Hire the Civic Centre

Large, well-lit room with plenty of chairs arranged to face big screens

Right in the heart of Chelmsford city centre is the Civic Centre, home to Chelmsford City Council. Here you will find a suite of corporate meeting rooms that are available for hire, each with their refurbished art deco features carefully maintained to a high standard.

With a mix of meeting rooms, a separate reception area, as well as the impressive Council Chamber, the Civic Centres provides a flexible range of city centre room options.

We can accommodate from 10 to 200 people, making us the ideal choice for your business meeting, conference or event.

Centrally located, the Civic Centre has great transport links. It sits next to the Chelmsford railway station and bus station, and has several long and short stay car parks nearby.

All rooms are located on the first floor and are accessible via a lift and ramp.

Large, well-lit space filled with tables and chairs laid out in workshop style

The Council Chamber is a purpose-built meeting and conference space that can hold up to 200 people.

It’s big enough to accommodate 36 people seated boardroom-style downstairs, with an additional tiered auditorium for over 120 people. Containing high specification AV equipment, it is both a unique and modern prestigious venue.

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Seating layouts and capacities

Theatre: 200 (124 in tiered seats, 76 on floor)
Boardroom: 36
Cabaret: 60
Classroom: 60

Meeting room set up with break-out tables

The Marconi Room is a bright and flexible space that can hold up to 60 people. It's equipped with high specification AV equipment, perfect for in-person and hybrid meetings.

The room was named after Guglielmo Marconi, who set up the world’s first radio factory in Hall Street, Chelmsford in December 1898. His company has had a huge impact on Chelmsford as an industrial employer and has connected the city to some of technology's greatest achievements.

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Seating layouts and capacities

Theatre: 60
Boardroom: 32
Cabaret: 50
Classroom: 36

Meeting room set out in board room style

The Crompton Room is a versatile space that can accommodate up to 60 people. It is perfect for meetings and presentations.

It's named in honour of Colonel Rookes Evelyn Bell Crompton, a leading authority in electrical engineering and true Chelmsford pioneer. Crompton illuminated the town centre with electric street lights in 1888 to celebrate the incorporation of the Borough of Chelmsford.

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Seating layouts and capacities

Maximum: 60
Theatre: 40
Boardroom: 20
Cabaret: 20
Classroom: 24

Christy Room

Small meeting room set up with one central meeting table and chairs, with large screen

Boardroom: 8

Room is named after local industrialist Fell Christy.

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CSC Room A

Boardroom: 8

Address

Civic Centre
Duke Street
Chelmsford
Essex
CM1 1JE

You can view a location map for the Civic Centre.

By car

The nearest car parks are:

The nearest Park and Ride stop is on Victoria Road.

By bus

The Civic Centre is next to Chelmsford Bus Station in Duke Street. You can look at First Bus Essex for futher information.

By train

The nearest train station to the Civic Centre is Chelmsford Station. You can look at National Rail to check which trains stop at Chelmsford Station.

The station is less than a five minute walk from the Civic Centre.

By bike

There are bike racks:

by the main entrance to the Civic Centre on Duke Street
in Marconi Plaza

"Very easy and helpful booking process, we had a lot of changes from initial booking but the team was very accommodating and helpful with all our requests."

- 2025 Hirer

"I would like to commend Denny, who manages our arrangements at the venue for her efforts over and above to ensure our events are as successful as they can be."

- 2025 Hirer