Large venue hire in Barbican
53 large venues in Barbican for conferences, weddings, performances and large events
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Large venue hire in Barbican
53 large venues in Barbican for conferences, weddings, performances and large events
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Main Nave (with side chapels)
from £179/ hour
Holy Sepulchre, The National Musicians' Church
· EC1A 2DQ500 guests
Kitchen
Free cancellation
A spectacular historic building featuring a spacious 15m by 25m main nave with side chapels, an adjoining outside space, and step-free access. It includes 325 chairs, a kitchen with a fridge and microwave, and staff on-site during your booking.
Set within church grounds in the City of London, the Main Hall offers a flexible layout with step-free access, WiFi, and an adjoining outside space. A kitchen with an oven, hob and fridge is included, alongside 100 chairs and 20 tables available on request.
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The downstairs Club Room is a private space featuring its own bar, private toilets and karaoke, accommodating up to 150 standing or 60 seated guests. You can bring your own DJ, though bringing your own food and drinks is not permitted.
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Set within a breathtaking Grade II-listed former Victorian school near Liverpool Street Station, this iconic venue features soaring stone arches and vaulted ceilings. Exclusive hire includes 120 adult chairs, though external food and drinks are not allowed.
This historic church features wonderful acoustics and includes 400 adult benches, alongside step-free access and WiFi. A member of staff remains on site during bookings to help, and a coffee kiosk is available by arrangement for speciality drinks.
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The whole venue can be hired on a minimum spend basis, featuring a seated capacity of 100 and overall capacity of 250. It comprises three spaces across two floors and a club room, each with its own bar, alongside two sound systems and WiFi.
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Located moments from St Paul’s Cathedral, this stylish space features a Shoreditch-inspired DJ bar and a cocktail lounge. It offers a sound system, stage, Wi-Fi, air conditioning, a games room, and an in-house photo booth.
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An eclectic space featuring a disco kitchen, games room with a pool table and beer pong table, and a snug bedroom. Includes a sound system and microphone, seating for 85 with a total capacity of 160. External catering and your own food are permitted, but bringing your own drinks is not allowed.
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This top floor area features its own private bar and wine cellar, accommodating up to 150 standing guests or 100 seated for a meal. Bringing your own food, drinks, or external catering is not permitted.
A boutique contemporary art gallery offering a versatile blank canvas with a capacity of up to 150 guests, featuring a fully licensed bar, premium-quality sound system, stage, and projector. A staff member remains on site during bookings.
The Great Nave is an open, light-filled space featuring marble floors and exceptional acoustics. It includes a kitchenette and step-free access, with optional adjoining rooms for guest arrival and preparation.
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A Victorian listed warehouse basement featuring three bars, a stage, and full audiovisual equipment including TVs and projector screens. Exclusive hire is subject to rules requiring guests to leave promptly, tidy up after themselves, and refrain from bringing their own food or drinks.
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Dirty Martini Bishopsgate offers a sophisticated cocktail bar and events venue with stylish interiors, versatile layouts, and a dedicated events team. The space includes 95 chairs, while bringing your own food and drinks is not permitted.
Dining Hall & Community Room
from £102/ hour
Hanover Primary School
· N1 8BD400 guests
Kitchen
Free cancellation
This Hanover Primary School space features a dining hall and community room complete with a stage, WiFi, and auditorium seating for up to 150 people, alongside an adjoining outside space. Kitchen access is included with appliances available on request, and staff remain on site during bookings.
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This secluded terrace accommodates up to 60 seated or 150 standing guests and features air conditioning, WiFi, and a sound system. Food and drinks must be sourced through the venue.
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The Side Hustle is a design-led sports bar featuring three semi-exclusive areas and breakout space within a 400-capacity venue. Guests must bring their own bags for rubbish and leave promptly after the event, and external catering or own food and drinks are not allowed.
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A stylish cocktail bar in the heart of the City near Liverpool Street Station, offering a versatile space with multiple layout options and a stage. It features a sound system, projector and screen, microphones, and a bar, with external catering and your own DJ allowed.
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The Function Room is located on the lower floor and features a private bar, a kitchen-style DJ booth, a photo booth, and access to toilets. Hires include access to a daily 5-hour happy hour from 4pm to 9pm. Bookers must bring their own bags and remove all rubbish.
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The venue offers flexible spaces accommodating up to 150 guests for standing receptions or 70 for seated meals, complete with 70 adult chairs. Guests must bring their own bags to take rubbish with them and leave the space as found.
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Take over our funfair exclusively for up to 800 guests, featuring 12 unique games, air conditioning, WiFi, a sound system, stage lights, and furniture including 400 chairs and 100 tables.
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Simmons Bank is a lively two-floor cocktail and party venue near Bank Station, featuring retro interiors, two bars, and a private mezzanine. The full venue offers exclusive use for up to 300 standing or 130 seated guests, with the option to bring your own DJ.
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The whole venue accommodates up to 300 standing or 120 seated guests, featuring a sound system, air conditioning, and a large projector screen. Venue-supplied catering packages and AV equipment are available, while external food, drinks, and confetti are not permitted.
Three Victorian railway arches in Shoreditch offering flexible event spaces with a garden, terrace, full commercial kitchen, and Martin Audio sound. Arches can be hired individually or together.
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Located just minutes from Blackfriars, Chancery Lane, and Farringdon, The Refinery features a modern, flexible open-plan space with air conditioning, a sound system, and WiFi, accommodating up to 250 guests. Bookers must bring their own bags and take rubbish with them, and leave promptly after the event.
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This stylish central London venue offers a versatile open-plan space featuring a fully-stocked bar and an outdoor terrace opening onto an open square. Air conditioning and a sound system are included, though external catering, your own food and drinks, and open flames are not permitted.
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The Moniker offers a chic and contemporary dining destination with a sound system, air conditioning, and 100 adult chairs, though guests must bring their own bags for rubbish and leave promptly.
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This vibrant East London pub offers exclusive hire across multiple areas and levels with a capacity for up to 450 guests. Facilities include air conditioning, WiFi, a sound system with connected speakers, stage lights, and provided tables and chairs.
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This stylish London venue features a bar, karaoke and a pool table, offering space for up to 150 guests with 100 chairs provided, WiFi and air conditioning. Food and drinks are supplied by the venue, and external catering, own food and drinks are not permitted.
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Spread your event across both floors, accommodating up to 250 guests with a sound system and seating for 86 banqueting-style. Bringing your own food and drinks is not allowed.
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The Ground Floor features an open-plan layout with floor-to-ceiling windows, movable tables and chairs, air conditioning, and a sound system for your own music. External catering, own food and drinks, confetti, and candles are not permitted.
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A botanical-inspired restaurant featuring a relaxed restaurant, expansive terrace and four unique private dining rooms, equipped with WiFi, a sound system and air conditioning. Note that you must bring your own bags, take the rubbish with you and leave promptly after your event.
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Ground Floor is a botanical-themed dining room featuring patterned high-backed armchairs, a long communal dining table and natural daylight. Facilities include Wi‑Fi, air conditioning and a PA system for playlists.
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Top Floor is a contemporary top-level semi-private space featuring an open plan with pale timber floors and a flexible mix of high and low seating. It includes Wi-Fi, air conditioning, an integrated sound system, and a plant-filled shelving unit. Guests must bring their own bags and take rubbish with them.
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The Fable is a restaurant featuring multi-level event areas, a marble-topped bar, and timber flooring with pendant lighting. It includes a PA system, Wi-Fi, air conditioning, and a dance area, with a staffed bar and kitchen supplying food and drinks.
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The lower ground bar features curved leather booths and offers seasonal British food menus alongside WiFi access.
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Whole Venue offers bespoke drink and canapé packages, ranging from champagne receptions to celebratory cakes, with WiFi included. Guests must leave promptly after events, take rubbish, and are not permitted to bring their own food, drinks, external catering, confetti, or open flames.
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The First Floor is a private space within The Drift cocktail bar featuring a central high-top communal table and contemporary interior. It includes Wi-Fi, air conditioning, and an installed PA system for playing your own music, though outside food and drinks are not allowed.
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Spread across two floors with quirky collectibles and hidden alcoves, this stunning bar and restaurant offers a seasonal British menu and innovative cocktails.
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Ground Floor is a glass-fronted lounge featuring low banquette seating, marble-top round tables, and an adjacent outdoor seating area. It includes Wi‑Fi, air conditioning, and an installed PA system, but guests must bring their own bags for rubbish and cannot bring external food or drinks.
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Organise a standing drinks reception for up to 750 people or a fully seated event for 230 with exclusive hire of the space. Custom drink and canapé packages are available, alongside WiFi, though guests must bring their own bags for rubbish and leave promptly.
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Spread across three floors, this venue features a top-floor bar and restaurant with a private bar and wine cellar, alongside the versatile Copper Bar. It includes 150 chairs, while guests must bring their own bags and take rubbish away.
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Full venue hire offers a 40ft bar, a private events space, 69 state-of-the-art motion simulators, and stunning views of St Paul's, with air conditioning and step-free access.
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Located in Exmouth Market, this ground floor space offers seasonal food, craft beers, and bespoke cocktails, featuring a sound system and seating for up to 86 guests. Bookers must supply their own bags for rubbish and leave the venue as they found it, with outside food and drinks prohibited.
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A vibrant Latin-inspired venue featuring four bars, a DJ booth with a dancefloor, and an outdoor terrace. It offers projectors, screens, wireless microphones, and a seated capacity of 150. Outside food and drinks are not permitted, and under 18s are not allowed.
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Take over Players’ main indoor space, featuring a private bar, a DJ booth, a central seated dining area, and an indoor games area with shuffleboard, foosball, and interactive darts. Hirers must bring their own bags and remove all rubbish, and must not bring their own food, drinks, external catering, confetti, or open flames.
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A heated and covered terrace overlooking Spitalfields Market, featuring a terrace seating area and a games area with shuffleboard, foosball, and interactive darts. External food and drinks are not allowed.
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A flexible multi-room venue spread across two floors, featuring a DJ bar, cocktail lounge, and dining spaces. It offers AV equipment, a stage, air conditioning, and an accessible lift, with tailored catering packages available.
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Exclusive full-venue hire in Spitalfields Market offering complete access to indoor areas and covered terraces, combining games, dining, bars and DJ facilities. Note that your own drinks, food, and external catering are not allowed.
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ALFI offers a flexible layout for up to 300 guests that can be divided into zones or opened up as one large space. The venue includes access to the Games Terrace, Private Dining Rooms, main bar and restaurant, with AV equipment and DJ setups available to arrange.
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Spread over one floor, the venue features a bar, a space for a DJ, a small courtyard at the side, tables out front, and WiFi. Guests must bring their own bags, take the rubbish with them, and leave promptly after the event.
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This outdoor venue in Spitalfields Market features two distinct spaces: a covered Pizza Terrace with a wood-fired oven and a Games Terrace with pool. It includes 100 chairs, but external food and drinks are not permitted.
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Spread across two floors on Curtain Road, this venue combines bold retro styling with large bars, a photobooth, neon-lit details and a kitchenette DJ booth. Full hire offers exclusive use of both levels, allowing groups to bring their own DJ.
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| Available venues | 53 listings |
|---|---|
| Capacity range | 150 to 900 guests |
| Typical hourly price | £107/hour |
| Hourly price range | £66 to £816/hour |
| Minimum spend | £500 to £40,000 |
| Popular venues | Hanover Primary School, Holy Sepulchre, The National Musicians' Church and St. Botolph Without Bishopsgate |
| Postcodes covered | N1, EC1A, EC2M, EC3M, E1 and more |
| Reviewed venues | 1 venue, 9 reviews |
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