General Overview

The BMA House Conference and Events Venues is a historic Grade II listed building and has been the home of the British Medical Association since 1925.

Location

Located on the busy Tavistock Square, BMA House is centrally located and within a 6-minute walking distance from Euston mainline station and 10 minutes from Kings Cross, St Pancras. London Underground’s Piccadilly station, Russell Square is 7mins away and connects with London’s Heathrow Airport within 45 minutes, so the venue is well connected for local, national, and international conferences.

There is limited delegate parking available on the property, which can be arranged for delegates with access requirements, so access is mainly by public transport however, its central London location means that it is within easy walking distance from the mainline and underground stations of Euston / Kings Cross and International St. Pancras.

Meeting Space

BMA House offers bookers 22 meeting and events spaces across four floors and is suitable to host small advisory boards to large meetings of up to 300 theatre style. To enter the building and meeting space, delegates will need to have their names pre-submitted to allow a badged entrance. This security measure is a mandatory security measure enforced by the venue and will be of interest and importance to bookers of healthcare meetings.

There are 5 rooms on the Ground floor, encircling the central Courtyard, including the traditionally styled Paget and Snow rooms. Neither can be blacked out so for meetings that require guaranteed privacy, alternative rooms are recommended. The Anderson, Barnes, and Murrell from the Courtyard Suite, are inter-connecting and provide a more modular Training room environment with inbuilt screens. Meetings for 64 classroom can be held here utilising the Paget and Snow rooms for either catering or exhibition space.

On the First Floor is the Great Hall which can accommodate a maximum of 294 theatre style with fixed seating however, for fewer numbers, rows of seats can be concealed under the main stage and allows for a catering or registration area to be organised at the back of the room. With the fixed seating retracted, the Great Hall can accommodate 160 in cabaret or 200 for dinners. The Hall comes with its own small pre-function area and cloakroom, speaker room, and toilets so offers a self-contained meeting space.

The Council Chamber has fixed rake seating for 88 with panel or presenter seating for 9. Each seat has push to talk microphone and four flat-screen TVs. allow for clear viewing. This is one of the numerous rooms that have the technology for live video conferencing.

The intricately painted gold leaf adorns the perimeter of the ornate Princes Suite which is also located on the First floor. The room can accommodate 30 classroom style and has an inbuilt screen and projector but is equally adept at hosting ornate dinners. The Carter, Bloomsbury, and Worcester Rooms make up the remainder of the First floor and offer alternative spaces from 12 boardroom in the Carter Suite to 72 theatre style in the Worcester Room.

On the Second floor, three smaller rooms all suitable for ad boards, and all can be used for video conferencing. Magill / Aldrich and Blake

On the Third floor are 6 individual but adjacent rooms ranging from the largest, the Harvey Room accommodating 84 in theatre, to the smallest Simpson Suite ideal for 12 boardroom style.

Bedrooms

Whilst there are no bedrooms available at the BMA, there are several 4-star hotels within a short walk that, in our opinion, would be appropriate for accommodating HCPs.

Fitness

The venue does not have leisure facilities and the library and lounge are only available to members.

Restaurant / Catering

There is no main restaurant and catering requires additional meeting space or to be accommodated in each meeting room however, the Café on -1 is available for meetings without pre-selected breaks and lunches but cannot be made private or have a private area arranged.

Experience

This is the home of the British Medical Association and a venue dedicated to meetings and events and education, and whilst there are some areas where the building's impressive history and architecture are evident, this should not deter bookers from considering the venue as appropriate for all healthcare meeting types and audience. it regularly hosts NHS and corporate-sponsored internal and external meetings.

There is no doubt that the building's public-facing exterior offers an impressive entrance, but the reality is that it sits on a busy main road that is also home to other businesses and residences. The tourist areas of central London are not within its immediate vicinity so could not be used as an inducement to attend a meeting here. The building's layout encompasses a central courtyard with a water feature, and provides a garden that is marketed for summer BBQs and outdoor events. However,  these events occur during evenings and weekends and would unlikely impact any day meetings held here.

The venue’s website and internal advertising, using pull-up banners, describe a prestigious central London venue for meetings and weddings and a location for corporate dinners.