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- How many people are you booking for?
- Small teams get hands-on with robotics or a cocktail-and-tapas evening (up to ~15)
- Mid-size teams have the most choice — pottery, kintsugi and a proper Italian feast (~15-40)
- Large teams and whole-department days need serious capacity (40+)
- At a glance: team activities by group size
- At a glance: team activities by group size
On the hunt for team building ideas in London with a twist in 2026? We have some good news for you — your search ends here.
Before you get to "which activity," most team leads are really asking a simpler question: will this actually work for a group our size? A Lego robotics session built for eight people isn't the right pick for a 60-person department day, and a class that takes 200 guests is overkill for a team of six. So instead of a flat list, here are six real London team activities sorted by the number that actually matters first — group size — with real capacity and prices for each.
Deloitte UK's 2024 research on workplace mental health investment found employers see an average return of £4.70 for every £1 spent on wellbeing support, and a well-matched team activity is a straightforward way to spend it — one that doesn't waste half the budget on a venue that can't actually fit everyone.
How many people are you booking for?
Group size shapes almost everything else about the day — price per head, how much one-to-one attention everyone gets, and whether you need a studio with room to spare or something more intimate. Here's what fits where.
Small teams get hands-on with robotics or a cocktail-and-tapas evening (up to ~15)
For a tight-knit team, you want something with room for everyone to actually participate rather than watch. The Lego Robotics Workshop, Isle of Dogs takes 1 to 18 guests, runs 2.5 hours, and costs £13 to £19 a head — teams build and program a LEGO Mindstorms EV3 robot from scratch, taught by controls engineer Mateusz Jozko, before setting them loose in a Sumo-style battle. Miyuki Tatsuma booked it with a group of 12 colleagues and said afterwards:
We booked this Lego Robotics workshop as a group of 12 adults, and it was honestly such an amazing experience! Mateusz was fantastic. He explained everything clearly and made the whole session engaging and easy to follow, even for those of us without any robotics background. The Lego kits were perfectly prepared, the instructions were very well organised, and everything ran smoothly from start to finish. Mateusz also helped us with setting up the robots and made sure everyone was involved and enjoying the process. The highlight was definitely the robot fight at the end, so much fun and lots of laughs! I highly recommend this workshop for any group activity, team-building event, or even just something different and exciting to try with friends.
If drinks are more your team's speed, Cocktail Making Masterclass with Tapas, Hackney takes 1 to 15 guests at £50 to £60 a head, pairing cocktail-making with a proper food spread rather than the usual crisps-and-a-shaker setup.
Mid-size teams have the most choice — pottery, kintsugi and a proper Italian feast (~15-40)
This is where most teams land, and it's also where the most variety opens up. Kintsugi Pottery Class for Beginners, Tower Gateway takes up to 40 guests privately and has racked up 2,112 reviews — the class teaches the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, which makes for a properly different team-day hook than the usual "make a mug" session. Adrian booked it and said:
Great atmosphere, very [warm and] welcoming, Brandon was a great teacher, funny and engaging and assisted just enough to ensure you felt you were still the one creating. Would highly recommend for couples, friends or work colleagues.
For something food-based at the same scale, Fresh Pasta Class with Bottomless Prosecco, Isle of Dogs takes 1 to 40 guests at £70 to £80 a head — chef Luca Favorito walks the group through hand-rolling tagliatelle before everyone sits down to eat what they made, with bottomless prosecco to keep things loose.
Large teams and whole-department days need serious capacity (40+)
Once you're planning for a full department rather than a hand-picked group, capacity becomes the whole game. Wheel Throwing Pottery Class – BYOB and Pottery, Nine Elms takes up to 65 guests at £34 to £40 a head, so a proper large group can all get behind a wheel on the same afternoon rather than splitting across sessions. For the largest bookings, Perfume Making Class with Essential Oils, Whitechapel scales all the way up to 500 guests at £45 to £55 a head — six years in business and 444 reviews behind it — which covers office-wide events that most single-venue activities simply can't.
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At a glance: team activities by group size
At a glance: team activities by group size
| Group size | Recommended class | Capacity | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small | Lego Robotics Workshop | 1-18 guests | £13pp |
| Small | Cocktail Making Masterclass with Tapas | 1-15 guests | £50pp |
| Mid-size | Kintsugi Pottery Class for Beginners | Up to 40 guests | £62pp |
| Mid-size | Fresh Pasta Class with Bottomless Prosecco | 1-40 guests | £70pp |
| Large | Wheel Throwing Pottery Class – BYOB and Pottery | 1-65 guests | £34pp |
| Large | Perfume Making Class with Essential Oils | Up to 500 guests | £45pp |
Whichever bracket your team falls into, the fastest way to narrow it down further is by group size first, activity second — a class that's brilliant for eight people can fall flat with sixty, and vice versa. Browse the full range of team building activities in London, or if you want the reasoning behind why creative activities work for morale in the first place, see How London Team Activities Can Boost Morale.
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Nine Elms
1 to 60 guests
£35 - £39
12 years in business
