Dust of your kilt and your dancing shoes, here's where to find the best Burns Night celebrations in London - and remember, unless stated all ceilidhs will have a dance caller, so no skill, experience or expertise needed.

1 Bourne & Hollingsworth Buildings, Clerkenwell

A Burns Night supper and ceilidh, with style. Start the night off with a whisky cocktail reception and piper before you settle down for a Scottish feast with haggis, tatties, and deep-fried mars bars. Drams, dancing, addressing the Haggis, poetry and Auld Lange Syn to follow. You can also just go to the ceilidh.

Date: Wednesday, January 25

Time: From 6.30pm

Tickets: From £40

Address: B&H Buildings, 42 Northampton Road, EC1R 0HU

Website: bandhbuildings.com

2 Round Chapel in Clapton 

Cut a Shine Hoedown Collective are hosting a ceilidh at Hackney's splendid Round Chapel. While the evenings are for adults only, the collective are putting on a Burns Night barn dance for families on Saturday January 28, from 1pm-4pm. 

Dates: Friday & Saturday January 27 & 28

Times: 7.30pm-11pm

Tickets: From £12

Address: 1D Glenarm Road, Clapton E5 0LY

Website: cutashine.co.uk

3 Ceilidh Club at St Mary's 

Join the Ceilidh Club at the lovely St Mary's church in Marylebone. The evening will start with Scottish buffet  - meat, vegan and vegetarian options available - before launching into an evening filled with flings and swings, poetry and drams.

Dates: January 20, 21, 27 & 28

Times: 7.30pm-10.30pm

Tickets: From £39

Address: Wyndham Place W1H 1PQ 

Website: ceilidhclub.com

4 Fiddle Paradiddle's Pop-Up Ceilidhs

The ceilidh collective are putting on several bashes for Burns Night around Balham and Bermondsey. Expect an informal Scottish dinner, sing-a-longs, fully stocked bars, poetry readings and a piper as well as a really great dancing session. 

Dates: January 25, 26, 28

Times: From 7pm

Tickets: From £16.50

Address: St Thomas Church, Balham; The Bedford Pub Balham; Small Beer Brewery, Bermondsey

Website: fiddleparadiddle.co.uk; popupceilidh.co.uk

 

5 Brigadiers

Celebrate Scotland's national poet with an Indian twist. For one night feast on the likes of haggis nargisil, neeps korma and shahi Highlands venison biryani, while drinking drams of whiskey and listening to the pipes. If there's a group of you, private dining options are available. 

Date: Wednesday, January 25

Tickets: From £65

Address: 1-5 Bloomberg Arcade, EC4N 8AR

Website: brigadierslondon.com

6 Galvin Bar & Grill

Another elegant Scottish feast, this one created by Michelin-starred Christ and Jeff Galvin. It comes with modern riffs on traditonal dishes, such as buckfast-braised short rib with rumbledethump and cranachan - the Scottish version of a trifle. The meal will be paired with whiskies hailing from different Scottish regions. 

Date: Wednesday, January 25

Time: From 7pm

Tickets: £68 pp with additional wine or whisky pairings

Address: 1-8 Russell Square, WC1B 5BE

Website: galvinrestaurants.com

7  Mr Fogg's Society Of Exploration & Residence

On Burns Night, Mr Fogg's will host a night of traditional Burn Nights things, with a bagpiper, poetry readings and scotch. Throughout the Burns Night week (Jan 23-29) a selection for whisky cocktails will be available. Kilts welcome. 

Dates: Wednesday, January 25 

Time: From 7pm

Address: 1a Bedford Street, Covent Garden, WC2E 9HH; 15 Bruton Lane, Mayfair, W1J 6JD

Website: mr-foggs.com