/ About

The Inner Temple is one of the four Inns of Court, and its Hall is the centrepiece of an estate that runs from Fleet Street down to the Embankment. The present Hall is not the Victorian one: incendiaries destroyed Sydney Smirke's 1870 building on the night of 10 May 1941, and what stands today was designed by Sir Hubert Worthington, opened in 1955 and finished in 1958. Worthington rebuilt in a neo-Georgian register, and the room reads that way now — oak panelling hung with portraits and heraldic shields, stained glass, silvered chandeliers, and a gallery above that photographers use to shoot the room whole.

What makes the Hall unusual for a party is the floor. It is marble, it runs the full length of the room, and the Inn markets it as a surface for dancing in its own right, with no need to lay a dance floor over it. The room takes 276 seated or 400 for a reception across 23.8 by 12.1 metres, and it is the rare heritage hall that expects a dinner to carry on into the evening rather than politely end at the coffee. Two adjoining rooms feed it: the oak-panelled Parliament Chamber, with a Grinling Gibbons carving over the fireplace and windows onto the garden, and the lighter Luncheon Room.

Beyond the building is the three-acre Garden, one of the largest in private hands in central London, and for a few weeks each summer the Pavilion — a fully serviced marquee with its own bar and cloakrooms — is installed on the lawn for up to 600. The Inn is a working set of chambers, so the terms are real ones: the Hall is an evening venue on weekdays, from 6.00pm, and free through the day at weekends. Garden events run May to September, amplified sound is capped at 73 decibels outdoors, and a garden party ends at 21.00 with guests away by 21.30. Catering is by Searcys.

/ Rooms Available

Pavilion

Exclusive Hire
Seats 200 / Up to 600

A fully serviced marquee installed on the Garden lawn for a fixed summer period — in 2026, from 16 June to 9 July. It runs as a venue in its own right, with integrated restrooms, a cloakroom and a feature bar, and a decking area that opens onto the surrounding lawns. Weekday hire runs 6.00pm to 10.30pm, weekends 11.00am to 9.00pm, and amplified sound in the Garden is capped at 73 decibels. Licensed for civil ceremonies.

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Church Court

Exclusive Hire
Up to 500

A paved Georgian courtyard beside Temple Church, planted with mature plane trees and holding up to 500 for a reception. Used for arrival drinks and pre-dinner receptions ahead of an event in the building, or as a standalone reception with a wet-weather room held inside. Available from 6.00pm Monday to Friday and through the day at weekends.

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Inner Temple Hall

Exclusive Hire
Seats 276 / Up to 400

The Inn's first-floor banqueting hall, 23.8m by 12.1m, panelled in oak and hung with portraits and heraldic shields under stained glass and silvered chandeliers. A marble floor runs the length of the room and is offered as a dancing surface without an additional floor laid over it, which is what lets a dinner here carry on into the evening. A gallery above is used for photography. There is a built-in PA with microphone for speeches and presentations; staging, lighting and production are brought in. Available for evening events from 6.00pm Monday to Friday, and day or evening at weekends.

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Inner Temple Garden

Exclusive Hire
Up to 300

Three acres of award-winning garden running towards the Thames, and one of the largest privately held gardens in central London. Hired on its own or alongside the indoor rooms, it holds 300 for a reception across open lawns and seasonal planting, and it is licensed for civil ceremonies. Available May to September; weekday events run 6.00pm to 9.00pm, weekends from 11.00am, and all guests are away by 21.30.

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Parliament Chamber

Private
Seats 96 / Up to 200

A 16m by 8m room panelled in oak, with a Grinling Gibbons carving over the fireplace, a baby grand piano and large south-facing windows onto the estate and Garden. It takes 96 for dinner or 200 for a reception, connects directly through to the Luncheon Room, and is the room most often used for drinks before dinner in the Hall.

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Lecture Theatre and Breakout Space

Private
Seats 120

A third-floor theatre with tiered seating for 120 and a breakout space included in the hire. Built-in presentation technology — a large screen, lectern and microphone system, with additional microphones for panels — and support for hybrid, livestreamed or recorded sessions. The adjoining breakout room has daylight and views across the estate and Garden.

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Luncheon Room

Private
Seats 50 / Up to 120

A first-floor room of 12m by 7.2m with tall windows onto the Garden, lighter and less formal than the rooms either side of it. It seats 50 for dinner or holds 120 for a reception, and links the Hall through to the Parliament Chamber — which is how most larger events use it, as the reception room between the two.

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The Terrace

Semi Private
Up to 120

An open-air terrace at the front of the Treasury Building, looking over the Garden and framed by lavender and seasonal planting. It takes 120 for a reception and is used for arrival drinks that lead into dinner indoors. Available May to September, typically 6.00pm to 9.00pm Monday to Friday, and can be folded into weekend events.

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Drawing Room

Private
Seats 40 / Up to 100

A first-floor corner room of 12m by 7.2m, usually dressed with soft furnishings so it sits somewhere between a lounge and a private dining room. Daylight on two sides. It dines 40, holds 100 for a reception, and works as a pre-dinner room that opens into the spaces next door.

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Meeting Rooms

Private
Seats 30 / Up to 60

Eight rooms on the fourth floor with daylight, garden views and integrated technology, dining 30 or holding 60 for a reception. The whole floor can be taken exclusively, with a staffed cloakroom, for a conference or a corporate day.

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Pegasus Private Hire

Exclusive Hire
Seats 33 / Up to 50

The Inn's bar and restaurant, given over to private hire on Saturdays and Sundays only. Contemporary interiors with a south-facing terrace over the grounds, seating 33 for dinner or 50 standing. Background music plays through USB, so it suits a relaxed reception rather than a late one.

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/ Perfect For

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/ Features

AV Equipment

  • – PA System
  • – Microphone

Catering

  • – In-House Luxury Dining
  • – Private Bar

Venue Specs

  • – Dedicated Events Team
  • – Air Conditioned
  • – Wheelchair Accessible
  • – Wi-Fi
  • – Cloakroom
  • – Load-In Access
  • – Outdoor Terrace

/ Getting Here

Inner Temple Hall

The Honourable Society of The Inner Temple, Crown Office Row, Temple, EC4Y 7HL

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