RCP London Events

Overlooking Regent’s Park, this venue has a superb location and is highly adaptable. A unique building with unique spaces.
A striking modernist masterpiece, the RCP is considered one of London's most important post-war buildings.

Features

  • Accessible
  • Break Out Spaces
  • Cloak Room
  • Lift Access
  • On Site Parking
  • Outdoor Space
  • AV Support
  • Charitable Status
  • CSR Accreditation
  • Exclusive Venue Hire
  • Music Licence
  • Suitable for filming

RCP London Events Venue Hire

RCP London Events, at the Royal College of Physicians is over 500 years old and the oldest medical college in England. Currently located in its fifth and current home, it houses a multi-award-winning conference and event venue, RCP London Events.

A truly unique building designed by the late Sir Denys Lasdun (of National Theatre fame) in 1964, it’s among the few buildings of its era to win a Grade 1 listing. As an event and conference space, it’s truly unique, too.

All revenue from events hosted at RCP London Events goes back into supporting core RCP activity, including its leading role in the delivery of high-quality patient care.

Why choose RCP London Events

  • A highly adaptable 12-room space: go formal or relaxed, extravagant or intimate
  • The perfect space for conferences, meetings, banquets and training
  • 2 tiered auditoriums, a museum containing unique, rare artefacts, a library for hire and a medicinal garden for summer entertainment
  • RCP London Events overlooks Regent’s Park, making it a superb location in central London
  • Full support from event managers, catering experts and in-house AV technicians
  • Sustainability is a key part of everyday operations and day-to-day business: the RCP is the first and only royal college to achieve the Carbon Trust Standard and it also holds ISO 14001 standard certification for environmental best practice
  • Seasonal menus and food packages with underlying health benefits
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Conferencing and meetings at RCP London Events

An award-winning conference centre, RCP London Events, at the Royal College of Physicians is the ideal London location for high-profile conferences, presentations and exhibitions.

Its 12 rooms and theatres cater for conferences, exhibitions and meetings of all sizes. The purpose-designed conferencing facilities boast registration areas, tiered auditoriums, meeting rooms, exhibition spaces, dining areas, lecture theatres – and even a library.

For smaller meetings there are a number of more traditionally styled meeting rooms, such as the oak-panelled Censors’ Room and the book-lined Willan and Heberden Rooms, which are ideal for meetings up to 30.

Private dinners at RCP London Events

RCP London Events, at the Royal College of Physicians has a diverse range of dining spaces, from the small and intimate Censors’ room with it’s oak paneling and chandelier, to the majestic Dorchester Library and understated elegance of the Osler or Long rooms.

Whether it’s an informal lunch or international gala dinner, our Food and Beverage team creates mouth-watering menus, taking in everything, from the latest modern cuisine to more traditional classics – all tailored to your event and any dietary requirements. The team also prides itself on faithful reproductions of prestigious banquets too, served at the College throughout the centuries.

All dishes are prepared with quality, fresh ingredients, to suit almost every culture, religion and taste, while our wines are carefully selected to complement any dish, occasion or palate.

Celebrations and Weddings at RCP London Events

Formal? Tick. Spectacular? Tick. Intimate? Tick. The Royal College of Physicians can adapt to just about anything. With its spectacular Regent’s Park location and inimitable architectural heritage, the RCP is a genuinely impressive setting for celebrations and weddings (it’s licensed for Civil ceremonies).

Spacious and light-filled, the RCP London Events oozes contemporary style and sophistication, making it ideal for parties, weddings and corporate hospitality. The Dorchester Library or the Censors’ Room, by contrast, offer a more historical and distinguished setting: think book-lined and oak panelled.

The Medicinal Garden is also well suited to outdoor weddings, receptions and outside catering, and we have a range of mouth-watering menus or can create something bespoke.

Christmas at RCP London Events

RCP London Events can provide a magical background for your festive dinner, from the majestic Dorchester Library to the understated elegance of the Osler and Long Room.

The venue’s Christmas package includes mulled wine and Christmas nibbles on arrival, a three-course Christmas menu with coffee and mince pies, Christmas crackers, festive lighting and background music and staffed cloakroom facilities.

Location

11 St Andrews Place, NW1 4LE

Regent's Park

Event spaces at RCP London Events

The Wolfson Theatre

The tiered auditorium incorporates state of the art technology and full audio visual support, facilities include high definition projection capability, audio recording, wifi and cabled internet access as well as options for projecting branding. The Wolfson theatre can also be video linked with other rooms in the college to allow greater capacity. The registration area is directly adjacent to the auditorium and the catering area is located on the first floor and overlooks our medicinal garden.

Room Capacity
  • 304 THEATRE
Features
  • Accessible
  • Air Conditioning
  • Blackout
  • Branding Opportunities
  • High Ceilings
  • Light
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The Garden

The Garden is one of the few ‘Physic’ gardens in London (which means it's a medicinal garden), containing plants from 'Pharmacopeia Londinensis' the first book on pharmacy, which was published in 1618 by the Royal College of Physicians. Today, the garden plays host to summer evening drinks receptions, barbecues and al fresco dining. A combination of excellent food, wine and service, along with some light entertainment and creative lighting, combine to transform the garden into a truly unique space for truly special occasion

Room Capacity
  • 250 RECEPTION
Features
  • Accessible
  • Light
  • Natural Lighting
  • Outdoor Space
  • Period Features (In Room)
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Seligman Theatre

Room Capacity 140 Guests
Room capacity
140
THEATRE
Features
  • Accessible
  • Air Conditioning
  • High Ceilings
  • Light
  • Branding Opportunities
  • Blackout
  • Outdoor Space
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Platt Room

Room Capacity 140 Guests
Room capacity
140
RECEPTION
120
DINNER
Features
  • Accessible
  • Air Conditioning
  • High Ceilings
  • Light
  • Natural Lighting
  • Branding Opportunities
  • Blackout
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Dorchester Library

Room Capacity 250 Guests
Room capacity
250
RECEPTION
200
THEATRE
96
CABARET
Features
  • Accessible
  • High Ceilings
  • Light
  • Natural Lighting
  • Period Features (In Room)
  • Blackout
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Osler Room

Room Capacity 200 Guests
Room capacity
400
RECEPTION
220
DINNER
Features
  • Accessible
  • Air Conditioning
  • Blackout
  • Branding Opportunities
  • High Ceilings
  • Natural Lighting
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Council Chamber

Room Capacity 100 Guests
Room capacity
100
RECEPTION
60
DINNER
80
THEATRE
47
U-SHAPED
40
CABARET
28
BOARDROOM
Features
  • Accessible
  • Air Conditioning
  • High Ceilings
  • Light
  • Natural Lighting
  • Branding Opportunities
  • Blackout
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Censors’ Room

Room Capacity 30 Guests
Room capacity
25
RECEPTION
20
DINNER
30
THEATRE
16
U-SHAPED
20
BOARDROOM
Features
  • Accessible
  • High Ceilings
  • Light
  • Natural Lighting
  • Period Features (In Room)
  • Branding Opportunities
  • Blackout
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Linacre Sloane Room

Room Capacity 100 Guests
Room capacity
100
RECEPTION
100
DINNER
100
THEATRE
38
U-SHAPED
72
CABARET
44
BOARDROOM
Features
  • Accessible
  • Air Conditioning
  • High Ceilings
  • Light
  • Natural Lighting
  • Branding Opportunities
  • Blackout
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Linacre Room

Room Capacity 34 Guests
Room capacity
50
RECEPTION
40
DINNER
50
THEATRE
20
U-SHAPED
32
CABARET
22
BOARDROOM
Features
  • Accessible
  • Air Conditioning
  • High Ceilings
  • Light
  • Natural Lighting
  • Branding Opportunities
  • Blackout
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Sloane Room

Room Capacity 50 Guests
Room capacity
50
RECEPTION
40
DINNER
50
THEATRE
20
U-SHAPED
32
CABARET
22
BOARDROOM
Features
  • Accessible
  • Air Conditioning
  • High Ceilings
  • Light
  • Natural Lighting
  • Branding Opportunities
  • Blackout
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Willan Room

Room Capacity 30 Guests
Room capacity
20
RECEPTION
14
DINNER
30
THEATRE
17
U-SHAPED
14
BOARDROOM
Features
  • Accessible
  • Air Conditioning
  • High Ceilings
  • Light
  • Natural Lighting
  • Branding Opportunities
  • Blackout
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Heberden Room

Room Capacity 30 Guests
Room capacity
20
RECEPTION
12
DINNER
30
THEATRE
17
U-SHAPED
14
BOARDROOM
Features
  • Accessible
  • Air Conditioning
  • High Ceilings
  • Light
  • Natural Lighting
  • Branding Opportunities
  • Blackout
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Park Room

Room Capacity 24 Guests
Room capacity
12
DINNER
24
THEATRE
16
U-SHAPED
14
BOARDROOM
Features
  • Accessible
  • Air Conditioning
  • High Ceilings
  • Light
  • Natural Lighting
  • Branding Opportunities
  • Blackout
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Thomas Cotton Room

Room Capacity 30 Guests
Room capacity
25
RECEPTION
16
DINNER
30
THEATRE
15
U-SHAPED
16
BOARDROOM
Features
  • Accessible
  • Air Conditioning
  • High Ceilings
  • Light
  • Natural Lighting
  • Period Features (In Room)
  • Branding Opportunities
  • Blackout
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