Hoar Cross Hall takes residential conferences, board meetings, team wellness days, private dinners and exclusive-use weddings, with event rooms for up to 180 guests and 104 bedrooms. The Grade II listed hall stands in 43 acres of Staffordshire countryside at Hoar Cross, near Burton upon Trent, and Hiddenwell runs it as a spa hotel.
Seminars and company events
The hall sells delegate stays for meetings small and large and pairs them with the spa: a workplace wellness format mixes working sessions with time in the pools and treatment rooms, and group spa experiences can be added as a reward. The largest meeting room, the Joynes Suite, measures 150 square meters, takes up to 180 guests and opens onto a private patio and the Italian Gardens. Smaller rooms suit breakouts and board meetings. For a launch or a company celebration, the whole hall can be booked for a bespoke exclusive-use event, including the grounds behind the hotel and the public areas.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are sold as exclusive use, so the couple has the house to themselves. Religious ceremonies take place at the Church of the Holy Angels next to the hall; other ceremonies are held in the Ballroom or a private suite. The day runs from arrival drinks to the wedding breakfast, evening entertainment and late-night food, after a private tasting and menu consultation with the executive chef. Landscaped gardens, a rose garden and water features serve for photographs.
Rooms and capacities
The Ballroom, 150 square meters for 150 guests, keeps listed William Morris wallpaper, a molded ceiling, chandeliers and garden views, and is offered through bespoke hire. The Meynell Suite (56 square meters, 40 guests) has two bay windows and a fireplace and connects to the Halifax Suite (54 square meters, 30 guests). The Library (56 square meters, 40 guests) suits dinners and meetings. The Chapel, with oak paneling and stained glass, seats 12 for a private dinner. Sudbury and Tutbury, two daylight rooms near reception, take 12 each for board meetings. Henry's takes 50, and the oak-paneled Long Gallery bar suits pre-dinner drinks.
Accommodation
The hall has 104 bedrooms in eight categories, from standard rooms to suites with a garden terrace or a private hot tub, a Quad Room for four and the two-bedroom Royal Suite.
Catering
The Ballroom restaurant holds two AA Rosettes. A more relaxed restaurant, afternoon tea and private dining complete the offer. Event menus are designed with the executive chef and cover all dietary needs.
History and setting
The present hall was completed in 1871 for Hugo Francis Meynell Ingram, after a ten-year rebuild by the architect Henry Clutton in an Elizabethan style with Jacobean touches. The Meynell family left in 1952, and the house later served as a children's home and a Christian community center. Private owners opened it for banquets from 1970, and in 1991 it reopened as a spa resort after an expansion that added 70 bedrooms. The spa includes a saltwater pool, an outdoor terrace with heated pools, a log sauna and heat and ice rooms.
Getting there
The hall lies in rural Staffordshire, within driving distance of Burton upon Trent, Lichfield and Derby. Burton-on-Trent is the nearest main line station, and East Midlands Airport is the closest airport.
