Rothamsted Enterprises Conference Centre, The Fowden Hall

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


The Fowden Hall is the perfect space for a wide range of events. Its versatility means it is ideal for formal conferences, business briefings, meetings, workshops, poster sessions, lectures, awards ceremonies, exhibitions, stalls, seminars, team events, VIP dinners, fashion shows, banquets and parties.

It also offers a large stage area at the front of the hall, plus a mezzanine area and a sprung dancefloor. It has five entrances, off of the Plaza and off of the Foyer.

For a more private event, the Fowden has its own separate entrance and lobby area, perfect for a reception table to welcome your guests.

Lastly a partition wall can be opened into the Fowden Foyer and this is ideal for clients who want to open up the space and encourage delegate flow from the Hall to the Foyer. For example, with exhibitions, “street” style stalls, training events and as a refreshment area.

This space can be used with our Plaza area, which is perfect for networking, lunches, drinks receptions, exhibitions, before or after your Fowden Hall event.

What’s included?

Large projector screen
1 lectern mic
2 handheld mics
2 lapel mics
Laptop
Presentation clicker
Live streaming solutions are available – please discuss your needs with us
A partition wall can be opened into the Fowden Foyer creating an open plan space
Flexible lighting
An AV technician sourced by us will always be provided for clients using this room