Stay
We are now able to take bookings from 17 May 2021. If you would like to enquire about future reservations, then please contact our Keeper on laura@baylight.co.uk.
The Baylight Foundation offers the rare opportunity to stay in the houses at Walmer Yard.
Walmer Yard is more than a place to stay: it allows you to experience the best of what architecture has to offer, a potent distillation of light, volume, raw materials and refined craftsmanship. It is a place of contrasts: the starkness of black folded-steel stairs against the sensuality of the handrails, rope wrapped in leather; the roughness of exposed concrete against the gloss of lacquered wardrobes. Both contemplative and sensual, this is the luxury not of trinkets but of intensely lived experiences.
Walmer Yard can accommodate from one to nineteen people across four houses, which can be rented individually or all together, with the courtyard as a shared space between the four houses.
All proceeds from the rentals directly fund the work of the Baylight Foundation, which exists to deepen the public understanding of experiencing architecture through residencies at Walmer Yard and a cultural programme, as well as collaborations with artists, scientists, and other practitioners and organisations in arts and sciences.
To book please check the information and availability below and contact Laura Mark, Keeper of Walmer Yard with your booking request.
The houses
House 1
House 1 sits at the front of the site on the quiet residential street of Walmer Road. On the first floor it has two double bedrooms which each have an ensuite. Alongside its large kitchen and dining space there are ample spaces to relax or to socialise. Venture to the top of the house and you will discover a large ‘yurt’ space with a balcony that overlooks the courtyard.
Sleeps 4
Price £900 for a long weekend, £2,100 for a week
The large kitchen / dining space on the ground floor
The large open plan kitchen is a great space for working or for entertaining 
The second ensuite bedroom with bespoke lacquered wardrobes
The master bedroom also features a small terrace overlooking the street
The ensuite bathroom with its cast in shower and deep red walls 
The steel stairs feature tactile hand rails made from rope wrapped in leather
The yurt space at the top of the house is a perfect place to relax and read a book
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House 2
House 2 is spread over four floors with a roof terrace that overlooks the communal courtyard of Walmer Yard. The kitchen diner offers an informal place to cook and eat, while for formal dinners the ‘yurt’ on the top floor is a great place to entertain. There are two ensuite double bedrooms in the middle of the house and there is also the option to make up a day bed on the ground floor into a single bed.
This house also currently houses Proposal B – an installation designed by Peter Salter and Fenella Collingridge for the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale.
Sleeps 4/5
Price £900 for a long weekend, £2,100 for a week
The kitchen / dining space with its cast concrete worktops and bespoke oak joinery
The master bedroom overlooks the courtyard 
The second bedroom sits at the front of the house 
All ensuites feature bespoke items integrated into the red-painted steelwork 
Furniture includes antique pieces mixed with new and mid-century iconic designs
The cosy living room features a wood burning stove
A dumb waiter connects the upstairs yurt dining space to the kitchen
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House 3
House 3 is the largest house on the site with two ensuite double bedrooms, a twin bedroom with an ensuite, and a single bedroom. The living spaces of this house, including a living room, kitchen, and dining room are all located on the top floor offering views out across the surrounding area. This house also boasts a roof terrace.
Sleeps 7
Price £1,575 for a long weekend, £3,675 for a week
A small single bedroom is located on the ground floor 
A twin bedroom with an ensuite sits next to the courtyard
The second ensuite bedroom overlooks the courtyard 
A small study space sits between the two upstairs bedrooms
The master bedroom has two ensuite bathrooms
The living space on the top floor is filled with natural daylight 
The large kitchen is also located on the top floor of the house 
The yurt dining space is connected to the kitchen and features a roof light which brings natural daylight down into the space
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House 4
House 4 has a very different feel to the other houses with two ensuite double bedrooms sunken into the ground and lit from a private courtyard and a bright void which cuts through the full height of the house connecting the living spaces at ground level with the bedrooms below. Lit by four large rooflights the open plan living area offers space to cook, eat and relax and can be separated into smaller more intimate spaces.
Sleeps 4
Price £900 for a long weekend, £2,100 for a week
The open plan kitchen / living / dining space can also be divided and separated to create more intimate smaller rooms
This is the lightest of the four houses with the living spaces lit by four rooflights each facing a different direction
A void space links the ground and first floors 
This double height space is connected to the master bedroom
The master bedroom is lit from the double height space and a courtyard 
The second bedroom has a large window facing a private courtyard
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Please get in touch if you would like a price to rent all four houses together.
About your stay
The houses are modestly furnished with furniture be iconic designers including Peter Salter, Charles and Ray Eames, Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand, Eileen Gray, Hans Wegner and Verner Panton.
Staying at Walmer Yard is about much more than the houses – it is about a curated architectural experience and we can offer additional tours of London architecture or art designed to sit alongside the experience of the homes.
We can also provide in-house chefs, entertainment or food deliveries. If you would like more information on any of this or have any particular requests then please get in touch.
The houses are self-catering, and the following is include with your stay:
- Wifi internet is available throughout the houses and courtyard
- Soaps provided by Aesop and Cole & Co
- Hand and bath towels
- Fully equipped kitchens with a fan oven, microwave oven, induction hob, fridge, freezer, dishwasher, washing machine, dryer, and other crockery and cooking equipment
- An arrival pack including tea, coffee, milk, bread, butter and olive oil and wood, matches and firelighters for the stove
Travelling to Walmer Yard
The houses are located in the highly desirable neighbourhood of Notting Hill. Walmer Yard is within a few minutes’ walk from London’s most sought-after Michelin starred restaurants, cafés, boutiques, parks and cultural institutions including the new Design Museum.
It is just a 30 minute drive from Heathrow Airport and is easily accessible by public transport – less than 10 minutes walk from Holland Park station on the Central Line and Latimer Road on the Circle and Hammersmith and City lines.
We also have car parking on site for four cars, if this is needed then please let us know at the time of booking.
Renting Walmer Yard for events and filming
The four houses at Walmer Yard are also available for hire for private events, meetings, photoshoots and filming.
To enquire about this please contact Laura Mark, Keeper of Walmer Yard.
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All photographs on this page by Jim Stephenson