Collaborate
Collaborate · Coal Drops Yard, King's Cross
Run your workshop at Botanical Boys.
You bring the craft and your crowd. We bring a moss-clad room with genuine soul, a stocked wine & gin bar, and a setting your guests won't forget.
Pitch your eventWhy host here
A room with genuine soul, ready for your idea.
Independent makers, facilitators and tasting hosts use our space to run beautiful evenings without the overheads of finding a venue and a bar from scratch.
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A destination address
Coal Drops Yard is one of London's most characterful design destinations, on six Tube lines and two mainline stations — an easy, memorable place to send your guests.
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Bar & glassware included
An on-site South African wine and gin bar, glassware and service come as standard — turn any workshop into a sip-and-make evening with no extra kit to haul in.
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A backdrop that sells itself
Preserved moss walls, trailing botanicals and warm natural textures. The space photographs beautifully — a gift for your promotion and your guests' phones.
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We'll help spread the word
We'll feature your event on our own Instagram and mailing list, and put it forward for the wider Coal Drops Yard and King's Cross channels where we can. You bring your following too.
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Flexible on the deal
Room fee, bar minimum, ticket split or revenue share — we'll shape the commercials around what makes your event work, not a rigid rate card.
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We can co-host
Want a wine pairing alongside your tasting, or a terrarium element in your session? We can run our bit while you run yours.
What you bring
- Your craft, materials and expertise
- Your own following to invite along
- A format and a rough date in mind
- Public liability cover for your activity
- The energy that makes it your event
What we give
- The moss-clad space for up to 40 guests
- Wine & gin bar, glassware and service
- Tables, seating and the botanical setting
- A feature on our own socials (wider CDY promotion where we can)
- On-the-night support from our team
The commercials
One space, a few ways to make it work.
Every collaborator is different, so we keep this flexible. Tell us your numbers and your model and we'll come back with something that's fair for both of us. Common arrangements:
Room fee
A flat hire for the session — you keep every ticket.
Bar minimum
Reduced or no room fee against an agreed bar spend.
Ticket split
We co-promote and share ticket revenue on agreed terms.
Revenue share
A blended split across tickets and bar for recurring hosts.
Who we're looking for
Makers whose world rhymes with ours.
If your craft is sensory, hands-on and looks at home among plants, you'll fit right in. A starting list — but if you make something we haven't thought of, pitch us anyway.
Scent & perfumers
Sniff-and-sip blending, botanical fragrance, room-spray making.
Candle makers
Pour-your-own soy candles and botanical wax melts.
Florists & dried flowers
Arranging, wreaths and seasonal botanical workshops.
Ceramics & pottery
Paint-a-pot and hand-build evenings — a natural fit with our shelves.
Illustration & life drawing
Sip-and-sketch sessions using our plants and sculpture as subjects.
Chocolate & cheese
Pairing evenings alongside our South African wines.
Wellness & sound
Sound baths, breathwork and gentle yoga among the greenery.
Coffee & tea
Daytime cuppings and herbal blending to activate quieter hours.
Corporate & team days
Facilitators running away-days that need a room with character.
How it works
From first pitch to a full house.
STEP 01
Pitch your event
Send us your idea, your format and your audience using the form below. A paragraph is plenty to start.
STEP 02
We plan it together
We agree a date, capacity, the bar and drinks, and a commercial model that suits you both.
STEP 03
We help spread the word
We feature it on our own channels and put it forward for the wider CDY listings where we can. You promote to your following, and we cross-tag.
STEP 04
You host the night
You run your workshop; we run the bar and the room. Guests leave with something made — and a memory.
Good to know
Hosting at Botanical Boys, answered.
Can I host my own workshop or event at Botanical Boys?
Yes. We welcome independent makers, facilitators and tasting hosts to run ticketed workshops, tastings, pop-ups and private sessions in our space at Coal Drops Yard, King's Cross.
What's included when I host an event?
The moss-clad space for up to 40 guests, an on-site South African wine and gin bar with glassware and service, tables and seating, and on-the-night support from our team.
How much does it cost to host an event?
It's flexible — a room fee, a bar minimum, a ticket split or a revenue share. Tell us your numbers and we'll shape a model that's fair for both of us.
How many guests can the space hold?
Up to 40 guests in an intimate, immersive setting.
Where is Botanical Boys?
Coal Drops Yard, King's Cross, London — within a few minutes' walk of six Tube lines and two mainline stations.
How do I pitch my event?
Use the pitch form on this page, or email info@botanicalboys.com. We reply within one working day.
Pitch your event
Tell us what you'd love to run.
Share the essentials and we'll come back within one working day with dates and a way to make it work.
