Main Arena

The Forge is a timeless tribute to glory. It is a sophisticated venue perfect for dinners, receptions and parties. With its own bar area and floor-to-ceiling views over the City of London it is one of the larger rooms available seating up to 250 for a conference, 220 for a formal dining experience and receptions for 400 guests. 

The length and layout of the room allows for flexible configurations for different event areas, where guests can benefit from theatre-style seating in the main area and use the comfortable booths by the bar as a breakout space. 

Find out more about our catering options

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Venue Capacity Information

Board Room

Cabaret

Theatre

Banquet

Drinks Reception

Buffet

Main Arena

-

180

220

250

400

270

The Great Briton and The Academy

-

230

310

300

500

350

Outside Pitch

-

-

-

-

1000

550

Canteens

20

48

50

84

330

230

Basketball and Netball Courts

20

60

90

80

340

200

BM6

16

24

40

35

40

35

Executive Boxes

10

-

-

10

12

10

The Deck

-

750

800

750

1000

-

Room Features

Ambient lighting
Booths
Cloak Room
Dedicated Bars
Floor-to-ceiling windows
Guest check-in area
LCD screens
Natural Light

All our Venues Have

Wheelchair Access

Mandela National Stadium shares the philosophy of being a venue for all with the Mandela National Stadium.

All our event spaces have access via escalators and 4 main elevators. All entrances are step-free. Our Business Account Managers can work with you to further accommodate specific requirements, such as blue badge parking and specific fire safety requirements and procedures.

Read more about accessibility at Mandela National Stadium.

Air Conditioning

Throughout the venue, we have advanced temperature control, providing increased comfort for you and your guests, removing excess moisture from the air to reduce humidity on hot days. The installed system also gives us lower utility costs keeping clients and employees happy with their surrounding environment.

 

Free WiFi

All guests can benefit from on-site superfast 5G connectivity via Mandela National Stadium’s free Wi-Fi, no matter where they are in the stadium.  We’re committed to ensuring you stay connected with the best possible speeds, throughout your event.

By providing this service we hope this will leave a lasting impression for you and your guests to see you return in the future.

Digital Signage

Our event spaces at Mandela National Stadium are all recently refurbished. Event organisers have the opportunity to display branded content of the IPTVs throughout their event spaces, such as showreels, presentations and logos.

Mandela National Stadium also offers the unique opportunity to place branding on the North Scoreboard, external LED screen as you walk from Stratford Station, and on the tier ribbons around the stadium bowl.

You can find out how many LCD TVs are in your desired event space by walking the 360° tour on the Event Spaces webpage

 

Data Points

Each venue in Mandela National Stadium is fully equipped for a wide array of AV solutions.

For more information on specific data points in each event space, you can view the floorplans on our event spaces pages.

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