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Unique venues for hire in London
Woolly Mammoth's 65 unique venues in London include cool warehouse lofts in Shoreditch, a former courthouse in Clerkenwell, a restored theatre near London Bridge, an Art Deco former aircraft factory in Hackney and Britain's biggest houseboat near Tower Bridge. They seat from 10 to 160 people, from £480 for a half day (4 hours) and £950 for a full day, for meetings, team offsites, conferences, product launches, corporate parties and photo or film shoots, with no booking fee. Our services include planning your event with you from start to finish: the venue shortlist and viewings, catering, AV and the day itself, with someone from our team on site at check-in.
A hotel ballroom looks the same in every city. Many of our venues had other lives first: a cooperage, a toy factory, a Victorian schoolhouse, a 1920s barge. We chose them because a setting with character changes how a day feels and how long people remember it, and because they work for business: every one has presentation equipment and a breakout area.
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How to choose a unique venue in London
Which venue suits your event?
Start with the number of guests, and always go by the seated capacity, not the standing one.
| Event | People seated | Most Popular Venues |
|---|---|---|
| Board meeting or client pitch | Up to 15 | British Museum Penthouse, Chic & Antique Mayfair Haven |
| Workshop or team offsite | 15 to 40 | The Artist's Loft, Canalside Studios |
| Product launch or press event | 40 to 100 | London Bridge Playhouse, London Bridge Penthouse |
| Conference or all-hands | 100 to 160 | Old Session House, The Victorian Event Space |
Our most unique venues in London
- Old Session House, Clerkenwell: a former courthouse with two grand halls, one of them 8 metres high, and a roof garden. Seats 120, from £1,200 a day.
- London Bridge Playhouse, Southwark: a restored theatre behind a quiet courtyard, fully step-free. Seats 60, from £2,300 a day.
- Britain's biggest houseboat: a 1920s steel barge of over 5,000 sq ft, with a glazed foredeck facing Tower Bridge. Seats 30, from £1,300 a day.
- Aero Loft, Hackney: an Art Deco former aircraft factory with triple-height ceilings and a wall of windows. Seats 20, from £1,200 a day.
- 1900s Brewery Cooperage Loft, Clerkenwell: a restored cooperage with a triple-height atrium and original brickwork. Seats 22, from £1,900 a day.
- The Regency House, Hyde Park: five Grade II listed Victorian townhouses with chandeliers, 4-metre ceilings and views of the park. Seats 140, from £3,750 a day.
- The Symphony Home, Westminster: a former store for theatre props from the 1980s arts scene, now a designer venue with a private courtyard. Seats 80, from £4,600 a day.
- Skyline Private Rooftop, Vauxhall: a penthouse with one of London's largest private terraces, facing the Thames, the London Eye and the Houses of Parliament. Seats 20, from £3,500 a day.
Best London areas for unique venues
- Shoreditch: 8 venues, from warehouse lofts to a 20th-floor penthouse. Top pick: The Shoreditch Loft.
- Old Street: 7 venues, including two spaces in a renovated paper factory that seat 100 and 160. Top pick: The Victorian Event Space.
- London Bridge: 5 venues between Southwark and Tower Bridge, among them a theatre and a houseboat. Top pick: London Bridge Playhouse.
- Clerkenwell: 4 venues, from a restored cooperage to a penthouse facing St Paul's. Top pick: 1900s Brewery Cooperage Loft.
- Covent Garden: 4 penthouses and duplexes in the West End, one under a glass dome. Top pick: The Skyline Luxe Penthouse.
- Soho: 3 venues, including a five-storey townhouse that seats 160. Top pick: Tottenham Court Road Townhouse.
- Mayfair: 3 elegant flats and homes in Mayfair and Marylebone, for up to 18 people seated. Top pick: Chic & Antique Mayfair Haven.
Lofts, warehouses and penthouses: venues by style
Most of our venues are creative spaces: lofts, studios and converted industrial buildings, and about a third have outdoor space. Browse our warehouse venues, industrial venues, loft venues, penthouse venues, Art Deco venues, Victorian venues and venues with a garden in London.
How to book a unique venue
- Book a half day or a full day. Every venue books for at least 4 hours, and some for 6; each venue page shows its full-day price.
- Check the practical details. Seated capacity for your layout, step-free access, catering, sound limits, and your arrival and departure times. Our team checks them with the venue and can arrange a viewing.
- Set the catering budget. Our guide to what a corporate caterer costs per person in London gives typical prices.
Why companies book through Woolly Mammoth
Woolly Mammoth hosts around 200 events a year for companies such as M&S, McKinsey & Company and the BBC. The price shown on each venue is the price you pay, plus VAT: there is no booking fee, and the shortlist, viewings and on-the-day support are included. Need a room for a meeting? See our unusual meeting rooms in London.
FAQs about unique venues for hire in London
Our most unusual venues are the Old Session House, a former courthouse in Clerkenwell; the London Bridge Playhouse, a restored theatre; Aero Loft, an Art Deco former aircraft factory in Hackney; The Regency House, five Grade II listed townhouses facing Hyde Park; and Britain's biggest houseboat, a 1920s barge and the largest existing houseboat in the UK. All of them host meetings, offsites, product launches and shoots.
At Woolly Mammoth, unique venues cost from £480 for a half day (4 hours) and from £950 for a full day, and half of our 65 venues cost £760 or less for a half day. Prices are set from £120 an hour, but every venue books for at least 4 hours, and some for 6. The price depends mainly on how many people the venue seats, and there is no booking fee.
| Seated capacity | Venues | Typical half day | Typical full day |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 20 people | 34 | £600 | £1,200 |
| 21 to 50 people | 15 | £640 | £1,550 |
| 51 to 100 people | 10 | £1,280 | £2,550 |
| More than 100 people | 5 | £1,800 | £3,600 |
Five of our venues seat more than 100 people, for conferences, all-hands meetings and launches:
| Venue | Area | Seats | Day from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Session House | Clerkenwell | 120 | £1,200 |
| The Regency House | Hyde Park | 140 | £3,750 |
| Old Street Versatile Exhibition Space | Old Street | 150 | £2,400 |
| The Victorian Event Space | Old Street | 160 | £3,600 |
| Tottenham Court Road Townhouse | Soho | 160 | £5,500 |
See also our conference venues in London.
We have venues in Soho, Covent Garden, Westminster and Mayfair, a short walk from the West End:
| Venue | Area | Seats | Day from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tottenham Court Road Townhouse | Soho | 160 | £5,500 |
| Oxford Street Mews House | Soho | 20 | £1,800 |
| The Skyline Luxe Penthouse | Covent Garden | 18 | £2,900 |
| The Symphony Home | Westminster | 80 | £4,600 |
| Whitehall Court Penthouse | Westminster | 16 | £1,300 |
| Chic & Antique Mayfair Haven | Mayfair | 15 | £1,100 |
Yes. Every venue hosts launches and shoots as well as meetings. For a launch, the London Bridge Penthouse seats 60 with views across London, and the Old Session House seats 120. For a shoot, Sprattsfactory has 20-foot arched windows and on-site parking, and Aero Loft a full wall of windows. See our product launch venues and photoshoot locations in London.
Yes. Skyline Private Rooftop in Vauxhall and The Avantgarde Penthouse, on the 20th floor in Shoreditch, both have large private terraces, and the Old Session House has a roof garden. By the river, Riverside Elegance looks onto Tower Bridge and HMS Belfast, and the Chelsea Harbour Penthouse has two terraces over the harbour.
14 of our venues are listed as wheelchair accessible, among them the London Bridge Playhouse, the Old Session House and The Regency House, and another 14 have a lift to all floors. Tell us your guests' needs when you enquire, and we check every detail with the venue before you book.
The price covers the whole venue. Our services come at no extra cost and include planning the event with you from start to finish: a venue shortlist within about 24 hours, a viewing before you book, catering through our partner caterers, help with screens and sound, and someone from our team at check-in. Every venue has presentation equipment and a breakout area.
