Private Dining

With a separate entrance, private bar and dedicated team of waiters, our Upstairs room offers a genuinely private dining experience.  Country colours and understated furnishings make the most of the room’s original features; it was once the gardener’s cottage.  The room seats 30 at separate tables or we can arrange a central square seating 24.

For smaller parties, we’ve turned the original larders into two cosy, barrel-vaulted dining rooms – The Vaults – each seating up to 10 guests.  Tucked away off the cloistered hallway, and with white-washed walls, high windows and uncluttered furnishings, they offer an intimate and relaxed atmosphere.  It’s like dining at home but without the effort.

For a bigger splash, you can take over the whole restaurant, including the central courtyard.  We can take up to 60 people for a sit-down meal or up to 120 for a drinks and canapé party.

All the rooms can also be used for business meetings or small seminars.

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