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Offline Dating Party

The Folly, The City, London

Saturday, 17 September 2016

Sat 17
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Tickets

£20
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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
23-38
Home London Offline Dating Party

Offline Dating Party

The Folly, The City, London

Saturday, 17 September 2016

Sat 17
SEP

Tickets

£20
?
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
23-38
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About the event

*** 200+ PEOPLE ALREADY BOOKED ***

Some things in life are just better done off line and meeting people is definitely one of them. Introducing our Late Summer Offline Dating Party.

We're bringing together 200+ eligible singles to party, drink, laugh and flirt outrageously for one awesome night.

This party features a duo of icebreakers (totally optional) to ensure everyone gets to meet a lot of people. We'll start with our unique take on speed dating. Reimagined for this event and designed so everyone can take part, we'll break the ice in spectacular style with 10-15 quick introductions to get the ball rolling.

From here our locks and keys take up the icebreaking mantle ensuring you continue to meet people throughout the night. Girls get padlocks and guys get keys. Seek out the matching key to your lock and when you find a match head over to our hosts to enter the prize draw. The more matches you find the more people you’ll meet!

It’s a lot of fun nothing breaks the ice like lock and key.

Our venue for this Party is The Folly, a sophisticated City hangout located next to Monument and Bank stations. We’ve hired their huge downstairs bar exclusively for this event. Perfect for this party with enough space for mingling and a few quieter areas too.

Login to our website after the event to select everyone you want to see again. The next day we’ll show you who you matched with and you can use our messenger to arrange to meet up again. Did you know around 80% of people get a match?

Book now and join us for this party. Tickets are already selling fast and you'll meet so many people you're almost guaranteed to click with someone. Book now!

Important information

Event timings:

20:00 - Doors open (Please arrive before 20:25 to guarantee entry)
20:30 - Speed dating icebreaker begins
21:00 - Lock and key icebreaker begins
22:30 - Prize draw

Please ensure you arrive no later than 20:25. To guarantee a successful event it's important that everyone arrives at the venue from the start. Unfortunately we cannot guarantee entry if you arrive late.

Tickets for this event are non-refundable. Our normal cancellation terms and conditions apply.

Price: £20

Sorry, this event has sold out

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Where

Step into The City's secret garden. A vast but comfortable venue located seconds from Monument Tube. The Folly is serious about cocktails and are always one step-ahead of the game in providing you with innovative, perfectly balanced & expertly mixed cocktails.

Original Dating have hired the huge downstairs bar of this classic City venue.

Address  The Folly, 41 Gracechurch St, London, EC3V 0BT

Nearest station  Monument or Bank

Tel  020 7112 5174 – Please note this is not a booking line

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.

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Will Verified Attendee
Posted: 27/09/2026
Gary Verified Attendee
Posted: 27/09/2026
Rebecca Verified Attendee
Posted: 27/09/2026
Neil Verified Attendee
Posted: 27/09/2026
Sarah Verified Attendee
  It was a fun evening and easy to approach people with the lock and keys. Nice venue too.  
Posted: 27/09/2026
Claire Verified Attendee
  Opportunity to meet people knowing they’re looking for their next relationship - in a casual, but structured session.  
Posted: 27/09/2026
Dinesh Verified Attendee
Posted: 27/09/2026
Philip Verified Attendee
Posted: 27/09/2026
Rina Verified Attendee
  Nice guys. The host was lovely and created a nice atmosphere /vibe for everyone.  
Posted: 27/09/2026
Lisa Verified Attendee
Posted: 27/09/2026
Dorota Verified Attendee
Posted: 27/09/2026
Tony Verified Attendee
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simon Verified Attendee
Posted: 27/09/2026
Steve Verified Attendee
  Pretty relaxed vibe.  
Posted: 27/09/2026
Sean Verified Attendee
  I think there could be better ice breakers, the lock and key was a bit awkward for some  
Posted: 27/09/2026
Andrea Verified Attendee
Posted: 27/09/2026
Rebecca Verified Attendee
Posted: 26/09/2026
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Posted: 26/09/2026
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Posted: 19/09/2026
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Posted: 18/09/2026
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Posted: 18/09/2026
Joss Verified Attendee
  Event was well hosted, venue (Anthologist) was good, only 8 female to 15 males so very uneven with waiting around  
Posted: 18/09/2026
Chantelle Verified Attendee
Posted: 12/09/2026
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HOW IT WORKS

Arrive from about 7pm and grab a drink — our host will check you in and hand you a scorecard. Once everyone's settled, the host explains the format and the dating begins: four to five minutes per date, girls seated, guys rotating, with a 15-minute breather at half time to top up your glass and compare notes.

After each date you make a quick private note: yes, no, or friend. Nobody sees your choices on the night — that's the point. When the formal dates finish, the room opens up and everyone mingles; ask any of our hosts and they'll tell you this is where half the real chemistry happens, so don't dash for the Tube.

The next morning, enter your ticks on our site and our matching system compares them against everyone else's. Mutual yeses become matches, and you can message each other through the site — no phone numbers or emails shared until you choose to.


When you get there

Doors open around 30 minutes before the start time on your ticket — arriving early gives you time to grab a drink, find your feet and say hello to your host, who'll check you in and get you set up. Everything you need is provided on the night; just bring your ticket confirmation and your best conversation.

First time? You won't be the only one — most people at any London event are speed dating first-timers, and plenty arrive solo. Our hosts have run hundreds of these nights and their whole job is making sure nobody feels lost. By your second date you'll have forgotten your nerves entirely.

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Why Londoners book with Original Dating

Original Dating was founded in London in 2003 by Andrew — back when speed dating was brand new and he was, in his words, just a boy. Twenty-three years later we're the capital's longest-established speed dating company and one of the largest in the UK, running around 500 events a year nationwide.

What that experience buys you: professional hosts (many of them trained actors) who actually run the room rather than reading a script; venues we've vetted personally; gender-balanced events with sensible age bands; a matching system we built ourselves; and a rematch guarantee we've

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.