Dorking and the villages below Box Hill have a handful of private rooms, from a table for eight to a wine cellar that seats a hundred and fifty. This guide covers five, in Mickleham, Pixham, the town centre and on the Denbies estate.
Capacities come from each venue's own website, checked in October 2026. Two of the five don't publish numbers for their rooms, and we say so. None publishes a minimum spend, so ask when you enquire.
01
The Running Horses
Mickleham, at the foot of Box Hill
A coaching inn below Box Hill with a private dining room that seats twenty-six around a single table, and more in other layouts.
If the dog is coming, note that the pub says dogs are not allowed in its dining room.
- Room
- Private Dining Room: up to 26 at one table; other layouts seat more
- Note
- Dogs are not allowed in the dining room, according to the pub
- Book
- bookings@therunninghorses.co.uk
02
Denbies Wine Estate
London Road, Dorking
England's largest single-estate winery has spaces for almost any size of party. The Cellars seat a hundred and fifty, and the Gallery Restaurant takes up to sixty.
For a smaller meeting or dinner there is the Board Room for sixteen, and the estate's Vineyard Hotel can host up to forty-five.
- Spaces
- The Cellars (150 seated, 300 reception); the Gallery Restaurant (up to 60); the Board Room (up to 16); the Conservatory (500 seated across combined spaces)
- Also
- The estate's Vineyard Hotel takes up to 45 for private dining or meetings
- Book
- Enquiry form on Denbies' corporate and private events page, or 01306 876616
03
The Watermill
Pixham, on the Reigate Road
A pub on the Reigate Road with a small private dining room for up to eight, which also works for a meeting. For a larger party, it offers the Lounge, with an open fire, and the Snug, an indoor-outdoor room with heaters and a retractable roof.
It doesn't publish numbers for the larger spaces, so give the events team your numbers when you enquire.
- Room
- The Private Dining Room: up to 8 adults, with a TV for video calls
- Other spaces
- The Lounge, the Snug (with a retractable roof), the Terrace and the Lower Garden; capacities not published
- Book
- daisychandler@craftedpubs.co.uk or 01306 883248
04
The King William IV
Byttom Hill, Mickleham
A freehouse on Byttom Hill in Mickleham. It offers private dining for groups up to a hundred.
It doesn't describe its spaces online, so ask what is available for your numbers.
- Capacity
- Private dining for groups of various sizes, up to 100
- Room
- Rooms are not named or described on the pub's website
- Book
- thekingwilliamiv@gmail.com or 01372 372590
05
The White Horse
Dorking High Street
A Heartwood Inns pub on the High Street, and the only town-centre venue in this guide. It hosts family celebrations and private dinners, and asks you to call to talk through its spaces.
It is the one to choose if you want to be in the middle of town.
- Rooms
- Private dining spaces (names and capacities not published)
- Food
- Sample party and canapé menus on request
- Book
- reservations.dorking@heartwoodinns.com or 01306 881138
Before you book
Ask about minimum spends, room hire and deposits, as none of these venues publishes them. Where a venue doesn't publish a capacity, give your numbers first and ask which room it would use. If you're bringing a dog, check it is allowed in the room you book, not only in the bar.
We also cover private dining rooms near Guildford and the Surrey Hills, in Esher and Cobham, and in Reigate and Redhill.