Edition #1
What’s new in the world of events from the Powwow team.
Welcome to In The Know from Powwow, the fresh face of our newsletter. From bakes to bubbles, we’ve packed this issue full of new openings, fresh ideas, and latest happenings in our ever-changing world of events. So why not take a few minutes, make yourself a cuppa and enjoy browsing our top September findings.
If you have any questions about how we can help with your next event, please get in touch. We’d also love to hear your suggestions and discoveries to include in the next edition.
Amanda Edgcumbe
Founder & Director
Port Lympne Reserve – Lympne, Kent, CT21 4PD
Room with a view
Recently launched, here is an opportunity to get back to nature from the comfort of your very own Bubble. Set on an escarpment looking over the reserve, the Bubbles offer the ultimate romantic getaway.
Port Lympne also has many meeting spaces for corporate events with plenty of bedrooms from treehouses to safari tents to sleep in!
By booking an event here you will be helping the park protect wildlife in the UK. Also enabling The Aspinall Foundation to send animals back into the wild in Congo, Gabon, Java and Madagascar. Team building with a purpose!
Young V&A – Cambridge Heath Rd, London, E2 9PA
Young at heart
This iconic Grade II listed building in the heart of Bethnal Green, East London, is the perfect space for any occasion. Boasting a large, central area on the ground floor, an impressive statement staircase, balconies overlooking the space below and a high, arched ceiling. There is plenty of room for a large bar and dancefloor.
Young V&A can host up to 600 guests standing, 300 guests seated or 250 guests seated with a dancefloor.
Sketch Restaurant – 9 Conduit St, London, W1S 2XG
Let’s get sketchy
Let Sketch At Home take you on a culinary journey with their selection of homemade meals and baked goods. Available to pick up or with courier delivery, the hottest table in town could now be your very own.
1 Hotel Mayfair – 3 Berkeley St, London, W1J 8DL
Sustainably swanky
Your next gathering can be sustainable and luxurious. Nestled in the heart of London's iconic Mayfair district, 1 Mayfair is now open. A sustainable project from the start that offers luxurious and carbon conscious accommodation. 108 beds with more on the way (181 in total) and interconnecting meeting space.
Strideout – Harvest Hill
Does your therapist have four legs?
Spend a day learning how to lead horses and you might end up learning more about yourself.
Leadership, communication, self-awareness and well-being are all topics that are focused on at Strideout.
The Peninsula London – 1 Grosvenor Pl, London, SW1X 7HJ
Belgravia’s newest ballroom
The newly built and impeccably designed London ‘Pen’, overlooking Wellington Arch, opens to great acclaim this month.
The 190 bedrooms (131 guest rooms and 59 suites) have been designed by Peter Marino. Many have floor to ceiling windows with the largest suite creating 14,000 square feet if you need it! The hotel offers six meeting rooms, a 15-seat screening room and one grand ballroom (380 classroom, 650 theatre, 1,200 cocktails).
Claude Bosi’s spectacular rooftop restaurant, Brooklands, pays homage to British aviation and motorsport. Apparently it has a scale model of Concorde suspended from the ceiling in the main dining room!
Bounce – Battersea Power Station, London, SW8 5BN
More balls please
In another addition to the shiny new Battersea Power Station development, interactive ping pong establishment Bounce has become the latest venue to move in.
Their Battersea venue is set in the original power station building. It is sprawled over 8,000 sqft and boasts 11 gaming areas, a cocktail bar and gourmet menus. Plenty of opportunity to create the perfect package for your event (maximum capacity 300). Opens this month.
St Stephen Walbrook – 39 Walbrook, London, EC4N 8BN
Welcome to Walbrook
This new to market venue holds 200 for a standing reception and a seated dinner for 80. It was designed by royal architect Sir Christopher Wren and is the birthplace of The Samaritans.
Located by Bank Station, this spectacular new/old venue is the perfect setting for a variety of events and private experiences.
The Swan At The Globe – 21 New Globe Walk, London SE1 9DT
Double, double, toil and trouble
Enjoy a theatrical afternoon tea with this MacBeth themed offering from The Swan at the Globe. Spooky snacks, on the lead-up to Halloween, served in one of our favourite riverside spots.
Madame Tussauds – Marylebone Rd, London NW1 5LR
When Harry met Marylebone
It’s been a while since we have booked an event at the brilliant Madame Tussaud’s. However, there is now even more reason to hold an event there! Yes, Harry himself is now in residence. His waxwork has been unveiled.
Set a glamorous scene for your guests to escape to another world of fun and excitement, in an iconic world-famous attraction. Seven other ‘Harrys’ in various outfits have been dispatched to other Tussauds venues across the world.
The London venue holds up to 800 guests for a standing reception or 290 for a seated dinner.
Fancy a chat about your next event?
Interested in discussing your next event? You can reach us by phone at
+44 (0)20 7228 9463 or by email at hello@powwowevents.co.uk. For a more interactive experience, schedule a video chat appointment by clicking here. We look forward to hearing from you!
