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Purple e3 London E3

562a Mile End Road,, E3 4PH

Unusual

Purple e3 is a great venue for conferences and meetings. A plush opulent venue with first class facilities. Available for private hire though Corporate packages are available. Our venue can conveniently hold 750 people and is located only minutes from Shoreditch, Canary Wharf and the City. The events services we offer can be cater to your bespoke requirements and budgets. We offer West End style retaining East End value. We are also available for filming, photo shoots and private parties.

Magazine London

11 Ordnance Crescent, SE10 0JH

Unusual
·6 meeting rooms

Magazine London is a new event space for the capital. This purpose-built, 19,994 sq m destination is the largest of its kind in London, offering a striking blank canvas for culture and commerce; it is a unique opportunity for brands and businesses to interact with global and local audiences. The venue is defined by simple architectural form, offering clean and functional spaces that provide a means for large-scale creative expression. Magazine boasts 3,205 sq m of versatile interior space for up to 3,000 people and can extend to accommodate a further 7,000 people across the venue’s outdoor showground.

Cove Pinnacle

15 Westferry Road London, E14 8FQ

Conference centre
·Hotel
·Training centre
·Unusual
·180 bedrooms
·1 meeting room

Cove - Landmark Pinnacle offers a range of luxurious studio, one and two bedroom serviced apartment right in the heart of London’s thriving business district. Based in one of Canary Wharf’s most iconic buildings – and Europe’s tallest residential apartment tower – you’ll find a refined space with exclusive access to high-end amenities. Overlooking the waters of South Dock, ‘Cove – Landmark Pinnacle’ is situated in a prime location, just 13-minutes from London City Airport, close to the Elizabeth Line and nearby vibrant restaurants, shopping and entertainment venues. Arranged over the first ten floors of Landmark Pinnacle, the serviced apartments benefit from the building’s unique amenities and uninterrupted views across London. The 162 thoughtfully designed serviced apartments with 54 featuring a private winter terrace. Amenities accessible to all guests include a social lounge, co-working area, yoga studio and meeting rooms located on the first floor. In addition, guests can enjoy access to some of Landmark Pinnacle’s facilities, including its high-spec gym on the 56th floor, private dining area, and roof terrace and winter garden, which provide breath-taking skyline views across the capital. The co-working and meeting room are located on the first floor above reception. The meeting space can fit 12 in a boardroom layout with the co-work available as a break out area and dry hire catering. The meeting room is fully equipped with AV and looks out over the front of the building.

Troxy London

490 Commercial Road London, E1 0HX

Unusual
·1200 attendees
·2 meeting rooms

Troxy originally opened as a grand cinema in 1933 and was designed to seat an audience of 3520 people. Erected on the site of an old brewery, it cost £250,000 to build. The cinema had luxurious seating areas and mirror-lined restaurants and all the staff wore evening dress. It seemed like Hollywood had come to Commercial Road in all its glory. Outside was a blaze of lights, inside a large foyer with a large sweeping staircase, chandeliers, floor to ceiling mirrors and thick carpets. It had the best films and a floodlit organ which rose from the orchestra pit during the interval, playing all of the latest tunes. (See details here about how Troxy now houses a fully functional organ once again!) The Troxy staff even sprayed perfume during showings to make the cinema-goers feel good. The first film shown was “King Kong”. The last, in 1960, was “The Siege of Sydney Street”. - See more at: http://www.troxy.co.uk/troxy_history/#sthash.7LvU5XrC.dpuf

The Archivist

2-10 Hertford Road London, N1 5ET

Unusual
·60 attendees
·2 meeting rooms

Situated near Haggerston Overground Station, our venue is a combined gallery, events and meetings space. With a gorgeously unique waterside location, that we like to think sets us apart from any other venues. With a private entrance and plenty of versatile options for the 900sqft floorspace and our walls featuring some of London’s best up and coming artists as well as established talents from all over the world. Features & Equipment Available: – TV Screen - HD Projector – Audio system – Free High Speed WiFi throughout the building – Variety of microphones – Staging - Refreshment Packages

Gracepoint

161-169 Essex Road London, N1 2SN

Conference centre
·Training centre
·Unusual
·7 meeting rooms

Gracepoint is an historic Grade II* listed building located in the heart of Islington. Built by famous architect George Coles, the venue has a magnificent Art Deco style façade, infused with an Egyptian theme, dressed in multi coloured Hathernware tiles. Inside the building the décor changes to an Empire design with Egyptian touches in the foyer and then into the auditorium which has a beautiful French Renaissance style. Gracepoint has recently been refurbished and the original décor being restored. Gracepoint offers auditorium style seating with a capacity of over 900. There are full stage facilities including a 26ft deep stage and four back of house areas. A cloakroom and large reception area precede the main event space. Gracepoint is an ideal venue to host conferences, presentations, product launches, screenings and performance led activities. The venue is virtually adjacent to Essex Road National Rail station, and walking distance of Highbury & Islington underground station.

The Old Truman Brewery London

91 Brick Lane London, E1 6QL

Unusual
·5 meeting rooms

Our event spaces have played host to an eclectic mix of events on numerous occasions, from conferences and tradeshows to dinners large and small; exhibitions, product launches, fashion shows, photo shoots and filming, through to ambient and experiential marketing, the Old Truman Brewery has a blank canvas to suite your needs. From the stunning Grade II listed Boiler House, home to the landmark Truman Chimney, to outdoor spaces such as Ely's Yard, and to the recently redeveloped and formidable warehouse known as F BLOCK, the Old Truman Brewery provides versatile and multipurpose event spaces benefitting from heavy footfall and supported by a fine infrastructure of independent shops, bars, cafes and restaurants unparallel in London.

Ahoy Centre

Ahoy Centre Borthwick Street Deptford London, SE8 3JY

Unusual
·2 meeting rooms

The AHOY Centre, with its panoramic views of the Thames downstream to the Cutty Sark and historic Greenwich and across to Canary Wharf and the City, provides a unique and versatile venue for your event. We specialise in team-building days, corporate training days, seminars and small conferences. Our facilities include a function room overlooking the river, a training/seminar room in a separate block, an indoor rowing gym for state-of-the-art rowing competitions and access to our rowing and sailing activities on the water. The AHOY Centre is fully accessible. All proceeds from our venue hire support the aims and objectives of The AHOY Centre charity.

Shoreditch House

Ebor Street Shoreditch London, E1 6AW

Unusual
·90 attendees
·3 meeting rooms

Shoreditch House is a private members’ club located in the heart of Shoreditch, East London and is approximately a 10 minute walk from Liverpool Street Station. Opened in June 2007, Shoreditch House occupies the top three floors and roof of a renovated warehouse in London’s East End. Its rooftop space has recently been extended with the addition of the Garden and Lazy Lawn. Adjacent to the club are a Cowshed Relax and a renovated pub containing 26 bedrooms for overnight stays. Food and drink are served everywhere.

Tobacco Dock

50 Portes Walk Wapping London, E1W 2SF

Unusual
·6 meeting rooms

Tobacco Dock is the historic East London venue that offers highly flexible and multi-functional space within a fabulous Victorian setting The flexibility of Tobacco Dock’s historic spaces lends themselves perfectly to receptions, dinners and parties from 100 - 3500 guests. The Great Gallery can comfortably accommodate 1300 on tables of 10 with a stage set, whilst the North and South Vaults provide a unique space for a bowl-food reception and party for 3000. There are also multiple options for smaller numbers including Quayside Bar overlooking our two ships and barrel-vaulted spaces for 100 guests or more

Edge

157 Commercial Street, London,, E1 6BJ

Unusual
·200 attendees
·2 meeting rooms

The Edge is a brand new bar, restaurant & nightclub venue with a public/dance area, seating & sound system. The Edge is an adaptable space & can be used for both small & large events. The interior design varies throughout & for this reason The Edge is great for filming & shoots, the Bat Cave, for instance, is a favourite of most guests. The venue is located in the City just outside the congestion zone & a two-minute walk from Liverpool Street Station.

Zinc Arts

High Street Chipping Ongar Essex, CM5 0AD

Unusual
·2 meeting rooms

Since our new building opened in 2011, Zinc Arts Centre has been turning heads throughout the arts, education and charity sectors, and beyond. It's not the wealth of versatile high-quality spaces that makes our centre truly unique, it is instead our socially responsible approach to venue hire that sets us apart from your everyday venue. Venue hire at Zinc Arts Centre actively supports the programmes that we run, with all proceeds being fed back into the high-quality creative activities we deliver to people of all ages and abilities. Zinc Arts Centre has 11 multi-purposes spaces offering visitors a diverse range of possibilities for use. Whether your group is 5, 50 or 150 strong, we have rooms suitable for any group size, and with The Essex Studio we can even accommodate large-scale events, such as conferences, banquets or performances. These versatile rooms offer WiFi internet access, and our centre provides equipment for hire to ensure that you have everything you need to be productive during your stay, including digital projectors, flipchart, cameras, 50" plasma TV, laptop PCs and MacBooks, etc. Our centre also houses a dedicated ICT suite which can accommodate 9 delegates.

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Sky Garden

1 Sky Garden Walk London, EC3M 8AF

Restaurant
·Unusual
·2 meeting rooms

The famous enlarged glass dome of 20 Fenchurch Street is dedicated to three storeys of exquisitely landscaped public gardens and London’s most exclusive social spaces, including observation decks and an open air terrace.

International Gospel Of Truth Church UK

IGTC, Lenwood Hall, Coronation Rd, London E13 9QB, E13 9QB

Unusual
·6 meeting rooms

“Welcome to International Gospel Of Truth Church. We are a Community who firmly believes in Gods word. IGTC is a land of possibilities. As a family and multicultural church, we have grown over the years touching lives and restoring destinies. It is indeed a joy to see that you have taken time to visit our new church website.” – The Seer, Sylvester Manu

The Great Hall Leyton

Leyton Great Hall, 1a Adelaide Road, Leyton, London E10 5NN, E10 5NN

Unusual
·1 meeting room

The Award-Winning Great Hall Leyton is an established banqueting, wedding and events venue having recently undergone soft refurbishment, which offers excellent facilities within The Great Hall Annexe. Our aim is to create a relaxing, enjoyable event for you and your guests, and to ensure that your event will meet your vision. As a multifunctional space, we can cater for Banquets, Pre-Wedding Parties, Engagements, Mehndis, Hennah & Ladies Sangeet Nights, Receptions, Celebrations of Life, Conferences and Meetings. The Great Hall Annexe is an ideal space for theatre productions, rehearsals and Photographic and TV/Filming productions.

Stratford Circus

Stratford Circus, Theatre Square Stratford, London E15 1BX, E15 1BX

Unusual
·3 meeting rooms

Stratford Circus Arts Centre is situated at the heart of Stratford just a short walk from Westfield and the Olympic park. As a venue built to inspire imagination and support emerging talent the creative atmosphere provides an ideal environment for learning, training and relaxing. The team have extensive experience of building bespoke packages for both large scale corporate hires and small intimate events.

Blixen Restaurant Spitalfields

65a Brushfield Street Spitalfields Market London, E1 6AA

Unusual
·2 meeting rooms

A new all-day brasserie named Blixen, from Village London founder Clive Watson, is set to open in Old Spitalfields Market in February 2015. The informal, two-storey, 120-seat site will serve an all-day food menu, plus drinks and cocktails in its cocktail bar, and also feature an18-seat private finding room. First announced in September this year, the new site will take the place of the former Italian restaurant Sweet Basil. The emphasis will be on fresh, simple food and coffee, plus a small wine list, and a selection of yet-to-be-finalized original cocktails. The venture ‒ which is from the newly-founded Colonie Restaurants Group ‒ has been launched by restaurateur Clive Watson and his friend and business associate Justin Gilbert from Coriander Buildings.

Bat and Ball Stratford

2 Montfichet Road, Westfield Ave, London, E20 1EJ

Unusual
·700 attendees
·4 meeting rooms

Bat & Ball Stratford offers a lively, social experience built around interactive games, food, and drinks that encourage people to mix, compete, and unwind together. Guests can book activities such as ping pong, interactive darts, pool, and karaoke, making it ideal for group get-togethers and team-based fun. A well-stocked bar serves beers, cocktails, wines, and soft drinks, alongside a menu of easy-to-share food including pizzas, burgers, wings, and snacks. The venue also shows live sport on multiple screens and regularly hosts DJs and events, creating an energetic setting that works well for larger groups looking for something more engaging than a standard bar or pub.

The Garden Barn

Little Bradley Hall Little Bradley Suffolk, CB9 7JG

Unusual

The Garden Barn is a stunning 18th. Century timber framed building that has recently been restored to provide an exciting and unique venue for weddings, parties, conferences & exhibitions. Little Bradley is a small hamlet set in the picturesque Stour Valley. Totally undisturbed by passing traffic yet within easy reach of Cambridge, Newmarket and Bury St. Edmunds. It also has the most beautiful Saxon church. The Garden Barn is set within the picturesque gardens of Little Bradley Hall and opens directly onto an expansive lawned area, surrounded by wonderful flower borders. It overlooks open fields and paddocks and there is a large area of private parking to the front of the barn. The Garden Barn benefits from under floor heating so no matter when your event is, we will ensure that the barn is always warm and inviting. We have also installed an excellent kitchen so all your catering requirements can be taken care of. A tranquil and peaceful location to present a conference to approximately 80 people. We can provide a wired or wireless network and a P A system with roving microphones. During breaks from your conference for coffee and lunch you are welcome to sit outside in the lovely Little Bradley Hall gardens, of course weather permitting. The wonderful light and space in the barn lends itself to providing a first class space to exhibit all kinds of different styles of art and crafts. We would be happy for the surrounding gardens of Little Bradley Hall to be used to site suitable pieces of sculpture.

Sail Royal Greenwich

10th Floor 6 Mitre Passage Peninsula Square Greenwich, SE10 0ER

Unusual
·1 meeting room

Sail Greenwich is back in 2015 from 27 to 31 August. During this event the Tall Ships are back in London to take part in our beautiful cruises on the river Thames. These cruises will take you from the Greenwich Heritage Centre and the Woolwich Royal Arsenal Pier past the lovely sights on the banks of the Thames in Royal Greenwich.