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The Petersham Hotel in Richmond in the Surrey region of England is ideal for intimate wedding celebrations. The venue overlooks a picturesque stretch of the River Thames and the nearby landscape of South West London.

We specialise in smaller, exclusive weddings, and our dedicated team will focus all of their attention on making it the best day of your life. The Petersham's experienced wedding coordinators will be available throughout to ensure that preparations run smoothly, taking care of everything from cakes to confetti, photographers to chauffeurs.

Our four-star hotel is a fantastic boutique wedding venue, and as we are licensed for civil ceremonies, you can hold your whole day here. We can accommodate up to 40 people for your ceremony, including the happy couple. Your wedding breakfast, for up to 30, will be designed by our acclaimed Head Chef, Jean-Didier Gouges, who creates the most divine, modern dishes inspired by European cuisine. Following your sublime meal, your reception with up to 60 guests can occur in our elegant reception room. Your first night as a married couple is essential as it is the first time you're alone together after the day's excitement. To make it truly special, we offer our stunning Penthouse and, as a gift, we provide you with a bottle of chilled champagne.

Your guests can enjoy one of our 58 well-appointed bedrooms for a luxurious night's sleep.

The hotel is in a premier location, just eight miles from the centre of London and with good access to many of the great city's famous attractions.

  • Perfect for smaller weddings
  • Wedding packages start from £105 per guest
  • Licensed for civil ceremonies
  • Head Chef Jean-Didier Gouges produces modern European Cuisine
  • Romantic and private Penthouse Suite for your first night of married life
  • 58 well-appointed bedrooms for your overnight guests

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Frequently asked questions

Venue type:

In the country
Small hotel
Pub or restaurant
In the city

Ceremony options:

Civil ceremony licence

Dining options:

Seated meal facilities
Alcohol licence
Buffet meal facilities
In-house catering

Evening entertainment:

Dance floor
Evening reception facilities

Overnight accommodation:

Overnight accommodation for wedding couple
Overnight accommodation for guests

Venue staff assistance:

Wedding coordinator

Other features:

Accessible facilities
Car parking
Confetti permitted
Changing room for wedding guests
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4.9 out of 5 rating
33 reviews
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100% Recommended by couples
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Melissa Sent on 21/06/2018
5 out of 5 rating

A big thank you

A big thank you to all the staff at The Petersham for helping make our wedding day so amazing. We all had a fabulous day. The staff were all great and everyone loved the food. Everything went perfectly.
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May Sent on 21/06/2018
5 out of 5 rating

Fabulous

We had the most amazing and unforgettable day on the 9th April - The Petersham is a truly special place for us. Thank you for all your help and the delicious wedding meal!"
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Steve Sent on 15/07/2016
5 out of 5 rating

Such a shame - Avoid at all costs

The hotel is beautiful. The surroundings are beautiful.

Unfortunately the staff are dreadful. The events management team do not communicate effectively with each other and won't be there whilst your wedding is taking place. Rather you'll be left with a rude duty manager who won't have a clue what you actually want or have agreed.

The worst part of all was having gone through what was a shambolic event was the unwillingness of the events team to admit their mistake. In fact I have never been subjected to less customer service from someone in the hospitality industry.
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Lisa Sent on 08/06/2015
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect day!

We wanted a small, intimate wedding for just close family and friends, 18 of us in total, and the Petersham was just a stunning, perfect venue for us. The hotel provided a list of recommended suppliers too to help us out with photographer, hair and makeup etc and I'm so glad they did. We opted to use BlueJay Photography from their list, and Rob couldn't have been a better choice for us. He was gentle, smiley and unintrusive all day and we have the most wonderful set of photos to remember our incredible day by. The fact that he does a lot of weddings at the Petersham was a massive benefit - he knew all the best places for photos! The hotel itself is a beautiful setting, service and food were simply faultless and 2 weeks later we are both still walking on air, wrapped in a happy post-wedding haze.
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Henry Sent on 05/07/2013
5 out of 5 rating

Magical experience

A magical for us and our family and friends. It just took our breath away! We could not have imagined in our wildest dreams that our wedding could have been as wonderful as it was.
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David Sent on 10/12/2012
5 out of 5 rating

lovely position and attractive building

We were married at The Petersham on Friday, 5th of October and wish to thank The Petersham for their help in making it a wonderful occasion.

We had chosen The Petersham for its lovely position and attractive building. However, as a bonus, the service we received was excellent. As a guest at the hotel the night before the wedding and, on the morning of the wedding , I had some modest requests. All of these were handled quickly with charm and cooperation by those on the front desk. As part of the package, Janette and I stayed on the night of the wedding and, here too, everything was superb.

The ceremony went smoothly and the reception was lovely with service that was prompt, low key and very effective. It may be invidious to mention one person but Vinnie, the duty manager, on the day is an effervescent character who was extraordinary in his attitude, helpfulness and energetic determination to make our day go well.

We had guests who came from America and each one had looked at The Petersham’s website prior to travelling. They were all excited about the day but, in the event, their already high expectations were exceeded. All of our guests made a point of telling us how much they liked the hotel and the wedding itself.

In retrospect, my overriding memory is of an occasion which went fantastically well but which also had a lovely atmosphere allowing us to feel free to relax and enjoy our big day.
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Dave Sent on 10/12/2012
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding at The Petersham - 24th March 2012

Thank you so much for all the work you and your team put in on the day. I cannot think of ever having had a better day in my life.
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Neil Sent on 11/08/2011
5 out of 5 rating

special

We had a super time with you all at The Petersham and the private dinner was very special.
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Jo Sent on 06/06/2011
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect

Dear Judith, Fleur & Vinny,

Thank you so much for all your hard work and efforts in organising our wedding day, both beforehand and on the big day. We had the most beautiful and elegant wedding day.

Everything ran smoothly from my speedy room check in, right through to the safe departure of our guests at the end of
the evening.

Vinny, many thanks for your attentive and efficient service, you were perfect.

Please pass on our thanks to the waiting staff and the chefs who created our delicious dinner. All
our guests commented on the quality of the food and the lovely venue.

We really will remember our wedding day as being exactly as we had hoped.
Jo & Andy
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Utku Sent on 06/06/2011
5 out of 5 rating

Professional service

Thanks for all your hard work. We enjoyed our day. We were looked after well and we are very happy with the service provided in a professional yet very warm and friendly setup.
Please thanks all involved for me
Kind regards,

Utku.
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Dorianne Sent on 02/06/2011
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect

We are writing this short note to send you a big THANK YOU because everything was just perfect on our wedding day: the place, the food, the whole team. Our family just loved it. We simply didn't want to leave the Petersham and hope to return some time in the near future.
Thanks once again for your very prompt and helpful replies.
Dorianne and Joseph
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C Sent on 21/03/2011
4 out of 5 rating

Wonderful

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you and your team for a very lovely wedding day we both had at your hotel. All our guests enjoyed themselves very much and were very pleasantly taken by surprise with the unusual setting of the dining room, not to mentioned the beautiful meal that we all had. I think we did ourselves very proud with the food and the place where the wedding reception was held. Everyone was very impressed. Please convey our grateful thanks to the chefs and all those that prepared the food & also your pastry chef for the amazing wedding cake. It was absolutely delicious.
I am very happy to say, we made the right choice in having our wedding reception at your hotel. Everything was excellent including your colleagues who served us. It was worth every penny!
We definitely would come to have high tea or dinner at your hotel one day with the guests that we could not invite to our wedding. Once again, A big THANK YOU and to your team for giving us a successful and beautiful day.
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Ketty Sent on 26/01/2011
5 out of 5 rating

Unforgettable

A brief note to thank you for all of your work for our wedding.
It was a perfect occasion from beginning to end and I have had many comments from guests impressed at the level of detail in the planning. I well know that this was entirely because of your skill at your job and your ability to cope with a compressed preparation period. Everything went extremely well.The room looked beautiful, the food was wonderful and the level of service was high yet discreet.
I had earlier planned to take the guests back from the Church to the centre of London, perhaps to Claridges, but I am extremely glad that we didn't. Your hotel is distinctive and personal as opposed to corporate, and it immediately relaxed everyone present.
The room too was marvellous. I believe it has the best view in London, from the church on the left to the terrace on the right. The sight of the meadow in full sun this morning was a great treat.
Thank you for all of your help in making the weekend unforgettable.
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Agustina Sent on 25/01/2011
4 out of 5 rating

Fantastic service & food

We wanted to let you know we had a wonderful time, the service was excellent and the food incredible as well. Thank very much for making a special occasion so much better. We were al delighted and I am sure to recommend you in the future.

Thank you again for everything
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Steph Sent on 25/01/2011
5 out of 5 rating

A really special Day

Thank you for everything you did to make my wedding at the Petersham a really special day – all my guests thoroughly enjoyed it and Pabs and I had a relaxed and happy day in a beautiful setting which we will always remember. Thank you to the staff who did everything they could on the day to ensure we enjoyed it, they weren’t even phased when my Dad asked for another plate of sandwiches which followed swiftly; we really appreciate that kind of flexibility.

I will of course recommend the Petersham to anyone looking for a wedding venue, and hope to visit again to celebrate our wedding anniversary or maybe even just for a cream tea.

Thanks again
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