BMA House - London
A Grade II listed Bloomsbury venue designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1911, combining heritage character with modern hybrid conferencing, flexible breakout rooms and professional AV for polished corporate events.
Location: Bloomsbury, UK, Bloomsbury, WC1H 9JP, London
Coordinates: 51.525921, -0.12896
Capacity: 9 - 320 guests
Starting from: 68
Available Spaces
Simpson Room
Capacity: Up to 16 Buffet guests
Pricing: 605 / Venue Fee
The James Simpson room is a purpose-built meeting room on the third floor. It comes stocked with the latest AV technology and is ideal for small boardroom meetings. It can also be used in conjunction with the Harvey Room to offer a fantastic breakout space.
Murrell Barnes Suite
Capacity: Up to 100 Reception guests
Pricing: 1800 / Venue Fee & Min Spend
Central Bloomsbury venue with a purpose-built Council Chamber, strong in-house AV, microphones, PA and flexible theatre seating for practical church services in the 50-100 range.
Fleming Room
Capacity: Up to 20 Buffet guests
Pricing: 550 / Venue Fee
The Alexander Fleming room is an excellent space for smaller events. With AV technology and video conferencing available it is a great choice for small meetings or discussions. It can also be used as a buffet space.
Barnes Room
Capacity: Up to 30 Reception guests
Pricing: 605 / Venue Fee
One of the more intimate spaces at BMA House, the Josephine Barnes Room is ideal for board meetings up to 16, interviews and training sessions up to 12 in u-shape. Video conferencing, a data projector, and an integral cloakroom facility are all included with the hire of the Josephine Barnes Room. This space also benefits from natural light and neutral yet warming decor. Flexibility is no issue with this space, with neighbouring rooms available to interconnect and create a larger space if you require.
Jenner Room
Capacity: Up to 20 Buffet guests
Pricing: 605 / Venue Fee
The Edward Jenner room is a purpose-built meeting room on the third floor. It comes stocked with the latest AV technology and is ideal for small boardroom meetings. It can also be used in conjunction with the Harvey Room to offer a fantastic breakout space.
The Courtyard
Capacity: Up to 320 Buffet guests
Pricing: 114 / Venue Fee
In front of BMA House and behind wrought iron gates, sits the impressive Courtyard, the ideal environment for an outdoor reception or photography. The luxurious Courtyard can cater for up to 320 wedding guests and is the perfect place to entertain guests, serve delicious canapes, and capture those lifelong memories. The highlight of this outdoor wedding reception space is the central 4 statue fountain. The Courtyard is usually hired in conjunction with either the Great Hall or the Lutyens Suite, to offer an indoor alternative of equal beauty and charm.
Council Chamber
Capacity: Up to 97 Theatre guests
Pricing: 1650 / Venue Fee
The Council Chamber has been specifically built to provide the perfect space for meetings, interactive debates and AGMs. It comes with the latest in AV technology, individual delegate microphones and an 'at seat' voting system. The room boasts plenty of natural light and has views over the Garden and the Courtyard. If required full blackout blinds can be installed.
Courtyard Suite
Capacity: Up to 150 Reception guests
Pricing: 2200 / Venue Fee
Grade II listed Bloomsbury landmark by Sir Edwin Lutyens, combining heritage character with modern hybrid conferencing, flexible breakout rooms and professional AV for polished corporate events.
Black Room
Capacity: Up to 100 Buffet guests
Pricing: 1800 / Venue Fee
Boasting a stunning art deco ceiling and a removable stage, this large space is perfect for presentations and awards. The Black Room features state-of-the-art AV equipment, including an induction loop, video conferencing, data projector, and an in-built PA system. This space can be hired alone to accommodate up to 100 guests, or alongside the interconnecting Lister-Fleming Suite for larger events.
Lister Fleming Suite
Capacity: Up to 40 Theatre guests
Pricing: 880 / Venue Fee & Min Spend
Bright Grade II listed central London meeting space with natural light, in-room AV, and polished catering support for comfortable cabaret or boardroom events of around 30 guests.
Garden Room
Capacity: Up to 90 Buffet guests
Pricing: 2400 / Venue Fee
At dusk, the Garden Room is flooded with beautiful hues coming from the large windows, this is paired with the impressive 24 ft ceilings, creating a romantic and airy ambience for your special day. The Garden Room, hosting up to 90 guests, also benefits from a fixed bar, space for live music, and direct access to the botanical Garden. If you're looking for a more intimate London wedding reception in the summer months, both the Garden Room and Garden are a perfect choice for parties up to 50.
Anderson Room
Capacity: Up to 64 Cabaret guests
Pricing: 605 / Venue Fee
Conveniently located on the ground floor, the Elizabeth G Anderson Room is ideal for training sessions, interviews, and small meetings. The large windows and neutral decor fill the space with natural light creating an airy atmosphere perfect for a corporate environment. The space also benefits from high-quality AV equipment including video conferencing, a built-in PA system, and a data projector - ideal for hybrid meetings. The Elizabeth G Anderson Room can cater for guests in boardroom style or a circle of chairs to encourage collaboration and let the creativity flow.
Paget Room
Capacity: Up to 160 Reception guests
Pricing: 3600 / Venue Fee
Grade II listed central London venue in Bloomsbury offering a bright, characterful meeting space with direct courtyard access, modern AV, and flexible layouts for polished business events.
Dickens Room
Capacity: Up to 60 Reception guests
Pricing: 825 / Venue Fee
The Charles Dickens Room is located on the lower ground floor and offers great AV technology and real flexibility that makes it perfect for a variety of smaller meetings. The names of past Presidents, Secretaries and other senior officers of the BMA are inscribed around on the walls around the room.
Bevan Suite
Capacity: Up to 160 Reception guests
Pricing: 2520 / Venue Fee
Located on the third floor the Black Suite comprises of the Black, Lister & Flemming rooms. It retains the original art deco barrel-vaulted ceiling of the Great Hall of which it was part until an extra floor was created in 1985. The Suite can be set out in a number of different layouts and comes with the latest AV technology. A fantastic space for larger meetings, presentations, conferences or corporate events.
Lister Room
Capacity: Up to 20 Buffet guests
Pricing: 550 / Venue Fee
The Joseph Lister Room is an excellent space for smaller events. With AV technology and video conferencing available it is a great choice for small meetings or discussions. It can also be used as a buffet space.
Harvey room
Capacity: Up to 100 Buffet guests
Pricing: 1920 / Venue Fee
Shares the same magnificent art deco ceiling as the Black Suite, the Harvey room can be utilised in a number of ways to great effect. Networking, team building and training can all be held in this historic and unique location.
Anderson Barnes Suite
Capacity: Up to 80 Buffet guests
Pricing: 1200 / Venue Fee
The Anderson Barnes Suite combines two of our smaller rooms to offer a contemporary mid-sized space that is versatile and can be used for a wide variety of events, including receptions and standing buffets.
Snow Room
Capacity: Up to 200 Banquet guests
Pricing: 3600 / Venue Fee
Historic Bloomsbury conference venue offering a 294-theatre Great Hall, separate catering spaces, strong AV, and reception-friendly rooms for polished corporate events near UCL.
Carter Room
Capacity: Up to 12 Boardroom guests
Pricing: 660 / Venue Fee
The Cater Room is a purpose-built boardroom with a contemporary design and stylish features. It offers fantastic facilities for presentations, video & tele-conferencing and space for for up to 12 delegates. It overlooks the central Courtyard and Memorial gates and is the perfect environment for top-level discussions.
Prince's Room
Capacity: Up to 90 Reception guests
Pricing: 1800 / Venue Fee
The Prince's Room is a beautiful space that offers the perfect backdrop for an intimate wedding ceremony. With a stunning glass chandelier, Corinthian columns and beautiful gold leaf detailing, it lends a real air of elegance to any wedding day. Located on the first floor of the venue, The Prince's Room is accessed by a grand staircase and marble foyer, perfect for photos with a fabulous backdrop. The Prince's Room can host between 30 and 90 guests for a ceremony and intimate wedding breakfast. The London venue offers great links for your family and friends transport.
Murrell Room
Capacity: Up to 70 Buffet guests
Pricing: 1200 / Venue Fee
The Christine Murrell Room is ideal for meetings, training sessions, and presentations. The London meeting venue offers plenty of natural light and high-spec AV equipment. The integral PA system and video conferencing facilities create the option for hybrid meetings, interviews, or presentation events. The Christine Murrell Room can accommodate 28 in cabaret style or 60 in theatre style. If you're looking for a flexible meeting space in London, the Murrell Room benefits from neighbouring rooms which can be interconnected to create a larger space for your event.
The Garden
Capacity: Up to 150 Theatre guests
Pricing: 110 / Party Packages
The picturesque Garden was designed by Lutyens and is home today to an abundance of physic plants. The Garden offers a relaxed setting that's perfect for reception drinks, summer parties & barbecues. The Garden is always booked in conjunction with one of our indoor spaces, the tranquil space is bursting with botanical delights and beautiful flowers, shrubs and plants which make a lovely scene for your event and fabulous backdrop for photos. The Garden can host up to 90 guests for a standing barbecue or buffet.
Great Hall
Capacity: Up to 320 Standing guests
Pricing: 12000 / Venue Fee
Historic Bloomsbury venue with a grand Great Hall, strong in-house AV, cloakroom facilities and flexible Christmas party packages for polished standing receptions.
Christmas Parties at BMA House
Capacity: Up to 320 Standing guests
Pricing: 68 / Party Packages
Dance the night away in one of London's greenest venues. Join us this December for your Greenest Christmas yet, when you choose our 'Greenest Christmas Dinner' package. Expect plant-based bubbles on arrival, a festive two-course set menu with hand selected dishes to reduce your carbon footprint, vegan wine, sustainable centre pieces, LED uplighters plus much more! A range of sustainable Christmas upgrades are available to enhance your party with no single-use plastics in sight. Chat with your Eco-Event Elf for more information who'll help turn your Christmas wishes into Christmas reality.
Wedding Hire at BMA House
Capacity: Up to 90 Standing guests
Pricing: 3000 / Venue Fee
Secluded central London garden with lush planting, lawn space and indoor backup, ideal for elegant summer parties, drinks receptions and intimate garden celebrations.
Filming at BMA House
Capacity: Up to 320 Standing guests
Pricing: 9000 / Venue Fee
Our London filming venue is available for hire for filming, photography & promotional events. Built on the site of Charles Dickens' former London home, with plenty of Georgian inspired features, the venue works well as a backdrop for both historical and contemporary productions. We have developed a series of filming & photography shoot options for clients to be able to make the most of our unique period filming location. BMA House is fortunate to have two outdoor spaces which, until recently, have been unseen on-screen. The Courtyard & driveway, and the exclusive botanical Garden.
Low-Impact DDR
Capacity: Up to 294 Theatre guests
Pricing: 95 / Delegate Packages
Host your conference in style & know you're doing your bit for the environment with our sustainable DDR package. 2025 showed many of you couldn't squeeze in a dessert after lunch, so to reduce food waste, we're letting you choose when your 'sweet treat' is served!
Summer Parties 2026
Capacity: Up to 320 Standing guests
BMA House is one of the Capital's most sought-after summer party venues, offering two stunning outdoor spaces, a rare find in the heart of Bloomsbury. The Courtyard holds up to 320 guests around an architectural fountain, while the botanical Garden provides an intimate setting for up to 90. Grade II listed and sustainably run, the venue's 2026 Food Festival packages bundle indoor & outdoor hire, 3 x street-food stalls , 4 x drinks pp, summer games, AV, dedicated planner & event security. Catering is delivered by Company of Cooks. Five minutes' walk from Euston. From £122 + VAT pp. Min 60 pax.
About This Venue
Venue Information
Total Spaces: 29
Website: https://www.hirespace.com/Venues/London/63755/BMA-House

