The Kings Arms Hotel and its Kings Chapel can host a conference of 50, a private dinner of 30, or a wedding with 120 guests at dinner and 200 in the evening. The four-star hotel stands on the medieval High Street of Old Amersham, in Buckinghamshire, and has 35 en-suite rooms. The chapel is reached through the stable entrance behind the hotel.
Seminars and company events
The Kings Chapel is the main conference venue, with its own walled garden. Its Main Hall takes 50 theater style, 40 classroom, 50 cabaret and 18 around a boardroom table. The Reception Room takes 50 theater style or 16 in a U shape, and the Boardroom up to 40 theater style or 20 around the table. Half-day, full-day and residential packages include room hire, unlimited tea, coffee and water and a working lunch or buffet. Rooms come with a TV or projector and a screen with HDMI, flip charts, stationery and free Wi-Fi. For smaller meetings, the Crown Courtyard Room at The Crown Inn, a short walk away, takes 2 to 20 delegates.
Weddings and receptions
The Kings Chapel is a converted historic chapel licensed for civil ceremonies and partnerships. It seats 120 for the ceremony and 120 for dinner, and takes 200 for the evening party. Smaller weddings can use the hotel's Restaurant and Lounge exclusively, with 50 at dinner and 75 in the evening. Drinks with canapés are served in the bar or the courtyard. The hotel also hosts birthdays, anniversaries and celebrations of life.
Rooms and capacities
At the hotel, the Private Dining Room seats 30 and takes 40 for an evening event, the Bar and Lounge takes 60 for an evening reception, and The Wyvern Restaurant can be hired for 15 to 35 guests at a private seated dinner. At The Crown Inn, the Crown Courtyard Room seats 10 to 45 for dinners and receptions. Parking is free for guests.
Accommodation
The hotel has 35 en-suite rooms that can be block-booked for a wedding party or a multi-day event, and guests can also stay at The Crown Inn. No. 40 Townhouse, a serviced house on the High Street, sleeps six and has a full kitchen, which suits a bridal party or a visiting team.
Catering
The kitchen writes menus for each event, from a seated dinner to a relaxed evening buffet. Conference menus include buffet, sandwich and barbecue options, with vegetarian and vegan choices throughout. The team sources the wines and champagnes. The restaurant serves seasonal British cooking, Sunday roasts and afternoon tea.
History and setting
An inn has stood on this site since the 1400s. By the 1600s it was a coaching stop on the road from London to the West, with horses changed in the stable yard, and it carried on as an inn through the Victorian era. The building is listed, and the High Street and the hotel appear in the 1994 film Four Weddings and a Funeral.
Getting there
The address is 30 High Street, Old Amersham, HP7 0DJ. Amersham station, the end of the London Underground's Metropolitan line, sits in the newer part of town on the hill above the old High Street.
