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Conference Venues in the City of London
Meeting rooms
Three purpose-built conference venues in the City of London — 1 Basinghall Avenue at Moorgate (450 seats), The Minster Building on Mincing Lane and 1 America Square at Tower Hill. Conferences, AGMs, results presentations and training for 2 to 450 delegates, each venue within five minutes of a station.
- Conference and Meeting Venues Seating from 2 – 450 attendees.
- State-of-the-art spaces at 1 America Square, The Minster Building and 1 Basinghall Avenue — including the Level 11 roof terrace at Basinghall Avenue.
- Our America Square space includes a significant part of the original London wall, built 2000 years ago by the Romans.
- Many of our spaces abound with natural light.
- Huge city of London exhibition halls.
- All of our City of London venues offer award-winning catering.
- State-of-the-art audio-visual equipment.
- The backing of the best customer service available anywhere in the capital.
- Enhanced digital branding opportunities.
The three City venues at a glance
| Venue | Address | Nearest stations | Largest room (theatre) | Rooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Basinghall Avenue | EC2V 5DD | Moorgate (2 min), Bank, St Paul’s | 450 | 5 |
| The Minster Building | 21 Mincing Lane, EC3R 7AG | Fenchurch Street, Monument, Tower Hill | 350 | 5 |
| 1 America Square | 17 Crosswall, EC3N 2LB | Tower Hill (3 min), Aldgate | 270 | 8 |
For 300 to 450 delegates, the combined Forum at 1 Basinghall Avenue is the largest of our rooms. For a multi-day programme or parallel streams, The Minster Building and 1 America Square are a short walk apart and are often booked together.
Getting to the Square Mile
Basinghall is a short walk from Bank, Moorgate and St Paul’s. America Square and the Minster Building sit beside each other near Tower Hill and Fenchurch Street, with Liverpool Street and Cannon Street also within walking distance. For a City audience that means no taxis and no excuses.
Rooms and Layouts
Between the three venues, rooms set theatre, classroom, cabaret, U-shape and boardroom, with capacities across the group from 2 to 450 and syndicate rooms for breakouts and parallel sessions. Every room has in-house AV support with technicians on site, and hybrid-ready video conferencing for colleagues joining remotely.
What the City Books Us For
Board meetings, AGMs and results presentations for firms headquartered nearby. Training and CPD for legal, financial and professional-services teams. Conferences, exhibitions and evening receptions. Multi-day programmes that run across America Square and the Minster Building when the numbers need both buildings.
Catering and Sustainability
Catering is in-house from our group catering partner Mayfair Catering, with vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, dairy-free, halal and kosher options available. Our B Corp certification is independently audited, and we hold Gold in the Clean City Awards Scheme and Silver in the Sustainability Award for Venues.
Staying, eating and drinking in the City
Delegates staying overnight have hotels within a short walk of all three venues. Our HotelMap pages show live rates around each building: 1 Basinghall Avenue, The Minster Building and 1 America Square. For a working lunch, a team dinner or a drink after the last session, Bow Lane and Finsbury Circus are close to Basinghall, Leadenhall Market and Fenchurch Street are close to Minster, and St Katharine Docks is a few minutes from America Square. Ask the venue team on the day — they know which places take a table of twenty at short notice.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which City of London venues does Cavendish Venues operate?
Three City of London venues: 1 America Square and The Minster Building (both in EC3, adjacent to Tower Hill and Fenchurch Street), and 1 Basinghall Avenue (EC2, minutes from Bank, Moorgate and St Paul’s). All three are inside the Square Mile and all three are owned and operated by Cavendish Venues.
What is the nearest Tube station to your City venues?
For 1 America Square and The Minster Building, Tower Hill (Circle, District) and Fenchurch Street (National Rail) are both under three minutes on foot. For 1 Basinghall Avenue, Bank (Central, Northern, DLR, Waterloo & City), Moorgate (Elizabeth, Northern, Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City, Circle) and St Paul’s (Central) are all within five minutes’ walk.
Do you have an outdoor space in the City of London?
Yes. 1 Basinghall Avenue has a Level 11 roof terrace with private-hire views across the City. It is one of very few outdoor private-hire spaces in the Square Mile and is popular for drinks receptions, evening press events, summer parties and Christmas hospitality.
Can Cavendish host a City of London AGM or results announcement?
Yes. Our City venues regularly host AGMs, half-year and full-year results announcements, and analyst briefings for listed and mid-cap companies headquartered nearby. We can provide theatre-style rooms up to 450 seats, private board rooms for pre- and post-meeting sessions, secure media rooms for embargoed briefings, and broadcast-quality feeds to your investor-relations webcast provider.
Is there step-free access at your City venues?
Yes. All three City of London venues (1 America Square, The Minster Building and 1 Basinghall Avenue) are step-free from main entrance to event floor. Hearing loops are fitted in the main event rooms. Separate quiet rooms are available on request for delegates with additional needs.
Comparing the City’s conference venues? See our side-by-side of the main City of London conference venues, with published capacities and what each operator includes, or browse all our London conference venues. Arriving by Tube or train? We have a page for each station: Moorgate, Bank, Liverpool Street, Fenchurch Street, Tower Hill, Monument and Cannon Street and St Paul’s.
