What venues are there at Valentines Park, Ilford? Two stand out, and they suit very different events. Valentines Mansion is a beautiful Grade II*-listed historic house for smaller, indoor occasions of roughly 120 guests. The Outfields is the open-air field in the same park for the big celebrations: up to 500 guests under the open sky. Same lovely park, two very different days.
Valentines Park is one of East London’s loveliest green spaces, and most people who live nearby know the mansion. Far fewer know that the same park holds a wide open field built for large outdoor events. If you are searching for a Valentines Park venue, here is what is actually on offer and which suits your event.
At a glance
- Valentines Mansion: a historic Grade II*-listed house for smaller indoor events, around 120 guests.
- The Outfields: an open-air, dry-hire field in the same park for up to 500 guests, plus indoor space for 70.
- For a large wedding, Walima or party, the open field is the option built for the numbers.
- Both sit in Valentines Park, Ilford, an 8-minute walk from Ilford station on the Elizabeth line.
A quick word on the park itself
Valentines Park is a large Victorian public park in Ilford, Redbridge, with mature trees, formal gardens, lakes and wide lawns. It is a genuinely beautiful backdrop, and it has the one thing a city is usually short of: open green space. That is exactly why it works for events, and why a field here feels a world away from a function room a few streets over.
Valentines Mansion: the historic house
Valentines Mansion is the park’s grand old house, restored and run as a heritage and events venue. For an intimate wedding, a civil ceremony or a smaller gathering of around 120 guests, it offers period rooms and lovely garden views. It is a charming choice when your numbers are modest and you want a historic indoor setting.
Where it reaches its limit is scale. A house can only hold so many, and a lot of celebrations in this community, a Walima, a large Asian wedding, a big family party, run well beyond 120 guests.
Same park, two very different days: a historic house for the intimate occasion, an open field for the big one.
The Outfields: the open-air option
The Outfields is the answer to the scale question. A wide, flat green field in the same park, hired dry, for up to 500 guests outdoors. Where the mansion gives you period rooms, the field gives you a blank canvas and the open sky, the room to build a large celebration exactly your way.
Why the field suits a big celebration
- Room for the numbers. Up to 500 guests outdoors, plus indoor space for 70, where a historic house caps far lower.
- Dry hire. Your own caterer, including a halal caterer, your own décor, your own layout, not a fixed package.
- Flexible for any tradition. A stage, separate seating, a baraat entrance, long banquet tables; you set it all out on open ground.
- The open-sky setting. Festoon lights at dusk and golden-hour photographs you simply cannot get indoors.
Which Valentines Park venue suits your event?
- Choose the mansion for a smaller, intimate, indoor occasion of around 120, where a historic house is the look you want.
- Choose The Outfields for a large wedding, Walima, Mehndi, Eid gathering, corporate summer party or big celebration, where you need space for hundreds and the freedom of dry hire.
The practical details
- Where: The Outfields, Valentines Park, Ilford Cricket Club, Cranbrook Road, IG1 4UA. Elizabeth line, roughly 12 minutes from Liverpool Street. Free on-site parking, plus street parking on Cranbrook Road.
- When: evening and weekend hire, with an on-site coordinator on the day.
- Suppliers: caterers, florists, lighting, marquee and furniture through our approved network, or bring your own.
On the weather: an outdoor event in the park works best with a covered option in the plan, a marquee through our suppliers or the indoor space for 70. Your coordinator maps a simple wet-weather backup early, so the open-air setting is all upside.
If your event is a wedding or a cultural celebration, our guides to the open-air alternative to a hotel ballroom and the Asian wedding venues in Ilford and Redbridge go deeper on what the field can do.
See the field in the park
Send us your date and a rough guest count and we will reply within 24 hours with availability. Or come and stand in the middle of the field; it tends to sell itself.
Frequently asked questions
What venues are at Valentines Park, Ilford?
Valentines Park is home to Valentines Mansion, a historic Grade II*-listed house for smaller indoor events of around 120 guests, and The Outfields, an open-air, dry-hire field for up to 500 guests in the same park.
How many guests can you have at a Valentines Park venue?
Valentines Mansion seats roughly 120 indoors. The Outfields holds up to 500 guests outdoors, plus an indoor space for 70, so it suits larger weddings and celebrations.
What is the difference between Valentines Mansion and The Outfields?
Valentines Mansion is a historic indoor house for intimate events; The Outfields is an open-air, dry-hire field for large celebrations of up to 500. Both are in Valentines Park, Ilford.
Can you have a large outdoor wedding at Valentines Park?
Yes. The Outfields is an open-air field at Valentines Park for up to 500 guests, with dry hire so you bring your own caterer, décor and layout.
How do I get to Valentines Park?
The Outfields at Valentines Park is an 8-minute walk from Ilford station on the Elizabeth line (about 12 minutes from Liverpool Street), with free on-site parking and street parking on Cranbrook Road.
The Outfields, an open-air event venue at Valentines Park, Ilford. Weddings, Nikah & Walima, Eid and cultural celebrations under the open sky.