Unusual venues in Wimbledon

London Eye Barracuda

• Unusual
• ·1 meeting room

The London Eye Barracuda exudes style and luxury. The immaculate art deco inspired interior features a mirrored bar and wooden dance floor as well as comfortable booth seating, soft leather sofas and chaise lounges for your guests to relax. The stylish Upper Bar with opening roof lets you sip cocktails under the stars while taking in stunning views of some of London’s most famous landmarks. The beautiful, art deco inspired river cruiser is available for up to 230 guests for elegant receptions or 140 for a seated dinner.

The Warwick Bar

• Unusual

Your choice from The Warwick’s sublime lunch and dinner menus – for starters. Perfected by chefs who would rather starve than work with anything but the finest ingredients, our food goes simply superbly with our wine list. From fruity Australians to the bubbliest Bolly, it’s where you’ll find the perfect partner to compliment your meal and your mood. We’re just a short stroll away from Piccadilly Circus tube station and the shops of Regent Street. The ideal location for after-shopping drinks! Right in the heart of the West End. We're the biz when it comes to organising corporate functions and parties in London and across the UK. Be our guest - and leave all that management stuff to us.

Loop Bar

• Unusual

Set over three floors The Loop has style and atmosphere, providing the ideal background for a variety of events. The Loop is ideal for all corporate events and hospitality requirements: from breakfast meetings, daytime conferences for 80, or a large scale company party until 3am. Create your event around the design of each area, or use the space as a blank canvas to brand and design to your requirements. Our sales team will plan and support your bespoke event in consultation with the highly skilled management team.

The Piccadilly Institute London

• Unusual
• ·1500 attendees
• ·8 meeting rooms

Every event is different, so whatever your corporate occasion, from conferences to Christmas parties, hosting exhibitions to team building, product launches to traditional boardroom meetings, Piccadilly Institute can be your perfect Events & Hospitality partner. The team of events specialists are always on hand to help you plan every aspect of your event and ensure it’s delivered to your exact specifications.

R S Hispaniola

• Unusual
• ·130 attendees
• ·3 meeting rooms

Boasting spectacular views of the River Thames, from St.Paul's to the Houses of Parliament, the R.S. Hispaniola is the perfect venue for corporate events, exhibitions, seminars and conferences. Conveniently located between the City and the West End, a few yards away from Trafalgar Square and moored alongside Victoria Embankment, the ship is a quiet haven amidst the City bustle. The Main Deck Restaurant has an adjoining Cocktail Bar. The Upper Deck, with its own bar, has 'al fresco' facilities. Either can be used exclusively, or together for larger events. In addition, the boardroom is available for smaller functions and meetings. Rooms and decks can be left open plan, set for dinner or laid out theatre-style, boardroom-style or classroom-style as required. Audio/visual equipment, flipcharts etc. can all be made available. The kitchens are renowned for their excellent cuisine and the Hispaniola has the finest wine cellar anywhere on the river.

Tattershall Castle

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The Tattershall Castle is perfectly located across from London Eye, and a short walk from Waterloo or Charing Cross in Central London. A relaxed environment yet organised venue for any meeting.

Pitzhanger Manor House

• Unusual
• ·200 attendees
• ·4 meeting rooms

The PM Gallery and House comprises Pitzhanger Manor-House, a restored Georgian villa once owned and designed by Sir John Soane, Architect and Surveyor to the Bank of England, and a sympathetically designed extension to the House, built in 1940, which is now the largest art gallery in West London. Rooms in the house have been restored using Soane's individual ideas in design and decoration and exhibitions of professional contemporary art, in all media, are programmed year round, and are sited in both the Gallery and House. An audio guided tour of Pitzhanger Manor is available for hire for £1. Rooms in the house and gallery are available for hire, for a variety of functions including meetings, conferences, training seminars, lectures, presentations, recitals, wedding ceremonies, anniversaries, corporate entertaining, fashion shoots and filming.

Alberts Schloss Soho

• Restaurant
• ·Unusual
• ·8 meeting rooms

We’re a Bavarian-inspired Bier Palace, Cook Haus and live entertainment venue right in the heart of London’s West End. We bring together great food, world-class bier, cocktails and live entertainment all under one roof, giving you a completely different option from your typical corporate or conference venue. Our Soho venue has a huge main floor, live stage, central bar and a mix of private and semi-private spaces, giving us loads of flexibility for different events. We can host everything from smaller team socials and networking events to conferences, presentations, brand events, Christmas parties and full venue takeovers for 600+ guests. Food and drink is a huge part of what we do. We offer everything from canapés and bowl food to our Smörgåsbord feasting menus, alongside European biers, cocktails, wines, fizz and spirits, with packages that can be built around your group, budget and style of event. One of our biggest USPs is our live entertainment. We have bands, DJs and performers throughout the week, meaning you can host the more formal part of your event with us during the day, move into food and drinks afterwards and then stay for a full evening of live entertainment, all in the same venue. We’re based on Shaftesbury Avenue, just moments from Leicester Square, Piccadilly Circus and Tottenham Court Road, making us super easy to get to from across London. Whether you’re planning a conference, team celebration, drinks reception or Christmas party, we can create something that feels much more memorable than your standard corporate event.

Opal Bar

• Unusual

Opal has a distinct style and atmosphere, providing the ideal background for a variety of events. Opal is ideal for all corporate events and hospitality requirements: from breakfast, daytime meetings or a large scale company party until midnight. Opal Bar has a capacity of 672 and we have a late license Monday to Saturday. Create your event around the contemporary and stylish design of each area, or use the space as a blank canvas to brand and design to your requirements. The venue is perfect for private drinks, canapé parties, or private dining requirements, as well as early morning breakfast meetings, seminars & board meetings throughout the day. Our event sales team will plan and support your bespoke event in consultation with the highly skilled management team.

Cafe de Paris London

• Unusual
• ·2 meeting rooms

A dazzling and opulent event space, Café de Paris never fails to leave a lasting impression on guests. With many original features including the grand sweeping staircases, glittering chandeliers and stunning ballroom floor, Cafe de Paris makes for the perfect space to host a corporate event in central London. Product launches, award ceremonies, presentation lunches and Champagne receptions all work beautifully in the space and with the excellent stage, sound & light facilities, live music, artist showcases and cabaret dinners are also an ideal fit. Of course, Cafe de Paris is the perfect venue for Christmas celebrations as well as private family events whether they be a Wedding, Bar Mitzvah or a milestone birthday.

Benjamin Franklin House

• Hotel
• ·Unusual
• ·40 attendees
• ·6 meeting rooms

In the heart of London, is Benjamin Franklin House, the world's only remaining Franklin home. For nearly sixteen years between 1757 and 1775, Dr Benjamin Franklin – scientist, diplomat, philosopher, inventor, Founding Father of the United States and more – lived behind its doors. Built circa 1730, it is today a dynamic museum and educational facility.

Ruby Blue

• Unusual

Set over two bars, a restaurant and a private dining room, Ruby Blue has a unique style and atmosphere, providing the ideal background for a variety of events. Ruby Blue is ideal for all corporate events and hospitality requirements: from breakfast meetings, daytime conferences for 80, or a large scale company party until 3am. Create your event around the design of each area, or use the space as a blank canvas to brand and design to your requirements. Our Events Manager will plan and support your bespoke event in consultation with the highly skilled management team

Heaven Night Club

• Unusual

Dance the night away with the drag queens at Heaven, London's great big electro-pop, house and dance nightclub. Heaven is one of London's largest and most famous gay clubs. Heaven loves DJ's and live bands Heaven remains one of the best known gay nightclubs in London and one of the largest in terms of floor space in Central London.[4][5][6] It hosts several large events, corporate events and has been used as a setting for music videos

Charing Cross Theatre

• Unusual
• ·375 attendees
• ·1 meeting room

The New Players Theatre is a 275-seat auditorium that is great for conferences, film screenings, product launches, showcases & corporate entertainment. Those who hold events here can also use the adjacent New Players Lounge for stand-up receptions & small sit-down dinners. The theatre has a great heritage, many a famous thespian having tread its boards. It is also one of the few theatre spaces licensed to serve alcohol, boasting a built-in Victorian bar within the auditorium. Conference Facilities The New Players Theatre is a valuable and essential venue for companies seeking a conference or corporate training facility that offers a distinctive style and atmosphere away from that of the more traditional and sterile hotel-type venue. The Players Lounge can cater for all food and beverage requirements. Menus can be designed to meet your requirements from simple refreshments to A la Carte. Please contact us for specific technical requirements and rates.

Ealing Town Hall

• Unusual
• ·470 attendees
• ·6 meeting rooms

Whether you are getting married, celebrating a special occasion, organising a corporate training session, conference or community activity, we have a venue to suit your needs. Ealing Town Hall has space to suit most business needs from impressing clients to training staff. Whether you’re organising a small boardroom meeting, or a large-scale conference, we are able to provide the venue and facilities for a successful and professional event. With a range of small committee rooms available for board meetings or the Queens Hall available for training presentations, we can accommodate all your daytime meeting requirements. For corporate entertaining, we can offer the elegant Nelson Room which is ideal for board lunches or dinners for 60 guests whilst the Victoria Hall is perfect for product launches, large dinners or drinks receptions. Our venues are located close to transport and parking facilities and our hospitality and events team will gladly provide advice on finding quality external caterers to make your event run smoothly and successfully. Our professional team will take care of all your requirements, so you can relax in the knowledge that your event will be a success.

The Zoo Bar and Club

• Unusual

Zoo Bar has a distinct style and atmosphere, providing the ideal background for a variety of events. Located in the heart of the West End on Leicester Square, Zoo Bar is ideal for all events and hospitality requirements: from daytime/evening meetings or a large scale parties from corporate to private, product launches to fashion shows. The venue has a maximum capacity of 750 people. The darker side of retro, Zoo Bar is something a little different! With an eclectic mix of decor, this multi room venue has booths, private bars, a VIP and amazing dance floor boasting a fantastic lighting and sound system. Create your event around the quirky and stylish decor of each area. The venue is perfect for any type of evening event, with a license till 3am. Zoo bar a London Night Life Legend that is a hotspot for those who want to impress! With an extensive drinks list of premium Champagnes, wines cocktails and beers we can create a bespoke drinks package to suit any thirst. Our sales team will plan and support your bespoke event from consultation to completion with the highly skilled management team

Meza Bar and Grill

• Unusual
• ·460 attendees
• ·3 meeting rooms

Meza Bar and Grill, on the site of the legendary Marquee Club and Mezzo, continues as one of Soho's leading venues offering delicious food, decadent cocktails and an amazing DJ line up. The Bar's seductive interior combines glamour with comfort; discreet drinking spaces and snug private areas are furnished with banquettes, booths and deep low level seating. The Grill Restaurant offers a wonderful dining experience with a friendly and knowledgeable team on hand to ensure your enjoyment.

St Johns Waterloo

• Unusual
• ·6 meeting rooms

Floridita

• Unusual
• ·411 attendees
• ·1 meeting room

Floridita is the ideal central location for any exclusive event. It’s unique décor, flexible layout and professional team make it the perfect choice for Private Hire. Floridita can be hired exclusively for 360 guests at a seated dinner or 411 guests at a Cocktail reception. Menus can be tailored to the exact requirements of your event, with bespoke themes, signature colours or personalised cocktails, so whether you are celebrating a Birthday, Wedding, Bahmitzvah or hosting an Award Ceremony, Conference or Corporate event we can accommodate your needs. The Floridita stage takes pride of place offering guests a glittering array of live entertainment. Any of our resident performers can be included to give a true Supper club atmosphere to your event.

Curzon Soho

• Unusual
• ·6 meeting rooms

A legendary arthouse venue on Shaftesbury Avenue, this three screen cinema is famed for hosting film festivals, Q&As and special events. The main theatre-style auditorium has a stage and with 249 capacity is ideal for conferences, presentations and Q&As. There are great reception areas, which can accommodate up to 250 people for a standing reception. With a lively street level bar and atmospheric underground bar lounge, Curzon Soho is much more than just a cinema: it?s a place where filmmakers meet and movie magic can be experienced.

Lvpobar

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With it’s Labyrinth style layout and magnificent decor, LVPO provides the perfect background for a variety of events. LVPO is ideal for most corporate events and hospitality requirements. Create your event around the design of each area. LVPO has 5 different bar areas and 3 private rooms. The space both upstairs and downstairs is perfect for private drinks and entertaining your guests. Our sales team will plan and support your bespoke event in consultation with the highly skilled management team.

BFI Southbank

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Located in the heart of London's bustling Southbank, one of the flagship cultural centres in the world, the BFI offers unlimited access for many millions of people to encounter all that film, television and moving image culture have to offer. With a range of unique and flexible spaces, BFI Southbank is an inspiring location equipped to accommodate any event. Boasting three auditoriums with state-of-the-art projection facilities, powerpoint and branding capabilities, we provide outstanding presentation opportunities. We also offer an intimate studio cinema for smaller scale presentations and seminars, a range of break-out spaces and meeting rooms and a moving image Gallery to engage your guests and encourage debate. In addition to this, the BFI has over fifty years experience of hosting and presenting the very best in world cinema and has welcomed a list of international guests that reads like a who's who of film. With this outstanding knowledge and experience of event staging and management, BFI Southbank is the ideal venue to host any event. From conferences to private screenings, product launches to seminars, BFI Southbank will provide a memorable experience for you and your guests. With friendly and professional service from our experienced and dediacted events and technical team, we offer a refreshing alternative to traditional conferencing venues.

The Longacre Bar

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The Long Acre welcome committee is always on hand. So take your pick of the links below to make an enquiry. Or, if it’s inspiration you’re after, click Party Planner and our reservations team will help you nail that winning idea. Looking to reserve a table for lunch today? Then get dialling and call us right away. We're the biz when it comes to organising corporate functions and parties in London and across the UK. Be our guest - and leave all that management stuff to us.

Jewel Covent Garden

• Conference centre
• ·Unusual
• ·180 attendees
• ·5 meeting rooms

Numerous celebrities have chosen Jewel as their preferred location for private parties and the venue is a favourite with the local theatre crowd and young media professionals. Professional and experienced waiters and bar staff will serve you the finest drinks from an extensive list, whilst resident chefs prepare food from an eclectic and constantly updated menu. Jewel Covent Garden encompasses superior style, outstanding service and an air of exclusivity for the perfect event. All our themed rooms are available for private hire either individually or as a whole. We can arrange everything from food to entertainment etc. Ideal for corporate parties or conferences, launches or photo shoots. BACCHUS BAR A statue of Bacchus, the Thracian God of wine, provides the perfect welcome as you enter the bar. Bacchus was deemed as a promoter of civilisation and lover of peace and fittingly of Covent Garden, also the patron deity of theatre. Outstanding design features of the floor include the shimmering mirrors, intricate ironwork, exposed brickwork and dark-wood seating. Soft tones play off the sparkling chandeliers onto the sleek, polished bar and help weave a feeling of luxury and opulence. THE LONG BAR Next to Bacchus Bar on the ground floor is the sleek Long Bar. Low level lighting, ornate mirrors, delicate chandeliers, dark wood furniture and soft leather sofas mix the style of an upscale 19th Century Parisian hotel with a modern day, sophisticated lounge bar. The elegant setting has its own bar and exit onto Maiden Lane and is the perfect setting for a private function. Guests can enjoy the music and atmosphere of Jewel whilst having their own exclusive and stylish space. CRYSTAL BAR Upstairs from the Bacchus Bar and The Long Bar is the Crystal Bar. This decadently designed lounge area shimmers under the ornate chandelier and is perfect for a wild night with friends or colleagues.There are cosy corners, intimate booths and ample seating for small or large groups and the raised areas provide perfect people-watching opportunities over the sexy and elegant Covent Garden crowd. Purples and pinks dominate the colour scheme and blend effortlessly with intricate ironwork and sumptuous leather seating.Slide into one of the cosy recesses and allow the friendly and experienced staff to recommend the latest heavenly cocktails. Projector with large size screen available for conferences. VELVET AREA Incorporated into the Crystal Bar is the Velvet Area. This is the most intimate and sexy area in the venue.Soft leather seating and stylish mirrors combine with glow of candlelight and a beautiful chandelier to create a sumptuous setting and the perfect hideaway.The Velvet Area allows you to soak up the great music and atmosphere of Jewel Covent Garden whilst offering a more intimate setting for you and your guests. BLANCA BAR Downstairs is Blanca Bar where the party really heats up. Sparkling Moroccan and Moorish-inspired interior whisks you away instantly from the bustle of Covent Garden outside.Ornate white chairs, soft leather banquettes and tromped l'oeil walls furnish the room and light from the intricate lanterns and candles reflects off the stylish mirrors to create a wonderfully warm and seductive atmosphere.Flirty, expert staff behind the lustrous bar serve a fantastic range of modern and classic cocktails. An exciting and varied music mix from outstanding DJs guarantees that every night has a party atmosphere. Like the other bars, Blanca can also be hired exclusively for an unforgettable event.