Our spaces

Our highly versatile venue offers unique auditoriums, conference, meeting, exhibition, dining and training facilities and has a beautiful panoramic view at the top for exclusive dining events and entertaining all year round. Find out more here.

Event Services

We offer a wide range of rooms for hire, catering for conferences, exhibitions and meetings of all sizes. With a wide variety of sizes and styles you’ll be able to find the room that specifically matches your event requirements. Make your event bespoke with a wide array of audiovisual and catering services.

About us

Spaces at The Spine is Liverpool's ultimate destination for events, offering dynamic and modern event spaces as well as next-generation technology. The venue is housed within the Royal College of Physicians' (RCP) northern home, The Spine. Find out more about our organisation and venue.

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Housed within The Spine, a magnificent building overlooking Liverpool City Centre, our venue sits in the heart of Paddington Village, Liverpool Knowledge Quarter. Find out how to get here prior to your visit.

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A tale of two event venues: Spaces at The Spine and RCP London Events

Spaces at The Spine and RCP London Events are the commercial venue brands of the prestigious Royal College of Physicians, offering exceptional event spaces in Liverpool and London.

Across the UK, organisations seeking high-quality conference and event venues are increasingly looking for spaces that combine outstanding facilities, seamless service and inspiring design. Together, Spaces at The Spine and RCP London Events deliver exactly that, bringing together expertise in event delivery with environments designed to support collaboration, innovation and connection.

While both venues share a commitment to excellence and sustainability, each offers a distinctly different experience shaped by its location and architectural identity. Which includes the contemporary, wellbeing-focused design of Spaces at The Spine in Liverpool to the iconic heritage setting of RCP London Events in the capital, both venues provide memorable backdrops for conferences, meetings, exhibitions and celebrations alike.

A key distinction between the two venues lies in their architecture and design. RCP London Events is housed within an award-winning Grade I listed building overlooking Regent’s Park, combining historic character with contemporary event facilities.

Meanwhile, Spaces at The Spine is located within The Spine building in Liverpool, designed in accordance with WELL Building Standards and recognised as one of the healthiest buildings in the UK. With a strong emphasis on sustainability and guest wellbeing, the venue has been created to support productivity, comfort and collaboration.

Features such as exceptional indoor air quality, abundant natural daylight and layouts that encourage physical wellbeing make Spaces at The Spine particularly well suited to modern conferencing requirements, including hybrid and collaborative event formats.

While London offers global connectivity and proximity to national institutions, the advantages of hosting events outside the capital are increasingly being recognised.

Located in the heart of Liverpool’s Knowledge Quarter, Spaces at The Spine benefits from the city’s growing reputation as a centre for research, education and innovation. Its position within this thriving district makes it especially relevant for organisations working across life sciences, healthcare and education.

Its regional location also provides practical benefits, including reduced congestion, shorter journey times for many delegates and greater accessibility for audiences travelling from across the UK.

Although both venues deliver consistently high standards, they naturally appeal to different event types and audiences.

RCP London Events is particularly suited to occasions where heritage, prestige and a central London location are important considerations. Its iconic architecture and historic setting provide a distinctive backdrop for conferences, formal events and high-profile gatherings.

At Spaces at The Spine, there is growing demand from organisations seeking a more contemporary event environment that prioritises flexibility, wellbeing and engagement. With adaptable spaces and a design rooted in wellbeing principles, the venue is ideally suited to conferences, workshops, brand activations and collaborative formats.

Rather than competing directly, RCP London Events and Spaces at The Spine offer complementary approaches to event hosting. One is grounded in historic significance and capital-city presence, while the other reflects a modern, sustainability-led vision within a regional innovation hub. Together, they demonstrate how venue choice is increasingly shaped by purpose, audience and experience.

If you are interested in hosting an event at Spaces at The Spine, contact the team on 0151 318 2200 or spaces@rcp.ac.uk and for RCP London Events, contact the team on 020 7034 4900 or events@rcp.ac.uk.

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The Spine is located in Paddington Village at the heart of the Knowledge Quarter in Liverpool’s City Centre.

Spaces at The Spine

Royal College of Physicians
The Spine, Liverpool, L7 3FA
Registered charity no. 210508

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