Rothamsted Enterprises Conference Centre, The Auditorium

About Venue

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.
Plenty of free parking on-site

Our state-of-the-art 300-seat auditorium is our flagship event space and was built back in 2015 for the purpose of delivering formal conferences at Rothamsted. Since then, our reputation for excellence in events has grown considerably and we now attract national and international business and science conferences and events to this magnificent space.

The Auditorium is constantly used for a variety of events including formal conferences, business briefings, meetings, product launches, staff away-days, lectures, awards ceremonies, musical performances, press briefings, comedy nights, training days, product or software demonstrations, seminars, team-building events, filming. The sky’s the limit! Its look is sure to leave your delegates wowed.

With the very latest in audio visual and media streaming capabilities, we are fast becoming Hertfordshire’s go-to venue of choice for all events, marketing, and business professionals looking to host a large-scale event.

This space can be used with Rothamsted Conference Centre’s Plaza area, which is perfect for networking, lunches, drinks receptions, exhibitions, before or after your auditorium event.

Direct access from the stage area at the front of the auditorium to our lower ground room, which can be used as break-out rooms for presenters to prepare.

Those clients who book our whole venue exclusively will also be offered solutions for live streaming to other rooms.

Room Capacity

300-seat, tiered, theatre style with fixed seating.

What’s included with the Auditorium?

State-of-the-art AV and media streaming capabilities.
Purpose-built AV room (staff access only).
3 handheld mics.
3 lapel mics.
1 lectern mic.
Presentation clicker.
Flexible lighting.
An AV technician sourced by us will always be provided for clients using this room.