ARU Venue Hire Chelmsford

Just 10 minutes from Chelmsford city centre, ARU Chelmsford has modern lecture rooms and classrooms to hire for business meetings, conferences, product launches, and training and team building days for up to 400 delegates. If you’re looking for an academic backdrop to media projects this is a venue that also comes into its own for photoshoots and filming.

There are 5 larger events spaces on the green campus at ARU Chelmsford, and several classrooms seating 18-60 people. Largest are SAL001 and 004, 2 tiered lecture theatres for 400 or 200; MAB221 and QUEIOI have tiered seating for 160 and 140 respectively, MED002 is a Harvard- style lecture theatre that seats 100 and there’s a Corporate Suite that has capacity for 80 people theatre style, 72 in cabaret layout or 50 boardroom. All of have a foyer area that can be utilised for registrations, breakouts and refreshments.

All rooms come with a projector, screen, PC, speakers for PC audio, and cables for connecting laptops; the theatres and some of the larger classrooms also have PA systems and fixed microphones. Wi-Fi is complimentary, competitively priced delegate packages are available, and catering for all events comes via a talented in-house team. Dedicated conference staff are on hand to ensure all runs to a T.

With limited parking on site, ARU Chelmsford is a 15-minute drive from the M25 and 10 minutes from Chelmsford train station. Central London and airports are within easy reach.

Venue	ARU Venue Hire Chelmsford
Capacity	400 guests
Address	Anglia Ruskin University, Bishop Hall Lane Chelmsford Essex CM1 1SQ

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Packages (1)

Day Delegate Rate

Guests: 400 max (minimum numbers apply)
Price from: £33.59 per person + vat
Description & Details

Main meeting room hire
Projector, screen and PC
Flipchart (on request)
Wi-Fi access for all delegates
Arrival tea, coffee, water, mini pastries
Mid-morning tea, coffee, biscuits
Working Buffet
Afternoon tea, coffee, water
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Please note that advertised packages are guideline prices and subject to availability and number of guests attending.

Function Rooms & Event Spaces (7)

SAL 001

Max Capacity: 400

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Located in our Michael Salmon Building, this impressive 400 seat lecture theatre is the perfect solution for conferences, large presentations and awards ceremonies. The room comes with projector, screen, speakers, mics and WIFI.

Capacity
- Theatre: 400
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SAL 004

Max Capacity: 200

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Located in our Michael Salmon Building, this impressive 200 seat lecture theatre is the perfect solution for conferences or large presentations. The room comes with projector, screen, speakers, mics and WIFI.

Capacity
- Theatre: 200
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MAB 221

Max Capacity: 160

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Affectionately called the Purple Palace by staff at ARU, this modern tiered lecture theatre in our Lord Ashcroft Building is the ideal space for conferences. Holds up to 160 people with the adjacent Mezzanine the perfect area for catering. The room comes with projector, screen, speakers, mics and complimentary WIFI.

Capacity
- Theatre: 160
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Que 101

Max Capacity: 140

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This spacious 140-seat tiered lecture theatre is located on the 1st floor of the Lord Ashcroft Building, and is ideal for conferences, meetings or training. The adjacent Mezzanine level is the perfect area for catering and exhibitor stands.

Capacity
- Theatre: 140
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Corporate Suite

Max Capacity: 72

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Taking up the 4th floor of our Lord Ashcroft Building, the modern and bright self-contained Corporate Suite has floor to ceiling windows with views across the River Chelmer and over Chelmsford itself.. The room comes with projector, screen, speakers and WIFI.

Capacity
- Cabaret: 72
- Boardroom: 28
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Large Classrooms

Max Capacity: 60

Full Details
We have a range of classrooms available to hire on our Chelmsford campus. All classrooms benefit from natural daylight, and come with a projector and screen. Our small classrooms vary in size and can hold between 41 and 60 in classroom style.

Capacity
- Cabaret: 48
- Classroom: 60
- U-Shape: 34
- Boardroom: 36
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Small Classroom

Max Capacity: 30

Full Details
Whether it's a training session for 15 people, a staff meeting for 50, or a conference for 400, we have a range of great value facilities to choose from.
Our experienced in-house catering team can provide breakfast, refreshments and tasty lunches to keep your delegates happy and engaged.
All of our rooms have built-in AV equipment, so if presentations are key to your event we've got you covered. Just turn up, plug in, and you're ready to go.

Capacity
- Cabaret: 24
- Classroom: 30
- U-Shape: 20
- Boardroom: 24
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