Tewinbury Farm Hotel, near Welwyn in Hertfordshire, offers twelve meeting and event spaces for team meetings, away days, parties and weddings, from a screening room for 24 guests to a riverside Farm Yard for 250 and a festival ground for 800 on dry hire. The farm covers about 700 acres beside the River Mimram, at Hertford Road, Tewin, and has been run by the Williams family since 1931.
Seminars and company events
The meeting spaces include the Tythe Barn, a 17th-century barn with a drop-down screen, a built-in LCD projector, a PA system, a registration area, four syndicate rooms, a Minstrel Gallery and a lower area for breakouts, plus a private garden and terrace. Riverview, the Millstream Suite, The Mimram, The Tewin Room and The Stockman are smaller rooms, each with a screen, projector, built-in speakers and garden or patio access. Riverview, the Millstream Suite and The Mimram have a built-in bar, and the Millstream Suite on the first floor has a balcony terrace, stairs and a lift.
Meadow Barn is the largest meeting space, a blank canvas with a fitted screen, projector and bar, close to the activity field. The Picturehouse seats 24 to 30 with state-of-the-art audio-visual equipment and exclusive use of the bar. The farm also lists team-building activities and team Christmas parties.
Weddings and receptions
The farm has a dedicated weddings page and The Stable, a bar and events venue. The Farm Yard sits beside the river and holds up to 250 standing or 200 seated, with a fully stocked bar, street food trucks and a space for live music or a DJ, with indoor and outdoor flow and covered options. Roots Garden hosts 10 to 100 people outdoors, with an all-weather safari tent, a Josper barbecue and a music tent. The Top of the Crop festival ground holds up to 800 on dry hire.
Rooms and capacities
The farm does not publish seated capacities by layout for its barns and meeting rooms. Ask for theater, classroom or banquet numbers when you enquire. Stated figures are the Picturehouse at 24 to 30, Roots Garden at 10 to 100, the Farm Yard at 250 standing or 200 seated, and the festival ground at 800.
Accommodation
Stays include Lake Huts, Spacious and Generous Rooms, Family Rooms, a Woodland Hut, a Shepherd's Hut, a Lakeside Lodge and a Riverside Lodge. Kingsbridge House is a self-contained house for groups, with six ensuite bedrooms, a private entrance, full audio-visual equipment, a cinema, a games room, a gym, a sauna, a hot tub and a meeting room. A total bedroom number is not stated.
Catering
Food is seasonal, homemade and as local as possible. The Granary Kitchen serves breakfast and lunch, the Cowshed serves dinner, and afternoon tea is available. Event options include a barbecue, a cocktail van and street food trucks.
History and setting
Tewinbury began as a dairy farm and the Williams family has run it since 1931. It now combines meetings, play and celebrations on working farmland.
Getting there
The address is Hertford Road, Welwyn, Hertfordshire AL6 0JB. Kingsbridge House has complimentary parking.
