ExCeL London: Exhibition Centre London

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ExCeL London (Exhibition Centre London) : Venue Name
Category: Venue
Location: ExCeL London – Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway, London E16 1XL, United Kingdom
Phone: +44 20 7069 5000
Email: info[at]excel.london
www: excel.london
Timings: 08:00 AM – 17:00 PM

ExCeL London: About

ExCeL London is a £500m international venue offering an incredible 100,000 m² of flexible event space, including London’s International Convention Centre (ICC London ExCeL).

ICC London ExCeL includes the UK’s largest auditorium (up to 5,000), London’s largest banqueting hall (3,000 guests) and a stunning multi-function conference suite with fabulous reception and registration areas (2,500 delegates).

The ICC is seamlessly integrated with ExCeL London‘s existing meeting and exhibition space, including fully appointed meeting rooms, a self-contained conference facility and expansive event halls, ideal for large-scale events.

Exhibition Centre London has seven on-site hotels, ranging from luxury to budget, offering 1,400 rooms between them. In addition, there are more than 10,000 hotel rooms within 20 minutes of Exhibition Centre London.

The venue boasts excellent transport links for both national and international visitors with three onsite DLR (Docklands Light Railway) stations, easy access to London Underground, onsite parking for 3,700 cars and London City Airport just five-minutes away.

The venue is positioned in the heart of London’s “events district”, with great hotels, shops, bars and restaurants all ideally located within close proximity of Canary Wharf, The O2 and the Olympic Park.

History:

The building of London’s Royal Docks introduced a new world of commerce to the capital.

The docks drew produce and people from all over the world; they survived the bombings of World War II but the final challenge was the creation of containerised cargo.

This far more efficient method of moving goods required much larger ships that could not navigate down as far as the Royal Docks. Gradually the Royal Docks business fell into decline. Despite the difficulties, they survived longer than any other upstream docks finally closing to commercial traffic in 1981.

Exhibition Centre London opened in November 2000, in an area of huge regeneration in London’s historic Royal Docks. Today, Exhibition Centre London has been at the forefront of the regeneration. Every year the venue hosts over 400 events, welcoming 40,000 exhibiting companies and over 4 million people, from across the globe. Events hosted at ExCeL are responsible for delivering £4.5bn in economic impact to London, supporting 37,600 jobs and driving 25% of London’s inbound business tourists.

See the story of how Royal Victoria Dock has emerged to become a hive of industry and activity once again.