FrontFront Space
Closest to the entrance and the kitchen — the natural arrival point. Slightly more foot traffic on the way through.
- AerialYes
- Points1
- LungeNo
Circus & aerial training space · Hackney WickConverted peanut factory
Book a space.
Train how you like.
A circus and aerial rehearsal & training space in a converted peanut factory in East London. One floor split into three — Front, Mid & Back — all aerial-capable. Ground from £8 per person; aerial adds a £10 hire on the rigging point, shared by everyone using it.
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Inside · Fish Island Circus01 — Book
Pick your slot.
Live availability for all three sections. Sessions are 1–4 hours — arrive at the time you booked, leave when you’re done.
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First-time bookers complete an induction before their first slot — we’ll prompt you when you book.
Open full booking flow →02 — SpacesThree sections.
Three sections.
One floor.
The space is split front-to-back into three sections under the same roof. All three are aerial-capable with their own rigging point. Back Space additionally has a lunge for spotting acrobatics (experienced users only).
Front
MidMid Space
The middle bay. A balance between the buzz of the kitchen at one end and the quiet at the other.
- AerialYes
- Points1
- LungeNo
BackBack Space
The furthest from the door — the quietest end. Good for focused work and choreography. Includes a lunge for spotting acrobatics — experienced users only.
- AerialYes
- Points1
- LungeYes
Hire the whole space.
Or half of it.
Or half of it.
Photoshoots, residencies and rehearsal creations — full or half floor. Get in touch and we’ll work it out with you.
Get in touch →03 — AboutA workshop,
A workshop,
a launch pad.
Fish Island Circus is a circus & aerial rehearsal and training space in a converted old peanut factory in Hackney Wick, East London. Three high-ceilinged spaces, all rigged for aerial, used by circus artists from across the city.
The space
Three high-ceilinged spaces — Front, Mid, Back — all rigged for aerial. Marley floors, sprung where it makes sense, lunge points in Back. We host members training daily plus scratch nights, residencies, and rehearsal creations.
The vibe
Self-directed training. Respect the space and the people you share it with. Come and train, leave it the way you found it, and ask anyone if you’re not sure.
04 — RatesPer session.
Per session.
Per person.
A session is 1–4 hours. Pay at booking; sessions are confirmed by us before they’re locked in. Aerial adds a one-time £10 rigging-point hire on top of the per-person price. Teacher rate is per space per hour — regardless of headcount.
Ground training
£8/session/person
Any section, any duration up to 4 hours. Floor work, hand balance, tumbling, partnering — anything that doesn’t need the rig.
Aerial
£8/session/person
+ £10 rigging-point hire — per point, shared by everyone using it. Back Space also has a lunge for spotting acrobatics (experienced users only).
Teacher
£12/space/hour
For teachers running sessions with their own students. Charged per space, per hour — regardless of headcount. Full space (Front + Mid + Back) for 1.5h = £54.
05 — First time?
From sign-up to session.
Bookings come in through the site. First-timers need to be inducted before their first session — once you’re inducted, future bookings are direct.
01
Sign up
Create an account with email or Google. Takes about a minute.
02
Get inducted
In-person or online. We’ll arrange a time around the next slot you want to book.
03
Pick a slot
Choose your section, duration and date. Pay at booking; we confirm shortly after.
04
Train
Turn up, train, and leave the space how you found it. Ask anyone in the building if you’re not sure about something.
06 — VisitHackney Wick.
Hackney Wick.
Mind the graffiti.
We’re on Smeed Road in the Fish Island industrial estate. The entrance is a Victorian archway under heavy graffiti — you can’t miss it.
← Look for this archway
Address22 Smeed Road
Hackney Wick
London E3 2NR
Hackney Wick
London E3 2NR
Getting hereHackney Wick station — 10–15 min walk
Stratford station — 6 min cycle
Pay-and-display parking on Smeed Road
Stratford station — 6 min cycle
Pay-and-display parking on Smeed Road
Get in touchSend us a message
Instagram@fishislandcircus
Facebook/thefishislandcircus
Good to knowThis is also someone’s home — see the About section for who’s on site and how the building runs day-to-day.
07 — InsidePast sessions,
Past sessions,
past shows.
The space is home to training, residencies, scratch nights and the occasional resident cat. A few moments from the last couple of years.
Got an event idea?
Pitch it.
Scratch nights, residencies, work-in-progress sharings, shoots, weird one-offs — if you’re curating something you’d like to host here, we’d love to hear it. Drop a few lines about the idea and we’ll come back to you.