The Field Leiden hosts meetings, workshops, receptions and drinks for 12 to 200 people in a glass Circular Pavilion and its private park, at Stationsplein 25, next to Leiden Centraal station. Smaller units cover meetings of 4 to 18. The Field is part of PLNT Leiden, a center that supports innovation and entrepreneurship, and it works as a field lab for the transition to a clean, circular economy.
Seminars and company events
The official site presents The Field as a meeting location in Leiden for drinks, meetings and new encounters. A request starts with a quote form. The Field adds optional extras that organizers can mention when booking. A professional event team plans an event from start to finish and draws on a network of suppliers for catering, decoration and entertainment. Guided brainstorm sessions are run by facilitators and can use the LEGO Serious Play method. A two-hour workshop led by Beegrateful covers wild bees and biodiversity and ends with building a bee hotel. A step tour with OpStep leads groups through Leiden to a charity thrift shop and teaches participants to tell valuables from junk. These extras suit team days, innovation sessions and sustainability-themed company events.
Basic services are included in the offer: good coffee, WiFi, food and a well-stocked bar.
Rooms and capacities
The Circular Pavilion is the flagship space. Its glass walls open onto the park. A plenary seated layout indoors suits 12 to 50 people. For standing events the pavilion takes 40 to 100 people, counting the outdoor terrace, which has a circular canopy. The site gives a range of 12 to 200 people for the pavilion overall. Equipment includes an LED screen, fast WiFi, a microphone, a sound system and a bar, and a flipover can be added on request.
Three smaller units complete the offer. The SMRT Building takes 14 to 18 people for meetings or brainstorms. De Lockerroom is a 36 m² unit for 4 to 10 people. De Stek is a 16 m² meeting and brainstorm unit with a central table and four seats. The site also mentions three tiny offices and the exclusive park as part of the rentable setting.
Catering
Catering comes from partner suppliers chosen for sustainability, not from an in-house kitchen. Coffee is roasted in The Hague, cookies are made from rescued bread, lunch consists of Mediterranean sandwiches and homemade soup from the partner Midi, and lemonade syrups are made partly from residual streams. For dinner, organizers can choose a seasonal vegetarian menu or an open-fire cooking experience by Zwart Vuur. Menus are vegetarian by default, and partly non-vegetarian menus are available on request. A PDF lists the options for coffee, tea, lunch, drinks and dinner.
History and setting
The Field is a field lab where innovators meet, set on a park in the middle of the city. It belongs to PLNT Leiden, which offers a community, flexible workplaces and workshops to startups. The site also runs a public events program, with film evenings and a circular economy week listed, and a materials overview that shows the circular approach of the building.
Getting there
The Field is at Stationsplein 25, 2312 AJ Leiden, beside Leiden Centraal. The site describes it as reachable by every form of transport. The contact address for requests is thefield@plnt.nl.
