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THE WINTER LOCK & KEY PARTY + PRE-PARTY SPEED DATING

The Fable (Mezzanine) , The City, London

Saturday, 1 November 2025

Sat 1
NOV

Tickets

£30
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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
30-45
Male left
10+
Female left
10+
30 dates for speed dating
Amazing icebreaker
Home London THE WINTER LOCK & KEY PARTY + PRE-PARTY SPEED DATING

THE WINTER LOCK & KEY PARTY + PRE-PARTY SPEED DATING

The Fable (Mezzanine) , The City, London

Saturday, 1 November 2025

Sat 1
NOV

Tickets

£30
?
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
Male left
10+
Female left
10+
30 dates for speed dating
Amazing icebreaker
30 dates for speed dating
Amazing icebreaker

About the event

*** THIS TICKET INCLUDES A PRE-PARTY SPEED DATING EVENT PLUS LOCK & KEY PARTY ENTRY ***

PARTY-ONLY TICKETS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR £25

ABOUT THE PRE-PARTY SPEED DATING

Over 250 people join us for our lock and key parties, but time after time we’re asked to incorporate speed dating into the night and this time we’re doing just that. This ticket includes all the potential that a 200+ person lock and key party brings but with an added hour-long speed dating event before the main party starts. Please note, party-only tickets are also available.

Party tickets with speed dating are strictly limited. You’ll arrive at the venue ahead of the main start time. We’ll whisk you around 15 or so seated 4-minute dates to break the ice, face to face.

As the speed dating ends, you’ll seamlessly join the lock and key party, but of course, you’ll have had a head start, and who knows, you may have already met someone you want to get to know much better.

ABOUT THE LOCK & KEY PARTY

Over 200 people will join us for this exciting night of offline early summer fun. This super sociable event features our fantastic lock & key icebreaker to ensure you meet a huge number of people.

The best bit? Everyone is single, a similar age and we ensure there's equal male/female ratio in the room.

There's prizes to be won as you seek out the person holding the key that matches your lock (or vice versa).

Each time you find a matching pair you'll be in with a chance to win one of our great prizes.

The fun doesn't stop here. Following the lock & key icebreaker, we'll be setting the mood with a live DJ and plenty of opportunities to dance the night away.

And of course, you'll meet loads of people along the way, all in the stunning, spacious surroundings of the mezzanine at the Fable.

Head to our website the following day to view a list of everyone that attended. Select the people you like and our system will tell you who you mutually matched with. Get in touch again via our messenger and the rest is up to you.

This party is the perfect place to meet people in time for summer. You just need your ticket! Book now, this will sell out.

Important information

- 18:45 - Arrival [Please arrive on time]
- 19:00 - Speed dating begins
- 20:00 - Doors open for the main party
- 20:30 - Lock and key icebreaker begins
- 22:30 - Prize draw
- 00:30 - Last orders at the bar

Please ensure you arrive at the venue at the start time. We have a limited time for registrations and arriving late may mean you cannot get in.

Tickets for this event are non-refundable. Our normal cancellation terms and conditions apply. No tickets are for sale on the door.

Price: £30

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Where

Inspired by fairy tales & the fables of Aesop, The Fable is a beautiful bar in the heart of the City. Spread across three floors with floor-to-ceiling windows looking out across Holborn Viaduct, this awesome location is anything but ordinary. Original Dating has hired the Mezzanine floor exclusively for the event.

Address  The Fable, 52 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN

Nearest station  Farringdon (Elizabeth Line) or Chancery Lane (Central)

Tel   – Please note this is not a booking line

Venue website  https://www.drakeandmorgan.co.uk/the-fable/

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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Elma Verified Attendee
  Out of the box! Enjoyed the party.  
Posted: 13/01/2025
Myako Verified Attendee
Posted: 13/01/2025
Oliver Verified Attendee
Posted: 12/01/2025
Victoria Verified Attendee
Posted: 12/01/2025
Peter Verified Attendee
  Very friendly staff and well organised  
Posted: 12/01/2025
Hellen Verified Attendee
  Lots of fun!  
Posted: 12/01/2025
Nicholas Verified Attendee
Posted: 12/01/2025
Paula Verified Attendee
Posted: 12/01/2025
Adam Verified Attendee
  Good location and venue but more women would have been nice  
Posted: 12/01/2025
Kasia Verified Attendee
Posted: 12/01/2025
Jeffrey Verified Attendee
  Friendly and fun vibes, nice location. Music was a bit loud so was hard to talk and hear people but other than that a good event.  
Posted: 12/01/2025
Maka Verified Attendee
Posted: 12/01/2025
Richard Verified Attendee
Posted: 12/01/2025
Bence Verified Attendee
Posted: 12/01/2025
efklei Verified Attendee
  All the process  
Posted: 12/01/2025
Guy Verified Attendee
Posted: 12/01/2025
Tiffany Verified Attendee
  It was a bit loud and it made it hard to have conversations with people.  
Posted: 12/01/2025
EDMOND Verified Attendee
Posted: 12/01/2025
Luca Verified Attendee
Posted: 11/01/2025
Dimitris Verified Attendee
Posted: 11/01/2025
Yvonne Verified Attendee
Posted: 08/12/2024
Reka Verified Attendee
Posted: 08/12/2024
Nouran Verified Attendee
  Nice friendly environment  
Posted: 08/12/2024
Paul Verified Attendee
  Enjoyable evening with a great selection of people.  
Posted: 08/12/2024
Natalie Verified Attendee
Posted: 08/12/2024
John Verified Attendee
  Great hosts great fun  
Posted: 08/12/2024
Natalia Verified Attendee
Posted: 08/12/2024
Nicholas Verified Attendee
Posted: 08/12/2024
Thomas Verified Attendee
Posted: 08/12/2024
Jas Verified Attendee
Posted: 08/12/2024
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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.