The Courtyard

 
 
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51 Buckingham Gate, SW1E 6AF 
 
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The CourtyardThrough the splendid wrought iron gates our award-winning Courtyard garden plays host to a beautifully ornate, cherub-ordained fountain, dating back to the Victorian era. In the summer months, the Courtyard at 51 houses a state-of-the-art barbeque serving delicious international grills or simply enjoy our classic afternoon tea.

 

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Victoria Tube Station
 
6 minutes walk
 
Railway Stations

Railway Stations

 
Victoria Railway Station
 
7 minutes walk
 
 
 
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Q-Park Westminster
 
9 minutes walk
 
 
 
 
 

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Best Events 2013

Discover the best of London's entertainment this year with our comprehensive guide to 2013's top events. From theatre to art and music to sport, London in 2013 has something for everyone - so read on to find out what London town has to offer.

 
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Hotels near The Courtyard

Near The Courtyard
Crowne Plaza London St James London
Crowne Plaza London St James
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Double Rooms: 29% off from £157
45-51 Buckingham Gate, SW1E | Same location as The Courtyard
When it was built in 1897, this gloriously luxurious hotel was the London home for visiting aristocrats from throughout the world. Now, with its location in ...More
 
 
 
51 Buckingham Gate Hotel London London
51 Buckingham Gate Hotel London
London > Hotels > Luxury Chain Hotel  Deluxe 2 Bedroom Suites: 17% off from £1573
51 Buckingham Gate, SW1E | Same location as The Courtyard
Located just a few moments away from the famous Buckingham Palace, the 51 Buckingham Gate, Taj Suites and Residences is a luxurious five star hotel right ...More
 
 
 
St Ermin's Hotel London London
St Ermin's Hotel London
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Double Rooms: 35% off from £191
2 Caxton Street, SW1H | 3 minutes from The Courtyard
A listed Victorian building, this hotel has kept the old English charm beautifully intact while offering guests comfortable rooms and efficient Italian service. It's located in ...More
 
 
 
Hard Rock Cafe London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Hard Rock Cafe
London > Restaurants > American restaurants
150 Old Park Lane, Mayfair, London W1K | 12 minutes from The Courtyard
Hugely popular rock cafe which combines rock memorabilia with a restaurant and, occasionally, live performances. 'The Vault', in what used to be Coutts Bank, houses the ...More
 
 
 
Burger & Lobster London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Burger & Lobster
London > Restaurants > American restaurants
29 Clarges Street, Mayfair, London W1J | 13 minutes from The Courtyard
No Reservations are taken at this American-style burger and lobster joint in Mayfair serving top class fast food for those who can afford it. Launched by ...More
 
 
 
Planet Hollywood London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Planet Hollywood
London > Restaurants > American restaurants
57-60 Haymarket, St Albans House, St James's, London SW1Y | 15 minutes from The Courtyard
Planet Hollywood, the world famous movie-star burger chain, has undergone a complete revamp and reopened its doors in a new warehouse-style venue on Haymarket. Traditionally a ...More
 
 
 
 
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Dining near The Courtyard

Near The Courtyard
Quilon London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Quilon
London > Restaurants > Indian/South Asian restaurants
41 Buckingham Gate, St James, Westminster, London SW1E | Same location as The Courtyard
The first and most important thing to say about this gourmet South Indian restaurant is: try the lobster with mango and ginger. Really, even if you ...More
 
 
 
Bank Westminster and Zander Bar London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Bank Westminster and Zander Bar
London > Restaurants > Brasseries
45 Buckingham Gate, Westminster, London SW1E | 1 minute from The Courtyard
The tranquil dining room at Bank Westminster exudes class and sophistication, set within an airy conservatory which overlooks a outdoor courtyard complete with fountain. Regulars ...More
 
 
 
Pret A Manger London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Pret A Manger
London > Restaurants > Cafes and Delis
12 Kingsgate Parade, Westminster, London SW1E | 1 minute from The Courtyard
Pret sells up market fast food, hand made from natural ingredients, to take away or eat on site, in its trademark no nonsense chrome interiors. The ...More
 
 
 
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Events near The Courtyard

Near The Courtyard
Buckingham Palace Summer Opening London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Buckingham Palace Summer Opening
London > Events > Tours  Dates: 3rd August to 29th September 2013
Buckingham Palace, Buckingham Palace Road, SW1A | 5 minutes from The Courtyard
Every summer inquisitive visitors get the chance to look round Buckingham Palace and admire the interiors of the principal royal residence. Visitors for the Summer Opening ...More
 
 
 
Wicked London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Wicked
London > Events > Theatre  Dates: 1st August 2010 to 26th April 2014 - Various Times
Apollo Victoria Theatre, 17 Wilton Road, Victoria, London SW1V | 6 minutes from The Courtyard
'The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz' introduces us to some very familiar characters, years before they met Dorothy. One of them is a clever, ...More
 
 
 
The Hothouse London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Hothouse
London > Events > Theatre  Dates: 4th May to 3rd August 2013
Trafalgar Studios, 14 Whitehall, Westminster, London SW1A | 14 minutes from The Courtyard
Simon Russell Beale and John Simm (currently appearing in BBC TV series The Village) star in Harold Pinter's tragicomedy The Hothouse, Jamie Lloyd's second production at ...More
 
 
 
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Entertainment near The Courtyard

Near The Courtyard
St James Theatre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
St James Theatre
London > Entertainment > Theatres
12 Palace Street, Westminster, London SW1E | 4 minutes from The Courtyard
Billed by its operators as 'the first newly built central London theatre in 30 years', St James Theatre opens to ...More
 
 
 
Victoria Palace Theatre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Victoria Palace Theatre
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Victoria Street, Victoria, London SW1E | 5 minutes from The Courtyard
The exterior of the Victoria Palace is among the most impressive of any theatre in London. Before the advent of air travel, the giant arch, dome ...More
 
 
 
Westminster Cathedral London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Westminster Cathedral
London > Entertainment > Classical Music
42 Francis Street, Westminster, London SW1P | 5 minutes from The Courtyard
Neo-Byzantine Roman Catholic church. London’s only example of neo-Byzantine architecture and principal Roman Catholic Church, offers a magnificent campanile that emerges 274 feet into the sky. While ...More
 
 
 
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Sights and Attractions near The Courtyard

The best museums, galleries, attractions near The Courtyard
Westminster Cathedral London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Westminster Cathedral
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
42 Francis Street, Westminster, London SW1P | 5 minutes from The Courtyard
Not to be confused with Westminster Abbey, the nearby Westminster Cathedral in Victoria is London's only example of neo-Byzantine architecture, described by the poet John Betjeman ...More
 
 
 
The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Birdcage Walk, SW1A | 5 minutes from The Courtyard
Once Buckingham Palace's resident chapel, the Queen's Gallery was opened in 1962 and holds regularly changing exhibitions. It allows the general public glimpses of rarely seen ...More
 
 
 
Buckingham Palace London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Buckingham Palace
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Buckingham Palace Road, SW1A | 5 minutes from The Courtyard
England's most famous royal palace, and the official residence of Queen Elizabeth II, Buckingham Palace opens the doors of its State Rooms to the public every ...More
 
 
 
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Shopping near The Courtyard

The best shops and markets near The Courtyard
William Curley, Harrods London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
William Curley, Harrods
London > Shopping > Delicatessens
Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, SW1X | 3 minutes from The Courtyard
The William Curley chocolate empire continues to swell with the opening of the patissier and chocolatier's latest concession in Harrods. Curley has worked with ...More
 
 
 
Cardinal Place London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Cardinal Place
London > Shopping > Shopping Centres
Victoria Street, Victoria, Westminster, London SW1E5JD | 3 minutes from The Courtyard
Cardinal Place is a snazzy new shopping venue in Victoria. Housed under a curvaceous, new-age glass capsule it has become a bit of a visual icon ...More
 
 
 
Cornucopia London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Cornucopia
London > Shopping > Clothing
12 Upper Tachbrook Street, Victoria, London SW1V | 7 minutes from The Courtyard
This prized vintage shop, in business for 40 years and bursting at the seams with a mixed bag of period clothing, is sadly closing down. Due ...More
 
 
 
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Education near The Courtyard

Near The Courtyard
Courtauld Institute of Art London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Courtauld Institute of Art
London > Education > Arts and Drama
Somerset House, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 24 minutes from The Courtyard
The Courtauld is one of the most prestigious art schools in the country, affiliated with the Oxbridge system and boasting a huge private location and prime ...More
 
 
 
King's College Medical School London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
King's College Medical School
London > Education > Medical Schools
Strand, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 24 minutes from The Courtyard
Imperial College London is the foremost medical training faculty in the country but for non-medical graduates wishing for a change of career, King’s is the obvious ...More
 
 
 
L'Atelier des Chefs London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
L'Atelier des Chefs
London > Education > Adult Education
19 Wigmore Street, W1U | 25 minutes from The Courtyard
Whether you're a Nigella or not in the kitchen, the L'atelier des Chefs cookery school can teach you something. Classes are given in the basement kitchens ...More
 
 
 
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Leisure near The Courtyard

The Courtyard gyms, sporting activities, health & beauty and fitness.
Urban Retreat at Harrods London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Urban Retreat at Harrods
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
5th Floor, Harrods, Westminster, London SW1X | 3 minutes from The Courtyard
Surely one of the most desirable places to spoil yourself rotten - the Urban Retreat flagship spa sits ever so prettily on the top floor of ...More
 
 
 
Argonauts London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Argonauts
London > Leisure > Extreme Sports
Queen Mother Sports Centre, Vauxhall Bridge Road, Victoria, London SW1V | 7 minutes from The Courtyard
This friendly, professional diving club based in Central London has been running for 30 years, and is now based at the Queen Mother Sports centre which ...More
 
 
 
Green Park London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Green Park
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
Piccadilly, St James's, London W1J | 9 minutes from The Courtyard
Although many of the parks in London are officially owned by the sovereign, it is the four central London parks (one of which is Green Park) ...More
 
 
 
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Pubs near The Courtyard

The best pubs near London The Courtyard.
Two Chairmen Public House London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Two Chairmen Public House
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
39 Dartmouth Street, SW1H | 5 minutes from The Courtyard
Two minutes away from Parliament Square and the Cabinet warm rooms, the Two Chairmen Public House is an olde worlde pub that retains a number of ...More
 
 
 
Red Lion Pub London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Red Lion Pub
London > Nightlife > Pubs
48 Parliament Street, Whitehall, Westminster, London SW1A | 11 minutes from The Courtyard
Right across the street from the Houses of Parliament, the Red Lion is perfectly positioned for politicos to pop in for a pint after a heated ...More
 
 
 
The Reform Club London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Reform Club
London > Nightlife > Pubs
104 Pall Mall, St James's, London SW1Y | 11 minutes from The Courtyard
Located in the heart of London's traditional Clubland in Pall Mall, The Reform Club was founded in 1836 and was membership was initially restricted to those who ...More
 
 
 
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Nightlife near The Courtyard

The Courtyard clubs, bars, cabaret nights, casinos and interesting nightlife.
Cask & Glass London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Cask & Glass
London > Nightlife > Bars
39 - 41 Palace Street, Westminster, London SW1E | 2 minutes from The Courtyard
...More
 
 
 
Pacha London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Pacha
London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
Terminus Place, Victoria, London SW1V | 6 minutes from The Courtyard
Pacha is the shamelessly glamorous antidote to London's gritty clubbing scene. Their stated intention has always been to recreate the Ibiza experience in London, a policy ...More
 
 
 
Dukes Hotel: Cognac and Cigar Garden London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Dukes Hotel: Cognac and Cigar Garden
London > Nightlife > Bars
35 St James's Place, St James's, London SW1A | 10 minutes from The Courtyard
Famous for its martinis - a favourite with James Bond author Ian Fleming - Dukes Hotel extends its drinking area to include an outdoor Cognac and ...More
 
 
 
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Meeting venue hire near The Courtyard

Where to have your meeting, conference, exhibition, private dining or training course near The Courtyard.
Royal Horticultural Halls and Conference Centre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Royal Horticultural Halls and Conference Centre
London > Business > Venue Hire
80 Vincent Square, Westminster, London SW1P | 6 minutes from The Courtyard
The architecturally unique Royal Horticultural Halls boasts two halls and a conference centre. Lindley Hall overlooking leafy Vincent Square is a popular venue for corporate events. ...More
 
 
 
Royal Horticultural Halls: The Lindley Hall London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Royal Horticultural Halls: The Lindley Hall
London > Business > Venue Hire
80 Vincent Square, Westminster, London SW1P | 6 minutes from The Courtyard
This architecturally unique venue boasts two halls and a conference centre. Lindley Hall, overlooking leafy Vincent Square, is a popular venue for corporate events. Since it ...More
 
 
 
Central Hall Westminster London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Central Hall Westminster
London > Business > Venue Hire
Storey's Gate, Westminster, London SW1H | 7 minutes from The Courtyard
Central London's largest conference and events venue has welcomed an array of illustrious speakers through the ages - including Gandhi, Churchill and the Prince of Wales. ...More
 
 
 
 

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James Haslam: Life In A Goldfish Bow
Theatre | On 25th May 2013 

St James Theatre 4 minutes walk from The Courtyard

The raconteur and cabaret queen delivers stories and anecdotes, touching on adult themes and personal issues, delivered in a comedic, ...More

Space London
Clubbing and Nightlife | On 25th May 2013 

Pacha 6 minutes walk from The Courtyard

DJs Thomas Gandey, CK, Lee Nazari, Ivan De La, Alberto Cardenosa, Kinkyfunk, Brett Gould, Jase Jay, Alex Kella, Tom Minton, ...More

The Leo Green Experience
Concerts | On 25th May 2013 

Dover Street Restaurant and Bar 13 minutes walk from The Courtyard

Party band fronted by saxophonist Green....More

The Best In Stand-Up
Comedy | On 25th May 2013 

Comedy Store 16 minutes walk from The Courtyard

Slick wit and cocky banter from John Fothergill. Also featuring Pierre Hollins, Roger Monkhouse and Philberto....More

The Boat Show
Comedy | On 25th May 2013 

Tattershall Castle 16 minutes walk from The Courtyard

Offbeat storytelling from Canadian stand-up and co-writer of Frankie Boyle's controversial Channel 4 show Tramadol Nights, Tom Stade. Also featuring ...More

Carracci: The Dead Christ Mourned (The Three Maries): Workshop
Exhibitions | On 25th May 2013 

National Gallery 16 minutes walk from The Courtyard

A detailed verbal description of the painting for blind and partially-sighted visitors....More

Sub Terrania After Hours
Clubbing and Nightlife | On 25th May 2013 

Area 16 minutes walk from The Courtyard

Underground house and techno courtesy of Markus Homm, Mauro Ferno, Mestivan and Samantha Blackburn....More

Darren Mederick
Concerts | On 25th May 2013 

The Living Room 16 minutes walk from The Courtyard

Pop covers performer....More

Experimental Portraits: Workshop
Exhibitions | Until 26th May 2013 

National Portrait Gallery 16 minutes walk from The Courtyard

Photographer Anthony Luvera leads this workshop in which you can create portraits that re-imagine Man Ray's darkroom techniques....More

Gareth & Steve
Music | Until 25th May 2013 

The Living Room 16 minutes walk from The Courtyard

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