Venue Address: W1J 7JZ, Contact 0207 583 3443
Nearest tube station: Hyde Park Corner
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Opening times:
The venue can be booked for both daytime and evening events and on the weekend.
Capacity: 80
Venue Description:
This unmissable London landmark in the middle of Hyde Park Corner is a novel place to impress guests, with birdseye views across Westminster and Buckingham Palace Gardens.
Orginally designed in 1825 by the architect Decimus Burton, it was intended as both a victory arch marking Wellington's defeat of Napolean and a grand outer entrance to Buckingham Palace. The Arch was completed in 1828, only to become embroiled in a fierce row when it topped with a colossal statue of the Duke of Wellington.
By 1883, Hyde Park Corner had developed in to a serious traffic bottleneck, so to ease this, the Arch was dismantled, moved 20 metres and rebuilt in its present location. At the same time, the Wellington statue ws removed and replaced with ' Peace Descending on the Quadriga of War' which remains the largest bronze statue in the UK.
Days the whole venue can be booked for exclusive hire, what are the costs and min spends for each day?
The venue can be booked and costs vary on the length of time and the space you require. Please fill in the enquiry form and we will send you further details.
Food and Drinkmpackages are available.
Reception - 80
Dinners - 36
Lunches - 36
Theatre Style - 45
Board Room - 22
At night the exterior of the Arch is dramatically swathed in light. The colour can be co-ordinated to match event theming.
Ante Room
As guests arrive they are often suprised to be whisked up to the Arch's towering heights, where stylish rooms offer a sophisticated setting for daytime or evening events. On reaching the top , they enter the Ante Room to be served drinks.
Burton Room
The Burton Room sits within the heart of the Arch. It leads directly from the Ante Room and the two interlinked rooms work well together. Orginally the sleeping quarters of the oldest police station in LOndon, it now houses a modern exhibition of the history of the Arch and has a mezzanine gallery. The contemporary space is a perfect gathering place for pre -dinner drinks or to gaze down on the social scene below.
Balcony
Guests can enjoy spectacular views from the top of Wellington Arch. Doors open from the mezzanine level to two dramatic external balconies, with views to Apsley House, Hyde park, the gardens of Buckingham Palace and the London skyline. Although at the very heart of the City, guests are privileged onlookers, rather than participants in the hustle and bustle of London life. The Arch is available to hire during the daytime on Tuesdays, when mounted troops often provide memorable live entertainment as they pass beneath the Arch en route to the Changing of the Gaurd at Buckingham Palace.
