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Ask HN: Coworking Space London (31/7, 1/8)

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Hi,

2 of us will be working on our startup in London (online tutoring/education) on the above dates. Does anyone know the best place to find good working space with internet/etc. in London?

Is anyone involved in a start-up that might be interested in having us for a couple days?

I'm sure in future we'll be able to return the favour for others.

Cheers.

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NickPollard
Both Google and Mozilla have co-working spaces in London, you might try them:

* https://www.campuslondon.com/ * https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/contact/spaces/london/

There's a variety of other places around, especially in the Old Street/Shoreditch area. I'm sure there's a lot of startups who would be willing to host you too.

Depending on your needs, there's also places like the British Library which have wi-fi and quiet space to work.

edstartup
Thanks - I've signed up for Campus London. It looks pretty good. I could not see where to sign up for the Mozilla office space though.
jwblackwell
Campus london is a good place to hangout, but you need to get there quite early to get a space in the cafe as it gets busy and therefore can also be quite noisy.
sjtgraham
Avoid Campus if you want to get anything actually done. Far too busy, noisy, and full of poseurs to be productive.
sycren
Have a look at Launch Pad Labs, a minute north of Old Street roundabout. Costs range from £0 - £200 dependent on circumstances and time per month. They also offer mentor and financial support.

www.launchpadlabs.co.uk

nathell
There are also three Impact Hubs, in Westminster, King's Cross and Islington [1].

If you have an eduroam account (most likely by virtue of being a student, not necessarily of a UK uni -- my Warsaw University alumnus account works), then the LSE library is also a very nice place to hang around. Cheap on-site coffee, too. (Edit: probably not good for a startup though as it's harder to talk freely.)

[1]: http://westminster.impacthub.net

2D
Campus London has a kind of communal space downstairs but the coworking is through techhub: http://www.techhub.com/ Might help if you are going to be in and around Europe as a few hotdesk options... My fav place to work is Barbican library but not been there in ages.
matthewrudy
There are enough coffee shops around Shoreditch with good. wifi and power sockets.

I'd recommend Guardian Coffee and the Ace Hotel.

tower10
I run Techspace London (http://techspace.co). We have coworking spaces for tech startups near the Old Street roundabout. Contact me through the website - we can probably accommodate you for a couple of days.
matwiemann
You can find a list of coworking spaces in London with reviews on Good Coworking. https://goodcoworking.com/cities/london It also shows you who works from these coworking spaces so you can find spaces with a community that is of interest to you.
infinity0
Timberyard is a great coffee shop near Old Street. It's quite usual to see many people working on laptops there.
iamwithnail
There's also www.jointheofficeclub.com, which is a short train ride (19min) from shoreditch, but very laid back and very friendly. It's also in Peckham, which has loads of fun stuff and good transport links. :) not your usual suggestions, but maybe that's a bonus.
JWimbletech
I am a representative of Wimbletech http://www.wimbletech.com a community interest company offering affordable co-working space. We have desks available in our SW19 venue but places are limited. Please send an email to javier@wimbletech.com for enquiries.