King's House Conference Centre

King's House Conference Centre in central Manchester hosts conferences, seminars, training days, product launches and exams for 10 to 600 people. The Auditorium takes up to 600 delegates in theater layout, the First Floor Hall takes 220, and four seminar rooms cover workshops and breakouts. Rooms have daylight and air conditioning or mechanical ventilation, and AV, ICT and PA equipment are available to hire. The address is Sidney Street, M1 7HB.

Seminars and company events The centre has six rooms for hire, from small meeting rooms to the Auditorium, and sells half-day and full-day hire. Typical uses listed on the site are conferences, training courses, exams, presentations, exhibitions, product launches and banquets. Wi-Fi runs over a leased line, and the team offers laser projectors, LED repeater screens, video recording, livestreaming, laptops, a PA system and, in the Auditorium, professional stage lighting. The staff help with planning, setup and technical support during the day.

Rooms and capacities The Auditorium is on the second floor, with a large stage, two raised decking areas at the rear and a 10-meter-wide projection wall. It seats 600 in theater layout, 350 in classroom or banquet layout, 280 in cabaret and 200 for exams. The First Floor Hall is L-shaped and takes 220 in theater layout, 207 for a banquet and 161 in cabaret. Seminar Room 1 holds 90 in theater layout and 72 for a banquet. Seminar Room 2 holds 48 in theater layout. Seminar Rooms 3 and 4 hold 40 and 35 in theater layout, and they combine into one room for 85 in theater layout or 72 for a banquet. The site notes that these are absolute maximums and that catering and displays can lower them.

Additional spaces Extra areas can be added to a larger booking. These are a first-floor cafeteria next to the kitchen, a second-floor meeting room beside the Auditorium that works as a green room, two decking areas inside the Auditorium and a ground-floor foyer where many clients place their registration desk.

Catering The centre offers catering from sandwich buffets to hot buffets for up to 400 people. Refreshments are listed as part of the offer, and the Seminar Room 1 and Auditorium pages note banquet layouts for seated meals. Ask the team about dietary requirements and the catering menu for your numbers.

Accommodation There are no bedrooms on site. The venue is in the city center, so delegates stay in nearby hotels.

History and setting King's House is the central meeting place of King's Church, Manchester, and the building is owned by King's Church in Greater Manchester Ltd. The conference centre is run by a separate operating company, King's House Conference (Greater Manchester) Ltd. The centre partners with a local charity working to end homelessness in Manchester, and says that every booking supports that work.

Getting there King's House is on the southern side of Manchester city center, a few minutes from Oxford Road and Manchester Piccadilly stations, with public transport links and local car parks nearby. The site also gives a What3Words reference, Perky.Vital.Onion.