Tommy Shane

When twilight falls, and Harrods' twinkling lights flicker, Knightsbridge is at its most glamorous. The district is bound up with nostalgia for the top hats and silk scarves of locals now long gone, a place suffused with the fragrance of food courts and the excitement of toy shops, a hallowed corner of London reserved for the most special moments we spend in the city. Oozing with romance and fairytale wonder, Knightsbridge feels more like more the setting for a bedtime story than somewhere in

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"We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink, for dining alone is leading the life of a wolf." - Epicurus At Hire Space , we're more of a wolf pack than lone wolves. We like to drink together and feast together, and we make sure we do it in style. That's why Hire Space has such an enduring love affair with London: This great city has the best private dining venues on the planet. Here are the best o

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On a crisp winter's morning, when wispy, leafless trees fracture sunlight onto the park's lake, Rooms On Regent's Park is at its most beautiful. The soothing, serene atmosphere of the nearby park, a place of meandering footsteps and quietly quacking ducks, imbues this venue with a sense of being quite outside London, far away from the manic rush of the inner-city hustle and bustle. The building itself emulates the atmosphere of the park, with its own gard

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As the light of our shortening days is clutched back, London darkens. The daily commute is slowly dipped into a pool of thick, misty twilight, and ghouls arise from London's blood-stained cobblestones. Ghosts dip and dive, devils hatch and thrive, and demons creep and crawl as Halloween finally arrives. Whether you want to appease the Pagan gods, confront the bats and beasts, or simply celebrate this nefarious festival of the night, we have the venue for you. 1. Vaults

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A long corridor of columned buildings border what has to be one of London's grandest and most compelling streets, Portland Place. These are the sorts of buildings that British Generals came home to after fighting in the American War of Independence; the sorts of buildings that survived the Blitz; the sorts of buildings that established London as an iconic world capital. Just as Portland Place isn't any old London street, Number 41

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As opposed to a converted Shoreditch loft, or a brand new conference centre, The Foundling Museum is a venue that forms part of the rich, historic fabric of London, which has been woven across centuries. Its roots date back to the hospital founded in 1739, which was created to look after desperately poor children with no hope of other help. The Foundling Museum now plays host to delicately lit dinners in two rooms with a sumptuous Italian

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Without fail, the New Year ushers in a tacit wave of disappointment. Everything is exorbitantly expensive, your resolutions are probably doomed, and your midnight-kiss hope has gone AWOL. But this year, Hire Space is here to help. By picking one of these marvellous venues for the New Year's Eve fireworks, you can celebrate with panache, privacy, and people you actually like. We can't guarantee you'll get kissed, but we do promise an unforgettable night. 1. Skyloft

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Whether it be by zombies, aliens, atomic war or tsunami, Tommy Shane assembles Hire Space's five perfect venues for the end of the world. Will you try to battle it out for survival, reveal your feelings to an unknowing lover, or use lions and rhinoceroses to keep safe? You decide... 1. Pulse and Bankside Vaults Kim Jong Un finally decides to push the big red button. Atomic bombs, mutant animals, nuclear winters - the whole enchilada. The only logical response is to get deep, deep undergr

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