Add Manual Walk In, Phone and Email Bookings

Our manual booking system is designed for power, simplicity and speed and has been developed after years of listening to the needs and feedback of real venues.

Available in: Free Starter Gold

What are Manual Bookings?

Manual bookings, sometimes called internal or admin bookings, are bookings you and your team make that don't come in through the main public form. Our manual booking system ties into exactly the same rules and system as the rest of the site, allowing you to see at a glance when you have space and what tables to use.

The system is designed to make it easy for everyone to use in venue to use every day. It's fast, it's simple, but it also shows loads of helpful information, helpful for when you're trying to take phone bookings or edit changes as quickly as possible during a busy service.

Alongside adding bookings, you can also separately add walk-ins with just a couple of clicks without needing loads of additional information, keeping things fast and efficent. Why do Manual Bookings Matter?

  • Having a fast and powerful way to access reduces time spent on admin tasks.

  • Send customers emails just like the ones they get from the online form in a single click using "Save & Notify"

  • All manual booking changes are logged and noted in our booking history, allowing you to see when and why changes were made.

  • Keeping all your bookings in one place make everything easier to manage for you and your team.

  • Manual bookings allow you to override your venue rules, because you know better than the computer how to run your business.

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