Meeting Room Hire & Conference Centre
A unique venue in Southampton, Central Hall offers a spacious 750-seater auditorium in a beautiful and intimate amphitheatre-style arrangement, as well as meeting rooms catering for 6 to 180 delegates.
Audio Visual
We are fully equipped for all your needs, including projectors, screens, wifi and hearing loop.
Conference Catering
Use our on-site cafe for refreshment breaks or choose from our lunch menu.
Dedicated Team
Our team are experienced in event management and are here to help you every step of the way.
Conference and Training Rooms in various sizes
Central Hall is a premier venue in Southampton that offers a variety of options for conferences, theatre and musical productions, as well as community-based events.
Based in the heart of the city, Central Hall’s location offers easy access for the local community, capturing the wider southern catchment area. Our first-class facilities ensure the perfect setting for a whole host of events, and provides high-quality spaces and services on hand. With dedicated staff available, we take care of your needs, from technical support right through to catering and everything in-between.
Auditorium
Seating capacity: 750
Small Hall
Seating capacity: 180
Other rooms
Seating capacity: 5-40
We can provide services for any number, from small intimate gatherings right through to bigger events. Our 750-seater capacity Main Hall has big screen projection and superior sound quality which will guarantee your guests’ high satisfaction, whilst our 180-person capacity Small Hall can host small functions with both audio and visual requirements.
On-site we have a café which serves a range of high-end speciality food and beverages where guests can sit and relax, whilst our commercial kitchen supplies our multiple meeting rooms with a variety of food requirements, from a buffet through to custom meals.
If you have an event, wedding reception, conference or production you want to host, then Central Hall is the perfect venue for you.
| Main Hall | Small Hall | Britannia Suite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | 750 | 140 | 40 |
| Standing | 800 | 180 | 50 |
| Dimensions | 12.9m x 12.5m | 16.8m x 11.4m | 10.15m x 4.80m |
| Workable Height | 6m | 5m | 3m |
| Doors | 2m x 1,5m | 2m x 1.5m | 1.9m x 0.75m |
| Wheelchair Access | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hearing Loop | Yes | X | X |
Where is Central Hall, Southampton?
St Mary St, Southampton SO14 1NF
Central Hall is easily accessible, with plenty of parking around the streets of the building and the main multi-storey car parks in the city itself.
Both the M27 and M3 are just 5 miles from our venue with the route offering fantastic views of one of the world’s busiest international harbours. The international airport is just 15 minutes drive away and the main train station is a brisk 15-minute walk through the city’s beautiful parks which boast magnificent gardens and greenery. If you are visiting us off a ship, or decide to moor your yacht at Town Quay Marina, a 10-minute walk to us will keep your interest captured by the spectacular history of Southampton’s ancient walls which proudly still stand today. The only transport links we are missing is a helipad – but, we will work on that!