Our Professional Development Centre (PDC) is a dedicated meeting, training and conference venue in the heart of East London based between Bethnal Green and Shoreditch High Street stations.
Our rooms are full of natural light, they are flexible and can be set up in a range of styles to meet your event needs. Our largest room is perfect for conferences and presentations and seats up to 150 people.
Our rooms are perfect for a variety of events. Including:
- one-to-one sessions,
- meetings,
- training courses,
- seminars and
- conferences.
Each of our rooms has a computer linked to a projector and a built-in audio sound system. A flipchart stand, pad and pens are available in all rooms. Rooms have their own temperature control panel offering both heating and air-conditioning.
Room hire rates
Our rooms can be hired by the hour or day.
Room |
Daily rate |
Standard hourly rate |
Evening and weekend hourly Rate |
Floor |
Room dimensions (in metres) |
Room square metres m² |
Max capacity based on theatre layout |
G04 Main Hall |
£580.00 |
£90.00 |
£135.00 |
Ground |
17.2 x 10.5 |
180 |
150 |
G06 |
n/a |
£30.00 |
£45.00 |
Ground |
3.5 x 3.25 |
11 |
5 |
101 |
£375.00 |
£60.00 |
£90.00 |
First |
11.4 x 6.5 |
74 |
50 |
103 |
£300.00 |
£45.00 |
£67.50 |
First |
9.6 x 5.9 |
56.5 |
36 |
105 |
£350.00 |
£52.50 |
£78.00 |
First |
13.5 x 5 |
67.5 |
42 |
106 |
£280.00 |
£40.00 |
£60.00 |
First |
8.25 x 4.98 |
41 |
30 |
107 |
£350.00 |
£52.50 |
£78.00 |
First |
9.6 x 6.1 |
58.5 |
36 |
For other layout capacities, please see individual room pages.
Daily rate |
Standard hourly rate |
Evening and weekend hourly Rate |
Full day between 8.30am and 5pm Monday to Friday. |
Standard hourly rate per hour between 8.30am and 5pm Monday to Friday. |
After 5pm Monday to Friday and at weekends. |
You can find more details for each room on the individual room pages, details include setup styles, delegate capacities, room hire rates, and room size and dimensions.
How to book
To enquire about booking a room, you can call us on 020 7364 6350 or email us at pdcreception@towerhamlets.gov.uk
Refreshments
You can add tea, coffee and biscuits to you room bookings for an additional charge per item. The booking team can discuss this with you when booking a room.
Venue hire policy
The Tower Hamlets Venue Hire policy seeks to provide clear guidance on authorised hire and use of venues owned by the council.
VAT
If a hire includes refreshments, VAT (rate of 20 percent) will be added to the overall charge for the booking.