
/ About
Over-Seas House is the London clubhouse of the Royal Over-Seas League, a Grade I listed building tucked into a courtyard off Park Place, behind the Ritz and overlooking Green Park. The League has been here since 1922, and the house keeps the layers of its history room by room: silver-grey panelling bequeathed by the Indian government in 1937, an original John Rysbrack marble chimneypiece dated 1736 in what was once the Duchess of Rutland's dressing room, and a 1920s art deco dining room. Its private-events offering is branded Six Park Place.
There are ten event spaces across the clubhouse, ranging from boardroom-scale dining for a dozen to a reception for 180. The Princess Alexandra Hall is the largest, a concert hall that has hosted musicians for over seventy years and converts easily for parties, with a stage, integrated sound and a sprung wooden floor that takes a dance floor and DJ setup. The Hall of India & Pakistan carries the historic panelling and its own bar; smaller drawing and dining rooms run along the garden front, several with chandeliers, marble fireplaces and views over the lawn.
The rarity here is the garden. Few central London venues hold a private walled garden of this size, planted in the English style with roses, woodland trees and a wide lawn, and it can be hired with the adjoining Drawing Room in summer. Catering is in-house only, with an events team handling planning and service, and the building's bedrooms mean guests can stay on site.
/ Rooms Available
Hall of India & Pakistan
PrivateA Westminster Wing room lined with silver-grey wood panelling bequeathed by the Indian government in 1937, with art deco carving and its own theatre-style bar. Curtain partitions divide it into two interconnecting spaces; it seats up to 120 on rounds or holds 150 for a reception.
Princess Alexandra Hall
PrivateThe largest space in the clubhouse and a working concert hall, used for performances for over seventy years. High ceilings, acoustic panelling, full-height windows and a sprung wooden floor, with a stage and integrated audio-visual. It converts for receptions of up to 180, seats for dinner, and takes a dance floor and DJ setup for parties.
The Drawing Room & Mountbatten Room
PrivateA formal first-floor suite hung with paintings and royal portraits, with a balcony and views across the garden. The two adjoining rooms open onto the lawn and can be hired with the garden in summer, holding up to 120 standing or 100 seated for a ceremony.
The Garden
Semi PrivateA rare private walled garden in central London, planted in the English style with roses, woodland trees and a wide lawn running toward Green Park. Hired on a semi-exclusive basis for up to 120 standing, and available with the adjoining Drawing Room in summer.
The 1910 Dining Room
Semi PrivateThe clubhouse restaurant, styled in 1920s art deco with silver mirrors and banquette seating, available for private dining. The name marks the year the League was founded.
The Bennet-Clark Room
PrivateOnce the Duchess of Rutland's bedroom, now a meeting and dining room with gilded mirrors and floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the garden and Green Park beyond. Holds up to 32.
The Rutland Room
PrivateOriginally the Duchess of Rutland's dressing room, an intimate private dining room with an original John Rysbrack marble fireplace dated 1736, red and gold detailing and garden views. Seats up to 30.
The Wrench Room
PrivateNamed after the League's founder, Sir Evelyn Wrench, and once the house music room, lit from above by an intricate glass lantern skylight with a low chandelier and neutral decor. Suited to dining, boardroom meetings and small receptions for up to 30.
The Brabourne Room
PrivateA reception room with an ornate fireplace, chandelier and glass doors that open straight onto the garden, decorated in a soft natural palette. Holds up to 26.
The Park Room
PrivateA ground-floor room centred on a dramatic bay window over the tended garden, intimate in scale for round-table dining of around a dozen or a boardroom meeting.
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/ Features
AV Equipment
- – Sound System
- – Stage
- – Microphone
- – Projector
Catering
- – In-House Luxury Dining
- – Bespoke Menus
- – Private Bar
Licensing
- – Full Alcohol Licence
- – Music Licence
Venue Specs
- – Dedicated Events Team
- – Outdoor Terrace
- – Air Conditioned
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