Spencer House
Spencer House

Spencer House

An 18th-century palace in St James's.

From£20,000

Venue Highlights

1756–1766

Built for Earl Spencer

by Vardy and 'Athenian' Stuart

Eight

State Rooms

the whole first floor, exclusively

450

Guests for a reception

120 for a seated dinner

Green Park

St James's, London

a private palace over the park

At a Glance

Venue Intelligence

CeremonyCivil ceremonies in four State Rooms (the Great Room, Lady Spencer's Room, the Dining Room and the Palm Room); up to 100 seated theatre-style
DiningSeated dining for up to 120, or a reception for up to 450, across all eight State Rooms
BedroomsNone on site: Spencer House is an events venue, not a hotel; St James's and Mayfair hotels are a short walk
Exclusive UseYes: every wedding takes all eight first-floor State Rooms exclusively (plus the Terrace, May to September)
CateringArranged through the in-house team; in-house catering only, from canapes to a formal dinner
Outdoor CeremonyAvailable
AccommodationOff-site only
Location27 St James's Place, St James's, London SW1A 1NR, England, overlooking Green Park
StyleA Grade I listed 18th-century private palace with neoclassical State Rooms by James 'Athenian' Stuart
Best ForGrand London weddings, historic and exclusive-use weddings, city weddings in St James's

St James's, London

A palace built for a marriage.

Spencer House was built between 1756 and 1766 for John, first Earl Spencer, the year after he married Georgiana Poyntz, and it has been a monument to that marriage ever since. An 18th-century private palace overlooking Green Park in St James's, it is let for weddings on an exclusive-use basis, so one couple takes all eight of its first-floor State Rooms, four of them licensed for civil ceremonies, for a grand city wedding entirely their own.

A Ceremony in the State Rooms.
Weddings at Spencer House

A Ceremony in the State Rooms.

Couples marry in one of four licensed State Rooms: the grand Great Room, seating up to 100 theatre-style beneath its coffered ceiling; the gilded Palm Room, small enough to feel intimate; Lady Spencer's Room, in hand-woven crimson silk damask, for up to 36; or the Dining Room. The reception then spreads across all eight rooms, with canapes, a seated dinner for up to 120 or a standing celebration for up to 450, and, from May to September, the Terrace over Green Park.

In-House Catering, in the State Rooms.
The Table

In-House Catering, in the State Rooms.

Catering is arranged through the in-house team: canapes carried through the State Rooms during a reception, bowl food and food stations for the larger evenings, and a formal dinner laid the length of the Great Room beneath its coffered ceiling. There is no external caterer to brief, and the house seats up to 120 for dinner or holds up to 450 for a reception.

The Great Room, crimson silk walls beneath a coffered ceiling

An 18th-Century Palace

Built 1756 to 1766 for the first Earl Spencer, with State Rooms by James 'Athenian' Stuart.

The House

Eight State Rooms

The whole first floor, given to one wedding at a time on an exclusive-use basis.

Exclusive Use
The Palm Room, its gilded palm columns rising to the cornice
The Painted Room, an early neoclassical interior on the theme of love

Over Green Park

A private palace in St James's, with a Terrace over the park from May to September.

The Setting

The Table

In-house catering, from canapes through the State Rooms to a formal dinner in the Great Room.

Dining
A banquet laid in the Great Room for a seated wedding dinner
A Palace at the Heart of London.
St James's & Green Park

A Palace at the Heart of London.

Spencer House stands at 27 St James's Place, a quiet cul-de-sac off St James's Street, with Green Park unrolling beneath its garden front and the clubs and galleries of St James's a short walk away. From May to September the Terrace opens over the park, a rare stretch of private green in central London. Guests arrive in the middle of the city and leave into it, for a wedding that is grandly of London rather than an escape from it.

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An 18th-century private palace overlooking Green Park, eight State Rooms by 'Athenian' Stuart given to one wedding at a time: a grand city wedding in rooms designed, from the first drawing, to be happy ones.

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Location

St James's, London

Spencer House stands at 27 St James's Place, in the heart of St James's in the City of Westminster, overlooking Green Park. Green Park Underground station is a few minutes' walk, the West End, Mayfair and the galleries and clubs of St James's are all close by, and London's airports are easily reached, so guests arrive in the centre of the city with everything around them.

Green Park

On the doorstep

St James's & Mayfair

A short walk

Green Park Underground

A few minutes' walk

Heathrow & London City

Easily reached

Pricing and What to Expect

An 18th-century palace, in St James's, for one wedding at a time.

Spencer House is an 18th-century private palace at 27 St James's Place, overlooking Green Park in the heart of St James's, and one of London's most extraordinary wedding addresses. Built between 1756 and 1766 for John, first Earl Spencer, it is let for weddings on an exclusive-use basis only: every celebration takes all eight of the first-floor State Rooms, with civil ceremonies licensed in the Great Room, Lady Spencer's Room, the Dining Room and the Palm Room. From May to September the Terrace above the garden is added, looking out over Green Park. The house holds up to 450 for a reception and seats up to 120 for a formal dinner, with catering arranged through the in-house team. Spencer House is closed each August. It does not publish a tariff; the figure shown is an indicative third-party guide. The LWD team makes the introduction.

indicative, venue hire per day
£20,000

Typically Includes

-Exclusive use of all eight first-floor State Rooms
-A civil ceremony in the Great Room, Lady Spencer's Room, the Dining Room or the Palm Room
-Catering by the in-house team: canapes, bowl food, food stations or a formal dinner
-Receptions for up to 450 guests, or a seated dinner for up to 120
-The Terrace overlooking Green Park (May, June, July and September)

Additional Costs

○On-site accommodation (Spencer House is an events venue, not a hotel; St James's and Mayfair hotels are a short walk)
○Availability in August (the house is closed each August)
○A published tariff (hire is quoted per event; the figure shown is indicative, from a third-party source)

Spencer House is let for weddings on an exclusive-use basis: all eight first-floor State Rooms for one celebration, with civil ceremonies licensed in the Great Room, Lady Spencer's Room, the Dining Room and the Palm Room, receptions for up to 450 and seated dining for up to 120, catering by the in-house team, and the Terrace over Green Park from May to September. The house is closed each August and does not publish a price; the GBP20,000 per-day figure is an indicative third-party guide. The LWD team makes the introduction.

All pricing is indicative. Final investment varies by date, guest count, menu, and bespoke requirements. Contact the venue directly for a tailored proposal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Spencer House

It is a genuine 18th-century private palace in the heart of St James's, overlooking Green Park, built for the first Earl Spencer with State Rooms by James 'Athenian' Stuart, among the earliest neoclassical interiors in Europe. A wedding takes all eight of them, exclusively.

Civil ceremonies are licensed in four State Rooms, the Great Room, Lady Spencer's Room, the Dining Room and the Palm Room, and the reception then spreads across all eight rooms, with a seated dinner for up to 120 or a standing celebration for up to 450, plus the Terrace over Green Park in summer.

Yes, and every wedding does. Spencer House is let on an exclusive-use basis only, so a couple has all eight first-floor State Rooms to themselves, with no shared use and no other event in the building.

Yes. The gilded Palm Room and Lady Spencer's Room, the latter seating up to 36 in hand-woven crimson silk, suit smaller ceremonies and dinners, while the full sequence of State Rooms is there for a larger celebration.

Catering is arranged through the in-house team, from canapes carried through the State Rooms to bowl food, food stations and a formal dinner laid the length of the Great Room beneath its coffered ceiling. Catering is in-house only.

Yes, the Painted Room, one of the earliest complete neoclassical interiors in Europe and decorated on the theme of love, is viewable on the day. Because its museum pieces are on display, it is not used as a ceremony or reception space.

There is no accommodation on site; Spencer House is an events venue in St James's, with many hotels a short walk away in St James's and Mayfair. Green Park Underground station is a few minutes' walk, in the centre of London.

It feels grand and unmistakably of the city: vows in a neoclassical State Room, a reception through eight gilded and silk-hung rooms, a dinner beneath a Roman-inspired ceiling, and, in summer, the Terrace over Green Park, in a palace built to mark a marriage.

St James's, London

Spencer House

Spencer House 27 St James's Place St James's, London SW1A 1NR

Getting Here

An 18th-century private palace at 27 St James's Place, overlooking Green Park

Eight first-floor State Rooms, given to one wedding on an exclusive-use basis

Civil ceremonies licensed in the Great Room, Lady Spencer's Room, the Dining Room and the Palm Room

Receptions for up to 450, seated dining for up to 120, catering in-house

A Terrace over Green Park from May to September; the house is closed each August

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