Luxury Travel Directory

Originally designed by Sir Thomas Fitz in 1687, the Guildhall was completed by Sir Christopher Wren. Located in Windsor High Street and only 100 metres from Windsor Castle it was chosen by Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles for their wedding in April 2005. In December, Sir Elton John and David Furnish held their civil partnership in this Berkshire venue.

According to Wikipedia this celebrated building has a small but interesting flaw in its construction: “The story is widely told that the borough Council demanded that Wren should insert additional columns within the covered area, in order to support the weight of the heavy building above; Wren, however, was adamant that these were not necessary. Eventually the council insisted and, in due course, the extra supporting columns were built, but Wren made them slightly short, so that they do not quite touch the ceiling, hence proving his claim that they are not necessary! Whatever the truth of this story, it is undeniable that, to this day, there is a small gap between the columns and the ceiling.”

As a wedding venue, the Council Chamber seats up to 120 and features royal portraits and chandeliers on loan from the Queen. The Ascot Room seats 30.

The Guildhall
High Street
Windsor
SL4 1LR

Telephone: 01628 796033
Website: www.rbwm.gov.uk

Ascot Racecourse is situated in beautiful wooded countryside adjoining Windsor Great Park, in Ascot, Berkshire.

Founded in 1711 by Queen Anne, the course is closely associated with the Royal Family. Ascot Racecourse is approximately six miles from Windsor Castle, and is owned by the Crown Estate.

Horse Racing

Royal Ascot is the world’s most famous race meeting. The Royal Family attend the meeting, arriving each day in a horse-drawn carriage. It is a major event in the British social calendar, and the glamour of the event often eclipses the actual racing.

Events and Weddings

The Ascot Racecourse is also a major location for events. The Ascot Pavilion can accomodate up to 1100 people in theatre or banquet style. The new Grandstand provides an inspiring location and a unique venue for a wedding ceremony and as a reception venue.

Ascot Racecourse
Ascot
Berkshire
SL5 7JX

Tel: 0870 727 1234
Fax: 0870 460 1238

Website: Ascot Racecourse

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Oakley Court Hotel is an elegant country house hotel in the South East of England. This unique Victorian Gothic country house is set on the banks of the River Thames in 35 acres of landscaped gardens. It’s location in Windsor makes it within easy reach of London and Heathrow Airport.

Once owned by Lord Otho Fitzgerald, the Gothic styling and proximity to Bray Studios made it a popular film location. It was used as the St Trinians school house, a number of Hammer films and also as Dr. Frank N Furter’s castle in the Rocky Horror Show.

Today, Oakley Court is a luxury hotel and a grand wedding venue.

Oakley Court
Windsor Road
Water Oakley
Windsor
SL4 5UR

Tel: 01753 609988
Fax: 01628 637011

Website: Oakley Court

Syon Park is the London residence of the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland. Greater London’s last remaining ducal residence with a country estate. It’s beauty and proximity to London make it a popular film, television and photographic location and a wonderful wedding venue. Owned by the Duke of Northumberland’s family for over 400 years, Syon Park has an interesting history and heritage.

Syon Park covers over 200 acres and features Syon House, a grand house with a celebrated Robert Adam styled interior and ‘Capability’ Brown designed gardens. Syon Park has been the location for several films and television productions including Gosford Park, The Madness of King George, The Wings of the Dove, Emma, The Golden Bowl and The Avengers. Thanks to its favourable location. A stones throw from Kew Gardens and Richmond Park, Syon Park affords a fantastic Thames location.

Available to hire for luxury weddings, Syon House is a fantastic location for a grand wedding in an inspiring setting.

Syon Gardens

There are 40 acres of gardens, including an ornamental lake and 200 species of rare trees.

Corporate Hospitality and Events

Syon House
Syon Park
Brentford, Middlesex
TW8 8JF

Tel: 020 8560 0881
Tel:020 8758 1888 - Corporate Hire, Events or Wedding Enquiries
Fax: 020 8568 0936

Website: Syon Park

Warren House is one of the finest, dedicated conference, training and meeting venues in the United Kingdom. This majestic country house is situated within the M25, which makes it well suited for travel from London. From it’s commanding position on the exclusive Coombe Estate close to Richmond Park, Warren House makes a great base for team building, conferences and much more.

Warren House was built in 1884, and in the early 1900s it was often visited by royalty. Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, George V and Queen Mary, often stayed at Warren House on private visits. King Edward’s bedroom is still there, along with a magnificent ballroom, modelled on the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles.

Completely restored to it’s former glory, the house has also been brought right up to date with internet and WiFi throughout, along with a slew of other features. Warren House has 3 conference rooms, 6 meeting rooms, 45 bedrooms and a host of leisure facilities including an indoor swimming pool. The main dining room seats 80 people comfortably in the informal but elegant atmosphere of the former Persian Room.

The house is also available to hire as an exclusive wedding venue. Warren House have only a limited number of wedding dates available each year. Which is not too surprising since wedding parties have the exclusive use of this beautiful Victorian mansion and grounds.

Warren House
Warren Road,
Kingston-upon-Thames
Surrey
KT2 7HY

Tel: +44 (0)20 8547 1777
Fax: +44 (0)20 8547 1175

Website: Warren House

Driving the best car in the world, Rolls-Royce Chauffeur provides a glimpse into the world of the Rolls-Royce chauffeur. With a specific focus on modern Rolls-Royces and in particular the Phantom. Rolls-Royce Chauffeur will take you there, in chauffeur driven style.

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In 1828, William Crockford established Crockfords of St James on the principles of fine dining, opulent surroundings and select membership. This exclusive Mayfair private members gaming club once enjoyed the patronage of the Duke of Wellington. For over 175 years the founding principles of Crockfords have been maintained in the elegant 18th century building in Curzon Street, Mayfair.

30 Curzon Street
London
W1J 7TN

Tel: 0207 493 7771
Fax: 0207 629 3257

Website: Crockfords Website

Rules has the distinction of being London’s oldest restaurant. Established by Thomas Rule in 1798, Rules is known for it’s traditional British cuisine.

Classic game cookery, oysters, pies and puddings are all on the menu of this fine restaurant in Covent Garden. Much of the menu is sourced from their Lartington Estate, in the High Pennines, including high quality game birds, roe deer and Belted Galloway beef. Rules is renowned for its game dishes and the Game Season plays an important part in shaping the menu.

Rules has four private dining rooms, suitable for groups between 7 and 18 people. Along with a dedicated team of staff trained to make dining in these unique, historical rooms a memorable and unique experience.

Rules Restaurant
35 Maiden Lane
Covent Garden
London
WC2E 7LB

Tel: +44 (0)207 836 5314
Tel: +44 (0)207 379 0258 (Private Room Reservations)

Website: Rules Restaurant

The Ivy is possibly the most celebrity-strewn eating place in London, where actors from the city’s West End theatres mix with politicians and celebrities of every hue. One is advised to book well in advance as it is always very hard to get a table here, but The Ivy is certainly worth the effort.

There is the air of an old gentleman’s club about the place with it’s oak panels, soft lighting and 1920s stained glass windows.

The food is mainly British/European, with a few influences from further afield. But classic British dishes such as Fish and Chips and Welsh Rarebit appear regularly on the menu, giving the place a delightful lack of pretentiousness. It was this atmosphere that encouraged the restaurant to be frequented by Noel Coward, Laurence Olivier and many other of Britain’s finest actors and actresses. Indeed, even the restaurant’s name has a theatrical lineage.

When the Actress, Alice Delysia, overheard Abel Glandellini apologising to customers for the inconvenience of building work in the restaurant when he was enlarging the dining room, she said, “Don’t worry, we will always come to see you, we will cling together like the ivy.”

The name stuck. And a legend was born.

The Ivy,
1 West Street,
LONDON,
WC2H 9NE
Tel: (020) 7836 4751

When Rowley Leigh opened this stylish and contemporary west London restaurant in 1987, it proved an immediate hit; not only with London’s media elite, who swarm to it every night, but also with The London Times’ food critics who rewarded it with their coveted Restaurant of the Year Award after stating, “This is the place, and about time too”.

KP has since almost doubled in size and yet continues to be as busy as ever, proving that it’s standards remain as high today as they were when Lady Diana used to list this amongst her favourite London restaurants.

The modern decor - with it’s enormous signature plate glass windows - guarantees a “see and be seen” factor, which has always been one of the restaurant’s attractions. This, coupled with the space’s madly buzzing ambience, has ensured it’s popularity into the new millennium.

However, it is for it’s food that Kensington Place is most renowned. Indeed, Leigh could be said to have started the current food renaissance as both KP’s style and Leigh’s food have gone on to be recognised as ”the most plagiarised and influential of the last decade”.

Kensington Place,
201 Kensington Church Street, W8 7LX 
Tel: (020) 7727 3184
Email: kpparty@egami.co.uk
Website: Kensington Place