Shortcut to Summer: Your Ticket to After-Hours London with Blacklane
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Shortcut to Summer: London exclusive
Introducing Shortcut to Summer: a limited edition Blacklane experience that turns the end of the night into the beginning of an adventure. Think of it as a new kind of 9-to-5 – where the hours run from 9pm to 5am, and every one of them is yours to spend on the city's best-kept secrets.
Book a by-the-hour Blacklane professional chauffeur during the weekend in August and September and you may find yourself in one of our limited-edition cars – each carrying the Shortcut to Summer Collection, a curated edit of London’s best out-of-hours addresses, and The Blacklane Button, which gives you the chance to say yes to one of them.
Press the button and discover London’s 9-to-5
Browse the collection, pick your spontaneous extra stop, and press the button – telling the chauffeur the evening isn’t over yet. Over the two hours that follow, they’ll take you wherever you’ve chosen – from a Soho speakeasy to London’s most cinematic sunrise – before driving you home, or onto your next adventure with our compliments.
The Blacklane edit of London’s hidden gems
Restaurants and nightlife
Archive & Myth — our official partner
Behind a passcode-protected door in the heart of the West End, you'll find award-winning cocktails, spirited or spirit-free, served until 2am to guests who know the day's code. Concealed within The Hippodrome and serving a sensory-led drinks programme, it's an intimate escape into a world of mystery and discovery – and guests arriving via The Blacklane Button will be greeted with a dedicated table and a tipple on us.
SOMA
A speakeasy hidden beneath the streets of Soho, pouring some of London's finest cocktails until 3am for those who find their way underground.
The Fat Badger
West London's most talked-about pub, gazing down Portobello Road and offering live music at weekends, a dining room upstairs, and last orders later than a pub has any right to keep.
The Coburg at The Connaught
The Connaught's all-day bar and dining room, where caviar, sushi and small plates are served past midnight, and a strictly no-reservations policy keeps the door open to spontaneity.
Chop Chop
Award-winning contemporary Chinese cooking, from signature roast duck to exceptional dim sum, served until 4am, long after the city's other kitchens have closed their doors.
Arts and culture
Ronnie Scott's
The world's most famous jazz club, setting Soho's soundtrack since 1959. Arrive after 11pm and slip into the Late Late Show to be met with live jazz until 3am.
Barbican Centre
Europe's largest multi-arts centre, tucked inside the City's revered brutalist landmark and offering film, music and performance late into the evening for those who feel the call.
FRAMELESS Lates
After-hours access to London's largest immersive art experience, where four galleries move to a Soho Radio beat and drinks flow long after the daytime crowds have gone.
Grounding and recentring
Arc
The UK's first communal contrast therapy club, where guided sauna and ice bath sessions run after dark against a backdrop of breathwork and soundscapes, for a different kind of nightlife.
Sunrise on Primrose Hill
The city's most cinematic viewpoint at its most magical hour, where guests arriving before dawn can watch London wake below, the hill yours for the moment.
The dawn chorus in Richmond Park
The largest of London's Royal Parks at first light, with mist settling on the bracken and deer moving through ancient oaks, where a private dawn chorus awaits those there to hear it.
Hidden London
Sunrise tour of London
Experience the city with its streets to yourself, rolling past every major landmark, taking in the view from Waterloo Bridge at first light, and enjoying the quiet of the Thames lying still and silver before the rest of London wakes.
New Covent Garden Flower Market
The wholesale market where London's florists gather their blooms from 4am onwards, a dawn spectacle of colour and commerce that few beyond the trade ever see.
Chauffeur's choice
Spoilt for choice? Hand the decision to your chauffeur, who knows London at all hours better than most. Simply share your mood, and let them take care of the rest.
How to book a Shortcut to Summer
Shortcut to Summer is available across weekends in August and September only. To have a chance to experience it, book a Blacklane by-the-hour journey in London between Friday evening and Sunday, any time between 9pm and 5am.
You may just find yourself in one of our exclusive Shortcut to Summer cars – with the Collection in hand, The Blacklane Button within reach, and the whole of London's night ahead of you.
Bookings must be made by 23:59 on 28th September. Archive & Myth partnership applies between 9pm and 2am on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in August and September only and includes one complimentary drink for each guest. Maximum additional time with Blacklane chauffeur is 2 hours inclusive of waiting time and journey to final drop-off.
Blacklane Shortcut to Summer Giveaway in partnership with Square Mile - terms and conditions: Open to UK residents aged 18 and over. One lucky winner, chosen at random, will receive a complimentary 8-hour Blacklane chauffeur, 9pm to 5am, on the 14th or 15th of August 2026, plus a table for two at Archive & Myth and a complimentary drink each. No purchase necessary. Entries close 23:59 on 10th August 2026. The winner will be notified using the contact details provided at entry within 2 working days of the draw. The winner must respond within 24 hours of being notified to claim their prize; if no response is received within this time, Blacklane reserves the right to select an alternative winner.