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Newly Refurbished Event Venue Near The Strand.

465 m²
5000 sq ft
greater london
GB
£1,800 / day
per day
press / launch
3 use cases
city
Greater London
area
465 sqm
day rate
£1,800 / day
postcode
use cases
product launch · press day · private event
included
Internet · Air Conditioning · Security System

about this space

This newly refurbished event venue features two spacious floors adorned with exposed brickwork. It includes VIP and breakout areas, a kitchen, a bar, and a private VIP entrance, accommodating up to 250 guests in a standing format. The venue is well-suited for a variety of events such as product launches, receptions, press days, tastings, parties, weddings, and exhibitions. It offers a late premises license until 2:00 AM, providing flexibility for evening events. Additional facilities feature three-phase power, flexible layouts, and loading access, enhancing the functionality of the space. Access to amenities includes internet, air conditioning, a security system, a stock room, counters, fitting rooms, garment racks, lighting, sound and video equipment, electricity, heating, parking, an elevator, a reception area, and WiFi.

what's included

  • Internet
  • Air Conditioning
  • Security System
  • Stock Room
  • Counters
  • Fitting Rooms
  • Garment Rack
  • Lighting
  • Furniture
  • Sound & Video Equipment
  • Electricity
  • Heating
  • Parking
  • Elevator
  • Kitchen
  • Reception
  • Wifi

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how to book this space

  1. 01

    Check the shell and the dates

    Review the gallery, 465 sqm floor plan and amenities for Newly Refurbished Event Venue Near The Strand, then note the window you want in Greater London. Fashion week dates book 6–10 weeks out.

  2. 02

    Send the brief

    Use the request panel on this page to send your dates, expected footfall and budget. The listed rate is a starting point at €2106 per day.

  3. 03

    Get availability and a quote

    We confirm availability with the operator and come back within 24 hours with the all-in cost: rent, staffing, permits and fit-out for Greater London.

  4. 04

    Lock the contract

    Sign the short-term licence, pay the deposit and we register any permit or signage paperwork the address needs.

  5. 05

    Build and open

    Fit-out, install and staff the pop-up. Our production team handles delivery, install and the strike at the end of the run in Greater London.

use cases

product launchpress dayprivate eventcocktail receptionexhibition opening

location

plotting…
greater london·51.5104° · -0.1218°

getting here & street life

nearest transit

  • Covent Gardenmetro347 m · 4 min
  • Embankmentmetro353 m · 4 min
  • Charing Crossmetro415 m · 5 min
  • Leicester Squaremetro463 m · 6 min
  • Templemetro522 m · 7 min
  • Holbornmetro759 m · 9 min

the neighbourhood

Southampton Street is a street in central London, running north from the Strand to Covent Garden Market.

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frequently asked

Yes — Newly Refurbished Event Venue Near The Strand is a vetted pop-up ready space in Greater London, 465 sqm. Request availability and dates through the inquiry card on the listing.

who it suits

Brand Scale

This venue fits established brands with a 15 to 80 person team, five or more years of trading, and an existing press list or wholesale book strong enough to fill 250 standing guests without padding the invite. At 465 sqm across two floors, with a bar, kitchen, VIP and breakout areas, a private VIP entrance and a licence until 2:00 AM, the cost base only makes sense when you are hosting at volume or hosting people who matter commercially. In our experience the profile that gets the most from this space is a mid-market to premium label running a London Fashion Week evening moment alongside daytime buyer appointments, or a group brand consolidating several launches into one night. Where we see mismatches is when a two or three person label with a 60 name contact list books it as a showroom rental and ends up with a half-empty basement. Brands needing sustained daytime street footfall should look at ground floor retail instead, since the maximum seven day let and basement position rule out longer temporary retail runs. If you need something smaller and street facing, it is worth comparing against other spaces in London before enquiring.

Aesthetic Fit

Exposed brick across two floors suits brands with an industrial, streetwear, denim, footwear, eyewear, spirits or contemporary menswear identity, plus beauty and fragrance labels that want warmth and texture rather than white cube neutrality. The vaulted arch character reads well on camera and holds up as a content studio backdrop with minimal build, which is why the shell is a gift to any brand whose visual language already leans raw, dark, tactile or nightlife adjacent. What will not work is a minimalist luxury house or a fine jewellery brand needing controlled daylight, gallery white walls and a hushed, seated presentation register. The brick competes rather than recedes, and the basement level removes natural light entirely, so pale, airy, resort or bridal aesthetics require heavy cladding and lighting spend to neutralise the room. If your identity depends on erasing the venue, budget properly for production and build or choose a blank shell from the outset.

Best Use Cases

First choice is the evening product launch or cocktail reception, because the bar, kitchen, private VIP entrance and 2:00 AM licence give you a full arrival to late night arc in one building. Second choice is a press day and collection preview, with the upper floor for garment racks, counters and fitting rooms, and the lower floor for breakout meetings and refreshments. Third choice is a fashion week party or after show reception, where the 250 standing capacity and VIP areas let you tier guests without spilling onto the street. Fourth is an exhibition opening or brand presentation space, supported by three phase power, loading access, an elevator and flexible layouts for plinths or partitioning. Fifth is a wholesale appointment programme run over consecutive days within the seven day maximum, using the stock room and reception. Sixth is a content studio or shoot day between events, using the sound, video and lighting equipment already installed. A high volume public sample sale space is the weakest fit, since basement access and queue management on Southampton Street work against you.

Budget Signal

This sits in the mid tier for a licensed central London event venue and represents good value per square metre for a Covent Garden and Strand address four minutes from three Underground stations. Compared with a hotel ballroom or private members club of similar capacity, you pay less and avoid mandatory in house catering minimums, while gaining a bar, kitchen and late licence that a bare warehouse shell in East London would force you to build and licence yourself. Against a prime Covent Garden retail unit, this is a fraction of the commitment, though you trade away shop window visibility. Co-working event rooms and shared pop-up formats undercut it on price but cannot hold 250 guests or run to 2:00 AM. Brands at this stage typically find the real variable is fit-out and staffing rather than the venue fee, so model the full picture with our budget calculator before setting an internal number.

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edition
vol. iv · ss27
type
cormorant · plex mono
finish
gold foil 871c