Full Venue Hire at Clays

Two floors of competitive socialising across 380 standing capacity, with twelve shooting pegs, two bars, a dedicated dining area, and a private event space that operates as its own self-contained venue within the venue. Full venue hire at Clays delivers something corporate entertainment rarely manages: an activity that people genuinely want to do, inside a space that looks like somewhere they’d choose to spend an evening anyway.

Clays Full Venue Hire — Scale and Layout

Exclusive hire spans both the Lower Ground Floor and the Ground Floor, unlocking all twelve shooting pegs and the full bar and dining operation. The Lower Ground Floor houses nine pegs alongside the main bar and dining area, while the Ground Floor adds three further pegs plus The Hide — a private event space with its own 4-player peg, self-service bar featuring clarified cocktails on tap, and lounge seating for up to 100 standing guests. The two-floor layout creates natural event zoning: activity concentrated around the shooting bays, socialising flowing through the bars, and The Hide offering a VIP or breakout space away from the main energy.

Events at Clays — What Works

Team building is the obvious strength, and it delivers. The shooting activity provides structured engagement without feeling like a corporate exercise — guests compete across four game modes on immersive 4K screens using real decommissioned shotguns, with real-time scoring creating the kind of natural rivalry that manufactured team exercises rarely achieve. Christmas parties and large celebrations work because the entertainment is embedded in the venue rather than layered on top. External DJs are permitted and guests can control the music, letting the evening shift from activity to party as the night progresses. In-house catering runs an extensive menu of small plates and sharing platters alongside a premium cocktail programme overseen by Culinary Director Roger Olsson. The food is designed for social eating — grazing, sharing, ordering another round — rather than the seated-service format that slows large events down. The licence runs to 2am, and the Moorgate EC2 location keeps arrival simple for City-based corporate groups.

Why Full Venue Hire at Clays Stands Out

The combination of genuine activity, design-led interiors, and operational polish is rare in the competitive socialising category. Most activity venues feel like activity venues — Clays feels like a cocktail bar that happens to have world-class shooting technology built into it. That distinction matters when you’re hosting clients, celebrating milestones, or planning something that needs to impress guests who’ve seen most things London nightlife has to offer.