We are utterly delighted to announce the The HAC has been shortlisted in no less than three categories at the prestigious London Venue Catering Awards. We are up for; Best Venue Space in the City, Best Christmas Party Venue and Best Venue with Outside Space.
The awards are to be held on the 24th November with winners being selected by a panel of stellar judges representing every facet of the events industry. The annual awards have been running since 2015 and are a celebration of businesses offering catering services to all 32 of London’s boroughs. The ceremony itself will host 450 guests from the London events industry.
We’ll have everything crossed on the night that we scoop the top spots, but in the meantime, we thought you might like to know why we think we’re in with a shot of winning.
Best Venue Space in the City
In our entry for this category, we wanted to show the panel how our City of London venue has a unique offering for a wide range of events including conferences, product launches, summer and Christmas parties, meetings and much more. We were also keen to demonstrate how important the history of our buildings is to our clients and how we juxtapose that with our cutting-edge AV equipment and services.
Last year our event venue hosted 365 events in our Georgian manor house, Armoury House and the adjoining Prince Consort Rooms (our converted drill hall). Our venue has spaces for meetings for just a few dozen guests to parties for up to 700 and each of our rooms offers a distinct aesthetic, giving every organiser the chance to find a space that suits their taste.
Best Christmas Party Venue
We wanted the judges to fully appreciate the huge effort our team puts into bringing a little bit of magic to our Christmas parties. From a Winter Wonderland – complete with ice bar – to Narnia – where guests entered through a ‘wardrobe’ – we showed the panel some of the fabulous themes we’ve used in our event spaces and how we go above and beyond to spread the joy to every single invitee to a festive celebration at The HAC.
As well as being renowned for our staging, The HAC is also well-known for serving restaurant quality food, provided by our fabulous catering partner, Searcy’s. Christmas isn’t Christmas without a little indulgence and our kitchens know how to spoil our guests. Our visitors expect food and drink of the highest standard and we always serve delicious food on every single plate, even when we hold 17 Christmas parties for 3,500 over just 15 days.
Best Venue with Outside Space
One of the most surprising things for first time visitors to The HAC, is the amount of green space there is for hire within our site. The Artillery Gardens comprise five acres of lush lawns and in this entry, we wanted to highlight the versatility of this space. Often used in conjunction with Armoury House or The Prince Consort Rooms, the Gardens can be hired for team building days, summer outdoor parties and sports matches – largely rugby and cricket.
We’ve also held the last three consecutive London Concours events, held over three days in the summer. These 99 outdoor events saw nearly 19,000 guests through the gates at The HAC with clients using the Garden and the Summer Terrace.
As fabulous as our outdoor credentials are, they become more impressive when coupled with the City skyline that frames our green lawns. There really is nowhere else in the Square Mile where guests get to enjoy such a luscious, green space against the backdrop of some of the capital’s most iconic landmarks. We hope we got across to the judges just how special our venue is.
The 2023 London Venue Catering Awards
There are 27 categories altogether and we’re really looking forward to celebrating with all of our fellow shortlisted nominees on the night, whatever the results. There’s still time to book tickets to the event which this year, is being held at the outdoor venue in London, City Central at The HAC.
Get in touch
If you think The HAC sounds like somewhere you’d like to hold your next corporate event, just give our friendly, professional events team a call on 020 7382 1533 or drop us an email via
