In the room
The experience
Studio 338 stands at 338 Boord Street on the Greenwich Peninsula, at the mouth of the Blackwall Tunnel, with Canary Wharf across the water and a gasholder for a neighbour. It opened in 2014 around one idea, an Ibiza-style terrace in south-east London, and built a following on house and techno weekenders from Sankeys, Space Ibiza and Toolroom.
In August 2016 a fire gutted the building and killed Tomas Ceidukas, a former member of staff. The club came back in stages: an outdoor Garden opened in June 2017 with daytime parties and a secret line-up, then on 27 October 2017 the Terrace and the Studio reopened, the Terrace rebuilt almost entirely from airport-grade glass and steel columns so that the room is lit by the sky and the heat of a full floor has somewhere to go. The venue calls it one of the largest terrace arenas in Europe; Mixmag put the terrace at 3,000. There are three areas now: the glass-roofed main room, a smaller second room and the open-air Garden, all on a Void system that is as happy with drum and bass, grime and UKG as it is with Toolroom house.
Insider tip
Walk in knowing
Daytime is the Terrace's best self. A summer Sunday party that starts in the afternoon shows you why they built a glass roof.
Why it fits
Why it is in the atlas
A club built around daylight in a part of London nobody thought of as a destination, rebuilt in glass after a fire. The room is the point.
Plan the trip
When to go, hours, getting there
Best time to go
Weekend day-to-night parties from late spring to early autumn for the Terrace and Garden; indoor nights all year. Check studio338.co.uk for the current calendar.
Hours
Open Friday and Saturday nights, often Sunday daytime in summer. Door from 22:00, music to 06:00. Selected midweek bank holiday parties. Restaurant on-site for early arrivals.
Getting there
338 Boord Street, North Greenwich, London SE10 0PF. North Greenwich (Jubilee line) is the closest station, about 0.3 miles away on foot.
FAQ
Questions people ask
What happened to Studio 338 in 2016?
A fire in August 2016 destroyed the club and killed former staff member Tomas Ceidukas. The Garden reopened in June 2017 and the rebuilt Terrace and Studio on 27 October 2017.
How big is the Terrace?
About 3,000 people, under a roof rebuilt almost entirely in glass and steel.
What music does Studio 338 play?
House and techno weekenders from the likes of Sankeys, Space Ibiza and Toolroom, plus drum and bass, grime and UK garage, on a Void system.
Where is it?
Boord Street on the Greenwich Peninsula, by the Blackwall Tunnel approach.
On the atlas
Where it sits
51.49° N
0.01° ELondon (Greenwich), United Kingdom
51.4904, 0.0103 · Open in OpenStreetMap
In The Long Listen