Upper River Room at The Mermaid London

Event Space in an Event Venue · Private space

  18 reviews  – 
The Mermaid London, Puddle Dock, Blackfriars, London, EC4V 3DB
Blackfriars Station (0.1 mi)

About this space

Versatile, stylish and contemporary. The Upper River Room is ideal for both corporate and social events, including conferences, evening receptions, weddings, gala dinners and award ceremonies to name a few.

The floor-to-ceiling windows offer delegates unbeatable views over the River Thames and some of London’s most iconic landmarks such as the Tate Modern, Shakespeare’s Globe and The Shard.

The room benefits from built-in lighting as well as an abundance of natural daylight, branding opportunities, and the adjacent Queenhithe for additional event space which can be accessed by a moveable wall.

The room also features a separate entrance - ideal for exclusive events in London – and also holds a late license for celebrations, receptions and dinners set to last all evening.


Event offers and packages

Package per person

- Room hire from 8am - 5.30pm
- 3 servings of tea, coffee and accompaniments
- Standing hot fork buffet or bowl food option
- Basic AV package (inclusions depend on room)
- Dedicated event manager
- Wi- Fi
- Manned cloakroom

- Room hire from 6pm - midnight
- A glass of sparkling on arrival
- Three course sit down meal
- Tea, coffee and petit fours
- Half a bottle of house wine and water
- Event management and staff
- Manned cloakroom
- PA system for background music
- Microphone for speeches
- Tasting session for two

Christmas Party Offers

In Upper River Room with the Thames and iconic London landmarks as your backdrop, you can expect great food, drinks and service to enjoy and socialise with your family and friends.
Make it festive
£95 per person
What’s included:
• Arrival drinks reception
• A choice of 3-course seated dinner or 6-item bowl food menu
• Coffee and mince pies
• Room hire between 6:30pm to midnight
• Unlimited beer, wine and soft drinks
• DJ and disco
• Dedicated event manager
• Manned cloakroom
• Event security
• Pre-event menu tasting
• And of course, the £5 donation to Streets of London

Pricing:
• 3-course dinner option: from £104+VAT pp
• 6-item bowl food menu: from £95+VAT pp (Minimum numbers from 80 guests)

Conference Offers

DDR
£90 per person
DDR £75 +vat pp to include the following:

Room Hire 08.00-17.30
3 servings of tea/coffee and biscuits
2 Course standing hot fork buffet
Auditorium PA System – Includes, Yamaha CL5 Mixing Desk, Amps, BOSE Line Array Speaker System
Perspex Lectern with Lectern Microphone
House Lighting – General Ambient Lighting
4 Wireless Microphones Lapel OR Handheld
Laptop Audio Connection (client to provide or hire laptop)
16’ x 9’ 16:9 Ratio Screen and 13K HD Projector
2 x General Technicians (up to 10 Hours including setup)

Prices

Monday
8:00 – 0:00
from £100 per person
Per day
18:00 – 0:00
from £7200 hire fee per day
Per evening
18:00 – 0:00
from £144 per person
Per day
8:00 – 17:30
from £100 per person
Note: Alcohol licence until 2:00. All prices include VAT.
Tuesday
8:00 – 0:00
from £106 per person
Per day
18:00 – 0:00
from £7200 hire fee per day
Per evening
18:00 – 0:00
from £144 per person
Per day
8:00 – 17:30
from £106 per person
Note: Alcohol licence until 2:00. All prices include VAT.
Wednesday
8:00 – 0:00
from £106 per person
Per day
18:00 – 0:00
from £7200 hire fee per day
Per evening
18:00 – 0:00
from £144 per person
Per day
8:00 – 17:30
from £106 per person
Note: Alcohol licence until 2:00. All prices include VAT.
Thursday
8:00 – 0:00
from £106 per person
Per day
18:00 – 0:00
from £7200 hire fee per day
Per evening
18:00 – 0:00
from £144 per person
Per day
8:00 – 17:30
from £106 per person
Note: Alcohol licence until 2:00. All prices include VAT.
Friday
8:00 – 0:00
from £100 per person
Per day
18:00 – 0:00
from £7200 hire fee per day
Per evening
18:00 – 0:00
from £144 per person
Per day
8:00 – 17:30
from £100 per person
Note: Alcohol licence until 2:00. All prices include VAT.
Saturday
8:00 – 0:00
from £94 per person
Per day
18:00 – 0:00
from £7200 hire fee per day
Per evening
18:00 – 0:00
from £144 per person
Per day
8:00 – 17:30
from £94 per person
Note: Alcohol licence until 2:00. All prices include VAT.
Sunday
8:00 – 0:00
from £94 per person
Per day
18:00 – 0:00
from £7200 hire fee per day
Per evening
18:00 – 0:00
from £144 per person
Per day
8:00 – 17:30
from £94 per person
Note: Alcohol licence until 2:00. All prices include VAT.
Pricing updated by venue 7 months ago

Capacity

Standing
up to 500
Dining
up to 300
Theatre
up to 150
Boardroom
up to 40
Cabaret
up to 112
U-Shaped
up to 50
Classroom
up to 60

Catering and drinks

In-house catering
External catering not allowed
Venue provides alcohol
BYO alcohol not allowed

Facilities

Wi-Fi
Flatscreen TV
Whiteboard
Flipchart
PA system / speakers
Conference call facilities
Air conditioning
Natural light
Projector
Storage space
Quiet space
Accommodation available
Parking available

Music & sound equipment

Own music allowed
Bring your own DJ
Noise restriction

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible

Rules of the space

Allowed events

Promoted and ticketed events
Wedding licence
Temporary event notices (TENs) available

Reviews and ratings

(18 reviews and ratings - )

JC
Jill C.
October 2023
Excellent communication
5.0
KH
Katie H.
August 2023
Excellent communication
5.0
MC
Maya C.
June 2023
Excellent communication
5.0
AJ
Abbie J.
January 2022
Excellent communication
5.0

Situated by Blackfriars bridge, The Mermaid London has a rich cultural heritage from its time as a fully operating theatre which staged many successful productions from the 1950’s. Now as a vibrant conference and events centre in the heart of the City of London, the venue has the versatility and facilities to cater to a wide-range of events including conferences, product launches, live-productions, seated dinners, private parties and weddings.

The venue offers nine flexible and dynamic spaces. At the heart of the venue is the Auditorium, boasting tiered seating for 600 people with excellent sight lines to the stage and unrivalled acoustics. This amazing space is perfectly suited to cater to conferences, product-launches and events for up to 600 people. The staged area can also be used for post-event drinks receptions or gala dinner for up to 400 delegates.

If you're looking for a blank-canvas space with branding potential, the River Rooms have a modern and contemporary feel. Panoramic windows span the length of both rooms, framing views of the River Thames, The Shard, Tate Modern and Shakespeare’s Globe, creating a spectacular backdrop to any event.

Located on the first floor of The Mermaid London, this event space can seat up to 330 delegates in a theatre style. This space is incredibly well equipped and designed to meet the needs of exhibitors and larger conferences. It’s also extremely flexible with interconnecting walls that can be divided into four smaller spaces; Aldgate, Bishopsgate, Cripplegate and Dowgate, or when using Bishopsgate, Cripplegate and Dowgate this makes the Newgate event space. The walls can also be used as whiteboards, so your meeting can get creative!

The Mermaid London recently won the ‘Most Versatile London Venue – Under 1,000 Attendees’ award at the 2018 London Venue Awards.


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