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Top Venues

Here you'll find a definitive lists of the best venues for all sorts of event types, including parties, conferences, weddings and many more, as reviewed by our team of Venue Experts.

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Christmas

Your Favourite Christmas Treat Will Tell You Where to Book Your Christmas Party

Booking the perfect Christmas Party can be a stressful process. With so many factors to consider, from dietary requirements to how much Crème de menthe is too much Crème de menthe? It's understandable that organising the perfect party is more than a little wearing. While we can't tell you the secret to winning over your boss or keeping co-workers from going overboard on sambuca, but we can help you with the perfect venue. Our venue

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Venues

The Hire Space Round-Up: Your Guide to What's Hot in the Industry

Every fortnight the Hire Space Team will bring you top industry news, the best new venues on the site and the very best spaces we’ve seen in the last two weeks. Hot Topic Friday marked Equal Pay Day ; the day that campaigns have highlighted as the point when women effectively stop earning relative to their male equivalents. So, we wanted to take

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Blank Canvas Venues

The Hellenic Centre: The Best Blank Canvas for Your Product Launch

Every great work starts with some sort of canvas; the ceramic of greek pottery, the parchment on which Shakespeare penned his works. The Hellenic Centre offers a blank canvas space that could be the start of your great event. A space ready you to imprint with your brand, your ideas and your talent. The Hellenic Centre is a venue set to host

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Top Venues

Dine with Cézanne at the National Portrait Gallery

After years struggling to find a permanent space for the collection, The National Portrait Gallery opened it's current site on 4th April 1896. It is now renowned for its unique showcase of art, biography, history and fame, and welcomes over two million visitors a year, who come to view the famous faces who adorn the walls, from Shakespeare to the Duch

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London Venues

5 Versatile London Event Spaces

Versatile, flexible, blank canvas. We love an event space that is just waiting to be transformed for any occasion. We've chosen six London venues that are beautiful in their own right and just waiting to host the right event.

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Parties

5 Fascinating Facts about Stationers' Hall

Situated in the heart of the City, a few minutes from St Paul’s, Stationers’ Hall is one of the most sought after spaces for corporate parties. The historic architecture and stately wood panelling make for a magnificent space worthy of the biggest company celebrations. To help you out while you enjoy drinks in the splendid gardens or canapés in the glow of the stained-glass windows, we’ve put together a list

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Weddings

Hackney Town Hall: Modern Elegance Meets Art Deco Flair

Believe it or not, the London Borough of Hackney was once a wild and marshy place, the name itself likely having roots in the Old English for Haka’s Island. Now of course, Hackney is one of London’s trendiest boroughs and nowhere proves this more than the recently refurbished Hackney Town Hall . Hackney Town Hall combines the original elements of 1930s design with modern elegance. This gorgeous venue is perfec

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EventLAB Series

EventLAB Series: Introducing Our First Exhibitors

We've had a flurry of interest since we announced EventLAB a few months ago, which has got us pretty excited (just 5 months to go!). The event is designed to take planners through every step of the event planning process, through masterclasses, workshops and networking with the best in the biz. EventLAB will also showcase the top venues and suppliers from across the industry, so we thought we'd give you a bit of an

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Film and Photo

7 Picture Perfect Venues for Memorable Photoshoots

Let's face it – we all like to look picture perfect. But to get a fabulous shot, you're going to need a fabulous venue to match. With that in mind, we've come up with 7 photo-ready venues to please even the most discerning photographers. Now everybody smile, and say 'cheese'... 1. Pulse & Bankside Vaults Blackfriars

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Bars

6 Bars for Impressive Corporate Entertaining

One thing's for sure, London isn't short of bars , so picking just a handful is pretty tough. But, we've whittled it down to just six that are pretty perfect for a corporate event. Elegant Champagne bars, stylish open plan venues and ones with a more relaxed, urban feel make up a varied list of options for your next event. 1. The Pearson Room Canary Wharf

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London Venues

5 Beautifully Industrial Venues in London

Unquestionably, the big trend that has emerged in venues this year is the bold, stark, and raw look of industrial venues. By restoring old Victorian factories and warehouses, and not making the mistake of covering up original features, these designers are really bringing something new to the venue scene - something that's historical and yet fresh at the same time. Think exposed brickwork, expansive windows and beautiful beams. 1. Tramshed by Mark Hix

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London Venues

The 7 Best Speakeasy Bars in London

In London's nooks and crannies, behind unmarked doors, inside abandoned tube stations, and through secret entrances, are some of the world's most incredible bars. You've just got to know where to look. Here are 7 of the best - all of which you can hire for your event through Hire Space. 1. Purl Full of 'secret nooks and crannies', where photos of

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London Venues

The 5 Most Epic Party Venues In London

Epic. It's not a term we casually dish out. These venues are unstoppable forces, ripping up the fabric of London's events scene with their progressive vision and monumental scale. If you're struggling to find a venue that can handle your vision, then start taking notes. 1. Pulse & Bankside Vaults Southwark Capacity: 2000 Deep underground London, somewhere beneath Southwark, lies 19,000 square feet of jaw-d

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Top Venues

Manchester's Top 5 Venues For Bumping Into A Footballer

The Manchester football rivalry is an epic contest between two of the world's greatest teams. But we know what we really care about: catching a glimpse of the stars when they're painting the town red - or blue. These five venues, all available for private hire on Hire Space , are your best shots of cosying up with Manchester's titans of football. 1. Club Liv

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London Venues

Four of London's Pet-Friendly Venues

If you are the type of person who brings their furry friend everywhere, then you are going to fall in love with these pet-friendly venues! Why leave your best friend at home when they can enjoy the day with you? Pets are people too, right? The genius who decided to open venues that are animal friendly was just that, and now we are spreading the word on London's top four.🐾 1. Garden at Alebrijes The Garden space at

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London Venues

5 Venues That Have Been In The Movies

London is a magnet for directors all over the world. Which means, of course, that loads of Hire Space venues have been in the movies. Here are five of the best. 1. Momo Resto This moroccan themed venue has a gorgeous outside area, and intricately decorated restaurant. Source: timeout.com The Movie: Bridget Jones' Diary

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London Venues

7 London Venues With Amazing Wall Art

We trawled through the thousands of venues that are on Hire Space, and picked out the ones with the best murals. They're amazing. 1. Shakespeare's Globe 2. Barrio East 3. Drapers

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London Venues

The Top 5 Celebrity-Magnet Venues

You can walk down the streets in Piccadilly, loiter around cafes in Chelsea, or pay entry to all the clubs in Dalston on Harry Styles' birthday, but the best way to bump into a celebrity is by gaining access to one of these ultra-fashionable, celeb-magnet venues. And now you can. Check it. 1. Beaufort House Chelsea * The scene: Chelsea * The celebs: The Made In Chelsea cast

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Top Venues

Manchester's 5 Most Unusual Christmas Venues

Ding Dong Merrily on 'Hire'... Christmas is coming - are you ready? Dust down your party gear, polish those baubles and get prepared. You have presents to buy, turkeys to stuff and relatives to be nice to - so on top of all that Christmas can be even more stressful when you have a last minute party to plan. Don't go through the pain of tearing your hair out - you have come to the right place. Manchester is a city renowned for its quirky buildings and events and offers a delicious platter of

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Top Venues

This Is Why Manchester Has Such Unique Venues

Take a stroll through any district of Manchester and you’ll come across picturesque canals, striking red-brick buildings and impressive warehouses. That’s all down to the city’s incredible history as the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution. Dubbed ‘Cottonopolis’, the city was once the largest centre of manufacturing in the world. Manchester was home to a huge number of grand warehouses, cotton mills, factories and workshops, all connected by an eye-catching maze of canals. Fast forward

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Top Venues

Top 5 Manchester Venues With Amazing Views

If you want a venue with a view in Manchester, you could perch on a tiny apartment balcony or rooftop bar and hope for a measely glimpse of something beyond the office block next door. But if you want stunning cityscapes and dazzling waterfronts, check out five of Manchester’s best venues with a view. 1. Imperial War Museum North The Imperial War Museum North is one of the jewels in Manchester’s cultural crown – a great

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London Venues

The 5 Most Terrifying Venues In London

As the light of our shortening days is clutched back, London darkens. The daily commute is slowly dipped into a pool of thick, misty twilight, and ghouls arise from London's blood-stained cobblestones. Ghosts dip and dive, devils hatch and thrive, and demons creep and crawl as Halloween finally arrives. Whether you want to appease the Pagan gods, confront the bats and beasts, or simply celebrate this nefarious festival of the night, we have the venue for you. 1. Vaults

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London Venues

Top 5 Venues for London's New Year's Eve Fireworks

Without fail, the New Year ushers in a tacit wave of disappointment. Everything is exorbitantly expensive, your resolutions are probably doomed, and your midnight-kiss hope has gone AWOL. But this year, Hire Space is here to help. By picking one of these marvellous venues for the New Year's Eve fireworks, you can celebrate with panache, privacy, and people you actually like. We can't guarantee you'll get kissed, but we do promise an unforgettable night. 1. Skyloft

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London Venues

Top 5 Venues for the Apocalypse

Whether it be by zombies, aliens, atomic war or tsunami, Tommy Shane assembles Hire Space's five perfect venues for the end of the world. Will you try to battle it out for survival, reveal your feelings to an unknowing lover, or use lions and rhinoceroses to keep safe? You decide... 1. Pulse and Bankside Vaults Kim Jong Un finally decides to push the big red button. Atomic bombs, mutant animals, nuclear winters - the whole enchilada. The only logical response is to get deep, deep undergr

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