It is estimated that there are over 11,000 conference centres in the UK, so locating and selecting a suitable venue can be daunting and extremely time consuming. The listing at the bottom of this section provides a nationwide index of regional conference bureaus, which provide information on venues within their respective areas/regions, including audience capacities, catering and hotel details, travel and transport information/arrangements and, in most cases, a full conference support service covering equipment hire, translators, interpreters, etc.
In addition, event organisers, Event Exchange, offer a free venue-finding service to their clients.
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Construction Industry Venues
For construction industry events where success is dependent on a high turnout of specifiers or other industry professionals, it can prove advantageous in encouraging turnout if a known industry venue is selected, such as that of a leading institution or trade body.
Details of high-profile construction industry organisations offering commercial conferencing/meeting services at their own premises are given here:
Building Centre
London
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7692 4000
Email: office@buildingcentre.co.uk
Web: https://www.buildingcentre.co.uk/
Building Research Establishment
Watford
Tel: +44 (0) 333 321 8811
Email: events@bre.co.uk
Web: https://www.bre.co.uk/
Federation of Master Builders
London
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7025 2900
Email: facilities@fmb.org.uk
Web: https://www.fmb.org.uk/about-the-fmb/meeting-rooms-for-hire-in-holborn-ec1/
Institution of Engineering & Technology
London and Birmingham
Tel: +44 (0) 1438 313311
Email: postmaster@theiet.org and austincourt@ietvenues.co.uk
Web: https://www.ietvenues.co.uk/
National Self Build and Renovation Centre
Swindon
Tel: +44 (0) 1793 847397
Email: conferencing@nsbrc.co.uk
Web: https://www.nsbrc.co.uk/venue-hire/
PYC Construction
Welshpool
Tel: +44 (0) 1938 500797
Email: rachael@pycgroup.co.uk
Web: https://pycgroup.co.uk/meeting-room-hire/
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
London - closed for 2 years from June 2025 for refurbishment
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7307 3888
Email: venues@riba.org
Web: https://www.architecture.com/riba-venue-hire
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) – North
Liverpool
Tel: +44 (0) 151 703 0107
Email: ribanorth@riba.org
Web: https://www.riba.org/contact-us/
Surveyors House at Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Westminster (via Searcys)
London
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7101 0220
Email: exclusive.events@searcys.co.uk
Web: https://searcys.co.uk/venues/surveyors-house-rics-westminster/
Regional Venue-Finding Agencies
| Company | Tel | |
| BH Live (Bournemouth) | +44 (0) 1202 055557 | business@bhlive.org.uk |
| Birmingham & West Midlands Convention Bureau | +44 (0) 121 202 5100 | bcb.conferencesales@wmgrowth.com |
| Bournemouth Convention Bureau | +44 (0) 1202 551221 | enquiries@bcb.org.uk |
| Conference Leeds (covers Leeds & Bradford) | +44 (0) 113 378 1183 | info@conferenceleeds.co.uk |
| Conference Sheffield | +44 (0) 114 273 5978 | conferences@sheffield.gov.uk |
| Convention Edinburgh | +44 (0) 131 473 3666 | conventions@edinburgh.gov.uk |
| Coventry & Warwickshire Convention Bureau | +44 (0) 121 202 5100 | meetcw@destinationcoventry.co.uk |
| Destination Lincolnshire | +44 (0) 1522 842713 | enquiries@destinationlincolnshire.co.uk |
| Dundee City Region Convention Bureau | +44 (0) 1382 434318 | conventionbureau@dundeecity.gov.uk |
| Enterprise Cheshire & Warrington | +44 (0) 1606 812280 | info@cheshireandwarrington.com |
| Enterprise Network in Swindon & Wiltshire | +44 (0) 1264 848311 | info@theenterprisenetwork.co.uk |
| Go North Wales | +44 (0) 1492 531731 | Via website |
| Liverpool Convention Bureau | +44 (0) 151 600 2987 | conferences@marketingliverpool.co.uk |
| London & Partners | +44 (0) 20 7234 5833 | conventionbureau@londonandpartners.com |
| Marketing Lancashire | +44 (0) 1772 426450 | elizabeth@marketinglancashire.com |
| Meet Beyond London (for South East England) | +44 (0) 23 8062 5500 | meetbeyondlondon@tourismse.com |
| Meet Bristol & Bath Convention Bureau | +44 (0) 117 946 2218 | helen.applin@meetbristolbath.co.uk |
| Meet Cambridge | +44 (0) 1223 768740 | enquiries@meet-cambridge.com |
| Meet England | +44 (0) 20 7578 1400 | businessevents@visitengland.org |
| Meet in Cardiff | +44 (0) 29 2087 2092 | hello@meetincardiff.com |
| Meet In Ireland (includes Northern Ireland & the Republic) | +353 (0) 1 574 1946 | info@meetinireland.com |
| Meet Manchester Convention Bureau | +44 (0) 161 238 4597 | info@marketingmanchester.com |
| Meet North Yorkshire | +44 (0) 300 131 2131 | julia.lumley@northyorks.gov.uk |
| Newcastle Gateshead Convention Bureau | +44 (0) 191 440 5757 | conventionbureau@ngi.org.uk |
| Staffordshire/Stoke-on-Trent Conference Bureau | +44 (0) 1782 232076 | conference@stoke.gov.uk |
| Visit Belfast Business Events | +44 (0) 28 9023 9026 | businessevents@visitbelfast.com |
| Visit Brighton | +44 (0) 1273 292606 | conferences@visitbrighton.com |
| Visit Derry | +44 (0) 28 7137 7577 | conference@visitderry.com |
| Visit Glasgow | +44 (0) 7827 552867 | aileen.crawford@glasgowconventionbureau.com |
| Visit Hampshire | +44 (0) 345 226 9955 | visithampshiremarketing@gmail.com |
| Visit Hull & East Yorkshire Conferences | +44 (0) 1482 391535 | conference.bureau@vhey.co.uk |
| Visit Maidstone | +44 (0) 1622 602485 | info@conferencemaidstone.com |
| Visit Mid-Wales | +44 (0) 1654 702653 | Via website |
| Visit Peak District & Derbyshire | +44 (0) 1246 212924 | info@visitpeakdistrict.com |
| Visit Peterborough | +44 (0) 1733 452336 | melissa.butcher@peterborough.gov.uk |
| Visit Plymouth | +44 (0) 1752 522273 | Via website |
| Visit Scotland | +44 (0) 131 472 2355 | business.events@visitscotland.com |
| Visit Southampton | +44 (0) 23 8000 3637 | marketing@gosouthampton.co.uk |
| Visit Surrey | +44 (0) 1483 444333 | info@visitsurrey.com |
| Visit Swansea Bay | +44 (0)1792 635208 | tourism.team@swansea.gov.uk |
| Visit York 4 Meetings | +44 (0) 1904 909487 | conference@visityork.org |
See also: Conference Organisers.