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Friday Night Speed Dating

The Refinery - New Street Square, London, The City

Friday, 19 April 2024

Fri 19
APR

Tickets

£22 £15
?
Our age guides are not set in stone. You are still welcome to book tickets if you are slightly outside the published age range.
Age
30-45
Next booking, special offer!
15 men booked already
Equal ratio of men and women
Last few tickets available
Don't miss this one
Home London Friday Night Speed Dating

Friday Night Speed Dating

The Refinery - New Street Square, London, The City

Friday, 19 April 2024

Fri 19
APR

Tickets

£22 £15
?
Our age guides are not set in stone. You are still welcome to book tickets if you are slightly outside the published age range.
Age
30-45
Next booking, special offer!
15 men booked already
Equal ratio of men and women
Last few tickets available
Don't miss this one
Next booking, special offer!
15 men booked already
Equal ratio of men and women
Last few tickets available
Don't miss this one
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About the event

Introducing Friday night speed dating in The City. This is London's busiest weekly speed dating event.

You'll usually meet up to 15-20 people for dates lasting four minutes each at this smart venue next to St Pauls. Taking part in this event is the ultimate start to your weekend and you're sure to meet a lot of people.

This location attracts a fun, crowd of people from across London, not just those working in the square mile. Join us and you’ll be amazed how sociable Londoners can be and be left wondering why you never tried speed dating sooner.

The next day you'll find out who you mutually matched with either on our website. Get in touch again via our private messaging system and you'll be meeting for real dates in no time.

Sign up now - this event will sell out fast!

Important information

This event takes place in the private basement bar.

- Doors open 7.00pm
- Event starts 7.30pm
- Speed dating finishes approximately 9.30pm
- Venue closes 11.30pm

It’s essential that you arrive before 7.25pm in order to take part. We might not be able to allow entry if you are late.

Price: £15

Sorry, this event has sold out

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Where

Conveniently located between Fleet Street & Chancery Lane, but nestled away in the peaceful New Street Square, The Refinery offers the perfect escape from the bustling city. With floor-to-ceiling windows, the gorgeous space is flooded with light & offers a beautiful alfresco terrace & a cosy semi-private mezzanine.

Our event takes place in a semi-private area to the right of the main bar.

Address  The Refinery New Street Square, 12 New Street Square, London, EC4A 3BF

Nearest station  Chancery Lane

Tel   – Please note this is not a booking line

Venue website  https://www.drakeandmorgan.co.uk/the-refinery-new-street-square

PLEASE NOTE: Advance booking is essential and no tickets will be available to purchase on the door. Online booking is simple and very secure. Our payments are handled by Stripe, one of the world's largest payment processors using the highest grade security currently available.

Reviews

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Sam Verified Attendee
  Met some very nice people. Really nice venue and nice host. Also, really like the friends option. A little bit of feedback, I have been to a few different speed dating events similar to this and have been given a name badge and something to keep notes with and found this helpful to keep track of who is who.  
Posted: 22/01/2026
Kerri Verified Attendee
Posted: 22/01/2026
Sean Verified Attendee
  Well organised, good energy by the host  
Posted: 22/01/2026
Anna Verified Attendee
  It was interesting event I enjoyed social interaction and meeting people face to face  
Posted: 22/01/2026
Matthew Verified Attendee
Posted: 21/01/2026
Joseph Verified Attendee
Posted: 21/01/2026
Rowan Verified Attendee
Posted: 21/01/2026
Elliot Verified Attendee
  There wasn't enough people for quite a wide age range. Either a smaller range or more people wpuld have been perfered, but it was a nice evening out.  
Posted: 21/01/2026
joshua Verified Attendee
Posted: 21/01/2026
Paul Verified Attendee
Posted: 21/01/2026
James Verified Attendee
Posted: 21/01/2026
Jack Verified Attendee
Posted: 21/01/2026
Claud Verified Attendee
  Great event, really good host, fabulous venue having the upstairs of the pub not being too noisy and it’s great to see other south London venues being used for my age group 30-45 and not just the same old venue at Sugar cane in Clapton  
Posted: 20/01/2026
Chris Verified Attendee
  Keith was great as the host - friendly and brought a good energy. The location is perfect, the private room allows for the speed dating to proceed comfortably.  
Posted: 18/01/2026
James Verified Attendee
  Excellent I thought it’d be good but it was a lot better than I expected, such a fun night  
Posted: 17/01/2026
Rebecca Verified Attendee
Posted: 17/01/2026
Camilla Verified Attendee
Posted: 17/01/2026
Lee Verified Attendee
Posted: 17/01/2026
Chris Verified Attendee
  Good location and numbers.  
Posted: 17/01/2026
Ben Verified Attendee
Posted: 17/01/2026
Bo Verified Attendee
  Overall, it was an entertaining evening meeting 16 woman that I had 4 minutes to evaluate each one. I will be back!  
Posted: 17/01/2026
Deborah Verified Attendee
Posted: 17/01/2026
Alex Verified Attendee
Posted: 17/01/2026
Victoria Verified Attendee
  Great venue and professional host  
Posted: 16/01/2026
Anushia Verified Attendee
  Enjoyed experience of having interesting conversations.  
Posted: 16/01/2026
Andrew Verified Attendee
Posted: 16/01/2026
Victoria Verified Attendee
Posted: 16/01/2026
Katie Verified Attendee
Posted: 16/01/2026
Jane Verified Attendee
Posted: 16/01/2026
Edmund Verified Attendee
  The hosting especially calmed my nerves when I said hello and really helped me get rumbling. The room had a lovely atmosphere and became a good place to be. The format was simple and very enjoyable. Thanks again to host for guiding me through the introduction and providing the reassuring smile of understanding.  
Posted: 16/01/2026
Vicki Verified Attendee
  Great venue. Lovely people  
Posted: 20/04/2024
Laurence Verified Attendee
  Fun Night  
Posted: 19/04/2024
Daniel Verified Attendee
Posted: 19/04/2024
Martin Verified Attendee
Posted: 19/04/2024
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HOW IT WORKS

The beauty of Speed Dating London lies in its no-nonsense approach. You take an equal number of single girls and guys, put them in a room and give them a few minutes to chat with every other member of the opposite sex.

When you get there

Original speed dating events in London normally begin at 7.30pm. You will need to register with our hosts and to begin with they will issue you with a score sheet. This will help you to keep track of the singles that you would like to meet again and perhaps go on a date with. After a short period of mingling, your host for the evening who will run through detailed instructions and give you your starting position if you are a guy or table for the event if you are a girl.

Meet & Mingle

A London speed dating event is split into two halves, each lasting around an hour, there will be an interval at half time of about 15 minutes for speed dating London. You will have between 4 and 5 minutes with each person, after which you need to tick a box on your score sheet - "yes, I would like to meet this person again" or "no. Thanks but no thanks". Or "friend" if you'd like to get to know them platonically. Make sure that you do this after each date to keep track. Afterwards there is an opportunity for everyone to meet and mingle informally - this is often where the real action begins, so make sure you don't disappear too quickly!

Complete your score sheet

After the event you simply tick who you liked on the Original Dating website and the site works about your matches automatically. If the dates you have ticked as a "yes" have reciprocated you have a match. You will be able to view the first names and message them via our site online without revealing your email address until you are ready to. You'll be having proper first dates in no time.