Hotel & Venue News

The Printworks is a new venue located in the heart of Canada Water in London’s Docklands. It will be available to hire for a range of corporate events from the New Year.

The Printworks is a former industrial complex where newspapers were printed until recent times – hence the name.

The Printworks is a blank canvas venue comprising six event spaces, spread over 119,200 sq-ft.

The Printworks includes large industrial warehouses, offices suitable for production and green rooms, as well as parking and auxiliary land.

For summer events, companies will have access to up to 40,000 sq-ft of outdoor space.

The Printworks offers a versatile space and is aiming to attract product launches, brand activation, experiential events as well as large and small productions of all types.

The Printworks is a short walk from Canada Water interchange station for the Jubilee tube line and London Overground services.

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The Science Museum in Kensington, London, launched its interactive gallery - Wonderlab: The Statoil Gallery in the autumn. It is available for corporate event hire.

The £6million interactive gallery features over 50 exhibits in seven zones. The gallery allows visitors to explore the incredible science phenomena that occurs around us every day, across topics as diverse as sound, forces, light and electricity.

Guests can take the ultimate selfie in the infinity mirror, order experiments at the Chemistry Bar, watch real life lightning strikes.

In addition to the interactive exhibits and artworks, guests can experience live demonstrations and explosive shows led by the museum’s team of science communicators. Alternatively they can simply eat, drink and socialise.

Wonderlab: The Statoil Gallery encompasses 1,600sq-mt and will accommodate 400 guests for an evening reception. The gallery is available for standalone hire or in conjunction with another gallery for seated dining.

There is a 120-capacity theatre-style auditorium adjoining the gallery.

The new Mathematics: The Winton Gallery opens at the Science Museum on 8th December 2016.

The Gallery, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, explores how mathematicians, their tools and ideas have helped build the modern world. The gallery span 400 years of human ingenuity from the renaissance to the present day, with objects ranging from intriguing hand-held mathematical instruments to a 1929 experimental aircraft.

The Science Museum is located in Exhibition Road in Kensington, a five minute walk from South Kensington tube station.

Details: http://www.hirethesciencemuseum.com/event-spaces/wonderlab-the-statoil-gallery/

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Holiday Inn London – Kensington has just opened in London. With 708 bedrooms it is one of the largest Holiday Inns in Europe.

Formerly known as the Kensington Close Hotel, the Holiday Inn London – Kensington is located just off Kensington High Street with good access to central London as well as the major exhibition centres in west London.

Holiday Inn London – Kensington features a central open space area providing a flexible environment where guests can eat, drink, work and relax. Boulevard Restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Holiday Inn London – Kensington has 13 meeting rooms accommodating up to 250 people and fully equipped with the latest audio visual technology. Other features include an Imagine Health Club and Spa with an 18 metre swimming pool, steam room, Jacuzzi, sauna and gym. There is free wi-fi throughout the hotel.

Holiday Inn London – Kensington is a two minute walk from High Street Kensington tube station.

Details: https://www.ihgplc.com/news-and-media/news-releases/2016/one-of-europes-biggest-holiday-inn-hotels-opens-in-londons-kensington

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Claridge’s hotel in London has been granted planning permission by Westminster Council for a five-floor ‘iceberg’ basement beneath its Grade II-listed building in Mayfair.

The basement will house a new swimming pool, spa and gym, conference facilities plus a new in-house bakery and chocolatier.

Roof top plant will be relocated in the lower basement levels along with a boiler room. This will release space on the top floors of Claridge’s which will be rebuilt and extended adding 40 more bedrooms and suites to Claridge’s existing 197 bedrooms.

Claridge’s will remain open during the construction. The substructure to the existing hotel will be maintained on a system of adjustable jacks.

Details: https://www.claridges.co.uk/