VENUES

We work closely with these exciting venues. If you have a venue in mind or would like to discuss your ideas, please get in touch.

>> The Pump House at Battersea Park 

A beautiful retreat within the city that feels like it’s in the countryside. Our Grade II listed Victorian Pump House is the perfect place for an unforgettable event, situated in the heart of the beautiful Battersea Park. The Pump House is licensed on each floor for legal wedding ceremonies, with the terrace at the front housing your marquee for your meal and dancing. This blank canvas venue is yours to make your own!

>> Petyt Hall & Chelsea Old Church

Petyt Hall is a wonderful hall, just a few steps away from Chelsea Old Church. Designed by John Simpson and Partners (who also designed the new picture gallery at Buckingham Palace), it is a classical building in concept. At the same time, it has up-to-the-minute equipment. It is a very elegant hall, beautifully decorated, and an excellent venue for any kind of reception, such as a wedding or cocktail party. It can also be used for lunches and for any other private or business occasion. Lectures or meetings can also be held there; it is large enough to seat approximately 80+ people.

>> Westminster Boating Base 

The Thames riverside venue. Function and meeting rooms for parties, wedding receptions, conferences and other events in central London. Westminster Boating Base is a unique venue, set in the attractive Pimlico Gardens. The spacious open-plan building lends itself to a wide variety of theming, with floor to ceiling windows all around to provide amazing views up and down the Thames. The venue has even been used as the setting for a number of blockbuster movies including ‘Love Actually’, starring Hugh Grant and Keira Knightley.

>> The Chelsea Gardener

Founded in 1984, The Chelsea Gardener is an oasis of green in the centre of Chelsea. More than just a garden centre, The Chelsea Gardener provides a unique venue space for special occasions, parties and exhibitions. Intimate yet spacious, The Chelsea Gardener is available for evening bookings only and offers beautiful indoor and outdoor areas suitable for any event and sure to impress every time.

>> The National Army Museum

Located on Royal Hospital Road in Chelsea, the National Army Museum offers a range of flexible spaces for your daytime or evening events. These include purpose-built meeting and conference facilities for businesses to hire, as well as a group of open, high-ceilinged spaces at the front of the museum.

  • “Sarah Symington, unique and creative cuisine, have catered for Horatio’s Garden at events in London. Sarah is incredibly organised, efficient and professional. The food is delicious, incredibly creative and beautifully presented. The whole team is delightful and bring energy and charm to the events. Our guests have always been delighted by the catering that Sarah Symington has done for us. ”

    — OLIVIA CHAPPLE, HORATIO’S GARDEN

  • “Sarah Symington has produced a very high standard of catering at a wide range of events over the last three years within the Tower of London. She, and her excellent team, very successfully managed two major charity fundraising events within the Tower involving some 600 guests on both occasions and which raised a total of a quarter of a million pounds. The planning and delivery of both events were of the highest professional order as was the organisation of a large wedding reception and dinner/dance on another occasion. Sarah Symington has also catered for a range of dinner parties, lunches and receptions within Queens House, Tower of London - the Constable’s private residence. Her chefs are top quality, her waiting staff are both immaculately turned out and courteous and the attention to detail in all respects before, during and after each event is first class. There is a certain flair and style which lifts Sarah Symington Catering into a very special category.”

    — GENERAL THE LORD DANNATT

  • “Sarah Symington and her team not only created delicious food for our reception at Petyt Hall but also served over 500 eager guests in a charming and highly efficient manner. Sarah was very visible and accessible throughout and her team engaged and enthusiastic. I have no hesitation in recommending Sarah Symington Catering. A very grateful Michael CF.”

    — MICHAEL COLE-FONTAYN