41 Portland Place

41 Portland Place is a Grade II* listed Georgian townhouse in Marylebone, a short walk from Oxford Circus and Fitzrovia. It holds a wedding licence and can be hired exclusively, so you can marry, eat and party in one building from the morning through to the evening.

Why it suits LGBTQ+ couples

GLW recommends 41 Portland Place for couples who want a private house in the middle of London. With the whole venue booked exclusively, there are no other events sharing the corridors, and an in-house wedding planning service keeps the day in one team's hands. Packages are tailored to your guest numbers and style, so the day is shaped around you rather than a fixed format.

Ceremonies

Ceremonies take place within the house under its wedding licence, and a ceremony-only package is offered if you plan to celebrate elsewhere afterwards. The house has a run of period rooms, including the Fellows Room, the Ann Rylands Room, the Laurie Landeau Room and the Curie Boardroom, which gives you choice in how intimate or grand you want the ceremony to feel. Ask the team which room suits your numbers.

Receptions and food

After the ceremony, guests can move between the house and the rooftop terrace for drinks before dinner. The spaces work for both seated meals and standing receptions, and larger rooms such as the Wolfson Conference Suite and the John Newsom-Davis Suite open up more room for bigger parties.

Catering is handled in-house. You can choose from set wedding packages or ask for a bespoke menu, and packages can be extended with styling, flowers and entertainment. In-house audio-visual support is available for speeches, music and any slideshows.

Getting there and the area

The address is 41 Portland Place, London W1B 1QH. Regent's Park and Great Portland Street stations are within a few minutes' walk, and Oxford Circus is close by for the Central, Bakerloo and Victoria lines. Regent's Park itself is at the top of Portland Place, which gives you green space for photographs, and the shops and restaurants of Marylebone are on hand for guests making a weekend of it.

Good to know

• The whole house can be booked for exclusive use.
• There is a rooftop terrace for drinks and photographs.
• An in-house planning service is available to help with the details.