When you know that anywhere between 25-50% (or even more) of your attendees won’t show up for your event you need all the help you can get.
Boring square rooms and conference spaces just don’t cut it, take this opportunity to wow your guests at a venue that is truly unique. Here’s our list of the 9 most unique spaces in London:
1. Masonic Temple - Andaz Hotel
An amazing secret room that even hotel staff were unaware of for years. It was only during major construction work at the hotel that a wall was removed to reveal this opulent temple.
Details include Italian marble, a beautiful blue domed ceiling, gold detailing and genuine thrones. This is a venue your guests will really want to see and find it hard not to talk about and remember.
2. Media Centre - Lord’s Cricket Ground
An incredibly modern and iconic structure, the Media Centre at Lord’s is an unparalleled experience (even for the non-cricket fans).
The construction was actually carried out by shipbuilders and opened back in 1999 (you wouldn’t guess it). As the worlds only single shell aluminium building it is certainly one to see, visit and hold your next event at.
3. Conservatory - Barbican
A truly exotic venue, The Conservatory is the home of over 2,000 species of tropical plants and trees as well as a wide range of fish.
Overlooking the Barbican Lakeside, St Giles Church and the cityscape of London it’s a hidden paradise that will engage and delight your audience.
4. Velodrome Track Centre - Lee Valley
Surely one of the most stunning locations for an exhibition, conference or event. The track centre is at the heart of the velodrome that was so iconic for London is 2012.
Even those loosely interested in sports, athletics, cycling or the Olympics will find it impossible to turn down an invitation to this world class venue.
5. The Science Museum - South Kensington
Could there be a more inspirational event space in London?
Whether your guests are seated beneath a rocket or wandering amongst some of mankind’s greatest achievements, your event will be a world away from anything they have attended before.
6. The Attendant - Fitzrovia
If you’re in the market for something a little more intimate and very different, The Attendant in Fitzrovia may be worth a look.
A former Victorian toilet that spend decades abandoned, it was lovingly restored and turned into a café that is available for hire. Not to everybody’s taste, but how many people can say they attended an event in a toilet?
7. The Crypt - Clerkenwell
This is a real historic venue. From it’s vaulted brick ceilings & parquet floors to the imposing church it will create a unique atmosphere for you and your guests.
Blending the benefits of a conventional space with it’s very unconventional structure and charm, this venue will certainly take you out of the ‘boring’ category without needing to be radical or too edgy.
8. The Lightbox - Vauxhall
Using over 15,000 full colour LEDs to turn the walls and ceiling of this venue into a complete video screen, it’s a venue like no other in London.
Whether your theme is technology, the future or going digital, what better backdrop that the mesmerising visuals of The Lightbox?
9. Beach 338 - North Greenwich
Perhaps not one for the winter months, but as soon as the sun it out Beach 338 will enable you to transport your guests well away from the city and their day-to-day problems.
This venue gives you the opportunity to create an event that your guests not only love but are begging you to run again.
Did I miss a must-see venue in London? Are you interested in finding more unique venues in London or your city? Reach out in the comments below or on twitter (@kanepowley & @glisser).
