Historic and modern meeting spaces for hire in London

A grand historical meeting room with a long wooden table and bookcases.

Meetings

The Society has four private meeting rooms available for hire, perfect for your next meeting, presentation or workshop.

Event spaces

Our venue has four meeting rooms to choose from, each offering their own style and setup options.

The first floor Council Room is steeped in history with a grand central boardroom table ideal for meetings and get togethers. The room can accommodate up to 18 in a boardroom style.
An original room of Lowther Lodge, the first floor Lowther Room is charmingly decorated with floor to ceiling bookcases. The room can accommodate up to 18 in a boardroom style or up to 35 in a lecture theatre style.
The ground floor Drayson Room is a modern and spacious meeting room, accommodating up to 18 in a boardroom style or up to 35 in a lecture theatre style.
A light and contemporary room, the ground floor Sunley Room can accommodate up to 18 in a boardroom style or up to 30 in a lecture theatre style.

We offer both full day and half day hire slots from Monday to Friday.

A grand council room with a plasma screen for presentations.

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Audio and visual

All meeting rooms come equipped with our standard AV setup of plasma screen, laptop, speakers and remote control for presentations.

Catering

Catering for your event can be organised with the Society's exclusive partners Lodge Catering. With decades of experience and knowledge, the team provide a complete service from enquiry through to your event day.聽

Accessibility

The Drayson and Sunley Rooms are both located on the ground floor. The Lowther Room is located on the first floor but can be accessed by a small lift. We regret that the Council Room is not currently wheelchair accessible. If you have any accessibility requirements for your event, please聽get in touch with the Venue Hire team or visit our accessibility information page.

Looking to make your event special?

The Society is home to one of the world鈥檚 finest geographical Collections with over two million items, including maps, photographs, books, documents, paintings, and artefacts, spanning 500 years of geography, travel and exploration. Why not make your event even more special and give your guests the opportunity to discover some of our fascinating items with a private view package?

Get in touch with our team