Ham Yard Hotel
/ About
Ham Yard Hotel opened in 2014 on a sliver of land between Soho and Piccadilly, the work of Tim and Kit Kemp's Firmdale group. It is built around its own village square, a pedestrian courtyard set with a twelve-foot bronze by Tony Cragg and a stand of mature oak trees, so the hotel reads less as a single building than as a small quarter of the West End that happens to have a front desk. Kit Kemp's interiors run throughout: layered pattern, commissioned art and colour worn with confidence.
For events the hotel keeps a dedicated floor of interconnecting rooms set around a generous reception area, each flexible enough to move from a dressed dining table to a standing party. The Windmill is the largest, papered in scenic wallpaper and seating sixty for dinner. The Sherwood and Archer are smaller art-hung rooms suited to private dining, boardroom meetings or intimate screenings, while the fabric-lined Drawing Room has a French fireplace and opens onto the leafy terrace.
What sets Ham Yard apart sits below and above those rooms. The Croc is a genuine 1950s bowling alley, shipped over from Texas and rebuilt with a lounge, a bar and a dance floor, and takes up to 250 for a party. The Dive Bar, its walls hand-painted by de Gournay and lit by a neon diver, is built for late DJ-led nights. There is a 190-seat theatre for premieres and presentations, and a roof garden with views across the Soho skyline for receptions of up to a hundred. Few places in the West End let a launch run from screening to bowling to dancefloor without anyone stepping outside.
/ Rooms Available
The Croc
Exclusive HireA subterranean party space built around an original 1950s bowling alley, shipped over from Texas and rebuilt here with back-lit bowling balls, a stylish lounge, a full bar and a dance floor. Two large Howard Hodgkin works hang above the lanes. Taken for exclusive hire it holds up to 250 for a standing celebration, and once the games wind down it becomes one of the best private dancefloors in the West End.
Ham Yard Theatre
PrivateA 190-seat theatre lined in electric-blue wool, with tangerine leather seats and fuchsia silk curtains framing the stage. Fully equipped for premieres, screenings, presentations and press nights, with a wide cinema screen, professional 4K projection, immersive surround sound, a full lighting rig and two green rooms. Available for hire from 100 guests.
The Dive Bar
PrivateA rock 'n' roll cocktail bar with walls of ripple-effect wallpaper hand-painted by de Gournay, a three-foot neon diver and a commissioned thirty-foot orange squeezer. Self-contained and characterful, it is built for after-show parties, launches and late DJ-led nights.
The Windmill
PrivateThe largest of the private rooms at 84 square metres, backed by scenic wallpaper and hung with curated artworks. It flexes from a single long dining table to clustered round tables or a standing reception, seating up to 60 for dinner and taking up to 120 for a party.
The Roof Terrace
PrivateA planted rooftop garden above the hotel, with a pergola of hanging lights, wicker lounge seating and sweeping views across the Soho skyline. A secluded spot for an alfresco drinks reception of up to 100, or a small summer party under cover.
The Archer
PrivateA 50-square-metre room in bold midnight blue, hung with urban-contemporary artwork. Equally suited to private dining, a boardroom meeting or an intimate screening, it seats 22 for dinner, takes 20 boardroom and holds 50 for a reception.
The Drawing Room
PrivateAn intimate room adjacent to the restaurant, with a large French fireplace, fabric-lined walls and views over the leafy Ham Yard terrace. It suits informal gatherings and smaller dinners, seating around 20 or holding 50 for a reception.
The Sherwood
PrivateA 50-square-metre private room hung with contemporary art, set up for intimate receptions, boardroom meetings, private dining or small screenings. It seats 24 for dinner, takes 22 around a boardroom table and holds 50 for a standing reception.
/ Perfect For
/ Features
AV Equipment
- – Projector
- – Sound System
- – Microphone
- – Stage
- – Lighting Rig
Catering
- – In-House Luxury Dining
- – Private Bar
- – Cocktail Programme
- – Bespoke Menus
- – Canape Service
Licensing
- – Full Alcohol Licence
- – Music Licence
Venue Specs
- – Air Conditioned
- – Wheelchair Accessible
- – Dedicated Events Team
- – High-Speed Wi-Fi
- – Outdoor Terrace
- – Green Room
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