Event Venues for Hire in City of London

Your Guide to Venue Hire in City of London

As the home of the Stock Exchange and the Bank of England, it is no surprise that the City of London is the beating heart of London’s financial scene (both current and historical), one that is absolutely littered with glittering skyscrapers nestled among a wide variety of higher-end bars, restaurants and lounges. The City of London also boasts a good deal of cultural landmarks such as St. Paul’s Cathedral (an excellent example of 17th-century architecture), the famous Museum of London and the gigantic Barbican arts centre which hosts a wide variety of events year round. A dense part of the city with excellent metro connections and a diverse array of venues for hire regardless of your needs.

If you’ve spent some time in the City of London you might be thinking to yourself there is little here beyond stiff, corporate style venues, but you couldn’t be more wrong. The City manages to pack well over a hundred venues for private hire that run the gamut from restaurants, churches, conference centres, studios, bars, lounges and even a tent! Here are a few areas to start looking:

• Bank Station – Getting off the tube at Bank Station, you’ll be faced with six roads leading away from it like spokes from a wheel. These streets are a great place to seek venues for hire, especially along Cornhill.
• Bevis Marks – For a selection of fine restaurant spaces for hire, check out the area around Bevis Marks Synagogue as you head west towards Bishopsgate and north as you go towards Coventry University.
• Mincing Lane – For club spaces and cocktails, especially those featuring older and more classic decor, search around Mincing Lane near its intersection with Fenchurch.