Dinner Details
Preceding Make UK’s National Manufacturing Conference, the Manufacturing Dinner will be held on the top floor of the QEII Centre on Monday 2 March 2026.
Please note tickets for the Manufacturing Dinner must be purchased separately.
Date: Monday 2 March 2026
Timings: 19:00 – 23:30
Venue: QEII Centre
Speakers: to be announced
Dress code: business attire
Getting there
By tube
You can plan your tube journey and buy travel cards online using the Transport for London website.
Westminster Station (0.1 miles)
Lines: Circle, District, Jubilee
Approximate journey time: 6 minutes walk Exit the station via Exit 6 through the underground tunnel towards Parliament Square. You will come to street level on Whitehall. Turn left into Parliament Square, cross the road ahead of you then turn right into Broad Sanctuary. The QEII Centre is on your right, directly opposite Westminster Abbey. (This is a step-free station.)
St James Park Station (0.1 miles)
Lines: Circle, District
Approximate journey time: 4 minutes walk
Take the Broadway exit from the tube station and walk straight down Tothill Street. At the end of this street turn left and you will see the QEII Centre directly in front of you. (This is not a step-free station.)
Victoria Station (0.7 miles)
Lines: Circle, District, Victoria
Approximate journey time: 14 minutes walk
Exit from the front of the station, turn right and walk down Victoria Street. At the end of Victoria Street is Broad Sanctuary. The QEII Centre is on the left, opposite Westminster Abbey. (This is not a step-free station.)
By train
There are three mainline rail stations within a mile of the QEII Centre. These are Charing Cross, Victoria and Waterloo.
To plan your travel from the other mainline terminals in central London (St Pancras International, King’s Cross, Paddington, Liverpool Street, London Bridge), please use the Transport for London journey planner.
Walking from Charing Cross (0.7 miles)
Approximate journey time: 12 minutes walk
Exit the front of Charing Cross Station and turn left towards Trafalgar Square. Turn left down Whitehall and continue until Parliament Square. Follow Parliament Square around to the right and turn right onto Broad Sanctuary. The QEII Centre is on your right directly opposite Westminster Abbey.
Walking from Victoria (0.7 miles)
Approximate journey time: 14 minutes walk
Exit the front of Victoria Station, walk across the bus stand area and turn right onto Victoria Street. Continue along Victoria Street until you reach Westminster Abbey. The QEII Centre is on your left, directly opposite the Abbey.
Walking from Waterloo (1 mile)
Approximate journey time: 18 minutes walk
Exit the station onto York Road. Turn left and walk to the roundabout with County Hall Hotel on your right. Cross York Road and take Westminster Bridge Road on your right. Cross the bridge to Parliament Square and follow Parliament Square around to the right. Turn right onto Broad Sanctuary. The QEII Centre is on your right directly opposite Westminster Abbey.
St Pancras International – Eurostar
You can reach St Pancras International Station easily by public transport from Victoria Station. For more information on travelling on the Eurostar, contact National Rail Enquiries on 0845 7484950.
By air
It will take you 45 minutes to an hour to reach the QEII Centre on public transport from any of London’s airports.
Travelling from Heathrow Airport
Approximate journey time: 47 minutes
Take the tube to Green Park on the Piccadilly Line. Change to the Jubilee Line and stop at Westminster. Alternatively take the Heathrow Express to Paddington, and then take the Circle Line tube to Westminster.
Travelling from Gatwick Airport
Approximate journey time: 44 minutes
Take the Gatwick Express to Victoria Railway Station. The QEII Centre is a 15-minute walk from Victoria via Victoria Street.
Travelling from Stansted Airport
Approximate journey time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Take the Stansted Express to Liverpool Street and then take the Circle Line tube to Westminster tube station.
Travelling from London City Airport
Approximate journey time: 26 minutes
Take the Jubilee Line from the airport to Westminster tube station.
Travelling from Luton Airport
Approximate journey time: 47 minutes
Take one of the special connecting buses from the airport to Luton rail station. Take one of the frequent trains to Kings Cross, and from here take the Circle Line tube to Westminster.