Business meetings, private dinners, birthday parties and wedding receptions for up to 50 seated or 80 standing guests can be held at The Fox & Goose Hotel, at Hanger Lane in Ealing, west London. Run by the pub and hotel group Fuller's, the building combines a pub, three private rooms and 82 bedrooms, so guests coming from further afield can stay on site.
Seminars and company events
The Assembly Room is the main room for work bookings. It takes up to 50 seated or 80 standing, has plenty of daylight and comes with a projector, screen, whiteboard, audio and internet. Large double doors open onto the heated outdoor area, which is useful for coffee breaks and drinks at the end of the day. For a board meeting or a small team, the Parlour Room seats 10 around a large round table and also has a projector and screen. Packages are available on request, and Wi-Fi and parking are free. The hotel describes itself as fully accessible.
Because the bedrooms are in the same building, a two-day meeting can run without transfers: delegates sleep upstairs and walk down to the meeting room in the morning.
Weddings and receptions
Wedding receptions take place in the private rooms. The Dining Room, a large semi-private space overlooking the main pub with double doors to the garden, seats 40 or takes 50 standing, and the Assembly Room suits a larger party of up to 80. Anniversaries, milestone birthdays and family celebrations are booked in the same rooms, and wedding guests can take bedrooms in the hotel. The site does not mention a ceremony license.
Rooms and capacities
There are three private rooms. The Assembly Room takes 50 seated or 80 standing. The Dining Room takes 40 seated or 50 standing and is wheelchair accessible. The Parlour Room, a small private room off the Dining Room, takes 10 seated or 15 standing. A minimum spend applies to each room.
Accommodation
The hotel has 82 bedrooms on site, with free Wi-Fi. Groups can book rooms for delegates, speakers or wedding guests alongside the event.
Catering
Food and drink come from the pub's own kitchen and bar, with event packages put together on request. Informal table bookings are also possible for smaller gatherings such as birthdays.
History and setting
The inn dates back to the 1800s. In the 1950s it hosted the Ealing Jazz Club every Friday night, run by Steve Lane and his New Orleans band, the Southern Stompers, and The Who played here when they were still called The Detours. Nobody knows for sure where the name comes from: it may refer to the medieval tales of Reynard the Fox, or to a board game similar to checkers that an early landlord enjoyed.
Getting there
Hanger Lane Underground station on the Central line is a short walk from the hotel, and Park Royal on the Piccadilly line is also nearby. The hotel stands by the Hanger Lane junction of the A40 and the North Circular, with free parking on site. Heathrow Airport is around 25 minutes away by road.
