Hire Southampton’s most
gorgeous event venue

The Design Chapel is a beautifully unique building loved by speakers, educators, poets, singer songwriters, cellists, pianists, ukulele bands and lots more.

Whether it’s breakfast networking or training events/gatherings, our space is available weekdays from 7am to 9am and 6pm to 9pm for evening functions, as well as weekends where we have hosted a variety of gatherings from clothes swaps to charity committee meetings, from book launches to live entertainment. We welcome enquiries to ultimately share this rejuvenated space with others in the local community.

Give your next event some ‘Holy Moly’!

It’s a great space for workshops, staff training and meetings.

Our large 5 metre central table can seat 14 people
Additional seating increases this to 24-30 people
With standing space it can cater for 50+ people
The total ground floor space is 90 sq m (960 sq ft)
Licensed for live music & the serving of alcohol

We have hosted a variety of events from craft and trade fairs to various group activities and gatherings including Sofar gigs and poetry evenings, product launches and wine tastings. We’ve had numerous craft based activities at our main table inc lino printing, wreath making, drawing, collage & sewing. We recently had the chair of the Hampshire Bat Group in giving a talk, followed by a bat detecting walk in the old cemetery that surrounds us!

We offer discounted rates to our coworking members, encouraging them to run events for their Design Chapel community.

Contact us for more details and to arrange a viewing.

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Take a walk through our space today…

The best way to get an idea of our venue and start planning your next event is to pop in, but you can also take a virtual stroll through the magical Design Chapel at night, right here. Let the planning commence!