Morden Hall hosts conferences, away days, product launches, gala dinners and weddings for up to 200 guests indoors. The Mulberry Suite seats up to 150 for a meal, the Willow Suite takes up to 100, and the North Lawn is used for outdoor ceremonies and receptions. The house is an 18th-century Georgian manor on Morden Hall Road in Morden, south London, set in 125 acres of National Trust parkland.
Seminars and company events
The corporate offer covers conferences, seminars, product launches, brand activations, leadership sessions, networking events, awards evenings and gala dinners, as well as retreats and away days. Rooms are set theater-style for keynotes, cabaret-style for workshops, or open for evening receptions, and the smaller rooms serve as breakouts. The in-house events team handles the audiovisual set-up and runs the day. Menus follow the program, from breakfast pastries and working lunches to evening drinks. The gardens and the North Lawn take the event outdoors in good weather.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are at the center of the house's calendar. Couples can hold the ceremony in one of the smaller ceremony rooms, in the Willow or Mulberry Suite for larger groups, or outside on the North Lawn by the River Wandle. The wedding breakfast takes place in the Mulberry Suite, and the evening moves to the Willow Suite, next to the bar, for the first dance. Two dressing rooms come free of charge: the Cherry Suite on the first floor and Sycamore for the partner.
Rooms and capacities
The Mulberry Suite has a vaulted ceiling and sash windows over the lawns and seats up to 150. The Willow Suite takes up to 100, holds the house's main staircase and opens onto the North Lawn, with views of the river. Hawthorn, looking over the lawn, serves drinks before a ceremony. Oak, on the ground floor, is a smaller room with sofas and garden doors, used as a quiet lounge or a children's room, and Yew is a further retreat. Outside are a courtyard and riverside lawns.
Accommodation
The house lists a bridal suite and nine guest rooms, with breakfast the next morning. Named suites include Ash, the honeymoon suite, as well as Maple, Magnolia, Cedar, Olive, Chestnut, Holly and Laurel. Hotels nearby take larger groups.
Catering
Food comes from caterers selected by the venue, described on the corporate page as in-house, who build menus around each event.
History and setting
The estate belonged to Westminster Abbey until 1553. Richard Garth bought it in 1554, and a later Richard Garth is thought to have built the present Hall between 1759 and 1765. In 1867 the tobacco merchant Gilliat Hatfeild, a partner in the local snuff mill, bought the house and laid out the park. The Hall was a convalescent home in the First World War and later a Salvation Army home. Gilliat Edward Hatfeild left it to the National Trust when he died in 1942. After a long renovation, the Hall reopened as a wedding venue in 2015.
Getting there
The house stands beside the River Wandle at 21 Morden Hall Road, SM4 5JD, about five minutes on foot from the London Underground. Morden station, at the southern end of the Northern line, is the closest stop. Heathrow and Gatwick are the nearest major airports.
