Where over a century of heritage meets your next memory

Our story starts with Walter Maximilian de Zoete, who built Warren House in a Flemish style marked by stepped gables — an uncommon flourish in England. The name “Warren” comes from the rabbit-run valley just west of the house.

The lease passed to Martin R. Smith, who expanded the estate by 16 acres and added a new wing, billiards room, cottages, a summer house, and glasshouses.

Sir Robert Laidlaw, M.P., acquires the estate.

Sir Laidlaw loaned the property to the Red Cross, donating £25 per week, a fully equipped operating theatre, the service of five staff, and produce from the gardens. Warren House sheltered 630 patients during its years as an Auxiliary Hospital.

A War Office certificate from July 1920 acknowledges this service, bearing the signature of Sir Winston Churchill.

The estate was purchased for police use as the fourth and final sports ground serving London’s districts, completing a programme initiated by Lord Trenchard and backed by the Police Sports Fund. From that moment, The Warren became a home for sport, fellowship, and local gatherings — the heart of the Metropolitan Police Hayes Sports Club.

The Hobbit opened as a sports pavilion by Commissioner Sir Kenneth Newman.

Coney Suite opened; designed by Raymond Smith & Associate Architects and built by R. Mansells Ltd.

Wickhams created by converting three first-floor classrooms into a 50-seat dining suite with cocktail bar.