Summer party venues on the South Bank
The South Bank has 20 summer party spaces between Blackfriars and Waterloo, many facing the Thames, for groups from 30 to 2,000.
20spaces listed
30–2,000guest capacity range
Venues by nearest stationSpaces
Venues
South Bank & WaterlooWaterloo
London City Beach
Up to 800 guests
Marquee · Unique & Quirky · Venues with a View
South Bank & WaterlooWaterloo
Bar Elba
Up to 600 guests
Bars and Late Night · Rooftop · Terrace / Balcony
South Bank & WaterlooBlackfriars
Level 13 (All Rooms), Sea Containers Events
Up to 600 guests
Unique & Quirky · Venues with a View
South Bank & WaterlooEmbankment
Riverfront and Balcony Bar at BFI Southbank
Up to 590 guests
Unique & Quirky
South Bank & WaterlooWaterloo
Sea Containers
Up to 250 guests
Iconic · Unique & Quirky · Venues with a View
South Bank & WaterlooBlackfriars
Level 12 (All Rooms), Sea Container Events
Up to 200 guests
Venues with a View
South Bank & WaterlooBlackfriars
The Terrace at Doggett's Coat and Badge
Up to 120 guests
Terrace / Balcony · Venues with a View
South Bank & WaterlooBlackfriars
The Pavillion at Doggett's Coat and Badge
Up to 90 guests
Bars and Late Night · Unique & Quirky
South Bank & WaterlooWaterloo
Summer Terrace at Brasserie Blanc Southbank
Up to 30 guests
Private Garden
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The whole company
London Summer House is purpose-built for summer events, a walk from the London Eye and Royal Festival Hall, for up to 2,000 guests. London City Beach is a pop-up beach with food stalls, beach huts and games, for 800. Bar Elba has a rooftop with a tropical look (700), and the two-storey Riverfront and Balcony Bar at BFI Southbank takes 590. Boule Bar adds pétanque to street food and drinks (350).
Sea Containers
The Sea Containers building has several spaces to choose from. Level 13 (All Rooms) takes up to 600, Sunset 350, the Roof Terrace with 360-degree views 225, and Sea Containers itself 250. Cucumber and Level 12 (All Rooms) each take 200, and Level 12 can be split into smaller rooms.
Rooftop terraces
On the roof of the National Theatre, Buffini Chao Deck takes up to 200 and The Deck 180. The roof terrace at Doggett's Coat and Badge looks over St Paul's, the City and The Shard (120), and its heated Pavilion has a retractable roof (90).
Smaller groups
Five spaces suit 100 guests or fewer. The Summer Terrace at Brasserie Blanc sits under a wisteria canopy behind the Royal Festival Hall (30). Paradiso offers a terrace at Gabriel's Wharf (80), a patio (40) and a river-view balcony (36), and Limin Southbank takes 120.
Getting there
Waterloo is the nearest station for 10 of these spaces and Blackfriars for seven, then Southwark (two) and Embankment (one). Waterloo is on the Northern, Bakerloo, Jubilee and Waterloo & City lines. For more riverside options, see London Bridge & Bankside and venues with a view.