Looking for a venue for Think your outdoor Gunnersbury event or festival? Looking for a venue for your outdoor event or festival?

Gunnersbury Park boasts over 72 hectares of stunning parkland in the heart of West London. The Grade II* listed park is home to a number of beautiful, historically significant buildings, heritage parkland and lush open lawns to provide a unique setting for your event.

Whether it’s a small community fete, a corporate team building event or a major music festival, we want the park to be a hub for entertainment, and provide activities for our local community and beyond.

This guide gives you all the information you need about the outdoor event spaces we have available at Gunnersbury Park in order for you to make your application and start planning.

Get in touch to tell us more about your proposal: [email protected] 020 3961 0280

2 3 “In 2018, we had the pleasure of hosting Secret Cinema Presents William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet at Gunnersbury Park. Throughout the process, the events team were open, professional, and collaborative regarding the needs of the event and the team working on the show. They were enormously helpful, and we had great communication from start to finish ... it’s an easy choice to return to Gunnersbury for future events.” Secret Cinema

4 5 How to get started

Organising an event can and should be fun, but we understand that at times it can be a confusing and complex task. We will help you understand exactly what we require from you as the event organiser, and guide you through the application and approval process.

To get started, complete and submit an application form. You can download the application form from the Gunnersbury website via the venue hire section.

We assess all events based on the details in the application, so include as much information as you can. You can also refer to our Supplementary Information Guidance as a handy starting point and to create a Application Timeframes checklist for your Event Management Plan, although we do understand you may not We require a minimum advance notice prior to the event date to be able have all this information finalised at the to process your application, and allow time for the successful planning and point of application. delivery of your event: You might also be asked to submit * additional information alongside your Capacity Scale Application by application form such as an event proposal Less than 500 Small Event 10 weeks or deck. Less than 5,000 Medium Event 10 weeks Less than 10,000 Large Event 26 weeks 10,000 or higher Special Event 26+ weeks

* Please note that these timelines can vary depending on the nature of an event and may be led by other factors such as local authority timelines, including but not limited to the requirement for a licence application or planning application.

6 7 Fees & Charges

Hire fees are charged based on the scale and nature of each event and the information provided in the application form. Please see Hire Fees and Charges (via the venue hire section on the Gunnersbury website) for an outline of our rate card prices. We may need to request further information about your event in order to provide you with an accurate quote.

28 9 3 Consultation & Approval Licensing & Planning Don’t worry – we will be on hand Permission to coordinate every step of the Once you have submitted your application, we will review your proposed activity. If it is in line with the Terms and Conditions The Licensing Authority for Gunnersbury Park is the process and guide you through for Hire of Gunnersbury Park and the Outdoor Events Policy, London Borough of Hounslow. If you are staging Gunnersbury Estate (2026) CIC will grant permission in principle. licensable activities, you may need to apply for a what will be required of you as licence and additional fees will apply. These charges Once permission in principle has been granted, we will work will vary depending on the nature and scale of the event organiser. with you to carry out a consultation with relevant authorities and the event. Gunnersbury Park holds a time limited stakeholders, such as local councillors and community stakeholder premises licence for events up to 39,999 capacity, groups. The nature, location and scale of your event will determine but has hosted larger capacity events under the level of consultation required. separate licences.

Consultation and community engagement can enhance the visitor Some events require planning permission under experience while maximising benefits for the event and local The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted community. Development) (England) Order 2015. Event planning is a dynamic process and we will be available We can advise on licensing and planning solutions to support you throughout. Final approval will be granted appropriate to your event. once satisfactory supplementary information (including event management plans, risk assessments, evidence of public liability insurance) has been submitted. Utilities All events with 5000+ capacity will be required to attend a local There are a number of water standpipe and mains authority Safety Advisory Group (SAG) meeting as part of the electricity access points within the park that can be planning and approval process. In some cases, high risk small used for events. Take a look at our Area Guide and events may also be required to liaise with the SAG. map on page 15 for more information on where in the park these can be found. We can provide further information on how to gain access to these services. Event organisers will be required to ensure these services are metred and the cost of using these utilities will be recharged to the organisers at cost price.

10 11 All money raised through events will be put back into helping Gunnersbury survive and thrive. Thank you for supporting our work.

12 13 P E S L A N E P O Acton Town Gunnersbury Park Area Guide Picadilly District There are numerous areas within Gunnersbury Park ideal for outdoor events – use our Area Guide below to find out which space(s) B A406 10 mins could be the perfect venue for yours. A North Lawns When looking at suitable spaces, our team can advise where might work best for you, however we would always recommend D carrying out a site visit before commencing your planning in detail. Contact us to arrange a site visit. Small Mansion E P South Lawns East C Gunnersbury Park Museum AREA GUIDE South Ealing Picadilly South Lawns West Water Mains Useable Event HGV 5 mins Name Total area (m²) standpipe power Vehicle access via space (m²) access Stables access access North Playing Fields L Heritage Parkland I The Lawns (1, 2 and 3) 66,435 See * below Y- N- A North Lodge gate *** O N

E Y N Y L G 1 North Lawns 22,550 See * below Y N A North Lodge gate Y R Gunnersbury O 2 South Lawns East 24,530 4,530 Y N A North Lodge gate via Museum N A Overground D

20 mins 3 South Lawns West 19,365 4,625 Y N A North Lodge gate via Museum N N

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A North Lodge gate T N H

4 Heritage Parkland 106,200 See * below N N N N

B/C Popes Lane via Car Park E

R South Playing Fields S

5 South Field 58,290 20,050 N N G A406 Y South Field B

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6 Old Cricket Pitch 74,000 35,700 Y N E Popes Lane/Lionel Road gate Y R Y

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E Popes Lane/Lionel Road gate V 7 South Playing Fields 230,315 69,990 Y N Y Water point Old Cricket Pitch F Potomac entrance E Filming Unit Base N

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E Popes Lane/Lionel Road gate Vehicle entrance (Vehicle Access Widths) E

8 North Playing Fields 149,465 15,625** N N B Popes Lane via Capel Manor Y A North Lodge Gate (320cm) M4 D Popes Lane via Car Park A B Gallows gate entrance by Capel Manor (350cm) 4 0 N N Y 6 9 Filming Unit Base 4,570 4,570 B/D Popes Lane via Capel Manor/Car Park C Gallows gate entrance via Car Park (340cm)

D Entrance via Car Park (500cm) * The North Lawns and Heritage Parkland are unique landscapes and contain a large number of beautiful historic trees. While these areas can make great spaces for events if used creatively, we will need to take into consideration the type and size of event, and the protection of trees and other park features. Get in touch to determine the possibility of using one of these areas for your event. E Popes Lane/Lionel Road North gate (320cm), Gallows Gate (370cm) F

** Please note this area calculation is for open parkland only. The remainder of the North Playing Fields area contains some of the park’s highest quality sports pitches, so any event looking to use an area F Entrance by the Potomac off M4 (310cm), Gallows Gate (340cm) which contains pitches will need to be able to provide additional assurances and protections to prevent ground damage and also cross-check availability of the pitches with the Sports Bookings team. G Entrance off A406 (360cm) Kew Bridge *** See individual access in column below 10 mins 14 15 Public transport links

Gunnersbury Park has excellent public transport links to central London and to regional train services via Ealing Broadway. By tube, it’s only 9 minutes from Hammersmith and 29 minutes from Paddington.

Tube Acton Town (District and Piccadilly Lines, 0.4 miles / 8 min walk), South Ealing (Piccadilly Line, 1 mile / 19 min walk), Ealing Common (District and Piccadilly Lines, 0.8 miles / 20 min walk) and Ealing Broadway (Central and District Lines, 1.4 miles / 28 min walk).

Train/Overground Kew Bridge (0.4 miles / 8 min walk), Gunnersbury (1 mile / 20 min walk) and Ealing Broadway (1.4 miles / 28 min walk).

Bus route E3, 65, H91

Parking

There is a car park located within the park where there are 152 spaces, including 9 accessible spaces, available. A small number of these can be set aside for event use at our discretion. There is very little public parking available in the surrounding area and all events are expected to promote travel to their event via public transport.

16 17 “We’ve loved bringing our open air and drive-in cinema events to Gunnersbury Park and have found the team to be hugely supportive and cooperative, really encouraging the programming of interesting, high quality events in the park. The infrastructure support is great and the park itself is one of those beautiful green spaces that always feels like a little oasis of calm in the city, perfect for a night of cinema under the stars.” George Wood, founder The Luna Cinema

18 19 [email protected] 020 3961 0280