fee from £420

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A versatile workspace with a round table and four chairs, ideal for small meetings, interviews, collaborative work and study sessions. A large rear-facing window provides ample natural light, and a wall-mounted whiteboard supports brainstorming and diagramming. The room is situated to offer a refreshing environment for focused work.

Seated: 4
Standing: Unknown
Privacy: Private
Price guide: Hire fee from £156

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A flexible room with air-conditioning, a partition wall for separate breakout sessions, and a wipe-clean floor with sink, making it particularly suited to interactive training days. An 80 inch Liquid Crystal Display screen supports presentations and group activities in a theatre-style layout.

Seated: 25
Standing: 20
Privacy: Private
Price guide: Hire fee from £540

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A spacious room with two large double-panelled windows that flood the space with natural daylight, with blinds available for more formal presentations. It comes with a permanent Liquid Crystal Display screen and ClickShare connectivity. Well suited to corporate meetings, workshops and training sessions.

Seated: 40
Standing: 40
Privacy: Private
Price guide: Hire fee from £900