The Loom Room at dusk: a warehouse event space with long tables, warm pendant lights and tall steel windows. Illustrative image of a fictional venue.

The right room for the night you have in mind.

Describe your event in your own words. Gather checks dates, capacity and must-haves against what London’s independent venues have confirmed, then shows the few that genuinely fit.

Free 30-day pilot. 32 fictional venues in this demo.

Independent rooms, matched to the way you actually brief.

No more emailing fifteen venues and waiting two days for a PDF. Tell Gather what you need, and only rooms that can really host it make the list.

  1. Describe it

    “80 standing near Shoreditch in late March, under £6k, needs AV.” If something essential is missing, Gather asks one short question.

  2. See what fits

    Up to five venues free on your date, big enough for your layout, with your essentials. Each says why it made the list.

  3. Book with a deposit

    The venue sends an itemised quote. Ask, revise, then pay the deposit to lock the date.

Rooms you won’t find on the big sites

Start a brief
Illustrative view of Battersea Glasshouse, a fictional Gather venue in Battersea.
Battersea GlasshouseGlasshouse, BatterseaUp to 160 standing · £85 per head
Illustrative view of The Tin Chapel, a fictional Gather venue in Peckham.
The Tin ChapelConverted chapel hall, PeckhamUp to 220 standing · £3,200 hire fee
Illustrative view of Fennel & Finch Upper Room, a fictional Gather venue in Clerkenwell.
Fennel & Finch Upper RoomRestaurant private room, ClerkenwellUp to 50 standing · £2,500 minimum spend
Illustrative view of Brixton Vaults, a fictional Gather venue in Brixton.
Brixton VaultsRailway arch, BrixtonUp to 250 standing · £4,000 hire fee
Illustrative view of The Lamplight Library, a fictional Gather venue in Bloomsbury.
The Lamplight LibraryLibrary hall, BloomsburyUp to 120 standing · £4,500 hire fee
Illustrative view of Riverside Signal Box, a fictional Gather venue in Wapping.
Riverside Signal BoxRiverside loft, WappingUp to 140 standing · £5,800 hire fee

Every room is checked before you see it.

  1. Capacity by layout

    Standing, seated and mixed numbers are checked separately against your guest count.

  2. Facilities the owner confirmed

    Anything you mark essential is only matched where the venue has said it’s available.

  3. Dates the owner opened

    Days are bookable only when the owner opens them, and drop out once a deposit is paid.

Illustrative architectural cutaway of a warehouse event space with round tables, a lounge area, a bar and a mezzanine.

Illustrative architectural cutaway of a Victorian glasshouse venue set for a long-table dinner, with olive trees and stone steps.

For venue owners: fewer emails, better enquiries.

You hear only from planners whose date, numbers and needs your space can meet.

Your listing, your control
Capacities for standing, seated and mixed layouts, what’s included and what costs extra.
Dates you confirm
Open the days you can host. A paid deposit blocks the date for everyone else.
Quotes in one place
Reply, send an itemised quote, revise it. Every version is kept.
List your venue free

What are you planning?

Free during the pilot, for planners and venues.