10 Places To Throw Your Christmas Party In London

10 Places To Throw Your Christmas Party In London [dropcap]C[/dropcap]hristmas parties can get tiresome once you’ve found yourself pulling yet another cracker before sampling the delights of a ‘festive’ menu that looks remarkably familiar to the Turkey dinner you had a week ago. To put an end to this we’ve rounded up 10 very different Christmas Parties, from an office bash overlooking the Thames, to a salsa session with your friends, to a Pirate voage aboard your very own vessel. It’s time to become a party planner extraordinaire.

1. Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road

10 Places To Throw Your Christmas Party In London The Natural History Museum’s Central Hall is a venue with the wow factor, especially when you adorn the huge Diplodocus centrepiece with a cute Santa hat. It’s a great one for office parties as there doesn’t have to be any small talk about New Year resolutions, instead party guests can explore the dinosaur gallery whilst making witty references to which co-worker they’re reminded of. The architecture is some of London’s best, which means everyone will be talking about this particular night well into their dinosaur years.

Cost: From £2,500
Capacity: 1,500 or 700 Catering

2. Lucky Voice, Soho

It’s Christmas and it’s a party, so the night was always going to involve someone warbling away to ‘All I Want For Christmas’ to their aghast manager or ‘just good friend’. Therefore it might as well be in a specialised Karaoke bar where you can whip out those old dance routines with your oldest friends. It’s a great one for family affairs too, as no matter the age, no one can resist the lure of the smoke machine.

Cost: From Sunday 24th November – Monday 23rd December 2013: From £10 per singer
Capacity: 4-12

3. Icebar London, Heddon Street, Mayfair

Tis the season to jolly and also very icy, so you might as well embrace it with a night where the walls, bar, tables and even the glasses are made of ice. A night in minus five temperatures is guaranteed to make a few people cosy up, which will make for some great gossip to liven up the New Year.

There is another way to warm up (phew) the bar can provide some mouth-watering contemporary cuisine. Or simply numb the cold with a few cocktails whipped up by master mixologists. To really give things a twist, there are ice sculpting classes, mixology, bespoke ice sculptures and even husky dogs to greet guests.

Cost: On Request
Capacity: 25 to 270 for events.

4. East Wintergarden

Calling all those with a spare five grand to splash….you know your boss loves you dearly if this is their venue of choice, or one of your friends has either won the lottery or lost the plot. At this stunning 27 metre high arched glass venue in the heart of Canary Wharf, guests can stare up into the starry sky in awe of their setting and wonderful jobs or wealthy friends. The marble floor is perfect for those Michael Jackson moonwalks that will no doubt come out to shine as the party heats up.

Cost: From £5,400
Catering capacity: 1000

5. Salsa! Charing Cross Road

This is one way to bond the workforce, through unleashing your Latino side and shimmying across a dance floor with your similarly mortified co-workers. You’ll never simply pass someone in the corridor again with a casual mambo. Definitely one to be booked by the extrovert boss with a thing for Strictly Come Dancing. For something less toe curling, round up a group of friends and book out the private room, then you’ve got your own private party and some new moves that will ensure your victory in any dance off you get caught up in.

Costs: On request
Private Room Capacity: 50

6. Troxy

A great one for an artsy crowd, or the suited and booted with a hankering to loosen their ties. A former grand cinema, this now art deco venue with give any festive affair a glamorous edge. The best part is it’s got five bars, and its only right to check out each of them thanks to the different retro detailing adorning each room. This location also calls for a strict dress code, girls in flapper dresses and guys in suits, so for one night only your friends will resemble the cast of Chicago.

Cost: On Request
Capacity: 2,100 or 2,000 with catering

7. Golden Hinde

Remember when you wanted to be a Pirate? It might not resemble your current occupation all too closely, but a Christmas miracle could happen aboard the Golden Hinde II. This is a full sized reconstruction of the ship none other than Sir Francis Drake used to circumnavigate the globe way back in the 16th Century.

Just imagine your whole office adorning eye patches and forced to speak proper Pirate lingo all day then cruising casually down the Thames. Take in the stunning views and make sure the boss is forced to dress as the obligatory Parrot. Or get your closest crew mates together for a day out with a difference. Yes, it might be a bit chilly, but there’s catering and a bar full of rum to warm you up. Shiver me timbers!

Cost: On Request
Capacity: 100

8. Cirque Le Soir, Ganton Street

10 Places To Throw Your Christmas Party In London The hands down winner when it comes to the obligatory corporate affair, this place can’t be beat when it comes to entertainment. With world class entertainers performing across four stages, you can totally ignore your fellow co-workers and become engaged in something far more tantalising. Magicians, dwarves, drag queens, contortionists, strongmen, showgirls, fire breathers, hula hoopers, freakshows… your whole office will feel right at home.

There’s also a funfair area for yet more fun, from Peepshows to make up artists, photobooth and beer pong, we have popcorn and candyfloss and a fortune teller, which could lead to some employees having their evening ruined before the boss gets a chance to do it.

Cost: On Request
Capacity: 500

9. Bounce, Holborn

Have a few drinks and play a few games of ping pong, a winning formula to settle any friendship rivalries. This bar is perfect for something laidback and entertaining. There’s a pizza oven so the food is guaranteed to go down a storm, and a 40ft bar which is handily wrapped round the playing area. You can book a private room, complete with kareoke and UV ping pong for your own serious tornament. However really the fun lies in you and your mates totally thrashing all the other hopefuls and making them severely regret their choice of doubles partner. Yeah, Merry Christmas.

Cost for private hire: From £200
Capacity: 350

10. La Bodega Negra

Night time parties are so January to November, December is the party season so it calls for something special. A daytime party. La Bodega Negra is opening the doors of its very cool Mexican restaurant from 12 noon until 4.30pm throughout December. With a Mexican style tapas menu it means everyone can share a dish in true festive spirit. So for those of you who just can’t make it through the daylight hours without pulling a cracker, this is for you.

Cost: On Request
Capacity: Private parties from 6 to 110 people