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The Hippodrome

Cirque at The London Hippodrome Leicester Square London, WC2H 7JH

Unusual
·1855 attendees
·1 meeting room

A high profile entertainment venue with a wealth of technical facilities, providing you with a flexible auditorium for every corporate requirement. Entertain your guests, colleagues or clients, or celebrate the launch of your film, show or company’s anniversary at this legendary venue. Theme the venue .... Rat Pack, Circus, 70’s. Brand the venue to your own corporate colours, logo or theme. Whatever the occasion you will find that Cirque at The Hippodrome fits the bill.

The Honourable Society of Lincolns Inn

Treasury Office Lincoln's Inn Fields London, WC2A 3TL

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·158 attendees
·11 meeting rooms

Ashworth Centre The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn is the largest of the Inns of Courts dating back to 1490 and sits within an 11 acres estate of beautifully maintained private gardens in the heart of central London. The Ashworth Centre is the newest event space to be added to the Inn’s venue portfolio and is named after Mercy Ashworth who was one of the first women to be called to the bar at Lincoln’s Inn in 1923. Opened in 2018 by Queen Elizabeth II, the Ashworth Centre provides a stylish purpose-built double height Lecture Theatre with tiered retractable seating for 158 delegates, along with a suite of ten meeting rooms split between two floors, expertly designed to allow natural daylight to flood each room through generous skylights. The glass ceiling in the adjoining communal foyer provides impressive views of the Great Hall turrets above. Available from November 2019.

Cambridge Theatre

Earlham Street, London, WC2H 9HU

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·60 attendees
·3 meeting rooms

REALLY USEFUL THEATRES is one of the largest theatre groups in London after being formed from RUG THEATRES and the old STOLL MOSS group. The Cinderella of our musical theatres is the Cambridge, which has seen in the last decade Return to the Forbidden Planet, Fame, Grease, The Beautiful Game, Jerry Springer - The Opera and now Chicago. Ideal for: Conferences, AGM’s Product Launches Seminars Meetings Training Courses

Millbank Media Centre

21-24 Millbank Tower London, SW1P 4QP

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·1 meeting room

Our ground floor media centre is a self contained event venue with flexible space options making it ideal for events like product launches, business conferences, film premieres and private events.The Millbank Media Centre’s luxury private auditorium has a generous 270 seat capacity. With Italian leather seats, HD projection, surround sound and a team dedicated to screening events, it is Westminster’s only cinema screen.

Skyloft

21-24 Millbank Tower London, SW1P 4QP

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·200 attendees
·4 meeting rooms

Skyloft was created to celebrate the London Olympics with a reclaimed wooden floor from a school gymnasium and exposed brickwork from a Manchester factory. The style of this unique venue provides a truly inspiring warehouse space in the sky.

The Ivy

1-5 West Street London, WC2H 9NQ

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·120 attendees
·1 meeting room

A baby grand, fresh flowers, candles and placecards for your use come as standard. AV equipment and musicians can be arranged and our event production company, Urban Caprice, can re-design and style the room for any event, supplying props, staging, lighting and much more. We create seasonal menus especially for the Private Room, but let us know if you have any other favourite dishes and we'd love to try and include them.

Number One Leicester Square

1 Leicester Square, London, WC2H 7NA

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·350 attendees
·4 meeting rooms

The launch of Number One Leicester Square on the former site of The Penthouse has added another exciting venue option to the West End. It now offers three contemporarily decorated floors connected by a stylish, glass-encased elevator, which all command spectacular views towards Westminster. The seventh-floor restaurant, now called Loft Kitchen & Bar, features an attractive, New York-style look. Available to hire from Monday to Wednesday, the venue offers the option of taking floors separately or in combination with each other to host exclusive corporate & private events, including launch parties & showcases.

Imperial China

White Bear Yard, 25a Lisle Street, WC2H 7BA

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·140 attendees
·9 meeting rooms

The newly decorated Imperial China restaurant is centrally located in London’s Chinatown & features a courtyard, main dining area & eight private rooms fitted with karaoke systems. The chefs are from Hong Kong & serve many award-winning dishes, which are mainly Cantonese in style. Customers include visiting presidential delegations from China & large city firms entertaining clients & colleagues. Visit one evening & sample Imperial China’s cuisine & karaoke for yourself – we are sure you will have a memorable evening.

DSTRKT London

9 Rupert Street London, W1D 6DG

Restaurant
·Unusual
·2 meeting rooms

DSTRKT London opened its doors in 2011 as an exclusive restaurant and club in the heart of London. Piccadilly, Soho central location provide a flawless backdrop for the ambient venue, which has grown into one of the city’s most charming spots over the past years. The venue continues to attract an elite crowd from across the globe and its reputation has rapidly matured. Today DSTRKT is widely regarded as one of London’s most exclusive entertainment venues.

The In and Out Naval and Military Club

No 4 St James's Square, London, SW1Y 4JU

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·200 attendees
·48 bedrooms
·6 meeting rooms

The In & Out (Naval and Military Club) is a dichotomy. It offers its Members and their guests a place of calm and sanctuary but is renowned for its vibrant socialising and entertainment. An historic, elegant building in the heart of St James’s, the Clubhouse also has two faces ... the front entrance being formal and in keeping with the acknowledged traditions of Clubland, where a strict dress code is adhered to, and the Babmaes Street entrance, just off Jermyn Street, that allows direct access to the relaxed business centre, gym, swimming pool and brasserie. In addition to the superb dining, banqueting and bar facilities that are complemented by lavish State rooms and a blissful courtyard, the Club has fifty-two en-suite bedrooms available at very competitive rates. The In & Out extends you and your guests a warm welcome, a varied programme of interesting events and activities, a unique location to hold private functions and a place to feel at home and relaxed in the heart of London.

Palace Theatre

Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 5AY

Unusual
·100 attendees
·2 meeting rooms

REALLY USEFUL THEATRES is one of the largest theatre groups in London after being formed from RUG THEATRES and the old STOLL MOSS group. Our musical theatres include the Palace, which opened in 1891 as the Royal English Opera House. The Palace is ideal for conferences, AGM’s, product launches, seminars, meetings and training courses.

Funland London

Trocadero Centre, Piccadilly Circus, London, United Kingdom, W1D 7DH

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·100 attendees
·1 meeting room

Set in the heart of London's West End, Funland in the Trocadero is dedicated to the serious art of fun! Funland has a brilliant state of the art ultra violet ten pin bowling centre, American pool lounge and over 250 of the latest high tech video games, not forgetting our newly extended dodgem track. On top of this there is a large Sports Bar with the latest flat screen TVs that can show all the latest sporting events. Funland is a great place to hold a party or have a corporate event from a small team building exercise or office party to the exclusive hire of the bowling centre and/or Sports Bar and Pool Lounge, they are there to create the perfect event for you from groups as small as 6 and up to 250. They are the ideal venue for Christmas Parties and Kid's Birthday Parties and special packages for both are available and their dedicated team will look after every detail to make sure your event runs as smoothly as possible. Funland is open every day of the year (except Christmas Day) from 10 am to midnight Sunday to Thursday and till 1 am on Friday and Saturday. Entry is free and the games work on a pay as you play basis. For more information or if you would like to visit Funland to discuss your requirements, please call Judy on 020 7395 1704 or email [email protected] or visit www.funland.co.uk.

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Orchid

13 Coventry Street, London, W1D 7DH

Unusual
·750 attendees
·2 meeting rooms

cc club is a prestigious & versatile location, just off Piccadilly Circus. With an exclusive VIP guest list & members’ club on Friday & Saturday evenings, cc club is available for corporate events & parties at all other times. This purpose-built, flexible space is an elegant blend of oak, glass & leather, with a large dance area, four bars (including the stylish Dom Pérignon Bar) & separate VIP lounges. The two function rooms – each with their own state-of-the-art sound systems – can be joined to create one large space for up to 1,000 guests. Catering, venue dressing, live entertainment & DJs can be arranged.

The Century Club

61-63 Shaftesbury Ave London, W1D 6LQ, W1D 6LG

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·250 attendees
·10 meeting rooms

Open since 2001, Century is one of Soho’s best kept secrets. Access the club via a discreet doorway and a flight of stairs leading to reception where members and guests meet. Members tend to be creatives; film, theatre, media and music. Century’s suitable for brisk breakfasts, lazy lunches or consuming cocktails until the early hours. Century overlooks St Anne’s Church, and is presented over four floors. The central staircase houses 100 individual steps- hence the name. It boasts two permanent bars, a multimedia events room available for private hire and a relaxed restaurant. Combining traditional and contemporary style, the club boasts high ceilings and huge windows, creating light filled rooms. Large tables, cosy fireplaces and clusters of comfortable seating create spaces suited to business meetings, casual catch ups, lunches or a get together with friends. Members use the club throughout the day, as suits their needs.

I N C Space

9-13 Grape Street London, WC2H 8ED

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This State-of-the-Art location in Central London offers the ultimate in modern style and hi-tech facilities. Housed within a distinguished five storey building, I.N.C Space is discretely located in the heart of Covent Garden. With white walls and wooden floors throughout, these versatile interconnecting event spaces are flooded with natural light and finished to the highest standards.

Incognico

117 Shaftesbury Avenue Cambridge Circus London, W1D 4QB

Unusual

Situated in the heart of theatre land this outstanding Brasserie is the ideal dining venue before or after your show. Designed by David Collins, the restaurant has the atmosphere and look of a classical French brasserie. The private room can accomodate up to 20 people for an intimate & exclusive lunch or dinner party. The room is equiped with a plasma screen, DVD/CD player and full wireless internet connection.

Icetank

5-7 Grape Street Covent Garden London, WC2H 8DW

Unusual
·2 meeting rooms

Welcome to Icetank, a unique blank canvas event space in the heart of Covent Garden. The light and airy, open plan space boasts a great location, just off Shaftesbury Avenue on a quiet street in Covent Garden WC2. Perfect for press launches, conferences, private dining, receptions, parties, film screenings, photography and filming, Icetank is the ultimate in flexible, customisable event spaces. Put your stamp on the space with any branding or theming, or keep it simple with our contemporary design.

The Steel Yard

13-16 Allhallows Lane London, EC4R 3UE

Unusual
·900 attendees
·6 meeting rooms

The Steelyard is a new venue set in the heart of the City of London. The venue is set across 3 railway arches beneath Cannon Street Bridge. Its club space is 900 capacity in one cavernous main room, with an adjoining bar arch, and split level mezzanine area. It is fully licensed until 6am on the weekends and 2am during the week. The space houses a listed steel crane and track (where trains would be hauled into the space to be maintained) which gives it an industrial feel along with the beautiful exposed brick. The event space is uniquely multi-purpose, fitting the bill for all kinds of events. The venue also features a separate Bar & Restaurant space which is open Monday-Friday 12:00-23:00

Bertorelli Restaurant

11-13 Frith Street Soho London, W1D 4RB

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Bertorelli Restaurants are a perfect place for lovers of Italian food. In the heart of London, flexibility is the key and nowhere can beat the heart of Soho. The private room at Bertorelli can accommodate up to 80 guests for dinner, but this venue is also a great party venue with a cocktail bar, which can hold receptions up to 120 guests. On occasions, clients will use the main bar with views overlooking Frith Street for arrival drinks and canapés followed by dinner in the private room, the main bar will then be transformed into a dancing/bar area and where guests can hire the whole floor for exclusive use.

Café Royal

68 Regent Street, Piccadilly Circus, W1B 5EL

Unusual
·540 attendees
·23 bedrooms
·18 meeting rooms

Located next to Piccadilly Circus in the heart of London's West End, Café Royal is a unique and dedicated meetings and events venue. Spread over eight floors, our 21 elegant event suites range from the highly distinctive to the truly spectacular. Established in 1865 by a Parisian wine merchant, Café Royal quickly earned a reputation for its exquisite French cuisine and soon provided London with the finest food and drink that France and the world had to offer. Fully restored to its former Victorian grandeur over recent years, Café Royal now lends incomparable sophistication to intimate dining experiences, award banquets, gala dinners, wedding receptions, conferences, exhibitions, and corporate functions, with the capacity to accommodate 15 to 540 delegates and guests. With 21 different rooms and suites spread over eight floors and accommodating up to 3,000 people, Café Royal is sure to have a room for all of your conference and banqueting needs. Flickering candlelight and dusty vintage bottles create the perfect ambience for a very special dinner event in our world-renowned Wine Cellars. There is room for a party of up to 40 guests, including a cosy reception area

LG Lecture room London

203-206 Piccadilly,London, W1J 9LE

Unusual
·120 attendees
·5 meeting rooms

Europe’s largest bookstore, Waterstone’s in Piccadilly, has some excellent events spaces available for hire. Its 5th View Bar, for instance, is great for private drinks receptions & dinners. It offers an airy & relaxing environment in which to enjoy rooftop views towards Big Ben, combined with premium cocktails, world beers & high-quality dining. The newly launched LG Lecture Room, meanwhile, is a handsome, streamlined space ideal for foodie & lifestyle events, canapé receptions & conferences. On the sixth floor, the versatile Simpson Room can hold meetings for up to 80 people, while the Reading Room, with its soft furnishings, is great for cocktail parties & book launches. The ideal location in the heart of London, Waterstone's, Piccadilly, the largest book store in Europe now has a cookery school, demonstration kitchen and lecture room on the lower ground floor. Here, you will find your favourite celebrity chef cooking some of their best recipes from their latest cookbook, or speciality cooks demonstrating different world cuisine including Thai, Regional British food, French and Japanese. We will be bringing you the latest specialists in different food styles such as raw food, slow cooking, GI diet and many more. We will also be holding wine tasting, food matching training courses and teaching you how to cook and put together the perfect dinner party. Uniquely for a cookery class you will not only see the finished product but you'll be served you the dish as you have just seem it cooked or prepared. We advise you pace yourself when we have some of the best mixologists showing you how to make the coolest cocktails. The space may also be hired privately for meetings, training courses and product launches.