Banqueting House

Whitehall, London SW1A 2ER

The grandeur of this venue continues to inspire, just as it once did for kings, queens and courtiers. It provides the perfect backdrop for a spectacular feast and is reknown for being the party palace!

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The Main Hall

Standing: 500  | Seating: 350 | Theatre: 400

Cost of space to hire: £14,500 - £22,000

The Undercroft

Standing: 380  | Seating: 120 | Theatre: 80

Cost of space to hire: £14,500 - £22,000

Did you know?

The crowning glory of the Banqueting House is its magnificent nine ceiling paintings by Peter Paul Rubens – one of Europe’s most influential and important artists. They were installed in 1636, and Rubens was paid (rather belatedly) £3,000 and given a gold chain for his services. 13 years after the paintings were installed, Charles I viewed the spectacular canvas, which he commissioned as a tribute to his father, for the last time as he walked beneath it to his death. He was executed on a specially built scaffold outside the Banqueting House on 30th January 1649.