Great Arch Hall

Strand, Covent Garden, Central London, WC2R 1LA

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The newest venue available at Somerset House, for daytime and evening hire subject to exhibition programme.

This neutral, adaptable space is ideal for standing drinks receptions, dinners and product launches.

With close proximity to the River Thames, this contemporary space is an impressive entrance point to Somerset House, formerly the entrance for the Navy Commissioner’s Barges.

This venue is the perfect location to gather before viewing one of the many exhibitions at Somerset House, or simply as a space to welcome guests before dinner in the Seamen’s Hall or Embankment East.

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Capacities and further opportunities

Theatre Style – 100
Reception (evening) – 200
Reception in the Great Arch Lobby, dinner in Embankment East or the Seamen’s Hall – 100
Presentation in the Screening Room, reception / dinner in the Great Arch Lobby – 60

Room Information

Great Arch Hall has one room, which holds up to 200 guests seated.

Great Arch Hall60-200 seated

Travel Information

Nearest Tube Station
Charing Cross (about 13 min walk)

Nearest Train Station
London Waterloo Main Line

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Getting to Great Arch Hall by public transport

In Central London, Great Arch Hall is served by Charing Cross (Tube) and London Waterloo Main Line (train).

Getting to Great Arch Hall by car

For sat nav, use the postcode WC2R 1LA.

Great Arch Hall is in the City of Westminster. Congestion Charge and Ultra Low Emission Zone rules may apply to vehicles driven in London, so check Transport for London for the latest charges.

Getting to Great Arch Hall by air

The nearest major airports are London City (about 7.5 miles away) and Heathrow (about 15 miles away). Distances are in a straight line, so the road journey will be longer.

Great Arch Hall for drinks receptions, dinners and product launches

The newest venue at Somerset House, the Great Arch Hall is hired for daytime and evening events, subject to the exhibition programme.

The Navy's barges and a neutral room

Close to the River Thames, this contemporary hall is an impressive entrance point to Somerset House, formerly the entrance for the Navy Commissioner's Barges. The neutral, adaptable room seats 60 to 200 and has space for standing drinks receptions and product launches too. It gives a clean slate for your own styling and a backdrop that suits daytime sessions in Covent Garden as well as evening events.

Before the exhibitions

Guests can gather here before viewing an exhibition at Somerset House, or be welcomed before dinner in the Seamen's Hall or Embankment East, which suits dinners and receptions that continue elsewhere in the building.

Corporate days at Somerset House

Corporate teams can use the hall for business programmes in the daytime too, with room for up to 200 guests.

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