Drinks Receptions
Host your guests in our elegant Withdrawing Room. Overlooking Gough Square, the gallery room retains many original features, including wooden floors and window seats. With windows on three sides, the room is light-filled on summer evenings, and enchantingly atmospheric on winter nights. It’s the perfect place to enjoy cocktails, champagne, and canapes.
Your guests will enjoy exclusive use of the House and are welcome to explore the entire property.
The Withdrawing Room has standing capacity of 80 guests and can host
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Corporate drinks receptions
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Birthday, engagement & retirement parties
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Silk parties
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Product and book launches
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Client and networking events
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Candlelit Christmas Drinks
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and much more!
Capacities
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Maximum standing capacity: 80
Catering and access
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Catered packages: Yes
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Your preferred caterer: Yes
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Disabled access: No (please see Accessibility for further information)
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Child friendly: Yes
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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.
A list of our recommended suppliers can be found here.
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.
Venue Hire Enquiry
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!
