This is a guest post from Tommy Shane, Venue Expert at UK based startup Hire Space. You can follow him @hirespace.
Conferences. Let’s be honest, they don’t always inspire the imagination.
They can be brilliant, crucial, indispensable – but they can also feel like afternoon detention back in secondary school. Too often conference attendees are confined to long, hot days in a stuffy, windowless room with little to distract from slide after slide of power-point.
This tired vision of a conference event is, however, on the out. London is at the heart of a complete re-imagination of the conference, rooted in exciting new ideas about what we can and should expect from a conference venue. Here is a small sample of the unusual conference venues now available across London.
Originally (and still) a nightclub, Studio Spaces E1 subverts traditional notions of the conference venue. And thank to its unique approach, it’s searingly popular, and can invigorate conferences of all shapes and sizes.
As the wine-infused name suggests, Vinopolis is usually the haunt of revelling night-owls, who flock to these astoundingly vast underground vaults for decadent club nights. But come day time, this truly unusual venue can be adapted into whatever you can dream up.
RSA House is, by comparison, a traditional offering. But the sheer opulence and beauty of this London townhouse makes it a luxurious alternative to purpose-built conference venues.
State-of-the-art technology and quirky interior design combine in the brilliant Under The Bridge. Its immersive set-up will absorb and engage audiences, while the fun interior offers an unusual setting for an unforgettable event.
- Gracepoint
Set in a converted Art Deco cinema, Gracepoint is a staggeringly large venue in a surprisingly central location, and yet retains a strong sense of character. Perfect for large-scale events that don’t want to lose a sense of identity, Gracepoint is one of London’s undiscovered greats for unusual conference venues.
There’s a wealth of unusual conference venues in London that are waiting to be made use of by the conference industry. Get in touch at Hire Space to discover them all.
