Bourne & Hollingsworth Buildings hosts private dinners for 12 to 55 guests in five dining spaces, weddings, and exclusive-hire parties of up to 350 people across three floors. The venue is a multi-floor townhouse on Northampton Road in Clerkenwell, London, just off Exmouth Market, combining a restaurant, a greenhouse, a cocktail bar, a cookery school and an underground bar for late drinks and dancing.
Seminars and company events
The house works for company dinners, client evenings and seasonal parties rather than daytime meetings. At the end of the year it offers exclusive hire for Christmas parties of up to 350 guests, with DJs on three floors. For smaller groups, a private dining room or one of the restaurant areas can be reserved on its own. The building is organized into seven distinct areas, which lets a single event move from dinner to the bar and then downstairs to the den. The kitchen space can also be booked for food-led hires, a format that suits a team that wants to cook or taste together.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are handled by a dedicated team that helps from the planning stage onward. The venue describes itself as a plant-filled, multi-floor central London townhouse and is fully licensed for drinks, so couples can use the rooms for a dinner, a reception or a full takeover. A separate weddings website gives more detail on formats. The site does not say whether ceremonies can be held on the premises, which may mean holding the legal ceremony elsewhere.
Rooms and capacities
The Restaurant seats 35 among soft furnishings, armchairs, cane garden furniture and wrought iron benches, and connects with the Greenhouse, which seats 22 under hanging baskets, trees and trailing plants. The two together form the main restaurant. The Cafe takes 18 in mahogany and wicker booths, with three tables that can be lined up into a banquet. The Private Dining Room seats 12, lined floor to ceiling with antique cabinets of spirits and fine wine. B&H Kitchen seats 16 around a bespoke table made of London plane wood. The house also includes the Bar, the Garden Room and the underground den, and full exclusive hire reaches 350 guests.
Catering
Food and drink come from the house kitchen and bars. Menus cover brunch, dinner, cocktails, wine and beer. The restaurant serves dinner and drinks from Wednesday to Saturday from 4 pm, and brunch on Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm.
History and setting
The design of the Restaurant and the Greenhouse takes its cue from an abandoned country house, with greenery climbing over furniture and walls, while the cafe and private rooms lean on dark wood, wicker and antique cabinets. The venue belongs to the Bourne & Hollingsworth group of bars and event spaces in London.
Getting there
The building stands at 42 Northampton Road, EC1R 0HU, in the streets around Exmouth Market. Farringdon station, served by the Elizabeth line, Thameslink and the Underground, and Angel station on the Northern line are both within walking distance, which makes late finishes easy for guests leaving by public transport.
