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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
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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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Oludolapo Verified Attendee
Posted: 24/04/2026
Lilly Verified Attendee
Posted: 24/04/2026
Bai Verified Attendee
  It did seem a bit chaotic with the seating arrangements and it felt a but rushed.  
Posted: 24/04/2026
Tim Verified Attendee
Posted: 24/04/2026
Bryony Verified Attendee
Posted: 24/04/2026
Matthew Verified Attendee
Posted: 24/04/2026
Richard Verified Attendee
  Nice company with genuine people looking for human contact.  
Posted: 24/04/2026
Fahd Verified Attendee
Posted: 24/04/2026
Lucy Verified Attendee
  Host was very friendly and made everyone feel at ease the whole evening.  
Posted: 24/04/2026
Siobhan Verified Attendee
  A very enjoyable evening in a relaxed atmosphere. The host was welcoming and everything was well organised. Would recommend  
Posted: 24/04/2026
Bilgecan Verified Attendee
Posted: 24/04/2026
Morven Verified Attendee
  Host most organised of any speed dating events I've been too. Well organised, explained everything and adapted well when the venue suddenly got super noisy. A dance class started towards the end and it was much harder to hear after that.  
Posted: 23/04/2026
Nadia Verified Attendee
  Lack of men …  
Posted: 23/04/2026
Arran Verified Attendee
Posted: 23/04/2026
Jea Verified Attendee
Posted: 23/04/2026
Heather Verified Attendee
  Nice venue, host made us feel at ease, interesting mix of people. Music was too loud sometimes for hearing people.  
Posted: 23/04/2026
Christopher Verified Attendee
  Was good  
Posted: 23/04/2026
Wendy Verified Attendee
  Host did a good job. Venue was lovely but just had a lot of background noise.  
Posted: 23/04/2026
Michael Verified Attendee
Posted: 23/04/2026
Chrissie Verified Attendee
  The host was really good in explaining everything, really friendly too and made the evening easier than I thought it’d be  
Posted: 23/04/2026
Sadaiyappa ( sam) Verified Attendee
Posted: 23/04/2026
John Verified Attendee
Posted: 23/04/2026
Dale Verified Attendee
  Really nice venue, Kiera was great, gender disparity and not meeting all participants was disappointing  
Posted: 23/04/2026
Helen Verified Attendee
Posted: 23/04/2026
Fraser Verified Attendee
  Very well hosted. Unfortunately too many men Vs women.  
Posted: 23/04/2026
Stephen Verified Attendee
  Great night out , something different , first time, would do it again  
Posted: 23/04/2026
Ryan Verified Attendee
Posted: 23/04/2026
Andrew Verified Attendee
Posted: 23/04/2026
Dan Verified Attendee
Posted: 23/04/2026
Karen Verified Attendee
Posted: 23/04/2026
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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.