Overview
Located next to Kensington tube station, Olympia is a renowned venue for exhibitions, concerts and live events. Alongside it sits a purpose built Conference Centre, catering for 50 to 500 delegates offering 988 square meters of exhibition space. With excellent transport links, this is the perfect venue for a wide range of corporate events.
The Conference Centre’s flexible accommodation is all on one floor, offering easy access for organisers seeking modern facilities for training, seminars, conferences, banquets or private parties.
The centre also provides two private meeting rooms, including the classically designed Pillar Hall, with its decorative ceilings and attractive columns and the spacious Apex Room. Each has their own dedicated entrance and direct access to one of the large Olympia halls, perfect for a small conference, seminar, private dinner or champagne reception.
With easy access by road, rail and air, this superb venue is well placed for business or entertainment.
Catering
Menus are based on Prue Leith’s original philosophy of simplicity and quality and combine only the best ingredients to create imaginative, flexible menus for all type of events.
Leith’s take pride in their adaptability, providing both recommended menus and bespoke dishes to suit a myriad of requirements in addition to their signature dishes which are simply too exquisite not to be shared.
Venue Style
Conference Centre, Banqueting Suite, Conference Centre, Convention Centre, Exhibition Centre, Modern, Non Residential
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Meeting & Event Room Capacities
| Room Name | Reception | Theatre | Theatre (BP) | Classroom | Classroom (BP) | Boardroom | U Shape | Din/Dance | Cab | Expo | Lunch/Dinner |
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Apex Room
| 500 | 275 | 275 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 38 | 350 | 200 | 0 | 350 |
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Auditorium
| 0 | 449 | 449 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Conference Room 1
| 250 | 150 | 100 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
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Conference Room 2
| 250 | 150 | 100 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
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East Hall
| 700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 0 | 0 |
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Pillar Hall
| 400 | 250 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 28 | 250 | 150 | 0 | 250 |
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Seminar Room 301
| 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Seminar Room 302
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Seminar Room 303
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Seminar Room 304
| 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Seminar Room 305
| 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Meeting & Event Rooms
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Facilities And Leisure
| Places of Interest | Off Site | 1 Miles |
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Equipment
| Autocue |
| Back Projection |
| Computer Equipment |
| Fax |
| Flipcharts |
| Internet Connection |
| LCD/Data Projector |
| Lectern |
| Overhead Projector |
| PA System |
| Photocopier |
| Secretarial |
| Sound Equipment |
| Video |
| Video Conferencing |
| Video Recording |
| White Board |
| Wi-Fi Connection |
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Event Types
AGM, Conference, Exhibition, Incentive, Meeting, Networking, Presentation, Product Launch, Reception, Seminar, Training Course |
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Nearest Train Stations
Nearest Airports
Nearest Tube Stations
Nearest Motorways
Car Parking
Directions
By Train: London Overground operate up to 10 trains per hour to Kensington (Olympia), one stop from Shepherd's Bush (Central line) and West Brompton (District line). This is part of the new London Overground Orbital network. The nearest tube station is Kensington Olympia
By Bus: Olympia is served by the following bus routes:
9, 10, 27, 28, 49,391
Corporate Responsibility
This venue is represented by Lime Venue Portfolio - the unique meetings & events service from Compass Group, your catering provider.
A strong approach to corporate responsibility ensures that everyone within Compass Group understands their responsibilities to clients, consumers, colleagues, the community and the environment
Our Corporate Responsibility Framework is a key part of everyday life, with everyone taking accountability for their actions. Through our five pillars of Corporate Responsibility each day we look to:
- Support and develop our employees
- Run our business to the highest ethical standards
- Support the good health and wellbeing of our consumers
- Reduce our impact on the world in which we live
- Make a positive contribution to the communities in which we live and work.
Like many listed companies, Compass Group's corporate responsibility performance is rated by independent organisations that assess the extent to which companies effectively manage social, environmental and ethical matters and as a consequence deliver improved performance.
We are a member of the FTSE 4 Good Index Series. This measures the performance of companies that meet globally recognised corporate responsibility standards. For inclusion, eligible companies must meet stringent criteria requirements.
Sustainability Rating
Compass Group is a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, which assesses companies' strategies on corporate governance, economic performance and impact on the environment.