A listed pub with 21 bedrooms in Carshalton, south London, the Greyhound can host meetings and private events for groups of up to 30 guests. The Greyhound Hotel stands on the High Street, facing Carshalton Ponds, and sells meeting rooms, private dining areas and bedrooms under one roof.
Seminars and company events
The first-floor meeting room takes up to 25 guests. It has natural light, a projector and screen, a flip chart with markers, free Wi-Fi, air conditioning and plenty of plug sockets. The pub sells half-day and full-day meeting packages that include tea and coffee, and the full-day version adds a lunch dish from the sandwich menu. Swan Dining, a room overlooking the ponds with a large fireplace, suits a meeting for up to 30 and can be hired exclusively, with a docking station and air conditioning. The Epsom Derby area, next to the bar, is used for networking events and after-work drinks for up to 25 guests.
For small groups, the main bar seats up to 10 and works for informal meetings. The pub also offers a casual day-use formula, with tea, coffee and a bite from the breakfast or sandwich menu.
Weddings and receptions
The pub lists intimate weddings among the occasions it hosts, alongside birthdays, family dinners and company Christmas parties. Swan Dining and the Cellar Dining Room are the two formal rooms for a seated meal.
Rooms and capacities
Swan Dining holds up to 30 guests. The meeting room and the Epsom Derby area hold up to 25 each. The Cellar Dining Room holds up to 20. The garden huts take 6 to 10 people, and the main bar up to 10. The beer garden and terrace overlook Carshalton Ponds and are used for summer events.
Accommodation
The pub has 21 bedrooms above the bar. Organisers of a two-day event or an away day can lodge participants on site, and breakfast is served in the pub the next morning.
Catering
Food and drink are provided in house. The kitchen serves British pub dishes, and the bar offers cask ales, wines and cocktails. Meeting packages can be ordered in advance, and private dining is available in the cellar and in Swan Dining.
History and setting
The Greyhound is a listed building that has been recently renovated. It sits on the High Street in Carshalton, in the London Borough of Sutton, beside the village ponds.
Getting there
The pub has an on-site car park. The official site gives the drive to Gatwick Airport as about 30 minutes and describes good transport links from London and Surrey.
