The Shipping Forecast

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Liverpool, United KingdomJoined 2026

The Shipping Forecast is a multi-level, high-character bar, culinary, and live music establishment housed inside a rustic 19th-century industrial building. Characterized by an edgy, urban-industrial look featuring bare-brick accents, original structural iron bars, low-hanging steel lighting, and vintage retro signage, it serves as a legendary haunt for students, creatives, corporate social planners, and live entertainment coordinators. The property transitions seamlessly from an accessible daytime dining hub into a high-energy nighttime events landscape. Across its distinct subterranean performance floor, multi-zone ground level, and newly remodeled interactive sports loft, the building handles a total maximum capacity of up to 200 standing delegates or up to 100 guests for structured mezzanine functions. Visiting delegates can travel to the venue effortlessly: it sits a brief 4-minute walk from Liverpool Central Station and a 10-minute walk from Liverpool Lime Street Rail Station, making it fully accessible without vehicle reliance.

15-150 guests

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Spaces & Packages

The Hold

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The Hold is the venue’s iconic subterranean private room, famous across the region for its rich history of hosting live music, club nights, and independent performances. Showcasing an atmospheric, shabby-chic aesthetic with parquet flooring, original iron security bars, exposed brick walls, and comfortable vintage sofas, it is fully self-contained with a dedicated bar counter, integrated DJ booth, performance stage, and private toilets. The layout features a maximum capacity of up to 180 standing delegates or down to 150 delegates when utilizing a full seating setup. This versatile space is deployed explicitly for private corporate functions, alternative brand launches, comedy shows, and live music gatherings.

Arrowsmiths

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Arrowsmiths is a newly renovated, premium interactive space occupying the property's top mezzanine level. Fusing classic wood-paneled pub character with state-of-the-art interactive digital darts lanes (oches), independent climate controls, and high-speed Wi-Fi, it accommodates a standalone capacity of up to 100 guests for private hire (with a minimum requirement of 50). The space is engineered explicitly for high-energy corporate team-building events, competitive social mixers, lively office Christmas parties, and interactive networking blocks.

JFK

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JFK is a beautifully remodeled, semi-private sub-compartment located directly within the main Arrowsmiths digital darts level. Representing the largest single playing lane (oche) in the interactive zone, it features dedicated tables and chairs, private buffet serving surfaces, and integrated video screens. It holds an exact maximum capacity of up to 25 guests. The layout is deployed strictly for small-team collaborative breakout huddles, informal after-work business socials, and localized department birthday celebrations.

Main Bar & Snug

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The Main Bar & Snug represents the sprawling, ground-floor public social landscape highlighting deep-set leather couches, premium craft beer draft fonts, and large screens tracking live sports broadcasts. Offering an open-plan layout that comfortably accommodates a fluid standing capacity of up to 150 guests, the footprint is utilized by event planners for casual group lunches, daytime creative brainstorming intervals, post-conference drink receptions, and lively multi-company evening networking functions.