- No. of meeting rooms: 3
- Meeting room max capacity: 140
- No. of Bedrooms: N/A
- No. of car parking spaces:
- Nearest Motorway: A34
- Nearest Train station: Newbury
- Nearest Airport: RAF Brize Norton
Just 75 minutes from London; 6 miles from junction 13 of the M4 motorway. Highclere Castle is the perfect venue for corporate entertaining, conferences and activity days.
Highclere Castle has offered facilities for the finest in corporate entertaining and conferences for almost 20 years. Only 75 minutes from London and less than one mile from the A34 trunk road, the Castle provides the perfect venue for corporate conferences. Six State Rooms dating back 160 years are available for indoor activities and fine dining. Hundreds of acres of landscaped parkland provide scope for activity days impossible in a city location.
A broad range of companies have used the castle’s facilities for entertaining and conferences. The stunning backdrop of the Castle has been used by film and television companies as a location for many famous films. The Castle figures frequently in local television documentaries.
The location and scale of Highclere Park make it the perfect venue for outdoor activities. Clay shooting, archery, falconry and quad biking are all in demand. The landscaped parkland gives considerable scope for car launches, marquee events and music concerts. Access for coaches and heavy goods vehicles combines with free parking for hundreds of cars to provide the ideal venue for large scale events.
Suite Name | Capacity (people) | Dimensions(m) | |||||||||
Theatre | Classrm | Boardrm | Cabaret | Banquet | Ushape | H | W | Features | Plan | Description | |
The Library | 140 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /logos/highclere-castle-imagesuite-plan-2249-12297-thumb.jpg | The Main Library is reached from the Saloon, and the North Library can be reached from the Entrance Hall. These rooms have a ceiling height of 5m. The North Library is 8.4m wide x 6.3m long. The North Library is 6.4m wide x 13.9m long. These two rooms are usually considered as one, being joined by a double-columned area of 1.45m wide. There is a working fireplace in the Main Library. There is a doorway from the Main Library to the Music Room of usable width 1.0m. This doorway is partly hidden by being constructed of library bookshelves, which open to reveal the Music Room beyond. The Library is used for dining and conference duties, and can be extended in capacity by including the North Library area for conference and dining and also by including the Music Room for dining and breakout work. There are three exits to other parts of the Castle and also a fire exit through multiple doors to the outside in the East facade. This east facing wall also offers much natural light. The North Library has two north facing windows. There are several 13amp ring main outlets located in various parts of the room. (All dimensions are approximate and are subject to client verification). There is broadband Internet service to the North and Main Library areas, served by sixteen 100mb hardwired lines. | |
The Music Room | 40 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /logos/highclere-castle-imagesuite-plan-2249-12298-thumb.jpg | The Music Room is reached from the Main Library, and is a very bright room with much natural light. It is double aspect with views to the East and South. The room is 7.29m x 5.8m and has a ceiling height of 5.0m. There is a double doorway of 2.0m usable width to the Drawing Room. There are several 13amp ring main outlets located in the corners of the room. (All dimensions are approximate and are subject to client verification). | |
The State Dining Room | 60 | 0 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /logos/highclere-castle-imagesuite-plan-2249-12299-thumb.jpg | The Dining Room is reached from the Saloon with natural light from its west facing windows. The room is 11.3m x 5.5m and has a ceiling height of 5.0m. There is a doorway of 1.0m usable width to the Saloon. There are several 13amp ring main outlets located in the corners of the room. Depending on client requirements, this room can be used either for dining or for conference work, or as a breakout room. (All dimensions are approximate and are subject to client verification). |
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