Imogen Beech
With a love of interior design, Imogen’s writing experience has taken her from the mansions of the rich and famous to the capital’s most unique events spaces on Hire Space.
Corporate Events
Host a 5-Star Corporate Event at 12 Hay Hill
When you’re hosting a corporate event, you want high-spec facilities, luxurious interiors and top-notch service. Well, guess what? 12 Hay Hill has all of that in spades!
Christmas Parties
Customise your Christmas at NT’s Loft & Night Tales
If you’re looking to kick your party off with a bang (or a jingle!), you’ll be pleased to hear that we’ve found the perfect venues for you to choose between: NT’s Loft and Night Tales. These Hackney-based venues both belong to Background Bars, and are infused with their signature industrial style.
Summer Parties
Those Summer Nights at BMA House
Not yet started planning your summer party? Don't worry, we have the perfect venue for you. It’s grand, it’s steeped in history and it’s got plenty of outdoor space. Can you guess where we’re talking about? That’s right, it’s BMA House!
Team Building
Bowl Your Team Over at All Star Lanes White City
All Star Lanes White City is ready and waiting to help you level up your meetings, presentations and team building events. But there’s a twist! Alongside stylish décor, top-notch facilities and in-house catering, this one-of-a-kind venue also offers… bowling!
Summer Parties
Elevate Your Summer Party at Trafalgar St James
Summer has officially arrived! So, if you haven’t already booked your corporate summer party into the diary, now’s the time. Luckily for you, we’ve found the ideal venue for your seasonal shenanigans – Trafalgar St James.
Events
Let The KIA Oval Bowl You Over This Summer
Did you know that the KIA Oval is one of the most versatile and experienced event venues we know?! Check out this piece for serious summer party inspo.
Christmas Parties
Plan a Christmas Party That Goes Down in History at Churchill War Rooms
Want your Christmas party to go down in history? Then there can’t be a better venue than Churchill War Rooms – the very site where Prime Minister Winston Churchill and his cabinet made history by leading Britain through WW2!
6 Reasons to Host Your Summer Party at The HAC
Spring is on its way, which means it's time to plan this year's summer party! Luckily, we have the perfect venue for you - The HAC, with its acres of pristine lawns right in the centre of the capital.
Hybrid Events
Technology 101 for the Digital World of Events
In the same way that agile working has fast become a new norm, remote presenters and delegates will continue to be a part of events long after COVID-19. But this shift towards a more technological approach for event delivery can be overwhelming, with lots of unfamiliar terminology to navigate.
Virtual Events
5 Top Tips for Booking Your Virtual Christmas Party In 2021
With uncertainty surrounding this year’s festive season, you might be looking into taking your Christmas party virtual. To 'elf you out, here are our top tips for taking your virtual party straight to the top of the nice list!
EventLAB 2021
COP26: Case Study of a Carbon-Neutral Event - EventLAB 2021
At EventLAB 2021, we were treated to a talk by Mark Bannister, who was the Technical and Operations Director for COP26 - arguably the most important meeting in human history, which also ran carbon-neutral.
Hybrid Events
Let's Talk About Hybrid Events: Q&A With Jason Larcombe From White Light
Jason Larcombe, Senior Project Manager at technical solutions specialist White Light, recently took part in a panel discussion on the topic at EventLAB 2021. Now we've asked him to share his thoughts in more detail, in order to answer all your burning questions.
Virtual Events
A Very Merry Virtual Christmas Party
Christmas is approaching, and if you haven't booked your party yet, time's running out! Luckily, we have an army of elves ready to help us save the office Christmas do by going virtual!
Venue Finding
Dry Hire Vs Wet Hire - Which is Best For My Event?
Whether you go for a dry hire or wet hire venue will depend on a variety of measures - we explore the pros and cons of both in this piece.
Eventprofs
18-Month Snapshot: What Hire Space Did Over the Pandemic and What’s Next
Now that the world is slowly returning to some semblance of normality, we thought we’d take the chance to share a bit about what’s been happening here at Hire Space. And maybe, to blow our own trumpet just a little bit (forgive us, we’re feeling sentimental!).
Coronavirus Updates
Pandemic Event Trends That Are Here To Stay
The Coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc for the events industry but it hasn’t all been doom and gloom. Here are five things that we believe have changed our industry for the better.
Unique Venue Of The Month
Jaw-Dropping Events at the Museum of London Venues
Looking for somewhere to hold a post-isolation conference, party or drinks reception in London? The Museum of London and Museum of London Docklands are sure to inject that special sparkle that you’ve been searching for.
Conferences
How to Plan a Post-Pandemic Conference
After over a year of lockdowns, social distancing and limits on gatherings, conferences are back with a vengeance! Some of us can’t get back to in-person events soon enough. But for others, the thought of returning to ‘normal’ life is nothing short of terrifying.
Weddings
How to Plan a Covid-Confident Wedding
Wedding venues have opened up their doors and weddings are coming back thick, fast and as big as ever. There’s only one problem. Just because social distancing and masks aren’t a legal requirement, that doesn’t mean everyone’s going to feel comfortable hugging and kissing just yet.
Unusual Venues
Rock the Boat with an Event at Cutty Sark
Whether you’re holding a wedding, drinks reception or summer party, join us in drooling over this stunning, yet unusual event space.
Meetings
Magical Meetings at Vintners’ Hall
After months of social distancing, you need somewhere magical to kick off your business meetings. And if you’re looking to inject some sparkle, look no further than Vintners’ Hall. It has all the history, splendour and views you need to sweep your delegates off their feet.
Hybrid Events
How to Keep All of Your Audiences Engaged at a Hybrid Event
Keeping your audience engaged at any kind of event is no mean feat. But what about when you have an in-person and a virtual audience to cater to?
Hybrid Events
6 Top Tips for Facilitating Hybrid Event Audience Engagement
Throwing a hybrid event comes with its extra challenges, as it’ll mean keeping not one, but two audience types engaged – those accessing your event online and those attending your hybrid event venue in-person.
Awards Ceremonies
Make Waves with an Awards Ceremony at the National Maritime Museum
The phrase ‘not all heroes wear capes’ has always been true, but it feels more relevant now than ever. So, if you’re waiting to celebrate the heroes in your life with a glitzy awards ceremony, check out the historic National Maritime Museum.