Exhibition White City is a beautiful Grade II listed building, spanning across two floors with 1,271 square metres of usable event space. The venue can host everything from international awards ceremonies and gala dinners to after-party celebrations and late-night entertainment for circa 2,000 guests.
Guests arrive into the Ground Floor reception space ideal for welcome drinks, registration and lounge areas for up to 750 people. The reception space comprises of an elegantly designed bar with marble top and brass frontage, cloakroom facilities and four additional rooms for organisers, production, press areas or live broadcasting.
Two grand staircases lead guests up to the main event space boasting 16 metres high ceilings, clear sightlines and large arched windows to allow for plenty of natural daylight, providing a true sense of grandeur as guests take their seats. After careful restoration, the venue offers a striking polished concrete floor, original heritage features and an art deco interior finish.
Exhibition White City’s in-house production partner can provide a state-of-the-art sound and lighting rig plus flexible staging options. The venue can offer both an impressive plug and play option as well as producing bespoke branded production and design.
Exhibition White City is located at the heart of the Westfield London development with excellent transport links and is serviced by London Underground (Central, Circle and Hammersmith and City Lines) within 2 minutes walk, London Overground and National Rail are just 5 minutes walk plus multiple bus routes and a dedicated taxi rank.
Westfield London also provides a wide range of branding opportunities across what is now the largest shopping centre in Europe. The ability to harness the centre’s 30 million annual visitors and exposure of the destination’s public-facing spaces and media opportunities in conjunction with a cutting-edge venue is unprecedented in London.
FACILITIES
CAPACITY
Dinner: 320 – 750
Theatre: 1,365
Reception: 750 – 1,500
Exhibition: 500 – 1,000
Music: 3,000
VENUE HOURS
Standard access: 07:00-02:00
Standard event times: 08:00-00:00
Last orders: 23:15*
*A limited number of dates for a late license until 3am are available upon request and are subject to availability. Operation hours are subject to license and set on an event by event basis.
ADDITIONAL ROOMS
Rooms are located on the Ground Floor and can be used as green rooms, dressing rooms, production offices or live broadcasting.
1 & 2: 16m2 / Shower room, sofas and desks / Suitable for 6 people.
3: 15.8m2 / Sofas and desks / Suitable for 4 people.
4: 11.6m2 / Sofas and desks / Suitable for 4 people.
DISABLED ACCESS
Disabled accessible WC and lift.
INTERNET
Basic WiFi is available throughout the venue capped at 2 Mbps down / 1 Mbps up per user for general browsing and email access for up to about 100 users. Hardwire connections and/or show specific WiFi SSID’s and larger bandwidths are available through the onsite supplier.
CLOAKROOM
The Ground Floor features a fully functional cloakroom for guests.
BOX OFFICE
The Box Office is located on the Ground Floor. There is a professional, in-house box office and guest list team to cater for all event types.
SECURITY
Exhibition White City will work with our preferred suppliers who will base the security plan on the risk assessment agreed with you.
OBA. A rate card is available on request.
PRODUCTION & STAGING
With a strong technical in-house offering of pre-installed rigging, lighting, sound, cable infrastructure, staging and drapes which can easily be added or adapted to curate your show or event.
TOILETS
There are female, male and accessible toilets located on the Ground Floor.
BRANDING OPPORTUNITIES
Working in partnership with Westfield London, there is incredible opportunities to boost brand awareness through high impact media and event locations across the shopping centre and surrounding areas.
CATERING
The venue has a fully functioning kitchen on the Ground Floor. We work with one of the industry’s leading caterers, Create who are at the forefront of the London events world.
PARKING
Please use postcode W12 7SL to be directed to all car parks.
VENUE ACCESS
Loading area suitable for one articulated lorry. Access to holding bays within Westfield for further vehicles. Street-level drive-in access for automotive directly into the Ground Floor event space (entrance doors W 2.2m)
AGE RESTRICTIONS
+16 for music events.
