87 Barts Close is the event venue of Butchers' Hall, a livery hall at 87 Bartholomew Close in the City of London. An organiser can book the Great Hall for up to 250 guests at a reception or 156 at a seated dinner, plus court suites, a reception room, a mezzanine for directors' dining and a rooftop terrace. The venue serves corporate meetings, private dining, award ceremonies, Christmas parties and livery company events.
Seminars and company events
The venue describes five meeting spaces for conferences and meetings. The Great Hall is the main room, with integrated audiovisual equipment, dedicated fibre-optic broadband for video conferencing and live streaming, and lighting that can be dimmed or set to colour schemes. It takes 200 people theatre style. The Court Suites can be partitioned, so a group of 35 and a group of 120 can both find a fitting size. The ground-floor Reception Room works for registration, partitioned breakout areas or a bar, and the Mezzanine is intended for directors' style meetings and dining for 12.
Rooms and capacities
The Great Hall holds 156 seated, 200 theatre style or 250 for a reception. The Large Court Suites take 60 seated, 120 theatre style or 170 at a reception. The Small Court Suites take 10 seated, 35 theatre style or 25 at a reception. The Reception Room takes 40 seated, 40 theatre style or 150 standing. The Mezzanine seats 12 and offers either a view into the Great Hall or full privacy. The Rooftop Terrace holds 80 standing and is licensed to stay open until 22:00 daily. It can be hired with a package or independently.
Dinners and evening events
The venue lists evening dinners and parties among its event types, with room for dining and dancing in the larger spaces. A typical split is a drinks reception in the Reception Room or on the terrace, a seated dinner in the Great Hall and a smaller group in the Mezzanine. The venue also lists award ceremonies and Christmas parties, and its website carries a what's on page for current activity. Ask the events team about exclusive use of the building and about timings, since the terrace licence ends at 22:00.
Catering
The venue supports its events with high-end catering and presents a catering page on its website. Menus and drinks packages are agreed with the events team when you enquire.
History and setting
The venue occupies a restored livery hall. Wood-panelled walls and natural light in the Great Hall sit alongside contemporary finishes elsewhere in the building. As the venue name for Butchers' Hall, it also welcomes members of livery companies for their own events.
Getting there
The address is 87 Bartholomew Close, London EC1A 7EB. The venue's site has a location page with directions.
