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Venue hire price list
Affordable and transparent pricing
Our pricing is simple and transparent with a standard rate and a not-for-profit rate.
Our prices also include AV, equipment such as tables and display boards, and their set-up.
Venue hire with a difference
The Forum is managed by The Forum Trust, a self-financing charitable trust.
When you hire a space at The Forum you help support our year-round programme of free community events, projects and partnerships.
The Atrium
| Standard hire rate | Not-for-profit rate* | |
| Zone 1 | £225+VAT per day | £157.50+VAT per day |
| Zone 2 | £250+VAT per day | £175+VAT per day |
| Zone 3 | £125+VAT per day | £87.50+VAT per day |
| Zone 4 | £100+VAT per day | £70+VAT per day |
| All Zones | £700+VAT per day | £490+VAT per day |
Charitable events
At our discretion, we may be able to offer small areas for charitable events. A minimum administration fee of £35+VAT may be charged for such charitable events which do not require staffing/resource.
Private Atrium events
Any private event which requires staffing in the main Atrium will be charged from £60+VAT per hour (price to be agreed).
The View
| Standard hire rate | £40+VAT per hour |
Special offer
Discounted parking at The Forum for you and your delegates when hiring The View.
The Auditorium and Lobby
| Standard hire rate | Not-for-profit rate* |
| £75+VAT per hour | £52.50+VAT per hour |
The Gallery
| Standard hire rate | Not-for-profit rate* |
| £75+VAT per hour | £52.50+VAT per hour |
Special offer
10% off when booked with The Auditorium
The Outside Spaces
| Standard hire rate | Concessionary rate* | |
| Amphitheatre | £225+VAT per day | £100+VAT per day |
| Upper Millennium Plain | £225+VAT per day | £100+VAT per day |
| Theatre Plain | £225+VAT per day | £100+VAT per day |
Not-for-profit multi-space deal
- 2 spaces: £150+VAT per day
- 3 spaces: £200+VAT per day
*Not-for-profit rates
We are able to apply a reduced hire rate to events or activities which meet and help deliver the Forum’s charitable objectives, on a discretionary basis.
We reserve the right to consider every event on an individual basis.
Venue hire prices and special offers may be changed at any time without further notice.