Business Design Centre, Mezzanine & Ground
Business Design Centre 52 Upper Street, London, N1 0QH -
Up to
2500 guests
Offers
catering
Internal Catering
allowed
About Venue
Located only 10 minutes from King's Cross St. Pancras International, amongst plenty of restaurants and bars in fashionable Islington, the Business Design Centre is the UK's first CarbonNeutral® venue; playing host to over 80 exhibitions, 250 conferences and attracting in excess of half a million visitors every year. Facilities include in-house caterers and audio-visual company, an adjacent Hilton hotel, onsite car parking and wireless internet capabilities throughout. The centre also has full disabled access.
The spectacular 2500m² Mezzanine and ground level are located in the centre of the venue and form the main space within the venue. With an abundance of natural light and breakout spaces in close proximity this is the perfect area for any large exhibitions or conferences.
Twenty four bay areas around the level above the Mezzanine provide additional space for exhibition stands on a show. These look down onto the main hall space which is perfect to tie the two areas for one event.
Capacity & Layout
Theatre
up to 2500
Cabaret
up to 1000
Classroom
up to 1000
Pricing
& Opening Hours
Weekly schedule
monday
00:00 - 24:00
tuesday
00:00 - 24:00
wednesday
00:00 - 24:00
thursday
00:00 - 24:00
friday
00:00 - 24:00
saturday
00:00 - 24:00
sunday
00:00 - 24:00
Food & Beverage
Catering arrangements
Facilities & Amenities
Stage
Cloakroom
Disabled access
Public transport
Premises parking
Audio & Visual
Whiteboards
Sound system
Microphone
Projector & screen
TV screen
Flipchart
WiFi
Other
If any AV is equipment is required, please feel free to bring your own supplier/equipment or alternatively, please contact our in-house AV Partner Aztec.
Location
Reviews
- KypriopoullaJuly 2025
Great venue space and amazing items for sale at Country Living Christmas fair. July 2025 Second visit at this lovely centre and much enjoyed my visit. Spacious enough for traders to exhibit their wares, and it was so much vibe that I have stayed to the end.
- Mariano D.September 2025
My recent visits to the Business Design Centre have highlighted a serious issue with their entry procedures. While I understand and respect the need for security, the way the sign-in policy is applied is inconsistent and frankly unacceptable. On some days I am required to register, on other days I am waved through, and I regularly see other visitors bypass the process entirely. This is not a trivial oversight—it suggests that staff are making snap judgments about who “looks” like they should sign in. Whether intentional or not, that is a biased and unprofessional practice. Respect is a two-way street. Visitors should follow the rules, but management and staff must apply those rules fairly and transparently. “Sometimes yes, sometimes no” is not a policy. It’s an invitation to distrust. To be clear, many of the people working there are courteous and helpful, but that doesn’t excuse a system that treats different guests by different standards. Either require everyone to sign in, or no one. Anything else undermines the credibility of the Centre and the comfort of its guests.
