This guide covers 83 wedding venues across four south east London boroughs: the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the London Boroughs of Lewisham, Southwark and Bexley. It is built from each borough’s official list of approved ceremony venues, plus the reception-only venues couples here also book, and we reviewed every entry on 22 October 2026. Greenwich Park is about 20 minutes’ drive from our studio in Beckenham, so these are our neighbours.
South east London weddings at a glance
- Licensed for ceremonies: 64 of the 83 venues, including the four register offices. Thirteen of them have a licensed outdoor space, from a rooftop in Shooters Hill to pub gardens in Dulwich and Herne Hill.
- Reception only: 18 venues host receptions but are not licensed, so the legal ceremony happens elsewhere first. One more, Eltham Lodge at Royal Blackheath Golf Club, does not say either way.
- Register offices: Woolwich Town Hall (Greenwich), 368 Lewisham High Street (Lewisham), Camberwell House on Peckham Road (Southwark) and Danson House in Danson Park (Bexley, run by Kent County Council).
- Notice: given in the borough where you live, at least 29 days before the ceremony. See GOV.UK on giving notice and your own council’s page, linked below.
- Travel: the Southwark venues sit on the river opposite the City, Greenwich and Woolwich are further east, and Bexley borders Kent. From Beckenham, Greenwich Park is about 6 miles, around 20 minutes’ drive with clear roads. All four boroughs are inside the ULEZ.
- Best for: royal and naval landmarks, river and skyline views, museums and galleries, characterful pubs and railway arches, and a handful of large hotels and halls for big South Asian weddings.
One boundary trap first. Beckenham Place Mansion has a Beckenham postcode (BR3), but it stands in Beckenham Place Park, which is in the London Borough of Lewisham, so Lewisham’s registrars marry couples there and it is listed here, not in our Bromley and Beckenham venue guide.
Choosing by style of venue
South east London has almost no country houses or vineyards, and only one barn. What it has instead is history and the Thames: palaces, a tea clipper, a galleon, a livery hall and Georgian and Regency pubs, then rooftops and hotels looking across to St Paul’s.
Royal and historic landmarks
Greenwich is the obvious starting point. The Old Royal Naval College holds weddings in the Painted Hall only as a full package with dinner, takes up to 450 for a reception, with Admiral’s House for smaller days and the option to arrive by boat. Across the road, the Queen’s House marries couples in its marble Great Hall for up to 120 and holds outdoor ceremonies, including with a mandap, on the Colonnade and south lawns. In Eltham, Eltham Palace pairs a medieval Great Hall with a 1930s Art Deco house and takes 200, and Charlton House, a Jacobean mansion, has four licensed rooms and walled gardens. In Bexley, Hall Place is a Grade I listed Tudor house by the River Cray, with a summer courtyard for ceremonies and dinner for up to 100.
Museums, galleries and unusual spaces
This is where the area beats almost anywhere else in London. You can marry beneath the hull of the Cutty Sark or on its open Weather Deck (dry hire, approved suppliers only), in Wren’s Octagon Room at the Royal Observatory (up to 60, acoustic music only), or in the Armoury of the Golden Hinde replica by Southwark Cathedral. The Horniman Museum in Forest Hill has a Victorian glasshouse Conservatory for 120 and a Bandstand for open-air ceremonies. Dulwich Picture Gallery holds ceremonies among the paintings and takes 400 for a reception. Smaller and odder: the Brunel Museum’s sunken Tunnel Shaft in Rotherhithe (Saturdays only), the concrete Dilston Gallery in Southwark Park (ceremonies only, dates offered for 2027) and the bare, war-damaged Caroline Gardens Chapel in Peckham. For a ceremony with a view, Severndroog Castle on Shooters Hill licenses its rooftop platform for up to 22, reached by spiral stairs.
River, rooftop and skyline
Southwark’s riverside is the place for views of the City. The OXO Tower’s eighth-floor restaurant and terrace can be taken exclusively for up to 250. Sea Containers London licenses its rooftop bar and takes up to 600 for a reception. Rose Court Events, at the foot of Southwark Bridge, has a licensed roof terrace and takes 700 for a reception. Glaziers Hall, a livery hall beside London Bridge, offers exclusive hire for 220, and Swan at Shakespeare’s Globe uses a Balcony Room looking over the Thames. Shangri-La The Shard has ceremony rooms around 125m up. Downriver in Greenwich, the Trafalgar Tavern’s Nelson Room has Thames-facing balconies and seats 180, and The Sail Loft takes receptions on its river terrace.
Pubs, bars and railway arches
For a relaxed day, the area’s pubs are strong and many are licensed. The Crown & Greyhound in Dulwich Village and The Half Moon in Herne Hill both include their gardens in the ceremony licence. The Crown Tavern in Lee has two function rooms and a large beer garden, the Admiral Hardy by Greenwich Market has two licensed rooms and guest rooms, and the Prince of Peckham has themed private rooms. Under the Bermondsey railway arches, Pedro’s Wine Bar and The Old Timber Store take small weddings, and Bermondsey Social Club hosts receptions only.
Hotels and big rooms
For large numbers, the InterContinental at The O2 has the biggest licensed rooms here, from its 3,000-capacity Arora Ballroom down, plus 453 bedrooms, and it markets large Asian weddings. Woolwich Works, in former Royal Arsenal buildings, licenses spaces up to 1,200. In Bexleyheath, the Delta Hotels by Marriott has the borough’s largest licensed room, the Applegarth Suite for 250, and markets self-catered Asian weddings. Dulwich College hosts Hindu ceremonies with a small fire in its Great Hall. Smaller hotel options include The Clarendon on Blackheath, The LaLiT near Tower Bridge and The Hoxton on Blackfriars Road.
Gardens, barns and villas
For something greener, Tudor Barn Eltham is a 16th-century barn in moated gardens, booked exclusively, with licensed lawns for outdoor ceremonies. Kingswood Arts in Dulwich, a Victorian mansion, licenses its terrace as well as its ballrooms, and Belair House is a Georgian villa in Belair Park with a terrace over the lawn, for up to 80.
Practical points
Read the house rules early, because several landmarks set them firmly: Blackheath Halls requires secular ceremonies starting by 4pm, Beckenham Place Mansion takes weddings on Fridays and Saturdays only, Severndroog Castle has no Sunday weddings and the Royal Observatory allows acoustic music only. Twenty-one venues say they can be booked exclusively; everywhere else, ask what else is on that day. For outdoor ceremonies, book an indoor room as your rain plan. We marked 29 venues “check” in the directory because we could not confirm current weddings, and none of the venues publishes a curfew we could find, so ask about finish times at your first visit.
The directory, borough by borough
Each borough has its own register office and its own list of licensed venues, so the directory is split the same way. Filter by style, guest numbers and ceremonies.
Royal Borough of Greenwich
Greenwich, Blackheath, Charlton, Eltham, Shooters Hill and Woolwich: 26 venues, 21 of them licensed. The register office is in Woolwich Town Hall, an Edwardian Baroque building whose ceremony rooms closed for building works in December 2024; the council’s 2026 booking page lists them as available again. Greenwich itself is the draw, with the Old Royal Naval College, the Queen’s House, the Cutty Sark and riverside taverns within a short walk of each other. Further out, Eltham has its palace, Tudor Barn and the golf club’s 17th-century Eltham Lodge, and Greenwich Peninsula has the borough’s largest hotel.
Blackheath · SE3
Blackheath Halls
Something different
Victorian concert hall where civil ceremonies take place in the Hearn Recital Room and dinners in the Great Hall. Ceremonies must be secular and start by 4pm.
Ceremony up to 160 · Reception up to 250
We couldn’t confirm its current wedding offer: check with the venue.
Charlton · SE7
Charlton Athletic – The Valley (Charlton Events)
Sports clubs
Charlton Athletic's stadium on Floyd Road, whose non-matchday events arm lists weddings among the events it hosts in lounges such as Club 1905, the Vista Lounge and the North Stand Suite, the last taking up to 1,000 standing. It is not on the council's list of approved ceremony venues, so it suits receptions only.
Reception up to 1000
Venue website for Charlton Athletic – The Valley (Charlton Events) (opens in a new tab)
Charlton · SE7
Charlton House
Historic buildings
Jacobean mansion in Charlton Park, run by the Royal Greenwich Heritage Trust. Four rooms are licensed for ceremonies, including the Old Library and Long Gallery, and the walled gardens are used for drinks and photos.
Ceremony up to 120 · Reception up to 150
Eltham · SE9
Eltham Lodge at Royal Blackheath Golf Club
Golf and country clubs
17th-century house that serves as the clubhouse of one of England's oldest golf clubs, set in about 110 acres of parkland. The interlinking ground-floor rooms are used for wedding breakfasts and evening parties.
We couldn’t confirm its current wedding offer: check with the venue.
Venue website for Eltham Lodge at Royal Blackheath Golf Club (opens in a new tab)
Eltham · SE9
Eltham Palace
Historic buildings
English Heritage property that pairs a medieval royal Great Hall with a 1930s Art Deco house built by the Courtaulds. The Great Hall opens onto the lawns, and drinks can be served on the Entrance Hall terrace.
Ceremony up to 200 · Reception up to 200
Eltham · SE9
Tudor Barn Eltham
Barns
16th-century barn in the moated Well Hall Pleasaunce gardens, offering exclusive weddings. The front and side lawns are licensed for outdoor ceremonies.
Ceremony up to 200
Greenwich Peninsula · SE10
Greenwich Yacht Club
Riverside and boats
Sailing club clubhouse on stilts over the Thames near The O2. The River Rooms have a large deck used for drinks receptions.
Ceremony up to 120 · Reception up to 100
We couldn’t confirm its current wedding offer: check with the venue.
Greenwich Peninsula · SE10
InterContinental London – The O2
Hotels
Large riverside hotel on Greenwich Peninsula. Its ballrooms are among the largest in London, and the council list includes rooms from the 3,000-capacity Arora Ballroom down to the 18th-floor sky bar.
Ceremony up to 3000 · 453 bedrooms
We couldn’t confirm its current wedding offer: check with the venue.
Venue website for InterContinental London – The O2 (opens in a new tab)
Greenwich · SE10
Admiral Hardy
Restaurants and bars
Pub beside Greenwich Market with two licensed function spaces: the second-floor Clarence Hall, which has its own entrance, and the smaller Hardy Room. It also offers guest accommodation on site.
Ceremony up to 180 · Reception up to 150
Greenwich · SE10
Cutty Sark
Museums and galleries
The restored 19th-century tea clipper, run by Royal Museums Greenwich. Ceremonies can be held in the Dry Berth beneath the hull, in the 'Tween Deck, or on the open Weather Deck. Hire is dry, and couples must use the museum's approved suppliers.
Ceremony up to 300 · Reception up to 250
Greenwich · SE10
Cutty Sark Tavern
Restaurants and bars
Georgian riverside pub on Ballast Quay whose private Crow's Nest room, with Thames views, seats 25 or holds 35 standing for wedding receptions. The pub says it is not licensed for marriage ceremonies.
Reception up to 35
We couldn’t confirm its current wedding offer: check with the venue.
Greenwich · SE10
Davy's Wine Vaults
Restaurants and bars
Wine bar and restaurant on Greenwich High Road with several private rooms and areas available for exclusive hire. The licensed spaces are the wine bar and the dining room.
Ceremony up to 80 · Reception up to 180
We couldn’t confirm its current wedding offer: check with the venue.
Greenwich · SE10
Greenwich Tavern
Restaurants and bars
Pub and restaurant by Greenwich Park gates. Its private room, the King William Room on the council list, takes about 40 seated or 60 standing.
Ceremony up to 80 · Reception up to 60
We couldn’t confirm its current wedding offer: check with the venue.
Greenwich · SE10
National Maritime Museum
Museums and galleries
The Royal Museums Greenwich flagship, whose glass-roofed Ocean Court takes large seated dinners. The museum says it is not currently licensed for ceremonies, so it hosts receptions only, often after a ceremony at the Queen's House.
Reception up to 550
Venue website for National Maritime Museum (opens in a new tab)
Greenwich · SE10
Old Royal Naval College
Historic buildings
Wren-designed riverside college whose Painted Hall hosts weddings only as a full package with dinner, not ceremony-only. Admiral's House suits smaller weddings, and couples can arrive by boat.
Ceremony up to 500 · Reception up to 450
Venue website for Old Royal Naval College (opens in a new tab)
Greenwich · SE10
Queen's House
Historic buildings
Inigo Jones's 17th-century Palladian villa, with ceremonies held in the marble-floored Great Hall. Outdoor ceremonies, including with mandaps, can be held on the Colonnade and south lawns facing Greenwich Park.
Ceremony up to 120 · Reception up to 120
Greenwich · SE10
Ranger's House
Historic buildings
Early 18th-century villa on the edge of Greenwich Park, run by English Heritage and home to the Wernher Collection. Ceremonies for up to 80 take place in the Long Gallery.
Ceremony up to 80
We couldn’t confirm its current wedding offer: check with the venue.
Greenwich · SE10
Royal Observatory Greenwich
Museums and galleries
Ceremonies are held in Wren's Octagon Room in Flamsteed House, and drinks in the Meridian Courtyard on the Prime Meridian. Music is acoustic only, and guests can't drive up to the venue.
Ceremony up to 60 · Reception up to 120
Venue website for Royal Observatory Greenwich (opens in a new tab)
Greenwich · SE10
The Fan Museum
Museums and galleries
Small museum in a pair of Georgian townhouses on Crooms Hill. Its Orangery is offered for intimate weddings and civil partnerships, and guests currently cannot use the garden.
Ceremony up to 35
We couldn’t confirm its current wedding offer: check with the venue.
Greenwich · SE10
The Sail Loft
Restaurants and bars
Fuller's riverside pub on Victoria Parade with an upper deck and terrace facing the Thames. It is not licensed for ceremonies, but takes receptions with exclusive hire for up to 190 seated or 400 standing.
Reception up to 190
Greenwich · SE10
Trafalgar Tavern
Restaurants and bars
Regency riverside tavern next to the Old Royal Naval College. The licensed Nelson Room has Thames-facing balconies and folding partitions, and takes up to 180 seated.
Ceremony up to 200 · Reception up to 180
Kidbrooke · SE12
The Garden of Lewisham
Sports clubs
Function room and conservatory at the Gresham Sports Ground on Eltham Road. The council list includes a front lawn as a linked outdoor area.
Ceremony up to 100
We couldn’t confirm its current wedding offer: check with the venue.
Venue website for The Garden of Lewisham (opens in a new tab)
Shooters Hill · SE18
Severndroog Castle
Castles
18th-century Gothic folly tower in Castle Wood on Shooters Hill. It is licensed for tiny ceremonies on the first floor and on the rooftop viewing platform, which is reached only by spiral stairs. Weddings are not held on Sundays.
Ceremony up to 22
Shooters Hill · SE18
Shrewsbury House
Historic buildings
Grade II listed 1920s house on Shooters Hill, run as a community centre, with licensed rooms and a rear garden.
Ceremony up to 70
We couldn’t confirm its current wedding offer: check with the venue.
Woolwich · SE18
Woolwich Town Hall
Town halls and register offices
Edwardian Baroque civic building that houses the borough register office, with the Edwardian Room (36 guests) and Victoria Hall (120 guests) for ceremonies. Building works closed both rooms from December 2024, but the council's 2026 booking page lists all three rooms as available again.
Ceremony up to 120
Woolwich · SE18
Woolwich Works
Something different
Cultural quarter in converted Royal Arsenal munitions buildings beside the Thames, next to Woolwich Arsenal Pier. The council list covers spaces from the 70-capacity Coopers Studio and 132-capacity Knight Gallery to the 1,200-capacity Fireworks Factory.
Ceremony up to 1200
We couldn’t confirm its current wedding offer: check with the venue.
London Borough of Lewisham
Forest Hill, Sydenham, Lee, Catford, Bellingham and the Lewisham side of Blackheath: 10 venues, 7 of them licensed. The register office at 368 Lewisham High Street is a small, step-free ground-floor suite with a patio garden. The standouts are the Horniman Museum’s Conservatory and gardens and Beckenham Place Mansion, a Georgian house in Lewisham’s largest park, hired dry on Fridays and Saturdays. The rest are pubs, a hotel, a theatre and hire spaces, and four are marked “check”: the Broadway Theatre in Catford, for example, says only that weddings are coming in 2026.
Bellingham · BR3
Beckenham Place Mansion
Historic buildings
Georgian mansion in Beckenham Place Park, Lewisham's largest park, run by the team behind Copeland Park; ceremonies in the Dining Room, wedding breakfast across the Old Library and Drawing Room, Friday and Saturday weddings only, on a dry-hire basis.
Ceremony up to 80 · Reception up to 120
Venue website for Beckenham Place Mansion (opens in a new tab)
Bellingham · SE6
The Fellowship Inn
Restaurants and bars
Grade II listed 1920s estate pub built for First World War veterans, restored with a cinema, cafe and an event hall (The Space, listed at 120 seated or 250 standing). No dedicated wedding page or official website found.
Reception up to 250
We couldn’t confirm its current wedding offer: check with the venue.
Blackheath · SE3
The Clarendon Hotel
Hotels
Georgian-fronted hotel on Montpelier Row overlooking Blackheath, with function suites (Meridian and Westcombe Park) for 40 to 150 guests, gardens for drinks and photos, and an intimate package for up to 25. Over 100 bedrooms are reported, but published figures conflict.
Reception up to 150
Catford · SE6
Glory
Banqueting halls
Banqueting suite on the Bellingham Trading Estate (Franthorne Way) marketed for wedding receptions, listed at up to 300 standing, with in-house or external catering and BYO alcohol allowed. No official website found; details come from a hire-platform listing.
Reception up to 300
We couldn’t confirm its current wedding offer: check with the venue.
Catford · SE6
The Broadway Theatre
Historic buildings
Art Deco theatre on Catford Broadway with a main auditorium and a studio theatre; on the council's licensed list, but its weddings page only says weddings are coming in 2026, with no packages or capacities yet.
We couldn’t confirm its current wedding offer: check with the venue.
Forest Hill · SE23
Horniman Museum and Gardens
Museums and galleries
Hilltop museum with 16.5 acres of gardens and London skyline views; three licensed spaces: a Grade II listed Victorian glasshouse Conservatory (up to 120), a restored Bandstand for small open-air ceremonies (up to 60) and a modern Pavilion with a terrace. Weddings are run through approved event and catering suppliers, including a South Asian caterer.
Ceremony up to 120 · Reception up to 150
Venue website for Horniman Museum and Gardens (opens in a new tab)
Lee · SE12
The Crown Tavern
Restaurants and bars
Young's pub on Burnt Ash Hill with a large beer garden and two function spaces: The Parlour (80 seated, 120 standing, private terrace) and the Francis Baring Room (40 seated, 90 standing, own bar and balcony).
Reception up to 120
Lewisham · SE13
Lewisham Register Office
Town halls and register offices
Council register office at 368 Lewisham High Street with the Evelyn Suite for ceremonies of up to 40 people and a statutory room for the couple plus two witnesses.
Ceremony up to 40
Venue website for Lewisham Register Office (opens in a new tab)
New Cross Gate · SE15
Amp Studios
Something different
Dry-hire pair of Victorian railway arches with a covered courtyard pavilion on the Old Kent Road (Lewisham side, New Cross Gate ward); couples bring their own caterers and drink, with up to 110 seated or 300 standing. It was on older council licensed lists but is not on the 2026/27 list, so ceremony licensing needs checking.
Reception up to 300
We couldn’t confirm its current wedding offer: check with the venue.
Sydenham · SE26
The Greyhound
Restaurants and bars
Pub on Kirkdale, a minute from Sydenham station, with its own weddings page and events manager; private first-floor function room (44 seated) or whole-venue hire for up to 128 seated or 150 standing. Not on the council's licensed list, so receptions or non-legal ceremonies only.
Reception up to 150
London Borough of Southwark
Bankside, Borough, London Bridge, Bermondsey, Rotherhithe, Peckham, Camberwell, Dulwich and Herne Hill: 38 venues, 31 of them licensed, the most of any borough here. The register office is Camberwell House on Peckham Road, a Grade II listed 1846 building with a Garden Room for up to 35 guests. The north of the borough is river, rooftops and hotels facing the City; Bermondsey and Peckham are railway arches, galleries and pubs; Dulwich is greener, with the Picture Gallery, Dulwich College, Belair House and Kingswood Arts. Three large hotels here host receptions but are not on the council’s current licensed list.
Bankside · SE1
Doggett's Coat and Badge
Restaurants and bars
Four-floor Nicholson's pub at the south end of Blackfriars Bridge, with a terrace bar looking across to St Paul's. Thomas Doggett's Bar and the third-floor terrace bar are on the ceremony licence.
Ceremony up to 120
We couldn’t confirm its current wedding offer: check with the venue.
Venue website for Doggett's Coat and Badge (opens in a new tab)
Bankside · SE1
Hilton London Bankside
Hotels
Large hotel on Great Suffolk Street whose pillar-free Bankside Ballroom seats 430 for a banquet or takes 700 for a standing reception. Hilton describes it as licensed for ceremonies, but it is not on Southwark's current approved-premises list.
Reception up to 700
We couldn’t confirm its current wedding offer: check with the venue.
Venue website for Hilton London Bankside (opens in a new tab)
Bankside · SE1
Oxo Tower Restaurant, Bar & Brasserie
Rooftops
Eighth-floor restaurant and brasserie at the top of the Art Deco OXO Tower Wharf, with a long riverside terrace facing the City. Couples can take the whole floor exclusively or hire the restaurant or brasserie alone.
Ceremony up to 150 · Reception up to 250
Venue website for OXO Tower Restaurant, Bar & Brasserie (opens in a new tab)
Bankside · SE1
Rose Court Events
Rooftops
Events venue on the top three floors of an office building at the foot of Southwark Bridge, open since 2022, with skyline views and a roof garden. The Circle restaurant space and the roof terrace are licensed for ceremonies.
Ceremony up to 100 · Reception up to 700
Bankside · SE1
Sea Containers London
Hotels
Riverside hotel on the South Bank whose top-floor event spaces (Cucumber, Sunset, The Wren, Level 12 and a roof terrace) face St Paul's and the City. The rooftop bar and several studios are licensed for ceremonies; the whole 13th floor can be taken exclusively.
Ceremony up to 330 · Reception up to 600
Venue website for Sea Containers London (opens in a new tab)
Bankside · SE1
Swan at Shakespeare's Globe
Historic buildings
Weddings at the Globe are run by Swan, the riverside restaurant in the theatre complex: the Balcony Room looks over the Thames to St Paul's and the Underglobe beneath the theatre suits large evening parties. The Balcony Room, Underglobe and Sam Wanamaker Playhouse are licensed for ceremonies.
Ceremony up to 300 · Reception up to 450
Venue website for Swan at Shakespeare's Globe (opens in a new tab)
Bankside · SE1
The Golden Hinde
Riverside and boats
Full-size replica of Drake's galleon moored in St Mary Overie Dock beside Southwark Cathedral, hosting weddings since 1999. Ceremonies are licensed in The Armoury and The Hold.
Ceremony up to 70
Bankside · SE1
The Hoxton, Southwark
Hotels
Fourteen-storey hotel on Blackfriars Road with Seabird, a rooftop seafood restaurant and terrace, plus The Apartment's smaller rooms for ceremonies. Seabird can be hired exclusively, terrace included.
Ceremony up to 45 · Reception up to 240 · 192 bedrooms
Venue website for The Hoxton, Southwark (opens in a new tab)
Bermondsey
Bermondsey Social Club
Restaurants and bars
Bar and club under a railway arch in Bermondsey, hired exclusively for wedding receptions with its own bar staff and PA. It also has a small outdoor area for seated guests.
Reception up to 120
Venue website for Bermondsey Social Club (opens in a new tab)
Bermondsey · SE1
Bermondsey Warehouse
Something different
A 5,000 sq ft blank-canvas space at 42-44 Bermondsey Street, listed for weddings with dining for up to 300 and 499 standing. It has no ceremony licence and runs on temporary event notices.
Reception up to 499
We couldn’t confirm its current wedding offer: check with the venue.
Bermondsey · SE16
Dilston Gallery (Southwark Park Galleries)
Museums and galleries
Grade II listed former mission church of poured concrete inside Southwark Park, now a contemporary art gallery. Ceremony-only venue, with weddings managed by the gallery's partner ARK; dates were being offered for 2027.
Ceremony up to 120
Venue website for Dilston Gallery (Southwark Park Galleries) (opens in a new tab)
Bermondsey · SE1
Pedro's Wine Bar (ops Wines)
Restaurants and bars
Portuguese wine bar under Victorian brick railway arches on Druid Street, about half a mile from Tower Bridge. Hired exclusively for small, informal weddings.
Ceremony up to 75 · Reception up to 150
Venue website for Pedro's Wine Bar (OPS Wines) (opens in a new tab)
Bermondsey · SE1
Tanner Warehouse
Something different
Nineteenth-century warehouse behind the Tanner & Co restaurant on Bermondsey Street, with in-house catering. It seats 150 for a wedding breakfast or takes 450 standing, and has a parlour for drinks and a summer terrace.
Reception up to 450
We couldn’t confirm its current wedding offer: check with the venue.
Bermondsey · SE1
The Old Timber Store
Something different
Small timber-lined venue under the railway arches of the Ropewalk on Maltby Street, suited to intimate weddings. Its ceremony licence was granted in September 2026.
Ceremony up to 60
Borough · SE1
10 Union Street
Something different
Events venue at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists near Borough Market, built around a converted hop warehouse with a light-filled atrium and a third-floor main hall. Three spaces are licensed for ceremonies.
Ceremony up to 290 · Reception up to 300
We couldn’t confirm its current wedding offer: check with the venue.
Borough · SE1
Bread Street Kitchen Southwark
Restaurants and bars
Gordon Ramsay restaurant on Great Suffolk Street, on the former Union Street Café site, with a street lounge and events space. It gained a ceremony licence in August 2025. Gordon Ramsay's weddings page now lists only the St Paul's branch, so confirm Southwark weddings directly.
Ceremony up to 80
We couldn’t confirm its current wedding offer: check with the venue.
Venue website for Bread Street Kitchen Southwark (opens in a new tab)
Borough · SE1
The Ministry
Something different
Members' club and workspace from the Ministry of Sound group in a converted Victorian factory on Borough Road, with exposed brick and a copper bar. Only the ground floor is licensed; the garden is not.
Ceremony up to 150 · Reception up to 400
Camberwell · SE5
29 Peckham Road (Employment Academy)
Historic buildings
Grade II listed Edwardian Baroque former public building run by the homelessness charity Thames Reach, with an oak-panelled lecture theatre and an olive-tree courtyard. Hire income funds its services.
Ceremony up to 110
Venue website for 29 Peckham Road (Employment Academy) (opens in a new tab)
Camberwell · SE5
South London Gallery
Museums and galleries
Contemporary art gallery on Peckham Road mixing a Victorian main building with new architecture; the Clore Studio opens onto the Gabriel Orozco Garden. Hire income supports the gallery's charitable work.
Ceremony up to 200 · Reception up to 90
Camberwell · SE5
Southwark Register Office – Camberwell House
Town halls and register offices
The council's register office in a Grade II listed 1846 building on Peckham Road, once a large asylum, with ceremonies for up to 35 guests in the Garden Room. Simple statutory ceremonies are also held there.
Ceremony up to 35
Venue website for Southwark Register Office – Camberwell House (opens in a new tab)
Dulwich Village · SE21
Belair House
Country houses
Georgian villa in Belair Park on Gallery Road, now a bar and restaurant with a ballroom and terrace over the lawn. The council licence covers the dining room and ballroom.
Ceremony up to 80 · Reception up to 80
Dulwich Village · SE21
Crown & Greyhound
Restaurants and bars
Large Grade II listed pub in the middle of Dulwich Village, with the first-floor Dulwich Suite for dinners and a big rear garden with a pergola. The council licence covers the ground and first floors and an external area.
Reception up to 200
Dulwich Village · SE21
Dulwich Picture Gallery
Museums and galleries
Sir John Soane's 1817 gallery, the oldest purpose-built public art gallery in England, set in lawns and a sculpture garden in Dulwich Village. Ceremonies take place among the paintings or in the Linbury Room, and the grounds can take a marquee.
Ceremony up to 150 · Reception up to 400
Venue website for Dulwich Picture Gallery (opens in a new tab)
Dulwich · SE21
Dulwich College
Historic buildings
Victorian school buildings in 70 acres of grounds, with ceremonies in the Old Library and receptions in the Great Hall or South Cloisters. The events team says it hosts Hindu ceremonies with a small fire in the Great Hall.
Ceremony up to 450 · Reception up to 300
Dulwich · SE21
Kingswood Arts
Country houses
Kingswood House, a Victorian mansion with grand reception rooms and gardens in Dulwich, run as a community arts centre. Legal ceremonies can take place in the ballrooms, the Palm Court or on the terrace; it was booking for 2026 and 2027.
Ceremony up to 160 · Reception up to 150
Elephant & Castle · SE1
Ministry of Sound
Something different
The famous Elephant & Castle nightclub, hired out with its club rooms, bars and an outdoor courtyard; the courtyard and main rooms are on the council ceremony licence. Its sister venue The Ministry on Borough Road is the one the group markets for weddings.
Ceremony up to 500 · Reception up to 1500
Elephant & Castle · SE1
Siobhan Davies Studios
Something different
Dance studios in a converted Victorian school on St George's Road, known for the curved ribbon roof of the top-floor Roof Studio. Ceremonies can also take place in the courtyard garden. Full wedding packages from £5,990 off-peak (2025, per venue).
Ceremony up to 150 · Reception up to 150
Venue website for Siobhan Davies Studios (opens in a new tab)
Herne Hill · SE24
The Half Moon, Herne Hill
Restaurants and bars
Fuller's pub with hotel rooms on Half Moon Lane, with The Workshop private room (65 standing) and a back garden. It was licensed for ceremonies in June 2026, with the garden areas included.
Ceremony up to 284
Venue website for The Half Moon, Herne Hill (opens in a new tab)
London Bridge · SE1
Glaziers Hall
Banqueting halls
Livery hall on the river beside London Bridge, with the Banqueting Hall and River Room looking across to the City and brick London Bridge Arches beneath. Weddings are exclusive hire, with per-person packages.
Ceremony up to 200 · Reception up to 220
London Bridge · SE1
Hilton London Tower Bridge
Hotels
Hotel at More London on the south bank by Tower Bridge. Its Tower Suite ballroom takes up to 270 wedding guests with a dance floor and divides into three smaller rooms.
Reception up to 270
We couldn’t confirm its current wedding offer: check with the venue.
London Bridge · SE1
Shangri-La The Shard, London
Hotels
Hotel high in The Shard, about 125m up by the council's description, with ceremony rooms looking out across London. The licence was renewed in July 2026 and covers several event rooms and the Sky Pool.
Ceremony up to 140 · Reception up to 140 · 202 bedrooms
Venue website for Shangri-La The Shard, London (opens in a new tab)
London Bridge · SE1
The LaLiT London
Hotels
Indian-owned luxury hotel in the former St Olave's Grammar School on Tooley Street, close to Tower Bridge. Ceremonies are held in Baluchi, the restaurant in the old school hall, or the smaller Headmaster's Room.
Ceremony up to 150 · Reception up to 220 · 70 bedrooms
Nunhead · SE15
28 Well Hung
Restaurants and bars
Small venue on Nunhead Lane, offered whole or in part for weddings and parties, seating 50 or holding 70 standing. There is no hire charge, but a minimum spend applies.
Reception up to 70
We couldn’t confirm its current wedding offer: check with the venue.
Peckham · SE15
Caroline Gardens Chapel (Asylum Chapel)
Historic buildings
War-damaged Grade II listed chapel in the Caroline Gardens almshouses off Asylum Road, with bare weathered walls. Used for ceremonies with drinks afterwards rather than full receptions.
Ceremony up to 120
Venue website for Caroline Gardens Chapel (Asylum Chapel) (opens in a new tab)
Peckham · SE15
Prince of Peckham
Restaurants and bars
Lively corner pub on Clayton Road with several themed private rooms (Music Room, The Shrine, Blue Room) and an in-house kitchen. Licensed for ceremonies in a ground-floor alcove and the first-floor function rooms.
Ceremony up to 80
Peckham · SE15
Staffordshire St
Something different
Not-for-profit arts project space in a Peckham back street, a plain 1500 sq ft open-plan room that couples dress themselves. Hire income funds its public arts programme.
Ceremony up to 140
We couldn’t confirm its current wedding offer: check with the venue.
Rotherhithe · SE16
DoubleTree by Hilton London Docklands Riverside
Hotels
Converted wharf on Rotherhithe Street by the river, with a free ferry to Canary Wharf. Receptions are held in the Millennium Suite, which opens onto a terrace with views of London; the London Room is the largest space.
Reception up to 350
We couldn’t confirm its current wedding offer: check with the venue.
Rotherhithe · SE16
The Brunel Museum
Museums and galleries
Small museum at the Rotherhithe end of the Brunels' Thames Tunnel, where couples can hire the Grade II* listed sunken Tunnel Shaft and Grand Entrance Hall. Saturday weddings only, as an evening reception or a full day.
Ceremony up to 150
London Borough of Bexley
Bexley, Bexleyheath, Sidcup, Welling and Erith: 9 venues, 5 of them licensed. Bexley is a London borough, but Kent County Council runs its registration service under the “A Kentish Ceremony” name. The register office is Danson House, a Grade I Georgian villa of 1766 in Danson Park, and couples often move on across the park to The Boathouse for the reception. Hall Place is the borough’s historic house, and the two hotels in Bexleyheath and by the A2 suit larger or self-catered weddings. The reception venues are sports clubs and halls, and three are marked “check”.
Bexley · DA5
Hall Place & Gardens
Historic buildings
Grade I listed Tudor house beside the River Cray, with a panelled Great Hall, a private North Courtyard used for summer ceremonies and formal gardens known for their topiary Queen's Beasts; dining is capped at 100 with up to 140 in the evening and catering is by an in-house partner. Ceremony-only hire from £450 and full-day packages from £8,900 (2026, per venue).
Ceremony up to 100 · Reception up to 140
Bexleyheath · DA6
Danson House (Bexley Register Office)
Historic buildings
Grade I Georgian villa of 1766 in Danson Park that serves as the borough's register office, run by Kent County Council on Bexley's behalf, with four ceremony rooms from the 12-guest Johnston Room to the 65-guest Dining Room. Ceremonies only; couples often move on to the Boathouse across the park, and park photography needs a council licence.
Ceremony up to 65
Venue website for Danson House (Bexley Register Office) (opens in a new tab)
Bexleyheath · DA6
Delta Hotels by Marriott Bexleyheath
Hotels
Town-centre hotel (listed by the registration service as Bexleyheath Marriott Hotel) whose Applegarth Suite, the largest licensed room in the borough, opens onto a long balcony above an inner courtyard; it markets self-catered Asian weddings and multi-day celebrations. External-caterer room hire from £4,500 (2026, per venue).
Ceremony up to 250 · Reception up to 240 · 142 bedrooms
Venue website for Delta Hotels by Marriott Bexleyheath (opens in a new tab)
Bexleyheath · DA6
The Boathouse
Something different
Lakeside function suite in Danson Park whose Lake View room hosts licensed ceremonies for up to 90, with receptions of about 130 seated and 180 in the evening. It sits a short walk from Danson House, so it pairs naturally with a register office ceremony.
Ceremony up to 90 · Reception up to 180
Bexley · DA5
Holiday Inn London – Bexley
Hotels
Hotel at the Black Prince Interchange on the A2 whose self-contained Academy suites, the Black Prince and garden-facing Edward Suite, are hired privately for the day with their own bar. Packages are built around 50 to 80 guests, and there is a large car park.
Ceremony up to 80 · Reception up to 120 · 107 bedrooms
Venue website for Holiday Inn London – Bexley (opens in a new tab)
Erith · DA8
P2 Event Centre
Banqueting halls
Large event hall listed at 5 Pier Road, Erith, with a 1930s-style main auditorium seating 400 for weddings and in-house chefs. Known only from a Hire Space listing (no venue website found), and its claimed wedding licence does not appear on the Kent/Bexley approved list.
Reception up to 400
We couldn’t confirm its current wedding offer: check with the venue.
Erith · DA8
The Exchange, Erith
Historic buildings
Community-run arts venue in Erith's former Carnegie library on Walnut Tree Road, offering private hire with Suzanne James Catering as its listed caterer, who quotes 80 seated or 120 standing. It is not on the current Kent/Bexley approved ceremony list, so confirm ceremony status directly.
We couldn’t confirm its current wedding offer: check with the venue.
Sidcup · DA14
Sidcup Sports Club
Sports clubs
Members' sports club in central Sidcup that hires out its hall, seating up to 180, for functions including wedding receptions. Reception only, as it is not on the approved list; no prices or recent wedding dates are published.
Reception up to 180
We couldn’t confirm its current wedding offer: check with the venue.
Welling · DA16
Welling United fc (Park View Road)
Sports clubs
The football club hires out its Wings Bar and Eric Blackstone Suite at Park View Road and lists weddings among the events it hosts, with a stocked bar and staff. Reception only; capacities and rates are given on enquiry.
Venue website for Welling United FC (Park View Road) (opens in a new tab)
Getting married in south east London
The four register offices
- Greenwich: Woolwich Town Hall, Wellington Street, SE18 6PW, with the Edwardian Room (36) and Victoria Hall (120; the council also gives 130). For 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027 the Edwardian Room costs £340 on Wednesday or Thursday and £453.50 on Friday or Saturday, and Victoria Hall £2,838.50 on a Saturday. A £62 statutory ceremony is for residents only, with a wait of six months or more (Royal Greenwich charges).
- Lewisham: 368 Lewisham High Street, SE13 6LQ, next to University Hospital Lewisham, with a hearing loop. The Evelyn Suite holds 40 in total; 2026/27 fees are £304 Monday to Thursday, £372 Friday and £440 Saturday, with no Sundays. The £62 statutory ceremony runs on Wednesdays only (Lewisham Council).
- Southwark: Camberwell House, 34 Peckham Road, SE5 8QA. The Garden Room takes the couple plus 35 guests, from £217 on a Wednesday and £441 Thursday to Saturday, and statutory ceremonies are held on Monday mornings. The council does not say which year these fees cover, so confirm them (Perfect Day Southwark).
- Bexley: Danson House, Danson Park, DA6 8HL, with four rooms: the Johnston Room (12), Sir John Boyd’s Room (25), the Salon (45) and the Dining Room (65), not counting the couple. Fees from 12 October 2026 run from £330 for the Johnston Room on a weekday to £950 for the Dining Room at a weekend, plus an £85 booking fee (A Kentish Ceremony).
Giving notice
You give notice at the register office for the borough where you live, not where you marry, after living there for at least seven days. Notice must be given at least 29 days before the ceremony, and you then have 12 months to marry. It costs £46.50 per person (£63 if referred under the Home Office scheme). If you live in Bexley and either of you is not a British or Irish national, Kent County Council asks you to give notice at one of its main offices, including Danson House (legal requirements). Notice covers only the venue named on it, so book your venue first. Our guide to London register offices compares rooms and fees across the capital.
Licensed, reception-only and religious venues
At a licensed venue, the borough’s registrars come to you, and each council sets its own fee. Greenwich charges £607 Monday to Thursday, £811.50 on a Saturday and £969 on a Sunday or bank holiday for 2026/27; Lewisham charges £649, £906 and £985; Southwark lists £845 Monday to Thursday and £1,018 Friday or Saturday, without a year. Civil ceremonies can include readings and music but nothing religious. Outdoor civil ceremonies are legal only within the approved grounds of a licensed venue, which is why the 13 outdoor licences matter.
At a reception-only venue, the usual plan is a ceremony at a register office or licensed venue first. A common Greenwich example: the National Maritime Museum is not licensed, so couples marry at the Queen’s House next door and hold dinner in its Ocean Court for up to 550. Religious weddings take place at a place of worship registered for marriages. For Sikh couples, see our guide to gurdwara weddings in London and Kent.
Photographs and film at south east London venues
This is where we can help most, as photographers and filmmakers. The advice below is about types of venue and the rules that apply here, not about any one venue.
- Greenwich Park needs a permit. It is a Royal Park, so a professional shoot there needs the Royal Parks wedding permit: one hour, up to 10 people, at least 10 days’ notice and no confetti. The Old Royal Naval College is separate land with its own photoshoot booking and fees, and other Greenwich council parks go through FilmFixer. Danson Park in Bexley also needs a council licence. If you marry at a venue beside a park, ask whether your booking covers portraits in the park itself. Our guide to London photo locations and permits has the details.
- Register offices have their own photo rules. In Greenwich, photographers count as guests in the Edwardian Room and Victoria Hall, and in the statutory room a photographer can only attend as one of your two witnesses. Southwark does not count a professional photographer towards the Garden Room’s capacity and allows biodegradable confetti outside the front. Lewisham has a patio garden for photographs.
- Museums and listed buildings work to set hours. Venues that open to the public by day often limit confetti, candles, fixings and sometimes flash near collections. Ask for the rules on confetti, drones and lighting at your first viewing and pass them to your photographer.
- Rooftops and high floors need timing. A bright skyline behind a couple standing indoors is hard to balance, so we place portraits just after sunset, in blue hour, when the city lights come on. Terraces can be windy, so have a plan for veils and hair.
- Arches and clubs are dark and loud. Brick railway arches have low, curved ceilings and mixed lighting, and some have trains running overhead, so ask about noise during the vows. In large halls and clubs, a ceremony or speech without a microphone is hard to hear on film: we put a small recorder on the officiant and take a feed from the DJ’s desk, and ask for some white light during the speeches. Read our guide to filming wedding speeches.
- Drones are tightly limited. London City Airport sits across the river from Woolwich and Greenwich Peninsula, and the CAA sets flight restriction zones around airports. Commercial drone filming in a Royal Park needs written permission, the Old Royal Naval College allows no drones without authorisation, and drones are banned over Potters Fields Park by Tower Bridge. See drone wedding filming rules.
- Plan around sunset. In London the sun sets around 21:20 in late June and around 15:50 in mid-December. In winter, a ceremony around 13:00 leaves time for riverside portraits in daylight; in summer, golden hour comes after the wedding breakfast. More in our golden hour guide and, for wet days, rainy wedding day photos.
Travel and logistics
Every London borough is inside the ULEZ, so a non-compliant car, van or minibus pays £12.50 a day. Cars built before 1973 are exempt, but TfL does not say whether a hired wedding car qualifies, so ask your car company. The riverside venues in SE1 are close to the Congestion Charge zone, which costs £18 a day and runs from 12:00 to 18:00 at weekends, so check your venue’s address on TfL’s map. Guests coming from Essex to Bexley or Erith over the Dartford Crossing pay the Dart Charge (£3.50 for a car), which must be paid by midnight the next day.
Some venues have their own arrival quirks: guests cannot drive up to the Royal Observatory, couples can arrive at the Old Royal Naval College by boat, Woolwich Works is next to Woolwich Arsenal Pier, and The Greyhound is a minute from Sydenham station. Parking is limited at most central venues, so ask about coach drop-off. Check the last trains home for your actual date, as weekend engineering works can replace trains with buses. Our guide to wedding transport in London, Kent and Surrey has more.
Your questions, answered
How many wedding venues are there in south east London?
Our guide lists 83 venues across Greenwich (26), Lewisham (10), Southwark (38) and Bexley (9). Sixty-four are licensed for ceremonies, including the four register offices. Eighteen host receptions only, and one, Eltham Lodge, does not say whether it is licensed.
Can you get married outdoors in south east London?
Yes, at 13 venues with a licensed outdoor space. They include the Queen’s House lawns, the Cutty Sark’s Weather Deck, Severndroog Castle’s rooftop, Tudor Barn Eltham’s lawns, the Horniman Bandstand, Hall Place’s courtyard and pub gardens in Dulwich and Herne Hill. Always book an indoor room in case of rain.
Which south east London venues take 200 or more guests?
Many do. The largest are the InterContinental at The O2 (up to 3,000), Ministry of Sound (1,500 for a reception), Woolwich Works (1,200), Rose Court Events and Hilton London Bankside (700 standing), Sea Containers London (600) and the National Maritime Museum (550). Eltham Palace, the Old Royal Naval College and the Delta Hotels in Bexleyheath take 200 or more for a ceremony.
What is the cheapest way to get married in south east London?
A statutory register office ceremony costs £62 in Lewisham (Wednesdays) and Greenwich (residents only, long wait), plus £46.50 each for notice. Southwark’s Garden Room starts at £217 on a Wednesday. For a reception, 28 Well Hung in Nunhead charges no hire fee, with a minimum spend. Check current fees before you plan.
Is Beckenham Place Mansion in Bromley or Lewisham?
Lewisham. It has a BR3 Beckenham postcode, but Beckenham Place Park is in the London Borough of Lewisham, so Lewisham’s registrars attend ceremonies there. You still give notice in the borough where you live, which may be Bromley.
Can you take wedding photos in Greenwich Park?
Yes, with a permit. Greenwich Park is a Royal Park, so a professional shoot needs the Royal Parks wedding permit: one hour, up to 10 people, at least 10 days’ notice and no confetti. The Old Royal Naval College next door books and charges for its own shoots.
Which south east London venues suit large Asian weddings?
Nine venues in our list publicly market South Asian weddings or 300-plus banqueting, including the InterContinental at The O2, the Old Royal Naval College, the Queen’s House (mandaps on the Colonnade), the National Maritime Museum, Dulwich College (Hindu ceremonies with a small fire) and the Delta Hotels in Bexleyheath (self-catered weddings).
Which venues have rooms for guests to stay?
The InterContinental at The O2 (453 rooms), Shangri-La The Shard (202), The Hoxton, Southwark (192), the Delta Hotels in Bexleyheath (142), the Holiday Inn at Bexley (107) and The LaLiT London (70). The Clarendon on Blackheath, the Admiral Hardy and The Half Moon also have rooms. Ask about numbers for your date.
From our studio in Beckenham
We photograph and film weddings across south east London, with travel included. See our page for a London wedding photographer and filmmaker, and our local guide to weddings in Bromley, Beckenham and south east London. Nearby, we also cover wedding venues in Bromley and Beckenham and Croydon; for smaller days, read small wedding venues in London and Kent, or start at our wedding venue guides.
Venue details change. We reviewed this guide on 22 October 2026; please confirm dates, prices and capacities with the venue. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.
