About
Saspherton & Hertford Ltd is an independent UK private company, registered in England and Wales. The salon employs four principals and approximately twenty staff in the kitchen and on the floor.
Card Room Director
Helena trained at the European Card-Hosts Academy in Brussels (programme 2018–2021), having read Modern Languages at King's College London. Before joining Saspherton in February 2026, she was head dealer at a private members' club in Knightsbridge. Helena holds dual British and Dutch citizenship; she lives in Marylebone and walks to work along Marylebone Lane. She reads sailing journals on the Tube. She is the salon's Designated Premises Supervisor.
Head Chef
Oliver was born in Padstow and trained at Rick Stein's Seafood Restaurant. He spent seven years at The Wolseley before two years at Spring under Skye Gyngell. He arrived at Saspherton in early 2026 with a brief — to cook British, with European technique, from named suppliers, on a menu that turns over every four to six weeks. He works the Cromer-crab supply chain personally. The kitchen is closed on Mondays.
Sommelier
Beatrice holds the WSET Diploma (2020). Before Saspherton she was at Noble Rot Lamb's Conduit, where she ran the by-the-glass programme. Her cellar focus is on English sparkling, Burgundy under £80, and Loire whites; her older-claret stock is small and quiet. She plays viola in an amateur Wigmore Hall chamber group. She is on the salon floor every Tuesday, every last Friday, every Quarterly Saturday, and every Hedera Friday.
Klub Coordinator
Felix joined Saspherton from the Wallace Collection's events office, where he ran private hires for six years. He oversees Hedera Hour invitations, Klub member admissions, Quarterly Sitting prize logistics, and the welcome ritual at the Tuesday Card Evening. He is the first point of contact for Klub matters and is reachable at klub@saspherton.co.uk or via the salon's office line. He hosts every Tuesday Card Evening's welcome at 19:30 sharp.
22 Chiltern Street is a Grade II-listed Victorian townhouse from 1887 (List Entry No. 1226394 in the National Heritage List for England), originally built as a private residence for a textile-merchant family. From the 1980s until 2025 the building was a small antiquarian-book dealer; the dealer relocated to King's Cross and the salon took over the ground and first floors. The basement and second floor are not part of the salon.
The freehold sits within the Howard de Walden Estate, the principal Marylebone landowner since 1879. The restoration was undertaken in 2025 with the consent of Westminster City Council's Conservation team.
Saspherton Klub is the salon's private members' programme. Annual subscription £1,800. Six Hedera Hour invitations per year. Twelve guest passes. Six-week priority reservation window. 10% credit on Saspherton-direct purchases. A quarterly paper newsletter, posted by Royal Mail signed-for to the address on file.
Membership applications go through Felix Allardyce at klub@saspherton.co.uk. The Klub admits new members up to a soft cap of approximately 240 active memberships.
Read the Klub rulesSaspherton · /ˈsæsfətən/ (SASS-fə-tən) — three syllables, stress on the first. The "ph" is pronounced as "f" (like Stephen); the "er" is unstressed schwa.
Hedera · /ˈhɛd.ə.rə/ (HED-ə-rə) — three syllables, stress on the first. From the Latin botanical name for ivy.
Hertford · /ˈhɑːfəd/ (HAR-fəd) — two syllables. The conventional silent "rt" / "tr" of the place-name and family-name.
Saspherton Salon
Saspherton Salon is a members' card salon for adults aged eighteen and over. By continuing, you confirm that you are at least eighteen years of age.
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