BEST NEW OR REFURBISHED VENUE
Convene at 22 Bishopsgate
Convene at 22 Bishopsgate has delivered a state-of-art hospitality-infused suite of large meeting and workspaces that are awash with natural light.
Five hybrid-enabled flexible auditorium rooms allow up to 700 people to be physically present, while technology built into the rooms’ fabric allows up to 10,000 people to attend virtually.
Our rooms allow us to deliver a true-hybrid meeting experience. Everything that could be required for a range of events, from small gatherings to large town hall meetings, is in one place. Integrated audio-visual equipment means there is no need to bring in sound gear and cameras, which can be bulky and expensive to hire for such one-off occasions.
The emphasis on hospitality has resulted in the hiring of 23 full-time staff to cater for clients’ needs, with the head chef joining from the Ennismore Group, which operates the Hoxton Hotel.
Responding to clients’ needs in a post-Covid environment is paramount. Working practices have changed, with varying numbers of staff working away from the office at different times. Mindful of the importance of retaining their corporate culture and ethos, clients can bring all their staff together in both a physical and virtual setting ‘under one roof’; a truly unique experience.
Lambeth Palace Library
Lambeth Palace Library is a brand new venue situated within the grounds of Lambeth Palace on the south bank of the Thames. With “one of the best views in London” (Hugh Pearman, The RIBA Journal), the library is an innovative space with sustainability built into the fabric of the building.
With the large Exhibition Hall space and the rooftop Bancroft Room and Bancroft Terrace, Lambeth Palace Library is the perfect space for daytime and evening functions ranging meetings and conferences to receptions, launches, and private dinners.
State-of-the-art technology has been utilised to protect the Library collection for generations to come, but also to enable hybrid meetings and presentations, allowing clients to link from London across the world.
Bookings and enquiries for Lambeth Palace Library can be made via hospitality@lambethpalace.org.uk.
Pan Pacific London
As a brand-new venue, Pan Pacific London takes innovation and understated luxury to new heights. Opened on 1st September 2021, in the heart of the City of London, the hotel is the city’s new landmark tower just across from Liverpool Street Station.
With a seamless blend of Asian hospitality and contemporary British elegance, the 237-bedroomed hotel houses a signature restaurant, two destination bars, a lounge serving afternoon tea, patisserie, two private dining rooms and a dedicated wellbeing floor.
Featuring ten dedicated, fully accessible event spaces totalling 1,213 sqm, the hotel offers three distinctive floors appealing and catering to client’s varying needs.
Each of our elegant meeting rooms comes with cutting-edge audio and visual technology as standard, while seasonal menus ranging from lunch plates to canapés and a la carté dining, make world-class catering a matter of course.
Our expert Event Connoisseurs are on hand to help every step of the way, making sure that our meetings and events are nothing short of extraordinary.
Stationers’ Hall
The redevelopment of Stationers’ Hall was a full-scale transformative project, designed to address the inflexibility of a Hall built in the 17th Century and to provide a modern energy-efficient building while still highlighting the history within. The Hall needed modernising in many ways, only being able to offer one event at a time was restrictive, and having no air conditioning and limited wheelchair access meant it was important that the design accommodated the demands of the 21st Century event organiser and fit for future generations.
We know the improvements we have made will enhance our offer but most importantly know that Stationers’ Hall and Garden is a special place and will continue to impress those that get to experience it. We can’t wait to see what the next momentous event is when we relaunch in July 2022 and are looking forward to hearing what everyone thinks of the results.
The Glass House
The Glass House is a brand new purpose built events venue, replacing the old Victorian glass houses used to provide hackney parks with its plants and flowers. After a £4.1 million restoration of Springfield park this space now provides a valuable and well thought out community space to benefit its local residents & business’ as well as being a fantastic wedding and private hire venue for clients all over London. The catering provision encourages the use of local Hackney business and provides options for many local cultural needs.
It’s innovative design has been cleverly thought out to provide the maximum level of natural light into the building with retractable skylights, panoramic views and french doors. It also boasts an exclusive terrace area allowing outside space for weddings and events which is a rarity for an inner city venue. The venue has 2 rooms – The Sky room and Orchard room and an inbuilt partition allowing clients the flexibility of break out areas or having separate spaces on their big day.
Hackney’s vision has been unique and pioneering and the end result benefits the local residents and business’ and the revenue stream can financially sustain the park it lives in.
The View at the Royal College of Surgeons
Brand-new venue The View at The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS) opened its doors in July 2021 after a major refurbishment which started in 2017. The View was one of the first new venues to open at the end of the pandemic.
Transformed from a sprawling warren of corridors built in the aftermath of the Second World War, into a stunning architectural marvel, combining the original features with state-of-art facilities, high-tech and environmentally sustainable sleek design. The newly added floor on the top of the building is its pièce de résistance, providing a light, flexible space for events. The View brings together modern facilities with a rich heritage of scientific discovery, providing a central meetings and events hub in the heart of London. Since reopening, we hosted 238 events, 7,540 guests and coming in 80% above budget.
