Private Dining
The first-floor Withdrawing Room provides an evocative setting for formal dining. The elegant, light filled gallery room retains many original features, most notably, dividing doors that create two ‘Withdrawing Rooms’ - one for ladies, and the other for gentlemen – as was the norm in Georgian times
The Withdrawing Room comfortably seats 40 and can host​
-
Corporate Dining Events
-
Birthday, Engagement & Retirement Dinners
-
Silk Dinner Parties
-
Candlelit Christmas Dinner Parties
Capacities
-
?Single Long Table Setting: xx
-
?x4 Round Table Setting: xx
​
Catering and access
-
Catered packages: Yes
-
Your preferred caterer: Yes
-
Disabled access: No (please see Accessibility for further information)
-
Child friendly: Yes
-
Pets: No
A Note on Suppliers
We can provide approved supplier lists for caterers, florists and musicians and photographers. All our suppliers have been carefully selected for their expert knowledge and familiarity with the museum in a Grade 1 listed building, as well as their ability to cater for a variety of styles and budgets. We are happy to work with your preferred suppliers and brief them on any museum conservation considerations.
​
Curator’s Talk
If walls could talk, Dr Johnson’s House would be a great storyteller. There are many stories at 17 Gough Square, from Johnson and his social circle, to the remarkable story of the survival of a 300-year old house.
Why not enhance your drinks reception at Dr Johnson’s House with a Curator’s Talk?
​
Easy access by public transport and car/van
A few minutes’ walk from Farringdon and Chancery Lane stations in the City, we are easy to reach by public transport, including Tube, Rail, Thameslink and the Elizabeth Line. Vehicle access to the doorstep.
​
​
Contact
+44 (0)20 7353 3745
​
17 Gough Square
London
EC4A 3DE
​
Do call or email if you have any questions or want to check availability for specific dates.
And, if you'd like to do a recce and see the space, we'd be delighted to show you the House!
