With Gatwick and Heathrow airports on Woking’s doorstep, London Waterloo only 25 minutes away by train, and easily accessible from the A3 and M25 motorway, Woking has long been a go-to destination for business leaders and event organisers looking for well-connected venues.
Woking has a good range of venues within the town centre and surrounding villages for corporate meetings, conferences, exhibitions, away days, and more, and is increaasingly popular within the film industry. Make Woking the location of choice for your next event.
Meetings, Conference & Event Venues
Christ Church Woking 
Christ Church is a Grade II listed multi-purpose event and conference venue situated in the heart of Woking. Flexible spaces can accommodate up to 250 people in a single space and can be adapted to fit all your event requirements. There are five venues to choose from, at very reasonable rates, plus a café for your catering requirements.
Christ Church is ideal if you have delegates travelling to Woking by train, as the venue is only a two-minute walk from the station.
Doubletree by Hilton 
The Hotel has 11 contemporary meeting and events spaces, with the Woking Suite accommodating up to 350 guests and a 170 hotel rooms.
DoubleTree caters for conferences, meetings, banquets, and product launches, to suit your needs.
Each space boasts A/V technology, air conditioning, and blackout capabilities.
This hotel is just a few minutes from Woking railway station, which is a 25-minute train journey into London Waterloo. There are also parking facilities available next to the hotel.
Just 25 minutes from Heathrow and 40 minutes from Gatwick Airport. Easy access to the M25, M3 and A3.
The Lightbox
The Lightbox is a gem of modern architecture and boasts of extraordinary rooms and spaces to hold your event. Reflecting its award-winning reputation, it’s the ideal place to entertain your guests.There are four spaces to choose from. A large room, small meeting room, ground floor and courtyard adjacent to the Basingstoke Canal.
The events management team can organise everything for you to ensure that your day goes smoothly. A range of ancillary equipment is available, plus full disabled access including hearing loops on every floor and free Wi-Fi in all event spaces.
Don't forget that all your guests will have free entry to all the exhibitions on show on the day of your event.
Gordon Ramsay Academy
This beautiful, fully-equipped filming kitchen, a one-minute walk from Woking Railway Station, is perfect for all your needs. Hire all, or part, of the Academy and create incredible content for your brand. The heart of the Academy, this flexible space is perfect for all your needs.
- Meeting Room with large screen and audio.
- Natural light for photography.
- Full blinds for filming lights.
- Live online streaming.
- Flexible seating and dining arrangements for up to 40 guests.
Gorse Hill
Gorse Hill is an elegant mansion house hotel in the beautiful Surrey countryside. The peaceful location, surrounded by expansive manicured gardens, is only a few minutes from the centre of Woking.
The Garden Suite at Gorse Hill provides the best dedicated meeting, conference and event space in Surrey.
The 10,000 sqft space offers state of the art facilities with completely customisable meeting rooms to choose from, all with natural light, combining a relaxing country atmosphere with modern amenities to help you reach your business goals.
Woking Leisure Centre
The Leisure Centre is a 15-minute walk from Woking Town Centre and station and has a variety of venues to hire.
It also has parking on site. A varied programme of sporting and non-sporting events including antiques and postcard fairs, dog and cat shows, indoor archery tournaments, football and gymnastics competitions.
The Woking Means Business Exhibition has been hosted here as recently as October 2022.
Eastwood Clubroom at the Eastwood Leisure Centre
Located at the brand new site Eastwood Leisure Centre, the Eastwood Clubroom provides a modern, light and versatile events space.
It's perfect for seminars, conferences and business meetings as well as community events, trade shows and much more.
Affordable rates are available to community and charity groups. Capacity up to 150.
RHS Garden Wisley
Wisley is the historic home of the RHS and undoubtedly one of the finest gardens in the world, and is here on Woking’s doorstep.
RHS Garden Wisley offers a variety of venues to host your event, from a unique and stunning Glasshouse to the versatile Hillside Events Centre.
The spectacular Glasshouse offers the perfect setting for a variety of events, including gala dinners, award ceremonies and company parties.
The garden room at Hilltop offers a versatile, blank canvas space, surrounded by three beautiful gardens.
For those events where the weather really is glorious, guests can also wander outside to enjoy the magnificent surroundings.
No matter if you are looking to host a conference, product launch, company party, awards ceremony RHS Wisley has a venue to suit.
Spaces
This newly state of the art building is opposite Woking Railway Station. Planning an off-site meeting, mind-mapping session or seminar? Spaces has the space you need.
No matter if you need a few square metres or a few hundred square metres, Spaces can provide you with a perfectly sized environment for you and your team.
Set it up the way that works for you and settle in, knowing you can access your secure space 24/7 – with full access to the Business Club during regular business hours. Contract terms are flexible and tailored to your specific needs.
St Andrew’s Church, Goldsworth Park
St Andrew's Church has a variety of rooms which can be hired for private functions and community activities, as well as business meetings. Located within Goldsworth Park centre, with a large free car park, it is also served by buses every 12 minutes during the day.
Rooms range from a large hall to the main Worship Area.
- Parties and receptions.
- Choral and instrumental music concerts, and drama rehearsals.
- Weekly rehearsals by a classical choir (100 voices).
- Training seminars, community and business meetings.
St. Columbas House
Offers modern, practical, affordable spaces to provide the best experience for your team. Comfortable rooms and peaceful setting allow delegates to clear their minds and focus, whilst still allowing for the convenience of a modern centre close to urban amenities. Browse meeting rooms for further information and enquire today.
Reliable staff are on hand throughout all stages of your booking and your stay, making your reservation as quick and simple as possible. Recent guests have included businesses, international development NGOs, local disability groups, wildlife charities, schools, the NHS, universities, training companies, mediation services, counsellors, youth groups and health charities.
Surrey History Centre
Surrey History Centre has rooms to hire for events, meetings, training, seminars and workshops. The air-conditioned rooms can be laid out in various styles.
It is walking distance from Woking town centre.
Overall Capacity: 200
Seating Capacity: 80
- Training and meetings.
- Societies and clubs, fitness classes and yoga.
- Educational pursuits, church events, choir practices.
- School and corporate events.
The Living Planet Centre (HQ of WWF–UK) 
Based in Woking town centre, next to the Basingstoke Canal, this beautiful, multi award-winning building is at the forefront of sustainable design and construction.
The Living Planet Centre has everything required to fit your event’s needs: from flexible seating and natural lighting to state-of-the-art AV facilities.
There are a range of rooms available to hire, including a spacious auditorium, bright boardroom and various sized meeting rooms. No matter what event you are planning, this hidden gem is sure to take your breath away.
The Nova Woking
The Nova Cinema has a range of exceptional spaces available to hire. Whether you are looking to host a business meeting, community event or an out-of-this-world party, there is something to suit everyone.
Seven state-of-the-art screens for you to choose from, suited to a whole host of occasions. From the smallest screen (Screen 4), perfect for cosy movie nights and passing popcorn between friends, to the largest (Screen 1), seating up to a whopping 261 people for a bespoke conference.
No matter the scale of your event, the team will help find the perfect screen for you. It is based in Woking town centre, at walking distance from Woking Railway Station.
Woking Football Club
The Facilities Team can cater for a wide variety of events at Woking Football Club, at the heart of the Surrey community, helping you create long-lasting memories.
Currently they have four separate spaces that are suitable for a range of activities and events, offering extensive in-house catering and hospitality options. A price-list for all venue hire and catering and hospitality options is available separately.
Woodhaven Space
Surrey's state-of-the-art Eco Smart Venue, ideal for your next event. The concept for the venue was created by the owner, and features both British and European building materials and furnishings, designed to suit allergy sufferers, complete with a heat recovery and ventilation system for your comfort.
Visit Woodhaven for the ultimate corporate day experience. Conference room, multi-use studio space, numerous break out areas and garden, all for your exclusive use.
Delicious cuisine, from sushi to sandwiches, hot and cold buffets, BBQ, breakfast, snacks and lunch, allergy provisions a speciality, all fresh and bespoke to your event.
Filming Venues
Filming Requests for Woking 
Woking Borough has been the chosen location for many TV shows, international films and music videos, with the famous War of the Worlds filmed on Horsell Common.
Filming Requests for Surrey 
Surrey is an attractive and popular film location. Surrey has played host to several major feature films and TV dramas including Beauty and the Beast, The Holiday, Wonder Woman, Gladiator, The Crown, Downton Abbey and Call the Midwife, to name but a few.
The Surrey Film Office works in conjunction with Surrey's district and borough councils and key organisations, with the aim of promoting Surrey as a first-class filming location.
River Wey Studios
The increase in demand for film studio rental has led to more studios being built around the UK, and production teams are making use of the wider selection of filming options.
These studios are less than four miles from Woking and looking to tackle the growing demand for buildings of all kinds to operate as sustainably as possible. Studios around the world are looking to help achieve net zero by 2050.
Further venues:
Community Halls for Hire Woking Halls for hire | Woking Borough Council
Venues to Hire in Surrey Meeting Rooms & Conference Venues in Surrey - Visit Surrey
