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SPEED DATING VENUES IN LONDON

Original Dating uses some of London's best speed dating venues

We only use the most suitable venues for our dating events. We ensure there's plenty of space and you won't be overlooked by people not taking part in the event. If you attend a speed dating event or lock and key party with us you can be assured the venue will be the very best we can find in the area. 

We've used some of London's best bars and clubs (past & present) over the years and we've organised events at Mahiki, Soho House, Adam Street Club and many more well-known places. 

Our speed dating events at your venue?

We're always on the lookout for new venues for our speed dating events in London. Our events take place in bars, private clubs and restaurants. We need a private room or area away from the general customers and ideally seating for 30-40 people.

To put yourself forward as a potential venue please contact us via email. 

Current Speed Dating Venues

Currently, we organise speed dating at the following venues in London

  • Sugar Cane - Clapham Junction
  • Nordic - Oxford Circus
  • The Imperial Durbar - Tooting
  • The Winchester, Islington
  • Perini & Perini - Oxford Circus
  • The Exhibit - London, Balham
  • Dion - London, St Pauls 
  • Sanctum Soho - London, West End
  • The Golden Jubilee - London - Party Boat on The River Thames
  • The Hanbury Arms - Islington
  • Plus several more top venues across the city

Interested in taking part in an event? Check out what's coming up soon

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.

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 girl.
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. 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!
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.
 

And that's it. Simple? Yes. Fun? Most definitely. Great way to meet your perfect match? Without a doubt so book an event now and find out why the dating craze that started a decade ago is still going strong.