Sir Herbert Baker Room

Church House Westminster

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Sir Herbert Baker Room, Church House Westminster, ideal for meetings and workshops.
  • From £935
  • 25 Theatre
  • Westminster/ St James Park Underground Station
  • From £935
  • 25 Theatre
  • Westminster/ St James Park Underground Station
Historic Grade II listed meeting room with direct Westminster Abbey views and natural daylight from large leaded windows.
Anna Suñé Urbistondo
Anna Suñé Urbistondo

Venue Expert @ Hire Space

  • Adjacent to Westminster and Abbey rooms
  • Private corridor setting
  • Grade II listed building
  • 64-inch plasma screen
  • Natural daylight from large leaded windows
  • Westminster Abbey and Dean's Yard views
  • Ground floor location

Named after the architect of the building, the Sir Herbert Baker Room is a flexible and elegant meeting space located on the ground floor. With its large leaded windows, it benefits from natural daylight and offers superb views of Westminster Abbey and Dean's Yard. The room is situated adjacent to the Westminster and Abbey rooms to create a suite of three rooms in a private and quiet corridor of the Grade II listed building.

The event space is ideal for boardroom meetings, hybrid meetings, workshops, interviews and seminars. It is also often used as a breakout room for larger events.




Frequently asked questions

There is a minimum venue hire of £8,000 ex VAT for weekend bookings. Catering has a minimum spend of £69.50 per person with a minimum of 250 guests (£17,375 total), though some quotes show lower minimums of £41.50 per person with 280 minimum guests. AV packages start from £4,495 ex VAT.

Key business spaces include the Assembly Hall (main conference space), Harvey Goodwin Suite (up to 180 theatre style), Hoare Memorial Hall (catering and exhibition space), Convocation Hall (100 theatre style), and smaller meeting rooms like Charter Room and College Room. The Herbert Baker Room specifically mentioned has a 64" plasma screen and is ideal for boardroom meetings and workshops.

Standard AV packages include high-powered projectors (4K laser for Assembly Hall, 7000 lumen LCD for Harvey Goodwin Suite), large screens, sound systems with multiple speakers, lectern and handheld microphones, lapel microphones, lighting desks, laptops, and WiFi access. An AV engineer is included with each package.

Events typically run from 08:30-17:00 for day conferences. Setup access the evening prior is available from 18:30-21:30 for £11,940 ex VAT, with venues to be cleared by 22:00pm. Some quotes mention 6:30am access for event crews on the day of the event.

The venue appears to book up well in advance, with multiple examples of dates being fully booked 8-12 months ahead. Popular dates like September 23rd, October 21st, and June 26th were shown as unavailable for 2025 events. Early booking is essential for securing preferred dates.

Day Delegate Rate (DDR) packages are available starting from £59,400 for 500 guests, including room hire, arrival refreshments, mid-morning and afternoon refreshments, and two-choice standing fork buffet lunch. Alternative options include hot fork buffet at £52.00 ex VAT per person, with breakfast and juices charged separately.

Yes, multiple spaces can be combined. Examples include DDR packages that include Assembly Hall, Hoare Memorial Hall, Bishops Partridge Hall, and Harvey Goodwin Suite together. The venue offers "1st floor exclusive hire" options that include multiple rooms for comprehensive corporate events.

The venue has a dedicated colleague (Ben) who handles all filming enquiries separately from standard event bookings. For corporate events, the venue appears to work with their in-house teams and preferred suppliers, though specific vendor approval processes are not detailed in the available information.

Yes, weekend bookings have higher minimum spends. One example shows a minimum venue hire of £8,000 ex VAT specifically for weekend bookings, with additional catering minimums. The venue appears to have different pricing tiers depending on the day of the week.

The venue is described as fully accessible in client requirements, though specific accessibility features are not detailed in the available correspondence. The Herbert Baker Room is located on the ground floor with natural daylight from large leaded windows, suggesting good accessibility for that space.




More about Church House Westminster

Grade II listed, historic multi-purpose events venue, situated in the heart of Westminster, with stunning views of Dean's Yard and Westminster Abbey.

Leading in-situ technology facilitates creative event production supported by an award-winning expert team of event coordinators, caterers, and production technicians.

With a range of versatile event spaces available and can host up to 600 guests in a single space. Our catering partner, Searcys, provides delicious menus created using fresh, seasonal and sustainable ingredients.

We achieved carbon-neutral status 6 years ahead of target.