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About The Booking Hall
The Booking Hall is a grassroots music venue in Town Centre, Dover with a standing capacity of approximately 330. Bring your own PA, mics and instruments.
The Booking Hall books Comedy, Folk, Indie, Pop, Rock acts. Both original music and covers are welcome. This listing is part of the Dover venue directory.
The Booking Hall is an independent live-music and events venue in the restored Old Harbour Station at Elizabeth Street, Dover CT17 9FE, ten minutes from the Channel Tunnel and Folkestone. Set in a former railway booking hall that once served the port of Dover, it has a 330 standing (around 170 seated) capacity, a tall stage and professional in-house sound and lighting. The venue hosts touring and emerging bands, comedy and community events, and in 2025 was acquired by the Music Venue Trust's 'National Trust of Music Venues' to safeguard its future.
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Priory Hill, Town Centre, Dover, CT17 9FE
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The Booking Hall books Comedy, Folk, Indie, Pop, Rock. Both original music and covers are welcome. Browse artist profiles by genre on GigXchange.
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The Booking Hall has a standing capacity of approximately 330 (170 seated), classed as a medium venue. See all Dover venues for size comparisons.
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Priory Hill, Town Centre, Dover, CT17 9FE. See the map below for directions. Browse more Dover venues nearby.
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