Hospitality Venues - The Townhouse

Whether you’re planning a lavish lunch, a business meeting or an indulgent dinner, Berrys has the perfect venue for your needs. In a tranquil courtyard at the quieter end of St James’s Street, just opposite St James’s Palace, you’ll find Pickering Place and its historically important William and Mary Townhouse: a unique and exciting venue on London’s fine wine and dining map.

Spread over three floors are The Delft Room and The Long Room and their separate reception rooms are available to hire separately during the day, whilst in the evening you have use of the entire house.

The Long Room
It is located on the first floor of our townhouse. Refurbished by celebrated interior designer Nina Campbell, it boasts spectacular period decor and specially commissioned furniture, ensuring complete comfort in classic surroundings. The Long Room seats 14 people.

The Delft Room
Located on the second floor, it is so named because of its antique Delft tile fireplace. Perfect for cosy dinners, seats 6 people, this room is only used for private hire.

The Townhouse, Pickering Place in a nutshell

• Canapé menus from £25, luncheon & dinner menus from £55 per person
• Wines at retail, not restaurant, prices*
• Expert food and wine matching assistance
• Bespoke tutored wine tastings, including team-building events
• State-of-the-art audio-visual facilities
• Minimum spends apply for lunch and dinner. Please contact us for more information
• Download (pdf) more information and menus

*Wines are charged at our usual retail bottle price plus a £10 service charge per bottle to cover opening, tasting, decanting and preparing the wines

The History of the Townhouse, Pickering Place

Pickering Place itself offers a tantalising glimpse of a bygone age. The site was at one time part of the medieval maidens' leper colony of St Stephen's. Later, the edifice of Henry VIII's tennis court occupied much of 3 St James's Street and part of this structure, built in 1531, can be viewed whilst walking down the passage from St James's Street to the Pickering Place.

The present square was completed by the family back in 1734 and comprised the four houses still standing to this day.

At that time Pickering Place was given over to sports such as dog-fighting, bearbaiting, cock-fighting and even bare knuckle boxing, all providing an active if vivid passing trade for Berry Bros. Before the close of the 18th century the final duel with swords was fought to the death inside the discrete perimeter of the square, and a further duel was fought with pistols as late as the middle of the 19th century. Today, Pickering Place is a rather more tranquil spot but one which retains much memory of its former days.

Private Dining - Berry Bros. & Rudd

The Cellars & Pickering Place are like no other hospitality venues. As well as being in the surroundings of an unique, historical location, you will be assigned a Berrys’ wine and hospitality expert who will help you to match wines to your menu and will be on hand on the day, allowing you uninterrupted enjoyment of the food, wine and unique surroundings. 

Please contact our Hospitality team for more information: 

Penny Menzel     020 7396 9680
Demetri Walters 020 7396 9608
Rowena Hogan    020 7396 9617
Reception:           020 7396 9600
Email:                 Hospitality