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Entrance Hall
Wedding ceremony 100 Eltham Palace, Entrance Hall 
Drinks reception 100
Drinks reception with other rooms 200
The stunning Entrance Hall is dominated by a magnificent domed ceiling, designed to shower the room in natural daylight. The walls, lined with Australian blackbean veneer, are inlaid with finest marquetry, featuring scenes from Italy and Scandinavia. This exceptional room is well suited for civil wedding ceremonies , where the circular layout makes the exchanging of vows a uniquely intimate experience.
Italian Drawing Room
Drinks reception 100 The Green Velvet Room (c) English Heritage
Drinks reception with other rooms 200
Dining 60
Theatre Style 80
Guests are invited to step through from the Entrance Hall to enjoy the sumptuous surroundings of the Italian Drawing Room, used on its own or combined with other rooms. Sophisticated receptions can also spill out onto the landscaped gardens beyond as French doors open onto the large and exclusive terrace.
Dining Room
Dining 10
Board Room 10
Drinks reception with other rooms 200
Timelessly fashionable, the Dining Room is an elegant, inspirational room, filled with exquisite touches. The dramatic recessed ceiling is aluminium leaf and gently shimmers at night. The imposing black and silver doors combine Greek key patterns with images of animals and birds from around the world, including Mah-Jongg, the Courtauld's pet ring-tailed lemur.
Great Hall
Wedding Ceremony (seated) 200 Eltham Palace, Great Hall 
Drinks reception 300
Dining 200
Dinner Dance 150
Theatre Style 200
The Great Hall, which once hosted Royal banquets, today provides an impressive stately setting for larger events. It is topped by an awe-inspiring, hammerbeam oak roof, while the under floor heating, added by the Courtaulds in the 1930s, still keeps guests warm today.
Meeting Rooms
Dining Room
Meeting Room, Eltham Palace (c) English Heritage
Boardroom 10
Oak Room
Theatre Style 25
Board Room 16
Large Meeting Room
Theatre Style 45
Board Room 22
Italian Dining Room
Theatre Style 80
Great Hall
Theatre Style 200
Eltham Palace is equally well suited as a venue for meetings and conferences and other corporate occasions, including corporate away-days and team building events.
Gardens
Drinks reception 200
The grounds offer a rare and very fine example of chic 1930s garden design, incorporating impressive elements of the old medieval palace. With a sunken rose garden, Japanese rock garden, cascades, fountains, pools and beautiful lawns, the private grounds provide a tranquil setting for guests to enjoy. The grounds can accommodate a wide range of outdoor activities, from croquet and giant garden chess to laser clay pigeon shooting, archery or falconry.

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