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THE NEW YEAR LOCK & KEY PARTY

The Fable (Top Floor), The City, London

Saturday, 10 January 2026

Sat 10
JAN

Tickets

£30 £25
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Our age guides are not set in stone. You are still welcome to book tickets if you are slightly outside the published age range.
Age
30-45
150+ people already booked
New Year Party
200 people expected
Book early
Earlybird Tickets
Price will go up
Home London THE NEW YEAR LOCK & KEY PARTY

THE NEW YEAR LOCK & KEY PARTY

The Fable (Top Floor), The City, London

Saturday, 10 January 2026

Sat 10
JAN

Tickets

£30 £25
?
Our age guides are not set in stone. You are still welcome to book tickets if you are slightly outside the published age range.
Age
30-45
150+ people already booked
New Year Party
200 people expected
Book early
Earlybird Tickets
Price will go up
150+ people already booked
New Year Party
200 people expected
Book early
Earlybird Tickets
Price will go up
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About the event

Kick off 2025 at the biggest and best singles party for unattached Londoners to meet first in person, not online.

Over 250 people will join us for this exciting night designed to get your New Year dating off to the best possible start.

This event features our fantastic lock-and-key icebreaker to help you meet a large number of people. Everyone is single, a similar age, and we ensure there's an equal male/female ratio in the room.

There are prizes to be won as you seek out the person holding the key that matches your lock (or vice versa).

Each time you find a matching pair, you'll be in with a chance to win one of our great prizes.

The fun doesn't stop here. Following the lock & key icebreaker, we'll be setting the mood with a live DJ and plenty of opportunities to dance the night away.

And of course, you'll meet loads of people along the way, all in the stunning, spacious surroundings of The Fable.

Head to our website the following day to view a list of everyone who attended. Select the people you like, and our system will tell you who you mutually matched with. Get in touch again via our messenger, and the rest is up to you.

This party is the perfect place to meet people this January. You just need your ticket! Book now, this will sell out.

Important information

- 20:00 - Doors open [Please arrive on time]
- 20:30 - Lock and key icebreaker begins
- 22:30 - Prize draw
- 00:30 - Last orders at the bar

Please ensure you arrive at the venue at the start time. We have a limited time for registrations and arriving late may mean you cannot get in.

Tickets for this event are non-refundable. Our normal cancellation terms and conditions apply. No tickets are for sale on the door.

Price: £25

Sorry, this event has sold out

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Where

Inspired by fairy tales & the fables of Aesop, The Fable is a beautiful bar in the heart of the City. Spread across three floors with floor-to-ceiling windows looking out across Holborn Viaduct, this beautiful location is anything but ordinary. Original Dating has hired the top floor exclusively for our event.

Address  The Fable, 52 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN

Nearest station  Farringdon (Elizabeth Line) or Chancery Lane (Central)

Tel   – Please note this is not a booking line

Venue website  https://www.drakeandmorgan.co.uk/the-fable/

PLEASE NOTE: Advance booking is essential and no tickets will be available to purchase on the door. Online booking is simple and very secure. Our payments are handled by Stripe, one of the world's largest payment processors using the highest grade security currently available.

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Pritesh Verified Attendee
  Good icebreaker concept, lots of people!  
Posted: 11/01/2026
Amad Verified Attendee
Posted: 11/01/2026
David Verified Attendee
Posted: 11/01/2026
Andrew Verified Attendee
Posted: 11/01/2026
Lakshmi Verified Attendee
  I was very looking forward to this event missed a few . I liked the relaxed method melodies the staff . The venue is my kind of social to meet nice likeminded honest down to earth men also the amazing ladies . I do hope I will meet the man of my dreams soon . 🤗😌😌🕛xx Lakshmi Burns Memeber Dec 2025 Great to be aboard . 😊  
Posted: 11/01/2026
Michael Verified Attendee
Posted: 11/01/2026
Ingrid Verified Attendee
  Well organised and great venue. Good balanced selection of people. Had fun!  
Posted: 11/01/2026
Michael Verified Attendee
Posted: 11/01/2026
Kossara Verified Attendee
Posted: 11/01/2026
Ben Verified Attendee
  This was my first evet and I enjoyed it very much, lots of fun. The host is great btw. Thanks.  
Posted: 11/01/2026
Alex Verified Attendee
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Alan Verified Attendee
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Kossara Verified Attendee
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Olashile Verified Attendee
  Lovely event  
Posted: 10/01/2026
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HOW IT WORKS

Arrive from about 7pm and grab a drink — our host will check you in and hand you a scorecard. Once everyone's settled, the host explains the format and the dating begins: four to five minutes per date, girls seated, guys rotating, with a 15-minute breather at half time to top up your glass and compare notes.

After each date you make a quick private note: yes, no, or friend. Nobody sees your choices on the night — that's the point. When the formal dates finish, the room opens up and everyone mingles; ask any of our hosts and they'll tell you this is where half the real chemistry happens, so don't dash for the Tube.

The next morning, enter your ticks on our site and our matching system compares them against everyone else's. Mutual yeses become matches, and you can message each other through the site — no phone numbers or emails shared until you choose to.


When you get there

Doors open around 30 minutes before the start time on your ticket — arriving early gives you time to grab a drink, find your feet and say hello to your host, who'll check you in and get you set up. Everything you need is provided on the night; just bring your ticket confirmation and your best conversation.

First time? You won't be the only one — most people at any London event are speed dating first-timers, and plenty arrive solo. Our hosts have run hundreds of these nights and their whole job is making sure nobody feels lost. By your second date you'll have forgotten your nerves entirely.

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Why Londoners book with Original Dating

Original Dating was founded in London in 2003 by Andrew — back when speed dating was brand new and he was, in his words, just a boy. Twenty-three years later we're the capital's longest-established speed dating company and one of the largest in the UK, running around 500 events a year nationwide.

What that experience buys you: professional hosts (many of them trained actors) who actually run the room rather than reading a script; venues we've vetted personally; gender-balanced events with sensible age bands; a matching system we built ourselves; and a rematch guarantee we've

Complete your score sheet

After the event you simply tick who you liked on the Original Dating website and the site works about your matches automatically. If the dates you have ticked as a "yes" have reciprocated you have a match. You will be able to view the first names and message them via our site online without revealing your email address until you are ready to. You'll be having proper first dates in no time.