Tobacco Dock, South Vaults

About Venue

Tobacco Dock opened in 2012 and has, over the past decade, firmly cemented its place as one of the most in-demand venues in the UK. Combining a historically and architecturally significant building with an exceptional team, industry-leading service partners, and best-in-class data infrastructure, Tobacco Dock is a thoroughly modern venue, perfectly positioned to help clients create extraordinary events and brand experiences for up to 7,000 guests.

The Grade I listed building spans 16,000 sqm and features over 50 versatile spaces that can be combined in various ways to create bespoke layouts for events of all sizes. With both indoor and outdoor areas, including covered sections to offset unpredictable British weather, the venue retains many original features such as exposed brickwork, timber beams, and ironwork. These characterful yet minimalist interiors provide a strong sense of place while offering ample scope for creative branding.

An impressive list of service partners, all experienced in delivering excellence within the venue, along with in-house catering and AV teams, helps streamline the planning process. The skilled Operations and Sales teams take pride in crafting exceptional experiences that ensure every event is truly memorable.

The South Vaults are one of the most iconic spaces at Tobacco Dock. Made up of a collection of brick, barrel-ceilinged vaults and central area, this area of our venue is ideally suited to creative event design. Ranging in capacity from 60 to 250, South Vaults rooms can be used independently or in combination depending upon your requirements. Barrel-ceilinged with exposed brickwork they make an interesting and characterful backdrop to your event, as well as providing a blank canvas for branding and theming.

Benefitting from impressive lighting and audio-visual services as well as speedy, high capacity Wi-Fi connection, the spaces can be adapted to accommodate a range of events including parties, meetings, exhibitions, conference sessions and exhibitions.

Capacities and measurements listed are for the largest of the spaces in South Vaults, which range from 575 sqm to 2,174 sqm, and from 60 - 350 pax standing capacity.

All capacities are subject to final layouts and Health & Safety sign off.