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Advertise New Jobs with UVL

The Unique Venues of London jobs page is now available for all event industry organisations to advertise new roles. Click here to view the current vacancies.

Central Hall Westminster Book your 2012 event for 2011 prices

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Event Concept

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Lincoln's Inn New Website

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Fisher Productions

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The Royal Opera House

As part of London’s Olympic celebrations, the Royal Opera House will be performing Wagner’s world famous Ring Cycle. During their rehearsal period, the magnificent Paul Hamlyn Hall will be available to hire.

RCP hosts BBC’s ‘Gardeners’ Question Time’

The Royal College of Physicians, the leading venue overlooking London’s Regent’s Park, has hosted one of the BBC’s best loved radio programmes, Gardeners’ Question Time. Recording took place in the venue’s Wolfson Theatre on Monday 23 January.

By Word of Mouth

By Word of Mouth enjoyed an excellent December with its diary packed with Christmas events right up to 23December.  Many of these took place at UVL venues including The Royal Academy of Arts, The Wallace Collection, The Saatchi Gallery and The Royal Hospital, Chelsea.

A Week to Remember at the Admirable Crichton

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Wise Productions Launches New Website

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Hampton Court Palace

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Gallery by day, astonishing venue by night…Perfect for your Olympic entertaining needs.

Throughout the London Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Saatchi Gallery will be available for exclusive evening event hire, offering a unique venue for entertaining during this exciting time for London.

Hire LSO St Luke’s in Summer 2012

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Create food and Party Design

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RCP achieves Gold Standard in national customer research awards

The Royal College of Physicians, the leading conference and events venue overlooking London’s Regent’s Park, is one of only 18 venues across the whole of the UK to achieve Gold Standard Accreditation from BDRC Continental, the specialist consumer research organisation.

Central Hall Westminster to host World’s biggest Sports Awards in 2012

The 2012 Laureus World Sports Awards Ceremony will be staged at Central Hall Westminster on the evening of Monday 6 of February. The event will be attended by the biggest names in world Sports both past and present.

Merlin Events Launches New Showcase Concept: It's Your Party

Always at the forefront of breaking new ground, Merlin Events London announces its new showcase concept to engage event organisers.

Merlin Events London Slashes Caterer List

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Food Show Win Sole Caterer at Fulham Palace

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Royal Hospital Chelsea

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BLOODY GOOD CHRISTMAS PARTIES AT THE LONDON DUNGEON

Revellers can enjoy a bloody good party at the ultimate alternative Christmas party venue, The London Dungeons. The infamous site combines real history, horror and humour with a series of spooky surprises making it a devilishly entertaining venue, perfect for shared and exclusive Christmas parties for up to 220 guests.     

On arrival guests will be treated to a selection of drinks before braving a horror show which includes the Dungeons newest experience where guests can feel the wrath of ‘Bloody Mary Killer Queen’. Those guests brave enough can try ‘Extremis: Drop Ride to Doom’ where at the mercy of the hangman they will taste fear as a trapdoor opens and they drop screaming into the darkness below.

After the scare-raising show revellers can settle their nerves with a drink and tuck into a mouth-watering selection of canapés and bowl food. The menu includes:   

Canapés

Buffalo mozzarella, blood vine tomato and basil pizzette (v)

Mini blood- curdling beef burgers with cornichons & Frankenstein’s mustard

Wild forest mushroom palmiers with creamed goats cheese and dragachelio (v)

‘Burning fingers’- Peking duck pancakes with cumber and spring onion salad and plum sauce

Bowls

Dracula’s sweet and sour chicken with sticky rice and fried chillies

Adams Family mini bangers and mash and rich onion gravy

Hannibal Lector baked potato skins topped with sour cream and chives (v)

Red rum bubble and squeak with vegetable ratatouille and fried quails egg (v)

Dessert

Chillingly chocolaty brownies

Treacherous lemon and raspberry tarts

Before the night is over guests will dance to a range of hits, revealing their best zombie moves when ‘Thriller’ blares through the speakers. 

‘Bloody Good Christmas Parties’ are available for shared party nights on 10th & 17th December for groups of 10 or more. Prices start from £88pp +VAT and include venue hire from 7.00pm- 12.30am, an unlimited drinks package, canapé reception and bowl food, disco and DJ. The package is also available for exclusive parties for 50- 220 people and priced from £41pp +VAT.  

To book ‘Bloody Good Christmas Parties’ organisers should call the Merlin Events team on 0207 487 0224 or email events@merlinvenues.com

www.merlinvenues.com

For further press information or images please contact Sharon at Big Wednesday PR on: T: 0207 9240 121 E: sharon@bigwednesdaypr.com  

 

Notes to Editor:

The MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS GROUP is the leading name in location based, family entertainment, which has seen the most successful and dynamic growth of any company in the sector over the last five years.   The world’s second largest visitor attraction operator, Merlin has 57 attractions, 6 hotels and 2 holiday villages in 13 countries, across 3 continents.   The company aims to deliver memorable and rewarding experiences to its 35 million visitors worldwide, through its iconic global and local brands, and the commitment and passion of its managers and 13,500 employees.   Merlin Entertainments operates the following attractions – SEA LIFE including the SEA LIFE London Aquarium, Madame Tussauds, LEGOLAND, the Merlin Entertainments London Eye, Dungeons, Gardaland, LEGOLAND Discovery Centres, Alton Towers Resort, Warwick Castle, THORPE PARK, Chessington World of Adventures & Zoo, Heide Park, and Earth Explorer.

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