The Mermaid London
Venue Capacity
Auditorium Theatre: 600 - Reception: 400
Foyer & Mezzanine Reception: 600
Upper River Room Theatre: 150 - Reception: 500
Lower River Room Theatre: 154 - Reception: 250
Queenhithe Theatre: 150 - Reception: 200
Newgate Theatre Theatre: 330 - Reception: 400
Venue Info
The Mermaid London, the independent home of one-of-a-kind events, and the go-to venue for large-scale events in the City of London.
The focus of The Mermaid London for an impressive conference is the sensational 600-seated Auditorium. A true Mermaid original, its spacious, classic, full of mod-cons, and the only one of its kind in the whole of the City and wows clients with extraordinary acoustics and unparalleled sightlines to its grand stage.
Two River Rooms offer amazing views, with Tate Modern, Shakespeare’s Globe and The Shard among the city’s icons, perfect for conferences, AGMs, dinners and parties. The Queenhithe is adjacent to the Upper River room and is perfect for a breakout space, reception and dancefloor. In contrast, the adaptable Newgate Suite plays a numbers game: 4 – the number of rooms the suite can be divided into with its moving partition walls. 27 – the number of exhibition stands it can accommodate with ease.
The Mermaid London partners with Rockit Event Production and Seasoned event caterers, unbeatable when it comes to delivering events as original as they are successful
Five incredible events spaces and a capacity for nearly 2,000 delegates requires an expert team … One that is dedicated? Yes. Experienced? Of course. Creative? Undoubtedly. Meticulous? It goes without saying. Passionate? Absolutely. All essential, and all characteristics that define The Mermaid London.
So, whether it is a high-profile conference in the City’s only 600-seated auditorium, a prestigious awards dinner with spectacular views overlooking the capital’s dazzling skyline, or a brainstorming session in a room whose walls can, like any good idea, be chopped, changed and put back together again, The Mermaid London has the spaces, the team and the ideas to make every event as unique as the venue it is hosted in.
Key Facilities:
- Nine flexible event spaces
- Purpose-built 600-seat Auditorium – the largest seated auditorium of its kind in the City of London
- Excellent auditorium sightlines and acoustics
- Large stage suitable for conferences, presentations, awards and product launches
- Upper and Lower River Rooms with impressive Thames and London skyline views
- Newgate Suite offering flexible conference, exhibition and breakout space
- Newgate can divide into four interconnecting meeting rooms
- Exhibition facilities for up to 27 stands in the Newgate Suite
- Queenhithe pillar-free event space
- Six-metre-wide video screen in Queenhithe
- Foyer and mezzanine areas for registration, networking and receptions
- State-of-the-art AV, lighting, sound and event production
- Pre-positioned rigging in selected spaces
- Extensive branding and event-production opportunities
- Catering for conferences, receptions, dinners and awards
- Seated dinners for up to 400 guests
- Late licence until 2am for selected events
- Natural daylight in several event spaces
- Suitable for conferences, AGMs, exhibitions, product launches, awards and corporate parties
- Ability to host multiple event sessions simultaneously
- Central riverside City location
Address: Puddle Dock Blackfriars, London EC4V 3DB
Nearest station: Blackfriars – approximately 2 minutes’ walk. St Paul’s is around 6 minutes away.
Interested in booking The Mermaid London? Send us your brief and let our experienced venue finding team help. We can check availability, confirm the most suitable spaces for your event, negotiate the best rates and guide you through the booking process. Our venue finding service is completely free.



