Arts Venues in the Borough
Whether you are looking for a place to exhibit your work,
rehearsal or performance space or need to book a meeting room,
there is sure to be a fantastic array of venues for you to choose
from in Kensington & Chelsea.
If you know of a venue that should be included please contact
the Arts Service on 020 7361 3844 or email arts@rbkc.gov.uk
To start your search, decide the type of venue you would like,
by clicking on the options below.
Conference and Meeting Rooms
20th Century
Theatre
This theatre is ideal for corporate and networking events.
Address:
113A Portobello Road
London W11 2QB
Tel: 020 7229 4179
Capacity:
Theatre style - 200 people
Yellow Room - 150 people
Brompton
Library
For small meetings, especially those of a literary nature, where
better then your local library. The library meeting room is well
ventilated and reasonably priced.
Address:
210 Old Brompton Road
Earl’s Court
London SW5 0BS
Tel: 020 7361 3010
email: information.services@rbkc.gov.uk
Capacity:
35 people
Clement James
Centre
A community centre that offers a range of spaces for exhibition,
meetings and rehearsals.
Address:
95 Sirdar Road
London W11 4EQ
Tel: 020 7221 8810
email: centre@clementjames.co.uk
Capacity:
A long Hall for small
exhibitions, lectures, health and fitness, arts, personal
development and other workshops, capacity 50 people
A small Meeting Room for round table groups of up to 12
people
Two classrooms with a capacity of 20 people
A computer Room with nine workstations
A Small Interview/Counselling Room
Two churches for concerts or musical events.
Earl’s Court Conference
Centre
This venue is suitable for large-scale corporate conferences,
meetings, seminars, and small exhibition presentations.
Address:
Earls Court Exhibition Centre
London SW5 9TA
Tel: 020 7370 8532
email: marketing@eco.co.uk
Capacity:
Meeting room 1 capacity: 250 people
Meeting room 2 capacity: 250 people
Meeting Room 3 capacity: 100 people
Kensington Central Library – Meeting Room
This is an affordable venue which is ideal for small meetings.
Found in the heart of Kensington High Street, this is a venue space
accessible to all.
Address:
12 Phillimore Walk
London W8 7RX
Tel: 020 7361 3031
email: Libraries@rbkc.gov.uk
Capacity:
Meeting Room – up to 50 people
Chelsea Football
Club
There are 21 suites available for hire for occasions, ranging
from small private luncheons and seminars to conferences and dinner
dances for up to 500 guests.
Address:
Stamford Bridge
Fulham Road
London SW6 1HS
Tel: 020 7915 1989
Capacity:
The Great Hall - 650
seated, 1500 standing
Harris/Drake Suites - 330 seated, 500 standing
Tambling/Hollins/ Bonetti/ Clarke - 150 seated, 300
standing
Zola/Wise Suites - 50 seated, 75 standing
Canalside
House
Sitting alongside the canal, this venue offers a meeting room at
very competitive rates.
Address:
383 Ladbroke Grove
London W10 5AA
Tel: 020 8960 2826
Capacity:
Hall - 45 seated
Etheline Holder
Hall
Equipment for presentation is available for hire at this venue,
including Overhead Projector, TV and Video and Flip Chart
Address:
5-7 Denbigh Road
London W11 2SJ
Tel: 020 7229 7728
email: admin@nottinghillmethodistchurch.org
Capacity:
First Floor Hall holds 40 People
Louise T Blouin
Foundation
This venue is the capital’s newest and most innovative
architectural space. The foundation is a perfect venue for
exclusive and striking events.
Address:
3 Olaf Street
London W11 4BE
Tel: 020 7985 9600
email: info@ltbfoundation.org
Capacity:
Ground Floor capacity: 360 people
First and second floor capacity: 220 people
Isaac Newton
Professional Development Centre
The Isaac Newton Centre offers an extensive range of facilities.
This venue can host educational training courses and conferences,
launches, events and seminars.
Address:
108 A Lancaster Road
London W11 1QS
Tel: 020 7598 4825
Capacity:
Conference room – up to 80
people
Various seminar rooms available for 2 to 45 people
Gallery – up to 30 people
Kensington Town
Hall
The Kensington Conference and Events Centre offers versatile
modern conference and entertaining facilities in elegant historic
surroundings.
Address:
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Town Hall
Hornton Street
London W8 7NX
Tel: 020 7361 2220
Capacity:
Great Hall - 860
seated, 600 standing
Small Hall - 190 seated, 230 standing
Committee Room - 75 seated, 90 standing
Chelsea Old Town
Hall
Chelsea Old Town Hall offers versatile modern conference and
entertaining facilities in elegant historic surroundings
Address:
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Chelsea Old Town Hall
165 – 181 King’s Road
London SW3 5EE
Tel: 020 7361 2220
Capacity:
Main Hall - 400
people
Small Hall - 150 people
Maria Assumpta
Centre
This venue has a variety of rooms available for hire;
accommodating large or small groups.
Address:
23 Kensington Square
London W8 5HN
Tel: 020 7361 4704
Capcity:
Faulkner Hall - 150 people
Garden Room - 50 people
The Lighthouse - 10 people
The Lodge - 5 people
Natural
History Museum
Exclusive Events at the Natural History Museum offers a wide
range of rooms and facilities for events ranging from small dinners
to large corporate events
Address:
Cromwell Road
South Kensington
London SW7 5BD
Tel: 020 7942 5434
Capacity:
The Central Hall, North Hall, Spencer Gallery and Mammal Gallery
are all available for hire for dinner/dances, cocktail receptions,
presentations. Capacities range from 20 to 1,200 people.
Olympia Conference
Centre
A venue for large scale conferences and events, it offers high
class facilities.
Address:
Olympia
Hammersmith road
London W14 8UX
Tel: 020 7598 2556
Capcity:
Meeting rooms 1 & 2 - 150 seated, 250 standing
East Hall - 600 seated, 700 standing
Science
Museum
An unusual space for any event, this venue is perfect for large
scale conferences and events.
Address:
Science Museum
Exhibition Road
London SW7 2DD
Tel: 0870 870 4868
Capcity:
Directors suite - 110 - 150
people
Making the modern world - 430 people
Flight Gallery - 500 people
Wellcome wing - 350 - 650 people
Energy hall - 600 people
IMAX 3D Cinema - 416 people
St Mary Abbot’s Church
The committee room is ideal for board style meetings. There are
a number of rooms available for hire in this venue
Address:
Vicarage Gate
Kensington
London W8 4HN
Tel: 020 7937885 / 07812428010
email: manager@smacentre.com
Capacity:
Rehearsal Theatre - 240 seated, 400 standing
Long Room - 80 seated, 150 standing
Committee Room - 20 seated
Tabernacle Arts
Centre
This Grade II listed building in the heart of London’s carnival
area is the centre for arts in North Kensington.
Address:
Powis Square
Notting Hill
London W11 2AY
Tel: 020 7221 9700
email: info@carnivalvillage.org.uk
Capacity:
Performance Space/ Theatre – 230 seated, 500 standing
Dance Studio – 200 people
Conference Room – 40 people
Meeting Room – 12 people
Victoria & Albert
Museum
A national museum of art and design, this venue offers exclusive
surroundings to any conference or event.
Address:
V&A South Kensington
Cromwell Road
London SW7 2RL
Tel: 020 7942 2628 / 2646 / 2647
Capacity:
The Dome with access to Garden - 700 people
Raphael Gallery - Reception 400, Dinner 400, Concerts 400
The Cast Court - Reception 100
Sculpture Galleries - Reception 300, Dinner 70
Painting Galleries - Reception 200
Lecture Theatre – seated 30
Exhibition Space
Chelsea Old Town
Hall
Chelsea Old Town Hall offers versatile modern conference and
entertaining facilities in elegant historic surroundings.
Address:
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Chelsea Old Town Hall
165 – 181 King’s Road
London SW3 5EE
Tel: 020 7361 2220
Capacity:
Main Hall: Theatre 440; Classroom 170; Dinner/Dance 140; Reception
400.
Small Hall: Theatre 150; Classroom 80; Dinner/Dance 70; Reception
150.
East West Gallery
The East West Gallery focuses mainly on contemporary art,
paintings and drawings
Address:
8 Blenheim Crescent
Notting Hill
London W11 1NN
Tel: 020 7229 7981
Capacity:
Gallery - 50 seated, 85 standing
Flow Gallery
The gallery features six exhibitions a year as well as having a
permanent collection of contemporary crafts.
Address:
1-5 Needham
Road
London W11 2RP
Tel: 020 7243 0782
email: info@flowgallery.co.uk
Gallery Maya
This venue is used predominately as an art gallery, but is
also available for photo shoots and would work well for
workshops. There is office space at the back of the gallery
and a kitchen area downstairs.
Address:
Gallery Maya
28 Chesptow Corner
Chepstow Place
London W2 4XE
Tel: 020 7229 6279
Web: www.gallerymaya.co.uk
Capacity:
80 – 100 people over 2 floors
Inn on the Green
This venue is looking for local Ladbroke Grove artists and/or
photographers to exhibit their work.
Address:
3 Thorpe Close
London W10 5XL
Tel: 020 8962 5757
Capacity:
Performance Space - 150 people
Gallery - 20 people
Mosaic
Rooms
The Mosaic Rooms brings some of the
most exciting, progressive and innovative creative voices in the
Arab World to London.
Address:
The Mosaic Rooms
A.M. Qattan Foundation
Tower House, 226 Cromwell Road
London SW5 0SW
Tel: 020
7370 9990
Email: info@mosaicrooms.org
Capacity:
Exhibition space 260
Tabernacle Arts Centre
This stunning Grade II listed building in the heart of London’s
carnival area is the centre for arts in North Kensington.
Address:
Powis Square
Notting Hill
London W11 2AY
Tel: 020 7221 9700
email: info@carnivalvillage.org.uk
Capacity:
Performance Space/ Theatre – 230 seated, 500 standing
Dance Studio – 200 people
Conference Room – 40 people
Meeting Room – 12 people
The
Ice House, Holland Park
Originally the Ice House for the Holland Estate, it has been
transformed into a well-lit and well equipped contemporary
exhibition space which is ideal for presenting small scale
works.
Address:
Lettings Manager
Leighton House Museum
12 Holland Park Road
London W14 8LZ
Tel: 020 7603 1123
email: sally.dobinson@rbkc.gov.uk
Capacity:
Exhibition space only, not for hire
The Orangery, Holland Park
Originally the Holland House conservatory, The Orangery lends
its classical proportions to the presentation of the finest in
contemporary arts. The open, spacious feel of the gallery
encourages the sympathetic exhibition of work from every
discipline.
Address:
Orangery Gallery
Holland Park
London W8 6LU
Tel: 020 7603 1123
Capacity:
Gallery will accommodate 80 seated, 150 standing
20th Century
Theatre
If you wish to mount an exhibition this space provides a
refreshing change. The theatre offers the opportunity to create an
environment that is memorable and effective.
Address:
113A Portobello Road
London W11 2QB
Tel: 020 7229 4179
Capacity:
Theatre - 200 people
Unique Art
Gallery
This gallery is situated in the heart of Chelsea and is
available for exhibitions and events.
Address:
595 King's Road
SW6 2EL
London
Telephone: 07832265873
email: info@uniqueartgallery.co.uk
Rehearsal Space
St Mary Abbot’s Church
Whether for performance, rehearsal or meetings. This venue
offers space for all.
Address:
Vicarage Gate
Kensington
London W8 4HN
Tel: 020 7937 885 / 07812428010
email: manager@smacentre.com
Capacity:
Rehearsal Theatre – 240 seated, 400 standing
Long Room - 80 seated, 150 standing
Committee Room - 20 seated
St Philip’s Church Hall
An ideal venue with rehearsal and performance space
Address:
59A Portobello Road
London W11 3DB
Tel: 020 7792 8227
Kensal Community Centre
Whether for performance, rehearsal or meetings. This venue
offers space for all.
Address:
177 Kensal Road
North Kensington
London W10 5BJ
Tel: 020 8960 2637
email: iwslondon@hotmail.com
Capacity:
Large Hall - 200 seated, 250 standing
Golborne Youth Centre
Whether for performance or rehearsal. This venue offers space
for all.
Address:
2A Wornington Road
London W10 5QQ
Tel: 02089606238
Capacity:
Holds 150 people depending on activity
Tabernacle Arts
Centre
This stunning Grade II listed building in the heart of London’s
carnival area is the centre for arts in North Kensington.
Address:
Powis Square
Notting Hill
London W11 2AY
Tel: 020 7221 9700
email: info@carnivalvillage.org.uk
Capacity:
Performance Space/ Theatre – 230 seated, 500 standing
Dance Studio – 200 people
Conference Room – 40 people
Meeting Room – 12 people
Kensington Central
Library
This is an affordable venue which is ideal for music rehearsals
or film screenings. Found in the heart of Kensington High Street,
this is a venue space accessible to all.
Address:
12 Phillimore Walk
London W8 7RX
Tel: 020 7361 3890
email: Valerie.ferguson@rbkc.gov.uk
Capacity:
Theatre room – 162 people
Inn on the
Green
Bar, cafe, art gallery and performance space
Address:
3 Thorpe Close
London W10 5XL
Tel: 020 8962 5757
Capacity:
Performance Space - 150 people
Gallery - 20 people
Maria Assumpta
Centre
There are a wide variety of rooms available for hire;
accommodating large or small groups.
Address:
23 Kensington Square
London W8 5HN
Tel: 020 7361 4704
Capcity:
Faulkner Hall - 150 people
Garden Room - 50 people
The Lighthouse - 10 people
The Lodge - 5 people
Performance Space
Chelsea Theatre
Varying in size from small and intimate rooms
for up to 10 people, to large bright studios able to house 50,
Chelsea Theatre has a number of rooms available for hire.
Address:
World’s End Place
Kings Road
London SW10 0DR
Tel: 020 7352 1967
email: admin@chelseatheatre.org.uk
Capacity:
Auditorium - 110 people
Studio - 35 people
Red room - 26 people
Finborough Theatre
The tiny Finborough Theatre in Earls Court is one of the most
stimulating venues in London.
Address:
118 Finborough Road
Earl’s court
London SW10 9ED
Tel: 020 7244 7439
email: admin@finboroughtheatre.co.uk
Capacity:
Theatre Stage - 50 seated
Tabernacle Arts Centre
This stunning Grade II listed building in the heart of London’s
carnival area is the centre for arts in North Kensington.
Address:
Powis Square
Notting Hill
London W11 2AY
Tel: 020 7221 9700
email: info@carnivalvillage.org.uk
Capacity:
Performance Space/ Theatre – 230 seated, 500 standing
Dance Studio – 200 people
Conference Room – 40 people
Meeting Room – 12 people
Tablet Gallery – 5.8 x 8.2m (19 x 19ft 9in)
Cadogan Hall
A music and arts venue which is now home to the Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra, this venue is available to hire for arts
events, jazz, classical music, dance, film and exhibitions.
Address:
Sloane Terrace
London SW1X 9DQ
Tel: 020 7842 7601
email: info@cadoganhall.com
Capcity:
Main auditorium - 90 people
Kensington Central Library
This is an affordable venue which is ideal for music rehearsals
or film screenings. Found in the heart of Kensington High Street,
this is a venue space accessible to all.
Address:
12 Phillimore Walk
London W8 7RX
Tel: 020 7361 3890
email: Valerie.ferguson@rbkc.gov.uk
Capacity:
Theatre room – 162 people
Inn on the
Green
Bar, cafe, art gallery and performance space
Address:
3 Thorpe Close
London W10 5XL
Tel: 0208 962 5757
Capacity:
Performance Space - 150 people
Gallery - 20 people
Dance Space
Chokolate Ltd
A mirrored studio with wooden floors available for hire for
dancing classes, rehearsals, castings, photo-shoots
Address:
Base Station
326 Kensal Road
Unit B Second Floor
London W10 5BZ
Tel: 020 8960 9993
email: mmm@chokolate.tv
Tabernacle Arts Centre
This stunning Grade II listed building in the heart of London’s
carnival area is the centre for arts in North Kensington.
Address:
Powis Square
Notting Hill
London W11 2AY
Tel: 020 7221 9700
email:info@carnivalvillage.org.uk
Capacity:
Performance Space/ Theatre – 230 seated, 500 standing
Dance Studio – 200 people
Conference Room – 40 people
Meeting Room – 12 people
Artist’s Studios
ACAVA
The studios are newly constructed, self-contained spaces and
provided with free WiFi broadband. All have excellent natural light
with good access to water. The studios are very conveniently
located for easy access into London. Many are very suitable for
sharing.
Address:
54 Blechynden Street
London W10 6RJ
Tel: 0208 960 5015
Capacity:
Studio 1 - 40 seated, 50 standing
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