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Liverpool Street's quirky conference venues offer a unique backdrop for corporate events. These spaces blend creativity with functionality, providing an inspiring environment for delegates. Consider the local vibe and transport links when selecting a venue to ensure a memorable and accessible conference experience.

Liverpool Street station is one of the biggest national railway stations in the UK, making events held in this area super accessible. 

TRANSPORT

The area is home to a number of historical landmarks, including the Grade I listed St Botolph's Aldersgate church and the Grade II listed Bishopsgate Institute.

HISTORY

There are plenty of fantastic restaurants and bars in the area, from swanky cocktail bars to traditional ale houses!

FOOD & DRINK

Liverpool Street is a thriving, dynamic area that is well-known for its events scene, with numerous venues and conference facilities perfect for hosting everything from large conferences to smaller networking events. 

With its rich history and many points of interest, including landmarks like the Old Spitalfields Market, this region is a great place to experience all that London has to offer. Whether you're looking for great restaurants and bars, activity venues for an away day, or a sleek co-working space for your team, Liverpool Street is a trendy and professional area. Plus, with a national travel hub and London Underground station on the doorstep, your guests will have no trouble travelling to and from your event. 

The station itself has a rich history dating back to the 18th century when it was first built as a passenger terminus for the Great Eastern Railway. Over the years, it has played an important role in London's development as a commercial and financial center, and today is one of the city's most iconic landmarks.



Liverpool Street

The London Eye, Big Ben, Trafalgar Square, Hyde Park, Marble Arch... need we say more?!

LANDMARKS

Whether you want to impress clients with French fare or marvellous mezze, London is no stranger to incredible food and drinks hotspots.

From cafes to conference centres, the sheer amount of venues in Central London means there is something for everyone!

VENUE VARIETY

Central London is a large area comprising the City of London and the innermost parts of 6 other boroughs, including Westminster, Southwark, Kensington & Chelsea, Islington, Camden and Lambeth. As this defined area stretches across many well populated and thriving cosmopolitan districts of the capital, it comes as no surprise that there is an endless stream of incredible event venues suitable for every kind of event, each with a unique cultural feel and offering. 

Whether you’re planning a conference, away day, dinner, awards ceremony, rooftop party or a simple team meeting, you’re sure to find the ideal venue in Central London. Plus with world-famous landmarks and iconic locations aplenty, your guests will always be impressed and entertained in equal measure! Central London has an abundance of train and tube stations connecting the areas, as well as buses, taxis, even boats! Plus, with countless hotels and accommodation offerings, out-of-town guests will have no shortage of convenient options.


Central London

Discover quirky conference venues in Liverpool Street, London, for a unique corporate event that inspires creativity and engagement.

Quirky Conference Venues in Liverpool Street

Quirky Conference Venues

Host inspiring conferences at Barbican Conservatory, a unique tropical oasis in Liverpool Street, London. Perfect for creative corporate events.

Venture up into a rooftop tropical forest of unique plant life for a beautiful and memorable time. The Conservatory at the Barbican is one of the most unusual, unique, and memorable venues in London for weddings. The space is a tropical utopia. Find love under the beautiful glass roof, and get married among 2000 species of tropical plants and above 100's of species of tropical fish.  Embrace this lovely oasis hidden away inside the city of London.
The Conservatory is licensed to host wedding and civil partnership ceremonies. 

The Conservatory at Barbican Centre, lush greenery for elegant weddings and events.

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Lush Conservatory at Barbican Centre, ideal for networking events and gatherings.

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Vibrant Barbican Conservatory with palm trees, perfect for networking events and celebrations.

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Weddings

The Conservatory

London

Barbican Centre

Barbican Conservatory | Quirky Liverpool St Venue

Host inspiring conferences at Bishopsgate Institute, a quirky venue near Liverpool Street that fosters creativity and connectivity.

This self-contained meeting room is ideal for training away-days, presentations and AGMs with a large smart display, and flexible modular furniture. This adaptable room is air conditioned, has plenty of natural daylight, and a connected private courtyard patio space. Open up the doors and its transformed for networking and meet-and-greet. 

Located directly opposite is The Goss Room which can be used alongside the Courtyard Room as a general purpose breakout area for work-shopping and team-building activities.


Courtyard meeting room at Bishopsgate Institute, U-shaped seating for workshops.

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Bishopsgate Institute meeting room with U-shaped table for workshops and presentations.

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Theatre

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Courtyard 

Bishopsgate Institute

Bishopsgate Institute: Unique Conferences

Host inspiring conferences at Spitalfields Venue, a unique space near Liverpool Street that blends history with modernity.

A cornerstone of Nicholas Hawksmoor's architectural gem; the lower level 'Crypt' was built along with the church in 1729. Contrary to the name suggests; this surprisingly light and airy space has been recently re-designed to incorporate the historic stone foundations of the original structure with modern light oak panelling and under floor heating. With soundproof folding walls, it can be used as one large reception space, an intimate dinner setting or split into a compact conference room.

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Stylish café in The Crypt, Christ Church Spitalfields, perfect for event networking.

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The Crypt at Christ Church Spitalfields: rustic event space with arched ceilings, ideal for gatherings.

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The Crypt at Christ Church Spitalfields: elegant meeting space with wooden table and arches.

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The Crypt

Christ Church Spitalfields Venue

Spitalfields Venue: Unique Conferences

Host inspiring conferences at The HAC near Liverpool Street. Discover a unique venue with historic charm to fuel creativity in your corporate events.

The Ante Room is an excellent meeting room with high ceilings and huge windows looking out onto the stunning Artillery Garden. Ideal for board meetings, seminars and small conferences, The Ante Room can be hired with The Queen's Room across the hall which can be used as a dining space for your delegates. 

Elegant meeting room at HAC, perfect for intimate gatherings and presentations.

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Elegant meeting room at HAC with arranged glassware for professional events.

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Ante Room at HAC: polished wooden table set for professional meetings and discussions.

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Elegant refreshment station with flowers for meetings and events at The HAC.

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Ante Room

The HAC (Honourable Artillery Company)

The HAC: Unique Liverpool St. Conference

Host inspiring conferences at CodeNode, a versatile venue in Liverpool Street, perfect for engaging corporate events.

Ctrl is our main event room. The room is a bright and airy lecture space located on CodeNode's ground floor right next to our welcoming reception area.

This space is ideal for conferences, award ceremonies, lectures, q and a's, large training group events, exhibitions, hackathons, company meetings, away days, you name it! 

CTRL can accommodate a wide range of business uses and just like all of CodeNode it's a versatile, blank canvas space. Make it your own. 

Event space at Ctrl in CodeNode, featuring organized seating for a panel discussion.

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Engaging speaker at a well-attended conference in CodeNode with colorful lighting.

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Event space at Ctrl in CodeNode with vibrant lighting for presentations and performances.

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Event space at Ctrl in CodeNode, featuring vibrant lighting for panel discussions.

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Event space at Ctrl in CodeNode for "Climate Change Risks" panel discussion.

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Ctrl

CodeNode

CodeNode: Unique Liverpool St. Conferences

Host inspiring conferences at The Brewery, a unique venue near Liverpool Street. Perfect for creative corporate events and engaging workshops.

The Brewery's James Watt Room is a fully self-contained venue within a larger venue that is ideal for meetings, workshops, and training events. With a capacity for 50 to 90, it's also well-suited as a breakout space for conferences held in the larger rooms. Our event designers are at your disposal to help organise and manage your event, freeing you up to concentrate on making your meeting or seminar productive and successful. Catering and beverages are available onsite, as well.

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Cow-themed event setup at The James Watt, featuring a speaker and modern presentation screen.

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Modern meeting space at The James Watt, featuring blue accents for workshops and brainstorming.

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The James Watt

The Brewery

The Brewery: Unique Liverpool St. Conferences

Host creative conferences at IDEALondon, a quirky venue near Liverpool Street, London. Inspire with our tech-ready spaces and central location.

IDEALondon is a great venue for hosting your event in the city. Our large cafe space and 100 seater (120 standing) auditorium makes it the perfect place for a product launch, workshop or talk - without the hefty price tag. Featuring 3 large wall mounted TVs, integrated sound system, adjustable lighting and free wifi, we've got everything you need to make an impression - plus IDEALondon is accessible from Old Street, Liverpool Shoreditch High Street and Moorgate tube and rail stations. 

Our event space boasts a huge wall mounted glass whiteboard, with pens, post-its and flipcharts.

Event space in IDEALondon with modern design, ideal for presentations and meetings.

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Event Space in IDEALondon with engaged audience at a modern interactive event.

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Event Space in IDEALondon with large screen for meetings and collaboration.

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Versatile event space with U-shaped table, ideal for workshops and meetings at IDEALondon.

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Event Space

IDEALondon 

IDEALondon: Unique Confab Hub

Host inspiring conferences at The Botanist, a unique venue in Liverpool Street. Perfect for corporate events that demand creativity.

The Copper bar is a stylish unique events and dining space located in the City's premium venue, The Botanist, Broadgate Circle.

Whether you are looking for delectable dining, corporate canapes and cocktails or that birthday night to remember, the Copper bar has a flexible layout to suit all requirements.

With its very own private bar, this exquisite area will give you that prestigious wow factor you have been looking for.


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The Copper Bar

The Botanist Broadgate Circle

The Botanist: Quirky Conferences | Liverpool St

Host inspiring conferences at Wallacespace Spitalfields, a quirky venue near Liverpool Street that fosters creativity and engagement.

Draw back the folding wall dividing Apollo & Soyuz to reveal one bright, spacious room, ideal for presentations, seminars, hackathons, conferences, workshops, away days & more.

This flexible space can accommodate 2-200 people and there are further break-out spaces of varying sizes on the same floor. 

All of our meeting rooms come fully equipped with professional technology, stationary and equipment bespoke to your needs.

We're told that it's our people and how we do things that make the difference. Our meeting space experts will work with you to ensure your day runs like clockwork.

Apollo & Soyuz meeting space with colorful chairs for creative workshops and presentations.

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Apollo & Soyuz meeting space with natural light, ideal for workshops and brainstorming.

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Apollo & Soyuz event space with colorful chairs for networking and collaboration.

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Apollo & Soyuz meeting space with bright light, ideal for workshops and brainstorming.

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Apollo & Soyuz

Wallacespace Spitalfields

Wallacespace Spitalfields: Unique Conferences

Host inspiring conferences at Nobu Shoreditch, a top quirky venue near Liverpool Street with a rooftop terrace and creative spaces.

The 6th-floor Penthouse is located within the Nobu Hotel London Shoreditch. It includes a soft seating lounge, chef's table for sushi masterclasses of up to 8 guests, boardroom space for up to 20 guests, and a private rooftop terrace for up to 50 guests for summer social drinks receptions and events. It offers sweeping views of the city and is the perfect, private event space for memorable meetings or special events.


Penthouse rooftop venue at Nobu Hotel London, ideal for networking and cocktail events.

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Penthouse lounge at Nobu Hotel London, modern decor for networking events.

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Penthouse event space at Nobu Hotel London with city views, ideal for gatherings.

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Penthouse meeting space at Nobu Hotel London with large windows and vibrant decor.

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Penthouse

Nobu Hotel London Shoreditch

Nobu Shoreditch: Unique Conference Space

Explore Galvin Bistrot & Bar for a quirky conference venue near Liverpool Street. Perfect for creative corporate events with a French twist.

The light filled Conservatory at the rear of Galvin Bsitrot & Bar is the perfect space for sit down lunches and dinners or standing canape parties.

Double doors from the Conservatory open to a unique outdoor space in the City of London.

Our Conservatory can accommodate various seating layouts, including U-shape, one or two tables that can seat up to 24 people or poseur tables for standing receptions up to 80 people.

We imagine guests enjoying perfectly chilled glasses of our sustainable tap wine or pints, or fresh Pilsner Urquell beer accompanied by the best French food in the City.

Stylish outdoor event space at The Conservatory & Garden, perfect for gatherings and networking.

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Charming dining space with checkered tablecloths for intimate gatherings and corporate events.

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Dining 

The Conservatory & Garden

Galvin Bistrot & Bar

Galvin Bistrot: Unique Liverpool St Venue

Host inspiring conferences at Shoreditch Treehouse, a quirky venue near Liverpool Street with a creative loft ambiance.

A secret garden loft, only a 5 minute away from the City London. With high wooden ceilings; exposed brickwork, 12 large windows that surround the venue allowing floods of natural light to come in all day, plants and fairy lights are only some of the things that make the venue so special. It is the perfect location to host Product Launches, Training Days, Networking Events or Conferences. 

Spacious Shoreditch Treehouse venue with grand piano for intimate events and workshops.

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Event space in Shoreditch Treehouse with grand piano, ideal for gatherings and workshops.

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Whole venue

Shoreditch Treehouse

Shoreditch Treehouse: Unique Conferences

A bright, modern meeting space with city views, ideal for business events and dinners up to 50 people.

Green Dragon and Magpie are a combination room located in Meeting Place, on Level 5 with views over Bishopsgate Plaza.

Boasting floor to ceiling windows, the rooms are flooded with daylight and have 4k LED screens, webcam facilities and complimentary WiFi for all guests.

Perfect for all types of business event from meetings, seminars, training and board meetings and dinners up to 50 people. Magpie is used for catering or pre-dinner drinks with the main event taking place in Green Dragon.

Modern meeting room in Pan Pacific London with sleek decor, ideal for professional gatherings.

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Meeting room setup at Pan Pacific London with large screen, ideal for workshops and conferences.

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Green Dragon and Magpie event space with elegant seating and buffet setup in Pan Pacific London.

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Modern meeting room with round table, ideal for conferences and brainstorming sessions.

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Green Dragon and Magpie

Pan Pacific London

Historic Pre-Georgian townhouse in central London, ideal for meetings, conferences, and receptions.

While everything has been brought up to date, the Coopers' Hall's long history - dating back to the thirteenth century - has been preserved, along with its elegant, atmosphere. The entire venue is included in the hire, making this an ideal location for business meetings, conferences, training sessions, board meetings, or client meetings. The Court Room accommodates up to 20, perfect for a board meeting or client meeting. In-house caterers offer delicious lunches and dinners in the Dining Room, and the Museum is perfect for breakout sessions. 

Sophisticated meeting room at Coopers' Hall with polished table for executive sessions.

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Elegant meeting room with wooden table and red chairs at Coopers' Hall for formal events.

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Whole Venue at Coopers' Hall, red chairs arranged for a workshop or presentation.

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Coopers' Hall meeting room with red chairs, ideal for workshops and presentations.