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Windmill Base at Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration

Event Space in a Museum
·
Private space
1 Myddelton Passage, London, EC1R 1AG –
Angel Station (0.3 mi)
Up to 24
seats
Up to 30
standing
Venue offers catering
External catering allowed

About this space

Small, characterful and deeply connected to the site’s history, the Windmill Base offers a distinctive setting for intimate meetings, creative breakouts, residencies, small workshops and VIP holding.

London’s oldest surviving windmill and over 300 years old, this is a rare remnant of New River Head’s early history. Conserved and restored as part of the Centre, it brings the site’s water history into direct conversation with contemporary illustration, community projects and creative practice.

For venue hire, the Windmill Base works best as a supporting space within a larger event, a quiet breakout room, a small meeting space or a memorable stop within a guided journey across the site.

The Windmill Base can have community artwork installed as shown in the images, or this can be removed for your event by our exhibition technicians for a fee.

Offers and packages

Menu

 Main menu

Prices

Monday
8:00 – 22:30
from £300 hire fee per hour
Per hour
8:00 – 22:30
from £300 hire fee per hour
Alcohol licence until 23:00. All prices include VAT.
Tuesday
8:00 – 22:30
from £300 hire fee per hour
Per hour
8:00 – 22:30
from £300 hire fee per hour
Alcohol licence until 23:00. All prices include VAT.
Wednesday
18:00 – 22:30
from £300 hire fee per hour
Per hour
18:00 – 22:30
from £300 hire fee per hour
Alcohol licence until 23:00. All prices include VAT.
Thursday
18:00 – 22:30
from £300 hire fee per hour
Per hour
18:00 – 22:30
from £300 hire fee per hour
Alcohol licence until 23:00. All prices include VAT.
Friday
18:00 – 22:30
from £300 hire fee per hour
Per hour
18:00 – 22:30
from £300 hire fee per hour
Alcohol licence until 23:00. All prices include VAT.
Saturday
18:00 – 22:30
from £300 hire fee per hour
Per hour
18:00 – 22:30
from £300 hire fee per hour
Alcohol licence until 23:00. All prices include VAT.
Sunday
18:00 – 22:30
from £300 hire fee per hour
Per hour
18:00 – 22:30
from £300 hire fee per hour
Alcohol licence until 23:00. All prices include VAT.
Best price guarantee
Pricing updated by venue 1 month ago

Capacity

  • Standing
    up to 30
  • Dining
    up to 24
  • Boardroom
    up to 12

Catering and drinks

In-house catering available Venue can organise food and drink
Halal menu
Kosher menu
Extensive vegan menu
Extensive vegetarian menu
Extensive gluten-free menu
Scottish cuisine
External catering allowed Bring your own food or hire a caterer of your choice
Buyout fee for external catering
Kitchen facilities available for guests Space where you can prepare food
Venue provides alcohol Venue can supply alcoholic beverages
BYO alcohol allowed A fee is charged if you bring your own alcohol
Corkage fee for BYO alcohol

Facilities

  • Wi-Fi available
  • Free parking is available on-site (3 spaces)
  • Paid parking facilities available nearby
  • Unavailable: Projector
  • Unavailable: Flatscreen TV
  • Unavailable: Whiteboard
  • Unavailable: Flipchart
  • Unavailable: PA system / speakers
  • Unavailable: Conference call facilities
  • Unavailable: Air conditioner
  • Unavailable: Photo equipment
  • Unavailable: Natural light
  • Unavailable: Video equipment
  • Unavailable: Lighting equipment
  • Unavailable: Greenscreen
  • Unavailable: Backdrops
  • Unavailable: Storage space
  • Unavailable: Quiet space
  • Unavailable: Dance floor
  • Unavailable: Soundproof
  • Unavailable: Mirrors
  • Unavailable: Accommodation is available on-site

Music & sound equipment

  • Play your own music Venue allows playing your own music
  • Bring your own DJ Venue allows bringing your own DJ instead
  • Space has noise restriction after 22:00

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair accessible Step-free access throughout the venue for wheelchair users
  • Accessible toilets Toilet(s) adapted for guests with disabilities
  • Ground level Guests can enter without using stairs
  • Accessible parking spot available
  • Lift to all floors
  • Unavailable: Cargo lift

Rules of the space

Allowed events

  • No promoted and ticketed events allowed
  • Temporary Event Notices (TENs) available
  • No wedding licence

Host rules

• No smoking in the building
• Damage to the space will result in extra charge

Cancellation policy: Custom

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About Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration

Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration is a Tagvenue Partner. This business has registered with Tagvenue and agreed to our venue partner standards.

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Location

Location map

Meet your host

Esben Alsted
Member of Tagvenue since September 2026
1h Response time
100% Response rate

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