Hat Works
Luton’s oldest Hat Factory for the newest talent.
A flexible workspace for emerging creative entrepreneurs, open Mon - Thur from 10am to 5pm.
Do you have a creative business idea? Your journey starts here at the Hat Works - a space that turns ideas into enterprise!
Hat Works members have access to pay-as-you-go space, start up pods, tech support, free networking events and regular opportunities to test out ideas in a likeminded environment.
Perfect for graduates, makers, artists and designers, the Hat Works is an affordable, flexible and inspiring workspace. Your future starts today, so lets get going…
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Membership
Hat Works is a refurbished workspace for creative businesses looking for affordable hot desks in The Hat District, central Luton. This newly designed co-working space is ideal for micro-businesses, graduates and entrepreneurs to develop their creative ideas, services or products.
Set within a stunning former hat factory, 2 minutes from Luton’s central bus and railway stations, Hat Works offers a charity-led home for creative industries to grow their business for future success. Hat Works offers 65 designated and bookable workspaces with three levels of membership from just £5 a day. Spaces are flexible and limited to the creative industries.
Hat Works is in the cultural heart of Luton, the Hat District with The Hat Factory Arts Centre, pubs, clubs, cafes and restaurants all on your doorstop. Just 2 minutes’ walk from Luton’s main bus and train stations. Start your new creative journey in Luton’s oldest hat factory at 47 Guildford Street.
- Access to book workspaces with a choice of three levels of membership: Social, Workshop and Studio starting from just £5 a day
- Welcoming staff in an impressive visitor reception/retail area with opportunities to sell, exhibit and promote your idea, product or service
- Serviced office space, super-fast broadband, an online booking system and a separate meeting room
- Use of a vibrant member-only social area with kitchen, dining and comfy work area
- Priority booking onto network events plus access to mentoring, training and funding
- Access to the wider Hat District creative community at the Hat Factory arts centre, Storefront gallery and Hat House (opposite) creative industry space
Services
- Reception area, with duty staff and security
- Reliable WiFi and tech support
- Inspiring communal facilities
- Discount on meeting rooms
- Temperature control, so you can keep your cool
- Access to local businesses - Free Networking events
- Hat District membership
Heritage & The Hat District
Hat Works is a Grade II listed building known to be the oldest hat factory in Luton. It forms part of the newly regenerated Hat District, consisting of Hat Factory Arts Centre, Hat House and Hat Studios.
Getting here
Situated in the heart of the cultural quarter, Hat Works is a short walk from Luton’s mainline train station, offering access to London in 22 minutes as well as the North and the Midlands. Hat Works benefits from a large nearby car park, e-car charging stations, bike racks, bus station and access to the M1 and A6.
Interested?
We are delighted that you’re considering joining our creative community in the Hat District by becoming a member of Hat Works.
As well as access to the brand new workspace, you will be immersed in a creative community with like-minded entrepreneurs. It’s important that members contribute to this community and the developing cultural environment across the Hat District.
To become a member, we need to understand more about you, your creative or cultural micro-business, your ideas, and your ambition.
Enjoy working in the refurbished Hat Works, Luton’s oldest hat factory in the Hat District. Hat Works offers co-working space for micro-businesses, graduates and entrepreneurs to develop their ideas, services or products. Image: mubsta.com
How to apply
Once you’ve completed the membership application form, the Hat Works membership panel will assess whether Hat Works is the right place for you to grow your business.
The questions on the form will help you demonstrate why Hat Works is the right space for you. Additionally, the panel will be assessing:
- Does the idea or micro-business fit into one of the 12 Creative Industries we’ve defined below (see grid)
- Is it clear from the application that the Member will add to the cultural and creative community of the workspace?
- Will the Member regularly be using the space and making the most of the Hat Works and Hat District offer?
- Will the Member reflect and embrace our PRIDE values - Passionate, Relevant, Inspiring, Distinctive and Ethical?
The Membership Panel will assess applications on a weekly basis. Please allow at least 7 days for your application to be processed.
