Stately homes in England

Tabley House

• Conference centre
• ·Art gallery
• ·Restaurant
• ·Stately home
• ·Training centre

Tabley House was designed by John Carr of York for Sir Peter Byrne Leicester, Bt., and completed ca.1767.With its nine-bay central block facing south, flanked by pavilions and quadrant passages set well back and splendid Doric portico reached by curved stairs, Tabley is the only 18th century Palladian country house in Cheshire. Tabley House is a Grade 1 mansion set in delightful parkland is ideal for civil ceremonies. The elegant licensed rooms, overlooking the lake, are reached via a splendid staircase. After marrying in the Great Gallery with its magnificent pictures, furniture and flamboyance, couples can entertain, using their own suppliers, during the photocalls, and can then leave for their reception elsewhere or a marquee location in the grounds. Privacy, freedom of choice and M6 proximity makes Tabley somewhere very special. Further details on wedding arrangements can be viewed here. Tabley is also an ideal and distinctive venue for small conferences and meetings.

Wollaton Hall and Deer Park

• Stately home
• ·Unusual
• ·6 meeting rooms

Croxteth Hall and Country Park

• Stately home
• ·6 meeting rooms

Croxteth Hall Conference Centre Liverpool's premier country house conference facility & function suite is situated in an impressive, memorable location. The setting allows you and your delegates to concentrate on the matter in hand with comfortable facilities and every presentation need at your fingertips. The venue offers free parking adjacent to the building, flexible arrangements for room furniture to suit your needs and dedicated support staff to ensure you and your delegates requirements are met, within a unique setting - acres of countryside within the City. You and your delegates have the opportunity to take a behind the scenes guided tour followed by cream teas in the Walled Garden or a peaceful stroll in the wooded countryside.

Newstead Abbey

• Stately home
• ·Unusual
• ·120 attendees
• ·5 meeting rooms

Welcome to Newstead Abbey, a beautiful historic house set in a glorious landscape of gardens and parkland within the heart of Nottinghamshire, England. Founded as a monastic house in the late twelfth century, Newstead became the seat of the Byron family in 1540. Interested in hosting a corporate event at a unique location? Newstead Abbey's gothic architecture and stately rooms can provide an ideal venue for a luncheon, dinner or reception. Newstead Abbey's Great Hall, Orangery, and Cloisters are all available for corporate entertaining.

Upper Court Hotel

• Stately home

With a coaching archway leading into a courtyard full of flowers and topiary with three of the original coaching buildings now converted into holiday cottages. Guests have the run of the 15 acres of garden and grounds which centre around the beautiful 2 acre lake, a wilderness that is home to a variety of wildfowl,swans,ducks and geese that all love to be fed! Also an ideal place for a romantic picnic or to take the boat out - a childrens paradise. The millstream and watermill(now ruin) are mentioned in the Doomsday Book(1086) and the Dovecote and Watermill Cottage overlook the lake. Terrific for two or for a big family reunion. The same comfortable stylish feel applies to all 5 properties around the splendid Cotswold Georgian Manor - Upper Court. All benefit from the lake,grounds and lovely gardens. The Herford's love of antiques and their good taste with genuine understanding of what's needed(they've been welcoming guests for 31 years), make for a happy experience. The Dovecote, a romantic hideaway for 2,overlooks the lake, Stables, Courtyard and Coach house can seat 24(in Coach House) and can be interconnected for an extended party. Watermill overlooks the lake and is an 18th century gem. The Manor is ideal for a fairytale wedding- a perfct setting for those treasured wedding photographs and we also hold a Civil Wedding Ceremony License for up to 60 guests. Also for Corporate entertaining and training.

Sudeley Castle

• Stately home

Would you to make an impression on your clients? Then come to Sudeley Castle! We offer a rich sense of history and culture, a marvellous feeling of panache. Now that you’re in the mood, you can get down to business in one of our marvellous high profile individual rooms that cater for groups between 10 to 120 people. For the larger Conference the Banqueting Room seats 70 delegates theatre style, available between November and March. For the smaller self contained meeting Chandos Hall set amongst our Holiday Cottage complex and available throughout the year would be perfect. Our friendly and professional staff can advise you on your Catering requirements, adding that personal touch to your meetings. If you prefer not to eat during your meetings, Sudeley Castle can reserve you a table for lunch and/or dinner. Our catering staff provide exquisitely presented, delicious food, that you can have with a range of special wines. (Go to our menu to find out more). Sudeley Castle is an easy point of location, as it benefits from easy access from the motorway networks, and holds a car park that is almost limitless. Hosting your conference with us also gives you the chance to visit our beautiful award winning gardens, which has a distinct touch.

Holdenby House

• Stately home

Just across the Northamptonshire fields from Althorp lies Holdenby House, a stately home whose royal connections go back over 400 years. Built by Sir Christopher Hatton to entertain Elizabeth I, it became the Palace of James I and the prison of his son, Charles I. Now a family home, the house is the splendid backdrop to a beautiful garden and Falconry Centre, where visitors can watch birds of prey soar over the scene of so much history. Six miles from Northampton, Holdenby is a magnificent venue for corporate events and conferences, film and TV shoots and weddings. We also run an award-winning schools programme with projects on the Tudors, the Victorians and World War II. Holdenby is a wonderful venue for corporate meetings and small conferences. All bookings are on the basis of exclusive use, so you will have the space and the quietness to yourself. Holdenby is your own private house for the day.

Rockingham Castle

• Stately home
• ·100 attendees
• ·4 meeting rooms

As an early defensive position dating back to Saxon times, Rockingham Castle has reward of being in a magnificent setting, dominating the local landscape. The sweep of the lush parkland and meadows has replaced the dense forest of the Middle Ages and the years have mellowed the colours of the ironstone, while the sun's reflection off the limestone gives the Castle a luminous quality as it nestles into the hillside. For centuries Rockingham Castle has entertained royalty and private guests within its ancient walls. The history and tradition continue today. Walker's House, within the original curtain wall of the Castle, provided a high standard of catering and the building has recently been refurbished to provide full conference facilities with meeting rooms, a conference room and dining room. The medieval Great Hall, built in around 1200, is a superb room for a dinner. We can seat 60 guests at traditional round tables in this dramatic room with its vast open fire, or up to 30 on one long medieval table. The adjacent Panel Room can be used for reception drinks prior to moving in to the Great Hall for dinner.

Burghley House

• Stately home
• ·80 attendees
• ·3 meeting rooms

Burghley, one of the largest and grandest houses of the first Elizabethan Age. Built and mostly designed by William Cecil, Lord High Treasurer to Queen Elizabeth I, between 1555 and 1587, the main part of the House has 35 major rooms on the ground and first floors. Sitting amidst rolling parkland, with easy access to the A1, and only one mile from Stamford station, the House itself has 3 function rooms whilst the gardens and parkland provide several potential marquee sites with fantastic views of the House and lake. For a smaller or less formal meeting or seminar, rooms are available, seating up to 80 theatre style or 28 boardroom style.

Bramham Park Wetherby

• Stately home
• ·50 attendees
• ·4 meeting rooms

Bramham could be the perfect place for your Company's event, whether it is in the House, in a marquee or outside. In the House we have hosted conferences, meetings, parties and dinners. Outside, in the Park, they can provide the most picturesque of marquee sites or locations for other events, such as fairs, activity days, rallies or concerts.

Craig Y Nos Castle

• Stately home

Craig-y-Nos Castle is the perfect Conference venue in South Wales to hold your event. With its grade one listed theatre available for theatre style seminars, and many other styles of Conference room. Craig-y-Nos is set within the Brecon Beacons National Park and easily accessible from Swansea and Brecon. Where else could you have all your delegates stay overnight, and to relax after a full days work

Red Lion Inn and Motel

• Hotel
• ·Restaurant
• ·Stately home

New for 2009, here at the Red Lion Motel and Country Inn we are able to provide a full range of facilities in our new luxury marquee. Set just outside our Wesley Restuarant the marquee can be decorated in a range of spectacular styles and themes to suit any occasion and is capable of holding 150 - 200 people seated or up to 500 standing.

Holgate Hill Hotel

• Conference centre
• ·Hotel
• ·Restaurant
• ·Stately home

A warm welcome and a friendly world are all part of the service from Hazel Hart and team. Just minutes from the centre of historic York, the Holgate Hill Hotel is a great location. The hotel is easily accessible by car on the A59 into York. Guest parking is free The main rail station is only half a mile away and local bus services stop right outside the hotel entrance. The hotel provides a warm atmosphere and many comforts, including a comfortable lounge over-looking the attractive gardens. For visiting cosmopolitan York with its bustling daytime historic atmosphere and vibrant stylish night life, the Holgate Hill Hotel is well placed. As a base for visiting surrounding North Yorkshire's many attractions, the hotel provides a warm and friendly home from home. Holgate Hill Hotel is committed to deliver a personalised package suited to your needs and wishes. We can cater for small functions up to 60 for private dinners and cocktail reception up to 80 guests. Please contact us direct to make an appointment so we can discuss the options and advise you on your private function. We can cater for: Wedding receptions Birthday Parties Wine Tasting Christenings Private Dinners Cocktail Receptions Business Parties You will find local produce in our home made buffets and dinners. We are proud to have good contact with our suppliers and so we will be able to get the very best from Yorkshire.

Merchants Adventurers Hall

• Conference centre
• ·Art gallery
• ·Stately home
• ·Training centre

The Hall is conveniently located in the city centre of historic York. It is a 15 minute walk to the York railway station, or 5 minute walk of several car parks. It is an impressive and unique venure appropriate for many Corporate events. Banquets The Hall makes an excellent setting for corporate dinners, to celebrate with your staff or impress partners and clients. Begin with a silver service dinner in the Great Hall, followed by a drinks reception and entertainment in the Undercroft. Conferences Presentations can be done in the Great Hall with the Undercroft being used as a breakaway space, for seperate meetings, refreshments and lunch. You can even follow the event with a closing dinner in the Great Hall (allow 1-2 hours for resetting the venue before dinner). Lectures Hold your lecture in the impressive Great Hall, and start or finish with reception drinks in the Undercroft. Trade Shows & Exhibitions These can last from 1 day to 2 weeks, as time allows, and can use the Great Hall and Undercroft or only the Undercroft. Meetings Looking for a convenient and impressive meeting space in the centre of York? Our Great Hall or Undercroft are excellent for larger groups (from 40-180) while our Committee Room is appropriate for small gatherings (up to 20).

Black Bull Lodge

• Conference centre
• ·Hotel
• ·Restaurant
• ·Stately home
• ·15 attendees
• ·1 meeting room

Our meeting room is capable of holding training sessions, sales reviews, seminars, client meetings, selection panels, interviews, or any other type of small meeting for up to 30 delegsates

Leighton Hall

• Stately home
• ·80 attendees
• ·6 meeting rooms

The historic home of the world-renowned Gillow furniture making family, Leighton Hall is a stunning location for a day out, an exclusive wedding or extraordinary corporate event. Its romantic Gothic towers, acres of beautiful gardens and trained birds of prey annually lure thousands of visitors who are as enthralled with Leighton's fascinating heritage as they are captivated by the breathtaking beauty of their surroundings. Leighton Hall is a perfect venue whether you're a teacher looking for an educational outing, a bride searching for her very own fairy tale castle (Leighton has a license to conduct civil ceremonies) or a producer seeking out an unusual location. Leighton Hall can be found in the north of Lancashire, just outside Carnforth, a few miles from the city of Lancaster nestling in a bowl of parkland against a backdrop of English Lake District hills.

Beningborough Hall

• Art gallery
• ·Stately home
• ·Theatre

18th-century house with interactive galleries and National Portrait Gallery paintings. Grounds and working walled garden Dramatic Georgian mansion with one of Britain's finest baroque interiors In partnership with National Portrait Gallery, Beningbrough has more than 100 famous paintings and seven interpretation galleries with hands-on actvities Fantastic Wilderness play area, with large fort Functioning walled garden, which supplies produce to the restaurant Many events, activity days and evening concerts. Special restaurant evenings, such as 'Starters and Desserters' clubs Making Faces: 18th-century Style. Beningbrough Hall in partnership with the National Portrait Gallery, houses more than 100 paintings and has seven new portrait interpretation galleries

Bolton Castle

• Stately home

Bolton Castle is a spectacular mediaeval fortress, preserved in outstanding condition and situated in the heart of Wensleydale, inside the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The Castle is open from the weekend before Easter until the end of October and is available for private hire throughout the year. We have Civil Wedding, Drinks and Entertainment licenses. Bolton is an ideal location for both film and photographic shoots and there are also filming opportunities on the rest of the estate.

Castle Howard

• Conference centre
• ·Country house
• ·Green venue
• ·Restaurant
• ·Stately home
• ·200 attendees
• ·7 meeting rooms

Castle Howard is one of Britain's finest historic houses and is still home to my family whose forebears conceived, designed, and built it over three centuries ago. In this, the 21st century, the business flourishing on the estate means we are able to preserve, conserve, restore and improve not only the many fine buildings, but also the landscape in which those edifices reside. I hope this site provides you with the information you seek. Indeed, I hope it encourages you to visit us and see for yourself how this magnificent enterprise has adapted into that which exists today. Castle Howard has been entertaining guests for over 300 years and our tradition of warm hospitality and inspirational entertaining continues in strength today. Each year we welcome many clients to our magnificent house and gardens. Often they are looking for a unique venue and we pride ourselves on being able to offer exclusive use of several locations within the House; including the Great Hall, Grecian Hall and Long Gallery, as well as a choice of exclusive event sites within the grounds and gardens.

Duncombe Park

• Conference centre
• ·Green venue
• ·Sporting
• ·Stately home

Duncombe Park is amongst Yorkshire’s most amazing historic houses and estates, offering something for everyone to enjoy, from elegant rooms and the spectacular gardens to the finest shopping, food and drink and many miles of walks in the parkland. The home of Lord and Lady Feversham is set in the magnificent landscape of North Yorkshire just a stone throw away from the North York Moors. The house, gardens, parkland centre, tearooms and gift shops are open from 12th April to 25th October 2009. Duncombe Park has a long tradition of welcoming local people and holiday makers from around the world. We look forward to welcoming you.

Rydal Hall

• Stately home

Welcome to Rydal Hall, Conference, Retreat & Holiday Centre for the Diocese of Carlisle, situated in the heart of the English Lake District. Whether you are coming alone or as part of a group, to be active or to rest or to join one of our varied programme of led retreats or seminars, we have a wide range of comfortable accommodation & space options to suit you. From single, double, family and en-suite rooms in the main hall, to camping on our stunning campsite, as well as a ‘bunkhouse’, self-catering cottage and conference centre you have a wide choice to choose from.

Moor Park

• Stately home

"This magnificent Hertfordshire building, with its impressive grounds and unique facilities, lends itself as an awe-inspiring venue for any occasion yet it is only minutes from the M25 and M40. Whether it is for business or pleasure, intimate or spacious, the principal rooms of the Mansion provide an impressive venue and will exceed expectation. From conferences and training courses, client meetings and corporate golf events to celebrating special birthdays, family parties or the elegant setting for your wedding, our dedicated team of event co-ordinators and banqueting staff ensure every aspect of your function is individually tailored to create perfection."

Augill Castle Cumbria

• Stately home
• ·40 attendees
• ·8 bedrooms
• ·1 meeting room

Augill Castle has a long tradition of memorable hospitality. During its 160 years the castle has retained much of its atmosphere. It is a place where the background is of creaking floorboards, ticking clocks and distant laughter. Interesting antiques lurk in every corner and artifacts on every mantle have a genuine story to tell. If you can't boast a country house big enough for all your friends, Augill is the perfect venue for your own house party. Either midweek or over a weekend, the castle is available for exclusive use for a minimum of two nights. Augill is also licensed to hold civil marriages. The castle can host a formal wedding breakfast for up to forty with room for sixty for less formal celebrations. Today Simon & Wendy Bennett run the castle in a modern, informal style, with one over riding tenet: to do everything they can to ensure guests leave feeling they have stayed with friends.

Kew Palace

• Stately home
• ·60 attendees
• ·2 meeting rooms

The tiny ‘doll’s house’ of a royal residence re-creates the palace as it was used by George III and some of his family Kew is perfect as a summer venue for an intimate group of friends, family or very special corporate guests, who can enjoy a private tour of the house before sitting down to dinner in the King’s Dining Room.