Yes, there’s still frost on your lawn, and you probably haven’t put your winter wardrobe away quite yet, but event coordinators and HR professionals everywhere are already hard at work planning activities for their business’s corporate summer party.
In this article, we’re exploring five creative ideas for your Central London summer get-together, giving you a much-needed opportunity for fun, rest and connection.
5 creative ideas for your Central London corporate summer party
1. Pottery Painting
Who doesn’t need a new customised mug in their life? Choosing a pottery painting session for your corporate summer party gives your colleagues opportunity to connect through something creative. Plus, it’s an accessible option for colleagues who don’t drink. It doesn’t matter how good you are at painting or pottery – it’s about working together with colleagues to create something different.
This is also a great opportunity to increase engagement in your corporate get-togethers. Why not host a competition for the best decorated mug, opening it to a vote? Or, taking it a step further, why not host a hot chocolate session in the office, encouraging people to make use of their new mugs? With lots of whipped cream, of course.
If you’re looking for a longer, more technical session, there are options in Central London for pottery making instead of just painting. This allows your colleagues to explore a new practical skill and create custom pieces they can call their own.
2. Puppy Yoga
Engaging in a new physical skill can be daunting, especially around colleagues. You know what makes it easier? Puppies.
In Central London, you can find plenty of providers offering puppy yoga. (This is exactly what you think it is – yoga, but there are puppies.) This is a great choice for relaxation, and for engaging in something physical after so much time behind a desk. Plus, being around puppies raises oxytocin, resulting in calmer, happier colleagues.
Plus, if you’re not a puppy person, there are other options. Why not explore kitten yoga, or even bunnies? All of these options are available within walking distance of The Form Rooms in Covent Garden.
3. Lifesized Monopoly
We all know the classic game, but have you tried it life-sized?
Located just a short walk from The Form Rooms on Tottenham Court Road, Lifesized Monopoly brings your colleagues into the world of the Monopoly boardgame. Choose between four unique boards (this is a repeater if it goes down well!) and build your property empire through minigames, puzzles and activities.
With space for up to 200 people per booking, this is a Central London summer party idea that fits your entire team.
4. Indoor Golf
Remove the risk of rain-checking your summer party. Pitch Golf proves that golf can be great fun indoors, too.
With three locations dotted around Central London, Pitch is an amazing option for your corporate summer party or team get-together, bringing your colleagues together over a round of virtual golf.
This option is flexible for both drinking and non-drinking colleagues, with the option for bubbles on arrival. There’s even access to a professional golf player to uplift the experience. Plus, with the option of a professional DJ, the vibe of your summer party is yours to drive.
5. Portable Escape Rooms
Escape rooms aren’t just rooms anymore. New technologies, such as VR headsets and WhatsApp groups, bring the escape room to you, wherever you are. It’s now much easier for large teams to engage in challenges and puzzles together, whether that’s on the streets of Central London or on a headset screen.
As well as this, options like a VR headset escape room make it simple to move from meetings at The Form Rooms to an escape room experience, all facilitated by the comfort of our flexible bookable rooms.
Start planning your corporate summer party
Hosting your corporate get-together in Covent Garden puts you within walking distance of some of London’s most creative team activities, making it simple and accessible to move from your team round-up meeting to the really fun stuff. Create a seamless summer party experience for your colleagues by hiring space at The Form Rooms, a flexible event space nestled in the heart of Covent Garden.
