Our favourite Hackney halls to hire

Starting just East of The City’s clot of skyscrapers, Pret a Mangers and crowded pubs, Shoreditch is home to a gem of a hall, appropriately named Shoreditch Town Hall. The old civic centre can hold 770 people, with various smaller spaces giving you plenty of alternatives to the main hall itself.

Clapton is a lovely Edwardian parish hall that has sound new life as a wellness centre. The Hackney hall has exchanged proselytizing for life drawing, performances, yoga and other things that would make Gwyneth Paltrow happy.

The hall can also be hired privately, with the light-filled interior proving perfect for parties, photoshoots and other events. There is room for up to 250 people, and various seating setups can be arranged.

A Hackney hall space that doubles up as a gallery space and concept store, Old Bank Vault sits on the arterial Hackney Road and has admirably committed to showcasing the community’s artistic output.

Whilst Old Bank Vault is a great gallery to visit, it also accommodates private hire. With space for 100 guests, the hall is best suited to medium-sized events and is a great option for those wanting to experience the local spirit of an area often at the mercy of demographic shifts.

Stoke Newington forms the northern portion of Hackney, with Islington to the West and Tottenham to the far north. The reservoir centre is a unique and versatile hall space for hire. The Tower Hall venue is contained in a striking 1930s structure which used to figure as the reservoir’s old filter house. Some of the original machinery is still present in the hall and proves a distinctive feature.

West Reservoir Centre is a great hall space, with views over the water, space for 150, and a tall, spacious interior that retains its early-century charm.

Endearingly called ‘The Cathedral of the East End’, St Mark’s church boasts a spacious and historic hall space in the heart of Hackney’s busy Dalston district. Church halls are always a great option for those wanting quality hall spaces with reasonable rates, and St Mark’s is no exception.

The main hall can cater for up to 180 people, whilst the lower hall is a cosier affair, with space for 80 or fewer. St Mark’s is a Hackney hall which comes with a fully equipped service kitchen, which can be used as a breakout space, dining room or prep room for food.

EartH Hackney offers a state-of-the-art concert hall for hire with a whopping 1,200 standing capacity. The Hackney hall was specially designed with corporate events in mind and benefits from disability access, AV equipment, on-site parking, A/C, and outdoor space, and the venue is located nearest Dalston Kingsland Station.

The concert hall can accommodate 400 in a theatre layout, 300 in a cabaret layout, and 300 at round dinner tables, and is suitable for conferences, meetings and presentations, team away days, private dining and parties, weddings, and many other event types.

The award-winning events venue, Hackney Town Hall, is housed within a historic Grade II listed building that exemplifies the civic Art Deco style. Hackney Town Hall offers its Assembly Hall for hire, a stunning 415 square metre events space with a private entrance and two curved staircases.

The Assembly Room can accommodate 500 standing, 250 in a banquet layout, and 420 in a theatre layout. Venue hire can also include corporate events packages, event setup and clean-up, a dedicated events coordinator, AV, and catering. Half and full-day rates are available.

A central and well-connected location in Hackney Central and a dedicated events team make this a top-pick Hackney hall hire.