Seminars and company events
ANIMA takes conferences, workshops, talks and private parties for up to 150 standing or 80 seated guests in its main lounge, with a separate room for 35. The experimental bar and lounge, built around organic wine, is at Ferry Quays in Brentford, in west London, and it is available for exclusive hire.
For a business day, the VELLA Room is the working space. It sits behind glass doors beyond the main lounge and takes 35 people in a conference layout or 25 for dinner. A team can hold its session there and move into the lounge for lunch, drinks or a talk. The lounge furniture can be set for seated dining or cleared for workshops that need room to move. A sound system with speakers covers background music, talks and performances.
The venue also runs wellbeing activities, and the VELLA Room is suited to yoga or meditation sessions, which can give a team day a different pace. Book launches, meetings, workshops and talks are among the formats the venue lists, as well as private parties.
Weddings and receptions
ANIMA lists weddings among the occasions it hosts, along with birthdays, celebrations, private parties and spiritual ceremonies. The main lounge seats 80 for dinner or holds 150 for a standing reception, and the outdoor area gives guests extra room. The venue also hosts funeral gatherings. The site gives no wedding package details, so couples should describe their plans in their request.
Rooms and capacities
The main lounge holds 150 standing or 80 seated. The VELLA Room seats 25 for dinner or 35 in a conference layout. An outdoor area is open to guests. With exclusive hire, the whole venue is given over to one group, which suits organizers who want the place to themselves rather than a corner of a busy restaurant.
Catering
Catering is in-house. The kitchen cooks dishes inspired by the Silk Route, and a cocktail bar works alongside a list centered on organic wine. The food offer runs under the name Agni and the bar as the Serpent Bar. Menus for an event are agreed with the team when the date is set.
History and setting
ANIMA presents itself as an experimental bar and lounge shaped by the elements, with an experiential side given to wellbeing. Its program mixes dining, drinks and wellness, which explains the mix of events it hosts, from conferences to yoga and ceremonies. Ferry Quays is a riverside development on the Thames at Brentford, across the water from Kew.
Getting there
The address is Ferry Quays, Brentford, TW8 0AT. Brentford station, on the South Western Railway line from London Waterloo, is around a 10-minute walk, and Kew Bridge station is also nearby. Heathrow Airport is about 20 minutes away by car, and central London is around 35 minutes by train.
