The card room
The card room of the house is a small fixture run within the upper writing room, on the property under licence. It is open to house guests by appointment with reception, closed on Sundays, and closed during the worst weeks of January. It is not open to guests under twenty-one. There is no online or remote play of any kind, and there is no play conducted on, through, or in connection with this website.
House practice
The room is staffed by a senior member of the house at all times when in use. Stakes are limited and known in advance. Guests are not approached or solicited to use the room. If a member of staff has reason to believe that a guest's use of the room is not in their interest, the room will be closed to that guest for the remainder of their stay; this is treated as a quiet matter between the house and the guest.
If you are concerned
If you have concerns about your own play, or that of someone close to you, a number of independent organisations in the United Kingdom and Ireland provide free, confidential help. We name them here in plain text so that you can search them yourself; we do not provide direct links from this page, and we do not have a relationship with any of them.
GamCare · runs the National Gambling Helpline (0808 8020 133, free, 24 hours)
BeGambleAware · the national independent charity for gambling harm
National Problem Gambling Clinic · an NHS clinical service in London
Gamblers Anonymous (GB) · mutual-aid fellowship with meetings nationwide
The property does not maintain a self-exclusion programme of its own; if you would like to be excluded from the card room, please write to reception in confidence and the matter will be kept on a permanent register. A national self-exclusion scheme covering UK-licensed online gambling sites is operated under the name GAMSTOP.