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The BIG Speed Date™

The Refinery, Central London

Saturday, 21 September 2019

Sat 21
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Tickets

£25
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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
28-45
Home London The BIG Speed Date™

The BIG Speed Date™

The Refinery, Central London

Saturday, 21 September 2019

Sat 21
SEP

Tickets

£25
?
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
28-45
This is a past event, please click here to see future events in London.

About the event

What’s better than a speed dating event? Answer: a speed dating event for 200 people, that’s what. Add to that an awesome after-party and you’ve got a night of dating potential like no other.

Introducing The Big Speed Date™.

We see our success rates soar when we bring loads of people together under one roof, so for this event 100 girls and 100 guys are expected.

We’ll be kicking off with speed dating on a grand scale. Everyone will take part and you’ll meet a bunch of people quickly, face-to-face for IRL dates lasting 4 minutes. Hosted by our compare, this part of the night will get conversation flowing and works brilliantly as an icebreaker for the crowd.

We think of speed dating as the starter to this night, but the main course is yet to come.

As the speed dating ends, the afterparty begins. This is less structured, and you’ll be free to meet and chat to people you’ve not yet met.

We’ll lay on some optional games and fun activities to ensure it’s easy to meet as many people as possible as the night goes on.

Like all of our events, The Big Speed Date features online matching and messaging. Everyone uploads a photo ahead of the night so it’s easy to keep track of who you liked and want to see again. The next day, we’ll crunch the results and let you know who you mutually matched with so you can get back in touch.

Book early, this event has caused quite a stir and tickets are selling fast! Better still, book now!

Important information

We've hired The Refinery exclusively for this event.

- 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: £25

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Where

Brand spanking new, super slick and really nice place to be. The Refinery is all ours for this super sociable party. Smack bang in the beating heart of London - there really could not be anywhere better for a party. We've hired this whole venue exclusively for this event.

Address  The Refinery, 5 Brock St, Regents Place, London, NW1 3FG

Nearest station  Warren Street

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

Venue website  https://www.drakeandmorgan.co.uk/the-refinery-regents-place/

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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Raphael Verified Attendee
Posted: 07/01/2026
Lawrence Verified Attendee
Posted: 07/01/2026
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: 06/01/2026
Guy Verified Attendee
Posted: 06/01/2026
Andreas Verified Attendee
  Many People, the host I think his name was Aron was Brilliant, very patient, well organised and friendly, 10 out of 10. Thanks a lot👍  
Posted: 04/01/2026
Hannah Verified Attendee
  Aaron was a brilliant host!!  
Posted: 04/01/2026
Monalisa Verified Attendee
Posted: 04/01/2026
Francesco Verified Attendee
Posted: 03/01/2026
Chris Verified Attendee
Posted: 03/01/2026
Francesco Verified Attendee
Posted: 03/01/2026
Stuart Verified Attendee
Posted: 03/01/2026
Catherine Verified Attendee
  Nice, beautiful, quiet venue, friendly people. Hosts were kind and welcoming, but forgot to explain "friend matching" at the end of the night.  
Posted: 03/01/2026
Anthony Verified Attendee
Posted: 03/01/2026
Vahid Verified Attendee
Posted: 03/01/2026
Chris Verified Attendee
Posted: 03/01/2026
Maria Verified Attendee
Posted: 03/01/2026
Tom Verified Attendee
Posted: 03/01/2026
Aleksandra Verified Attendee
Posted: 03/01/2026
Divya Verified Attendee
  Time to connect at least should be 10 mins per person  
Posted: 03/01/2026
Alfio Verified Attendee
Posted: 02/01/2026
Suzy Verified Attendee
Posted: 02/01/2026
Baljeet Verified Attendee
Posted: 02/01/2026
Rob Verified Attendee
  It felt like a relaxed atmosphere but the person ahead would keep talking which reduced the time I had to talk to a couple of the ladies. All in all a good event and I would do another one.  
Posted: 02/01/2026
Edward Verified Attendee
Posted: 02/01/2026
Sophie Verified Attendee
  Good group of people - felt very relaxed  
Posted: 28/12/2025
Saadaf Verified Attendee
Posted: 28/12/2025
Matthew Verified Attendee
  Better than dating apps  
Posted: 28/12/2025
Mark Verified Attendee
Posted: 28/12/2025
Patrizia Verified Attendee
Posted: 28/12/2025
Alfio Verified Attendee
Posted: 27/12/2025
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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.