Best for…
stunning drinks receptions and after dinner dancing.
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A little history of the space…
The Undercroft was designed as a drinking den for King James I. His grotto - ‘where the King did regale himself privately’ - once stood in this undercroft beneath the Banqueting House.
The grand hall above and the private grotto below were among his favourite locations for a party. In fact the early Stuart courtiers loved riotous drinking sessions, and someone who was there noted that even ‘the ladies abandon their sobriety and are seen to roll about in intoxication’.
