Visit Southwark

If you are looking for a venue to hold your conference, meeting, launch, party, banquet or any other event, Southwark has over 30 imaginative and unique places to suit all your needs. It’s very central and easily accessibly making it an ideal location to host your event.

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Bankside Gallery

Bankside Gallery Bankside Gallery is available in the evenings for a range of corporate and private events, and can also be hired on a daily or weekly basis for exhibitions.

Design Museum

Design Museum at night One of London's most sought after venues, the Design Museum is located in an elegant modernist building on the River Thames by Tower Bridge with spectacular views of the city and Canary Wharf. It is the perfect setting for your special event.

Elan Meeting Rooms

Elan Meeting Rooms is a newly furnished meeting space suitable for meetings, workshops and seminars in SE1.

Golden Hinde

Golden Hinde The Golden Hinde is a full size reconstruction of the 16th century warship, and provides a unique and exclusive venue to entertain in Elizabethan style.

Hays Galleria - Cottons Atrium

Cottons Atrium is a sophisticated venue and offers fabulous views of the river and city beyond. Opposite the venue is a private pier which can be used to transport guests.

HMS Belfast

HMS Belfast The choice of venue is crucial and seldom will you find one as unique as the WWII Battle Cruiser, HMS Belfast. On board you can hold a meeting, conference, reception or dinner. Entertainment and tours can also be arranged.

Imperial War Museum

Imperial War Museum The dramatic and historic Imperial War Museum is a unique venue of great diversity. Award winning exhibitions combine with both modern and traditional meeting rooms to make it the perfect location for your event.

Jerwood Space

Jerwood Space Business Dining The Jerwood Space, its galleries, café and courtyards make an exciting and unusual setting for hospitality, launches and similar corporate events.

London Bridge Hotel

London Bridge Hotel Interior This four star hotel is conveniently located next to London Bridge station and provides conferences and private dining. The hotel provides five conference rooms of varying sizes for meetings or private dining for up to 100 people.

Menier Chocolate Factory

The Menier Chocolate Factory is a venue with a difference. Throughout its history the building has been inspired by both individuality and the pursuit of quality.

Mercure London City Bankside

The Mercure Located on the south bank of the River Thames, the Mercure is central to mainline rail and tube links for Waterloo, London Bridge, Blackfriars and Southwark.

Ministry of Sound

The most famous, most innovative nightclub in the world is now for hire. For intimate gatherings to ultimate events, Ministry of Sound is expert at hosting anything from a premier to a product launch, a buffet to a board meeting, a press conference to a performance.

Novotel

Novotel London City South is one of a new generation of Novotels now emerging. This light and stylish hotel has a dedicated meeting and conference suite comprising a breakout area and six purpose built, fully equipped meeting rooms all with natural daylight, for up to 100 delegates.

Old Operating Theatre

This unique and quirky museum is a great place for a reception or book launch. It is very atmospheric and is an ideal venue. They have hosted many receptions.

Shakespeare's Globe

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre Shakespeare’s Globe has a number of spaces that are ideal for corporate hospitality events. From large receptions to intimate dinners, they offer a stunning range of facilities.

South London Gallery

South London Gallery Interior Beautiful high ceilings in the recently refurbished Victorian main gallery, period architecture mixed with modern new facilites, and a garden retreat make the South London Gallery a distinctive and unique location for private functions, receptions and corporate events.

The Clink Prison Museum

The prison that gave its name to all others is now available for daytime and evening hire. The hall of arms features a friendly bar, superb food, dancefloor, dining, conference and exhibition facilities.

Tower Bridge

Tower Bridge lit up at night Tower Bridge has amazing views, and offers three exquisite and unusual venues which are ideal for all styles of event from cocktail receptions to promotional evenings to seated dinners.

Vinopolis

Vinopolis wine tasting With its unique style and central location, Vinopolis has, over the past four years, built upon its reputation as one of London's premier venues.