Exclusive Venue Hire at Sky Garden Bars

Exclusive hire of Sky Garden gives you the entire venue: 45,000 square feet across three floors, 360-degree panoramic views, London’s highest landscaped public garden, and the Sky Pod Bar with its outdoor viewing platform on Level 35. Capacity reaches 700 for a standing reception or up to 300 for a seated dinner — numbers that put it among London’s largest premium event spaces.

Sky Garden Exclusive Hire — What’s Included

Full venue access spans Levels 35 to 37. Guests arrive via express lifts into the garden itself — lush planting, exotic trees, and abundant natural light flooding through the Walkie Talkie’s distinctive curved glass walls create the arrival experience before they’ve reached a bar or found their seat. The space is essentially a blank canvas set inside a botanical garden suspended above London. City Garden, Darwin Brasserie, Fenchurch Restaurant, and Sky Pod Bar can all be configured for different event phases — reception in one zone, dinner in another, after-party on a separate level. The outdoor viewing platform, only accessible during exclusive hire, offers fresh air and unobstructed 360-degree views that give guests a reason to explore throughout the evening. Rhubarb Hospitality Collection handles all catering in-house. Three-course packages are available alongside canapé receptions, bowl food, and bespoke menus tailored to the event format and guest count. The quality of rhubarb’s catering is a known quantity — they operate across several of London’s highest-profile venues.

Availability and Logistics at Sky Garden

Sky Garden is permitted to close for full-day exclusive hire a maximum of 26 times per year. Full-day hire runs 6am to 6am; half-day from 4pm to 2am. Once the annual allocation is filled, no additional closures can be accommodated — early booking is essential for premium dates, particularly in the peak corporate season. Events crossing into public visiting hours require full exclusive hire. Evening events typically follow a structured format: setup from 6pm, guest arrival from 6:30pm, pre-dinner reception on Level 37 until 8pm, dinner on Level 36 until 11pm. Breakfast events offer an alternative: venue access from 6am for setup, earliest guest arrival at 9am, all guests exiting by 2pm. Lift dimensions should be confirmed with the venue if production elements, staging, or large displays need to reach the event floors.

Events That Suit Sky Garden’s Exclusive Hire

Awards dinners, product launches, major corporate receptions, and milestone celebrations are the natural fit. The panoramic views generate their own social media content — guests photograph and share the setting instinctively, which matters for brand activations and PR-driven events. Weddings can be hosted as receptions (the venue does not hold ceremonies). Fashion shows, conferences for up to 200, and charity galas all use the combination of scale, views, and the garden setting. The building’s landmark status adds value for international guest events. For corporate entertaining where impression and prestige matter, the combination of 700-person capacity, recognisable City address, and an indoor garden 155 metres above London is difficult to match elsewhere. Monument, Bank, and Fenchurch Street stations are each within five minutes on foot.