Knebworth House
There are few more romantic places in the British Isles to hold your event that at Knebworth House. If you’re looking for a classic dinner seating up to 60, a seminar of 100, or a reception for 200, within 30 miles of London, you’ve come to the right place.
Knebworth House’s Jacobean Banqueting Hall, one of the most beautiful rooms in the country, has played host to guests from Queen Elizabeth I to Queen Elizabeth II. You will be dining at the same fireside as Prime Ministers, artists, authors, philosophers, explorers, joining one of England’s most illustrious guest books.
Also available are the Edwardian Dining Parlour, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, and the Victorian Library of Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, one of the 19th Century’s formost novelists and statesmen.
Why not begin your evening on the sunken lawns of the formal gardens? This slendid backdrop provides a sumptuous setting for drinks, croquet and string quartets.
The Knebworth Barns are made up of two 400-year-old Tithe Barns, lovingly restored to create a unique setting, and is in walking distance to the House. The Barns seat up to 200, and are available for conferences, product launches, exhibitions, banqueting, themed occasions, and licensed for civil weddings. House tours available, incentive/coach parties welcome.
Wedding parties arrivie along the ancient chestnut avenue, a vista of 250 acres of deer park unfolding before you, and in the distance the turrets, heraldic beasts and towers of Knebworth House.
The gardens at Knebworth House date back to the 1600’s with the present design, landscaped in the Victorian and Edwardian times. They offer the beautiful setting for your treasured photographs with Knebworth House as a stunning backdrop.
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Get my Free Venue ShortlistOne of England’s most beloved stately homes, Knebworth House is famous worldwide for its rock concerts and as the home of Victorian novelist Edward Bulwer Lytton. So close to London, and yet nestled in the rolling hills of the English Countryside, Knebworth House is the perfect place for entertaining colleagues, friends, family, loved ones – whether you have just one, or three hundred and seventy-five thousand, as Robbie Williams did!
Room Information
Knebworth House has 4 rooms. The largest, Lodge Barn, holds up to 400 guests standing or 60 seated.
- Garden Terrace Barn76 seated76 standing
- Knebworth House60 seated180 standing
- Manor Barn180 seated300 standing
- Lodge Barn30-60 seated120-400 standing
Travel Information
Knebworth (about 1.2 miles away)
Getting to Knebworth House by public transport
In Herts, Knebworth House is about 1.2 miles from Knebworth (train).
Getting to Knebworth House by car
For sat nav, use the postcode SG3 6PY.
Getting to Knebworth House by air
The nearest major airports are Luton (about 6.6 miles away) and Stansted (about 19 miles away). Distances are in a straight line, so the road journey will be longer.
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