Banquets & Dinners

Whether you’re planning an informal drinks reception or an elaborate stately banquet, the Old Royal Naval College provides a magnificent setting.

For smaller private receptions and dinners for up to 50 guests with superb river views, you could choose Admiral's House. For formal and informal dining and dancing for up to 120 guests, the King William Restaurant is perfect. Or for stylish and formal banquets and dinners for up to 480 guests, the sheer splendour of the Painted Hall cannot be matched.

The Old Royal Naval College is ideal for:

• Award ceremonies
• Banquets
• Dinners
• Gala events
• PR events
• Receptions

You can of course expect simply magnificent food too – prepared by our award-winning chefs. Our executive chef will be only too happy to advise on catering or develop a special menu for your event.

Maximum guest numbers available per room:

Painted Hall
Dinners (480), drinks receptions (400), seated buffets (350), canape receptions (400), unavailable for dancing.

Queen Mary Undercroft
Dinners (200), drinks receptions (480), seated buffets (160), canape receptions (350), dancing (250)

King William Restaurant
Dinners (120), drinks receptions (150), seated buffets (120), canape receptions (150), dancing (120)

Admiral's House
Dinners (50), drinks receptions (50), seated buffets (50), canape receptions (50), unavailable for dancing.

Skittle Alley
Drinks receptions (60), canape receptions (60), unavailable for dancing.

And there’s more…

Our dedicated Events Team can offer assistance with music, entertainment, flowers, table layouts, theming, lighting - in fact virtually every aspect of the evening, whatever the celebration.

How to find us

The Old Royal Naval College is served by excellent transport links from Central London, including the Light Docklands Railway and London Underground. In addition, river boats stop adjacent to the Old Royal Naval College and are available for hire should you require.

For further information please download the full brochure:
Venue Hire Brochure (412 KB), Banquets and Dinners (235 KB)