Party hire

Our Pavilion, Conservatory and Bandstand are all beautiful spaces suitable for functions of different sizes.

The Horniman has its own on-site caterers, Colicci, who can provide drinks, lunches and afternoon teas for hires on site.

For a more bespoke offering including seated dinners and weddings, the Horniman’s dedicated catering company are Suzanne James Ltd who can create a tailor-made menu for your event.

With an enviable reputation in London for providing delicious, inspiring, innovative food with spectacular, cutting edge presentation, the chefs at Suzanne James use only the finest, freshest organic ingredients.

Children’s Parties

Here at the Horniman we are the ultimate family destination. Surrounded by our beautiful Gardens, next to the Animal Walk and Butterfly House, and within easy reach of the Museum’s exhibitions and galleries, the Pavilion is the perfect place for family and friends to have fun.

You can book exclusive hire of the Pavilion for two hours on a Sunday for £300. This includes:

• Private use of the space;
• Birthday bunting;
• Use of our PA system to play music; and
• An event assistant.

To make your party extra special you can add on:

• Book a storyteller or entertainer from our list of brilliant suppliers;
• A visit to the Aquarium or Butterfly House.

Please download our Children’s Party brochure for further details.

“I have received lovely feedback across the board, with people sending their thanks to you for being so welcoming and approachable, and for helping make such a significant date for us a positive experience. Several people have said it was ‘perfect’!” Hannah

“The promptness and care to ensure everything was set up and ready for us, the timely communications, made the day seamless. The experience was brilliant and we would love to return to this venue!” Sally

“Support with the arrangements for the party from Horniman staff, both in advance of the event and on the day was superb. Our enquiries were fully responded to with constructive suggestions. The food was delicious! As the organiser I felt very secure that everything was under control. We felt that we had made a very good choice of venue and would  strongly recommend to anyone planning a similar event.” Simon