Earl's Court	Olympia	ExCel
Commonwealth Institute	New Connaught Rooms	Alexandra Palace

The long established principle centre for major exhibitions and conferences in London and, until recently, the only venue large enough for such large exhibitions as the Ideal Home Exhibition, the Boat Show, Royal Tournament and World Travel Market, as well as a host of other smaller industry specific exhibitions and conferences. The centre has grown in recent years, now comprising Earl's Court and Earl's Court One and become a highly adaptable hall, which can be transformed into Europe's largest seated indoor arena for between 10,000 and 22,000 people.

Earl's Court is located in West London, immediately opposite Earl's Court Station (Warwick Road exit), West Kensington and West Brompton underground stations, Kensington (Olympia) rail station served by mainline routes from London Gatwick Airport to the Midlands, north of England and Scotland. For those travelling by car, Earl's Court Road crosses Cromwell Road for the A4 and M4 direct from London Heathrow.

Earl's Court is 10 minutes walk from the Quality Crown Hotel Kensington , which recently opened after extensive refurbishment (January 2002) and has well appointed rooms for business and leisure guests, including individual room air conditioning, as well as spacious lounge and lounge/bar areas well suited for delegate meetings during or after exhibitions and to relaxing after the long walk around large events. The hotel has already been selected as headquarters hotel for a number of industry exhibitions in the coming twelve months.

The Quality Crown Hotel Hyde Park is on a direct route to Earl's Court on the District (green) Line and each are well accustomed to welcoming visitors to exhibitions large and small and have well deserved reputations for a very friendly but professional style.

Olympia is a smaller venue for smaller exhibitions and conferences comprising three halls Olympia Grand Hall, Olympia National Hall and Olympia Two. Stunning Victorian architecture and acres of space make Olympia Grand Hall, particularly, a truly majestic venue. Olympia Grand Hall can interconnect with Olympia National Hall to create a completely integrated venue of 28,055sqm and internal access to the much smaller Olympia Two, also used as a separate venue, is also possible for larger events at the venue.

Olympia is located on High Street Kensington, between Kensington and Hammersmith and a 10 minute walk from Earl's Court. The venue has it's own underground and rail stations, combined, at Kensington (Olympia) Station served by mainline routes from London Gatwick Airport to the Midlands, north of England and Scotland. For those travelling by car, Earl's Court Road links High Street Kensington to Cromwell Road for the A4 and M4 direct from London Heathrow.

Olympia is 10 minutes walk from the Quality Crown Kensington, which recently opened after extensive refurbishment (January 2002) and has well appointed rooms for business and leisure guests, including individual room air conditioning, as well as spacious lounge and lounge/bar areas well suited for delegate meetings during or after conferences and exhibitions and to relaxing after the long walk around large events.

The Quality Crown Hotel Hyde Park is on a direct route to Kensington (Olympia) on the District (green) Line and each are well accustomed to welcoming visitors to exhibitions large and small and have well deserved reputations for a very friendly but professional style.

A list of forthcoming events at Earl's Court and Olympia can be found at: www.eco.co.uk/website/ecomain.nsf/main?openframeset

ExCeL is London's newest major exhibition, conference and banqueting centre built at Victoria Dock in Docklands and providing London with a world-class, state-of-the-art venue with 90,000 sq m of spectacular event space. Set in a stunning waterfront environment in the dynamic and thriving Docklands and just a short distance from Canary Wharf, ExCeL is already attracting a number of major events, such as World Travel Market, which used to take place at Earl's Court.

In addition, Corporate Communications events are hosted in large column free event halls which are enhanced by a sophisticated IT & communication infrastructure ensuring ultimate business connectivity and the ability for events to have real worldwide impact.

Set in an area undergoing extensive development of all kinds, ExCeL is short of hotels in the immediate area and most of those that area closer by get very busy and tend to charge very high rates for rooms during events. The good news is that ExCeL is well provided for with public transport and is located by Custom House Station on the North London Line and Docklands Light Railway with the Docklands Light Railway it is just one stop to Canning Town and a very easy interchange to the Jubilee (silver) Line, recently built.

The Quality Hotel Hampstead, which was recently refurbished (Autumn 2001) and has well appointed bedrooms for leisure guests and business, its own free car parking for guests, as well as spacious lounge and lounge/bar areas well suited for delegate meetings during or after conferences and exhibitions and to relaxing after the long walk around large events, is on direct routes from Custom House Station, both by the North London Line (Silverlink Trains ) to Finchley Road & Frognal rail station and by Docklands Light Railway and Jubilee (silver) Line to Finchley Road station.

The Quality Crown Hotel Hyde Park is on routes requiring just one change to Custom House on the Circle (yellow) Line, Jubilee (silver) Line and Docklands Light Railway and each are well accustomed to welcoming visitors to exhibitions large and small and have well deserved reputations for a very friendly but professional style.

The Commonwealth Institute is a flexible and multi-purpose venue located in central London. The Centre caters for a mix of Conferences of up to 460 persons, Exhibitions utilising 6000m² of space in the Commonwealth Galleries and Banqueting for between 300 and 400 guests. In addition, it has a number of rooms and areas for meetings and training courses on a smaller scale. With its own landscaped grounds, including lawns, ponds, water gardens and mature trees, the Commonwealth Institute attracts many of London's conferences and exhibitions that are on a smaller scale than is suitable at Earl's Court or Olympia.

The Commonwealth Institute is located on High Street Kensington, at the junction with Earl's Court Road. The venue is close to High Street Kensington Station and, unusually, has its own car parking. For those travelling by car, Earl's Court Road links High Street Kensington to Cromwell Road for the A4 and M4 direct from London Heathrow.

The Commonwealth Institute is 10 minutes walk from the Quality Crown Kensington, which recently opened after extensive refurbishment (January 2002) and has well appointed bedrooms for leisure guests and business, including individual room air conditioning, as well as spacious lounge and lounge/bar areas well suited for delegate meetings during or after conferences and exhibitions and to relaxing after the long walk around large events.

The Quality Crown Hotel Hyde Park is on a direct route to High Street Kensington on the Circle (yellow) Line and District (green) Line and each are well accustomed to welcoming visitors to exhibitions large and small and have well deserved reputations for a very friendly but professional style.

The New Connaught Rooms is London's oldest established conference venue and dates back 200 years, with a long background in the mysteries of Masonic Brotherhood. It is now owned by Choice Hotels Europe and comprises 29 elegant conference rooms as well as the famous Grand Hall, which can accommodate 700 delegates. The Grand Hall, located at the top of an imposing staircase, is also much used for smaller exhibitions and large Banquets and is frequently host to famous guests attending fund raising and other events.

The New Connaught Rooms are located in Great Queen Street, 50 yards from Kingsway and close to the edge of the City of London. The venue is 5 minutes walk from both Holborn and Covent Garden Stations.

The New Connaught Rooms are 10 minutes by direct tube on the Piccadilly (dark blue) Line from the Quality Crown Kensington, which recently opened after extensive refurbishment (January 2002) and has well appointed bedrooms for business and leisure guests, including individual room air conditioning, as well as spacious lounge and lounge/bar areas well suited for delegate meetings during or after conferences and exhibitions and to relaxing after the long walk around large events.

The Comfort Inn Notting Hill and the Comfort Inn Notting Hill - Bayswater are also on direct routes to Holborn Station on the Central (red) Line and the Quality Crown Hotel Hyde Park requires one change to the Central (red) Line at Notting Hill Gate Station from the Circle (yellow) Line and District (green) Line and each are well accustomed to welcoming visitors to exhibitions large and small and have well deserved reputations for a very friendly but professional style.

Alexandra Palace first opened in 1873 as "The People's Palace" to provide the Victorians with a great environment and recreation centre. Situated in 196 acres of parkland, with spectacular views over the Capital, the Palace attracted thousands of people who came by train, carriage or on foot.

Sixteen days after it opened, when 124,000 people had visited the Palace, it burned down. On 1st May 1875, less than 2 years after the destruction of the original building, a new Palace opened. Covering 7 acres, it was centred on the Great Hall, which seated 12,000 people in addition to the 2,000 in the orchestra stalls, beneath the mighty Willis Organ which was driven by two steam engines and vast bellows.

In other parts of the Palace, there were displays of painting and sculpture, exhibitions, a museum, lecture hall and library, banqueting rooms, a 3,500 seater concert room which was subsequently turned into a roller skating rink and a theatre capable of seating 3,000.

In 1935, the BBC leased the eastern part of the building from which the first public television transmissions were made in 1936. Alexandra Palace, which dominates north London's skyline, was the main transmitting centre for the BBC but after 1956 was used exclusively for the news broadcasts.

The Palace has built a reputation as one of London's premier venues. With its unique qualities it offers stylish and versatile facilities including a range of multi-purpose pillar free halls and elegant rooms totalling 13,000sqm. Situated in North London convenient for all forms of transport with free on-site parking for 2,000. With its beautiful setting with panoramic views of London, stunning architectural features and well proportioned halls, the Palace is now a very popular choice for both corporate and private events including a regular choice of public and trade exhibitions.

The additional leisure facilities which include the Ice Rink, Phoenix Pub, Boating Lake, Children's Playground and many other areas of interest provide year round entertainment for everyone.

The Quality Hotel Hampstead, which was recently refurbished (Autumn 2001) and has well appointed rooms for business and leisure guests, its own free car parking for guests, as well as spacious lounge and lounge/bar areas well suited for delegate meetings during or after conferences and exhibitions and to relaxing after the many large Banqueting events, is a 20 minute drive up Finchley Road (A41) and along the North Circular Road (A406) East to the Muswell Hill exit. By train, take the North London Line from Finchley Road & Frognal Station and change at Highbury and Islington Station to pick up a train to Alexandra Palace Station.

Alexandra Palace is 30 minutes by direct tube on the Piccadilly (dark blue) Line to Wood Green Station, from where a free shuttle bus operates, from the Quality Crown Kensington, which recently opened after extensive refurbishment (January 2002) and has well appointed bedrooms for business and leisure guests, including individual room air conditioning, as well as spacious lounge and lounge/bar areas to welcome conference delegates, exhibitors or banqueting guests after their event.