A decorated community hall with disco balls, shiny balloons, and groups of people socializing at Magdalen Hall.

A community hall with large windows, wood-style flooring, and fluorescent ceiling lights at Magdalen Hall.

A spacious hall with wood-look flooring, large windows for natural light, and a stage at Magdalen Hall.

A hall with large windows, wood-look flooring, and a small bar area at Magdalen Hall.

Main Hall at Magdalen Hall

Name: Main Hall at Magdalen Hall
Address: Purbrook Street, London, SE1 3DQ, GB
Price range: from £35 hire fee / per hour
Rating: 4.7

Hall in a Community Centre

Private space

About this space

The Main Hall at Magdalen Hall Association & Community Bar is a versatile and spacious venue perfect for a wide range of events. Located a stone's throw away from Tower Bridge, this hall offers a stage, making it ideal for parties, functions, classes, and theatre productions.

The hall can accommodate up to 120 guests (this can be extended to 150 with the secondary hall), ensuring ample space for parties, workshops, rehearsal spaces, audition spaces, and productions. The hall's rental rates are competitively priced, with discounts for members, and it requires a £250.00 deposit.

Restrictions apply to use of alcohol in the hall for events that have people UNDER 18 YEARS of AGE. Birthday parties for 13-24 year olds will require security to keep order, prevent illegal items and outside alcohol being brought onto the premises.

Features are: -

* Kitchen – Range cooker, fridge / freezer, microwave & kettle
* Private bar - This is subject to a charge of an extra £20.00ph
* Stage for performances
* DJ booth & sound system with: -
2x Alto Professional TX310 - 350W Active PA Speaker with 10 Inch Woofer
2x Alto Professional TS415 - 2500W 15" Active PA Speaker
1x Alto TrueMix 800FX Audio Mixer with 4 XLR Mic Ins, USB Audio Interface and Bluetooth
2x wireless microphones
* Lights system (With lasers, LED's, LED curtains and moving lights)
* 50" TV
* 2x Smoke machines
* 80 chairs
* 14 Tables
* Free Wi-Fi (500mbps speeds)

We have a variety of party extras such as: -

- Selfie Station - Create wonderful moments and share them on social media (£120.00)
- 360 Photo Booth (manned) - Can hold 2-3 people at a time (£175.00 for four hours)
- Dome Balloon Bubble Tent (£120.00 without balloons, £175 with balloons for four hours)
- 6ft Bouncy Castle (£100.00 for four hours)
- Soft Play (£85.00)
- LED Photo Booth Enclosure (£40.00)
- BBQ (£26.50)
- High Quality Table Cloths (£2.75 each)
- Chair Covers Rent (£0.65 each)

Offers and packages

Event offer

BBQ

£26.50 total

We have a large BBQ for rent perfect for big events. We will supply the coal, you provide the food.

Prices

Monday

10:00 – 18:00

from £35 hire fee per hour

Per hour

10:00 – 18:00

from £35

Alcohol licence until 0:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.

Tuesday

10:00 – 18:00

from £35 hire fee per hour

Per hour

10:00 – 18:00

from £35

Alcohol licence until 0:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.

Wednesday

10:00 – 18:00

from £35 hire fee per hour

Per hour

10:00 – 18:00

from £35

Alcohol licence until 0:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.

Thursday

10:00 – 22:00

from £35 hire fee per hour

Per hour

10:00 – 22:00

from £35

Alcohol licence until 0:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.

Friday

10:00 – 1:00

from £44 hire fee per hour

Per hour

10:00 – 1:00

from £44

Alcohol licence until 0:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.

Saturday

10:00 – 1:00

from £44 hire fee per hour

Per hour

10:00 – 1:00

from £44

Alcohol licence until 0:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.

Sunday

10:00 – 0:00

from £44 hire fee per hour

Per hour

10:00 – 0:00

from £44

Alcohol licence until 0:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.

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Minimum booking duration: 4 hours

Capacity

Standing

up to 120

Dining

up to 80

Theatre

up to 100

Classroom

up to 100

Catering and drinks

Bring your own food or hire a caterer of your choice

Space where you can prepare food

Venue can supply alcoholic beverages

Facilities

Venue provides a sound system for music and announcements

Air conditioner

Camera and photography equipment available on site

Room has windows or a skylight, so daylight comes in

Professional lighting equipment for photography and filming

Photography backdrops available

Place where clients can store items during their event

Free on-street parking

Kitchen

Disco Lights

Private Bar

DJ Booth

Unavailable: Accommodation is available on-site

Music & sound equipment

Venue allows playing your own music

Venue allows bringing your own DJ instead

Accessibility

Rules of the space

Allowed events

Events that you’re promoting or selling tickets for

Age policy

Guest under 18 not allowed unless accompanied by an adult

Host rules

Deposit
A £250.00 deposit for the Main Hall (£100.00 for Secondary Hall) must be made to secure any booking and must be paid before the booking can take place, this is fully refundable if you have adhered to our booking terms and conditions and there were no additional cleaning charges required, this will be returned within three days of your booking. The terms & conditions will be sent to you in your enquiry.

Set Up and Tidy Up Times
You have one hour free to set up before your booking time and thirty minutes free to clean up at the end. If you run over your end time you could be charged extra at the rate you hired the space.

Car Parking
We have no car park, but there is free on street parking available after 18:30 on weekdays & all day on weekends.

What Can You Bring?
You are allowed to bring soft drinks, catering & decorations. You are not allowed to bring your own alcohol to the venue, doing so can have your event stopped. Any drugs brought onto or consumed on site will result in the event being stopped & police being informed, we have zero-tolerance.

Behaviour of Guests
The behaviour of your guests is your responsibility. Any unsociable behaviour or violence will result in your event being stopped and police being called. If any damage is found to Association property then this can affect your deposit. Birthday parties for 13-24 year olds will require security to keep order, prevent illegal items & outside alcohol.

Cleaning
The spaces must be left clean as found. Our non-cleaning fee is £120.00. This will be charged to your deposit if cleaning is not satisfactory.

Smoking
Smoking is only permitted in the courtyard where ashtrays are provided.

Age Verification & Building Sign In
If accompanied by a responsible adult; under 18's are allowed. Where there are bar parties, your guests over 18 must bring ID, this will be scanned into our security scanner to sign guests into the building. We operate a GDPR policy.

Cancellation policy: Standard 30 day

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Reviews and ratings

(133 reviews and ratings - )

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I booked the venue because during my initial visit, the layout was perfect for my event and the staff came across as welcoming, helpful and genuinely passionate about supporting the local community. I was told it was a community hall and that the money from bookings helped keep the venue open and fund improvements. The event had around 30 guests, yet the security staff spent much of their time sitting on benches drinking Coca-Cola rather than standing at the entrance welcoming guests or actively monitoring the event. Staff were openly arguing amongst themselves about who should be doing what and I also witnessed members of staff speaking negatively about one another, including bar staff criticising security. During the show, a male member of the venue team came backstage smelling strongly of cannabis. This was completely inappropriate during a live event. What people do in their own time is their business, but don't walk into a professional event smelling strongly of cannabis. It showed a complete lack of professionalism and consideration for everyone attending. I also paid extra for the venue's 360 photo booth. Before the event, I was specifically told that safety poles would be placed around the 360 and that I needed to leave enough space for them. On the day, no safety barriers or poles were used at all, despite me planning my layout around this. My media team simply asked if some nearby chairs could be moved to prevent anyone accidentally backing into them while using the 360. Instead of addressing the safety concern, the member of staff operating it shrugged it off, said she hadn't put the chairs there and walked away behind the bar. I found it disappointing that a genuine safety concern was dismissed rather than addressed. After I later raised concerns with the venue, I was told the 360 operator claimed my media manager had made inappropriate comments about the women he works with. This was the first time I had ever heard such an allegation. It was never mentioned during the event or immediately afterwards and only surfaced after I submitted my complaint. My media manager works professionally with women at countless pageants, fashion shows and events and I have never witnessed or received any complaints about his conduct. From my perspective, the allegation was completely out of character and very difficult to believe. Another issue was the minimum bar spend. I had been informed there was a £200 minimum spend over the four-hour event. Before leaving, I specifically asked how far away we were from meeting it and was told it was only around £11 short, so I purchased additional drinks to cover the difference. Despite this, I later received an email attempting to charge me over £100, which was then reduced to £51 after I questioned it. This left me very confused about how the figures had been calculated. Throughout the event my media team recorded much of the day, and I was informed that members of the venue team and the 360 operator were making negative comments about contestants while they were on stage. My event is centred around empowering women, so hearing that members of the venue team were making remarks about those taking part was incredibly upsetting and unprofessional. As a thank you, I left flowers for a member of staff who had been helpful and who had a broken foot. Shortly afterwards, I overheard members of the team discussing giving the flowers to someone else and pretending they had bought them themselves. Whether intended as a joke or not, it left a poor impression. The professionalism of the venue staff throughout the event was disappointing. Many appeared uninterested, unapproachable and gave the impression they simply did not want to be there. I was also later told the venue had gone above and beyond by providing me with equipment. From my perspective, I did not receive anything beyond what I had booked and they still have my archway, which has never been mentioned or arrangements made for its return. Although I had booked the venue until midnight, my show finished around 10pm and I had intended to hold an after-party until approximately 11:30pm. Despite still being within my booking time and with guests still present, venue staff began dismantling my decorations before the event had finished. I found this extremely disrespectful to both myself and my guests. I chose not to raise any of these issues on the day because it was one of the biggest days for my organisation. The last thing I wanted was confrontation or arguments. The show had to go on. We even had our DJ cancel at the last minute, but we adapted and made the event a success despite the setback. That, however, had absolutely nothing to do with the lack of professionalism and integrity shown by the venue staff throughout the day. The venue itself is beautiful and that's exactly why I booked it. Sadly, the staff completely let it down. Based on my experience, I would never book Magdalen Hall again.

FAQ

Can clients bring their own DJ?

Yes, you can source your own DJ. They would need to bring their own speakers.

Does the venue have Bluetooth speaker connectivity?

Yes. The venue uses Alto audio systems, including 2x Alto Professional TX310 350W active PA speakers with 10-inch woofers, 2x Alto Professional TS415 2500W 15-inch active PA speakers, 1x Alto TrueMix 800FX audio mixer with 4 XLR microphone inputs, a USB audio interface and Bluetooth, plus 2x wireless microphones.

Are musical instruments available to hire?

No, the venue does not have any instruments, but it does have a projector.

Can the venue accommodate a layout with tables, chairs and space for dancing?

Yes, the venue has 100 chairs and either 14 rectangular 6ft foldable tables or 8 60-inch round tables.

How can guests receive photos from the selfie booth?

The photos will be sent after the event, or you can download them as you go through QR codes. The selfie booth will be available throughout the event.

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