Conferencing facilities

As part of the Rothamsted campus in Harpenden, Rothamsted Conference Centre has a wide range of event and meeting spaces available to hire, and is one of the largest conference spaces in Hertfordshire. Our purpose built centre provides an extensive range of first class facilities, including:

  • A tiered 300 seat auditorium, with state of the art audio visual and media streaming capabilities
  • A large galleried area for exhibitions and displays that can also serve as an auditorium to seat up to 200
  • An internal plaza where delegates can enjoy refreshments and network
  • An 80 seat visualisation suite optimised for group interaction
  • Six break out meeting rooms to accommodate 10-80 people, ideal for sessions in boardroom, cabaret or theatre styles
  • An in-house restaurant offering a full menu of freshly prepared sustainable food to suit your event, with excellent DDR packages or dry hire available.

All our event spaces have been fitted with modern technology, including high-quality AV equipment, digital presentation facilities and a high speed Wifi connection.

Get in touch with us today about conference space rental and venue hire for your next event.

Email us conferencing@rothamstedenterprises.com or call on 01582 938500.

Conferencing spaces

We have several options for conferencing events, including our state-of-the-art 300-seat Auditorium, our spacious Fowden Hall, the Plaza, and our Restaurant and lawn area.

The Auditorium

Rothamsted Conference Centre's 300-seat auditorium fitted with tiered seating and state-of-the-art technology is the go-to event space for large conferences.

The Fowden Hall

One of the larger, more flexible conference spaces with capacity for up to 200 delegates, with a stage, mezzanine area and partition walls.

Large meeting rooms

Rothamsted Conference Centre has large meeting rooms available, The Hive, Brenchley and Glynne and Warington (combined). These seat up to 80 delegates and can be set up in a range of layouts including boardroom, classroom, theatre, U-shape and cabaret.

The Hive

The room is an interactive workshop area offering a variety of options but is usually set up in theatre style with 40 scholar chairs.

Medium meeting rooms

Our medium meeting rooms, Pirie, Bailey, Glynne and Warington are perfect for meetings and smaller workshops, seating up to 30 delegates.

Small meeting room

Our small meeting room is the Dining Room, an ideal space for small meetings, interviews and 1-2-1s, and seats up to 8 delegates.

The Dining Room

A fully equipped meeting room perfect for small meetings, 1-2-1s, interviews or for private dining for VIP guests

Get in touch for conference and meeting room booking