An event venue with bookshelves, round tables with chairs, and pendant lighting at The Common Press.

Bookshop at The Common Press

Event Venue
·
Whole venue
118 Bethnal Green Road, London, E2 6DG –
Shoreditch High Street Station (0.2 mi)
Up to 50
seats
Up to 65
standing
Venue doesn’t offer catering
External catering allowed

About this space

The bookshop cafe at The Common Press is a beautiful intersectional bookshop that is ideal for talks, panel discussions, book launches, and social gatherings for up to 60 people.

As London's first consciously queer intersectional bookshop, we champion titles by authors from a wide range of marginalized backgrounds.

Prices

Monday
11:00 – 22:00
from £178 hire fee per hour
Per hour
11:00 – 22:00
from £178 hire fee per hour
Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Tuesday
11:00 – 22:00
from £178 hire fee per hour
Per hour
11:00 – 22:00
from £178 hire fee per hour
Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Wednesday
11:00 – 22:00
from £178 hire fee per hour
Per hour
11:00 – 22:00
from £178 hire fee per hour
Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Thursday
11:00 – 22:00
from £178 hire fee per hour
Per hour
11:00 – 22:00
from £178 hire fee per hour
Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Friday
11:00 – 22:00
from £178 hire fee per hour
Per hour
11:00 – 22:00
from £178 hire fee per hour
Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Saturday
11:00 – 22:00
from £178 hire fee per hour
Per hour
11:00 – 22:00
from £178 hire fee per hour
Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Sunday
11:00 – 22:00
from £178 hire fee per hour
Per hour
11:00 – 22:00
from £178 hire fee per hour
Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.

Capacity

Standing
up to 65
Theatre
up to 50
Boardroom
up to 30
Cabaret
up to 35
U-Shaped
up to 35
Classroom
up to 50

Catering and drinks

No in-house catering available
External catering allowed
Unavailable: Buyout fee for external catering
Unavailable: Kitchen facilities available for guests
Venue provides alcohol
Alcohol licence until 1:00 (extension available)
BYO alcohol allowed
Corkage fee for BYO alcohol

Facilities

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

Music & sound equipment

Play your own music
Bring your own DJ
Space has noise restriction after 06:00

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible
Accessible toilets
Ground level
Unavailable: Accessible parking spot available
Unavailable: Lift to all floors
Unavailable: Cargo lift

Rules of the space

Allowed events

Promoted and ticketed events
Temporary event notices available
No wedding licence

Age policy

Guests under 18 are not allowed after 19:00

Host rules

-Outside catering is allowed
-BYOB is allowed

Cancellation policy: Standard 30 day with Grace Period

Show cancellation details

About The Common Press

The Common Press is a Tagvenue Partner. This business has registered with Tagvenue and agreed to our venue partner standards.

Location

Location map

Meet your host

Aisha Shaibu-Lenoir
Member of Tagvenue since January 2024
2h Response time
87% Response rate

Contact venue managers directly on Tagvenue. Keep all event communication here for a secure, seamless booking.

UK > London > East London > Shoreditch > The Common Press > Bookshop

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