Venue & Travel

Whether you live locally or will be visiting the conference from outside the city. Here are some handy pointers to help you when finding the venue, booking hotels or planning your journey.

Venue

ExCel Centre

Excel is just a quick two-stop journey to Custom House on the Docklands Light Railway. The venue boasts seating for 1000 attendees in the main auditorium with 2 further auditoriums each seating 350 attendees, as well as a large expo area.

Excel CentreExcel Centre
One Western Gateway
Royal Victoria Dock
London E16 1XL United Kingdom View map
+44 (0) 20 7069 5000

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Workshop Venue

WORKSHOPS - ExCeL London

Workshops are also going to be taking place at ExCeL for your convenience. There are dedicated meeting rooms for the workshops with the most up-to-date A/V and balconies that overlook the Royal Victoria Docks.

ExCeL London

Local Hotels

Crowne Plaza Hotel

Price: From £131.00 per double room per night (single occupancy), on a room only basis.

www.crowneplazadocklands.co.uk

Crowne Plaza Docklands Hotel

Ramada Docklands Hotel

Price: From £119 per double room per night (single occupancy), on a room only basis.

www.ramadadocklands.co.uk

Ramada Docklands Hotel

Ibis Hotel

Price: From £115 per double room per night (single occupancy), includes breakfast.

www.ibishotel.com

Ibis Hotel

Premier Travel Inn

Price: From £79 per double room per night (single occupancy), on a room only basis.

www.premiertravelinn.co.uk

Premier Travel Inn Hotel

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Catering

The venue boasts over 30 restaurants, bars, cafés and pubs, meaning that you are never too far away from a freshly-prepared sandwich, a gourmet coffee, a wholesome helping of pasta or pizza or a relaxing glass of chilled Chardonnay. Resfreshments and lunch will be supplied at the post-conference workshop day.

Travelling by Rail

The Jubilee Tube Line is recommended as the quickest route to ExCeL London. At Canning Town change to the DLR (upstairs on platform 3) for the quick two-stop journey to Custom House for ExCeL Station (not King George V). From Waterloo train station,take the tube to Canning Town which takes 19 minutes.

Travelling by Car

When driving to ExCeL London follow signs for Royal Docks, City Airport and ExCeL There is easy access to the M25, M11, A406 and A13. If you're travelling by car you can contact the AA for information on planning your journey and 24-hour live traffic reports. Contact the AA Roadwatch on +44 (0) 9003 401 100. ExCeL London offers onsite car parking for over 4,000 cars.

All onsite parking is pay and display, with the exception of the multi-storey car park, which is located at the west end of the site. Parking in the multi-storey car park can be paid for at one of the many pay points in the Boulevard (which accept both cash and card) or in the car park itself (by card only).