Badminton Estate can host seminars, conferences, team days, private dinners, parties and weddings, with the West Wing of Badminton House taking up to 120 guests. The estate lies in South Gloucestershire, near the village of Badminton, and is the home of the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort.
Seminars and company events
The West Wing of Badminton House is the base for corporate events. The estate states a capacity of up to 120 guests for meetings, seminars and conferences, and the spaces can be used together or one at a time. A company can book a plenary session in one room and run breakouts in another, with all rooms on the same private site.
Beyond the meeting rooms, the estate offers team days. Groups can walk in the Deer Park, visit the gardens or tour the stables. Worcester Lodge Park is suggested for walking meetings and team exercises. Clay shooting at Lady's Wood Shooting School and whisky tasting with Distilled Events are listed as add-ons. Corporate summer parties are also on the programme.
Weddings and receptions
The estate presents itself as a country wedding venue and mentions outdoor marquee weddings. Separate pages cover weddings at Worcester Lodge, weddings at Badminton Airfield and church ceremonies on the estate. The official pages available to us give no guest numbers for these settings, so couples should ask the estate office for capacities and dates.
Rooms and capacities
The West Wing has five rooms of different sizes, which can be hired separately or combined. Capacities below come from the estate's pages.
The Old Hall holds a large oak table and an open fire. It is used for dinners of up to 30 guests and for conferences, and is also set for networking standing. The Old Kitchen takes 60 seated or 100 to 120 standing, with an original open fire, and sits next to the catering kitchen, which suits a breakfast buffet or a workshop. The North Hall seats 80 or takes 120 standing and is hung with paintings by John Wootton; it is the room for gala dinners. The Small Dining Room takes 8 to 10 for dinner or 10 to 12 for a focused meeting. The Stewards Room is a sitting room with sofas, used for coffee, a team reception or breakouts.
Outside the West Wing, Worcester Lodge is a Grade I listed building with a plasterwork ceiling and tall windows, used for candlelit dinners of up to 16 guests. Swangrove House, an 18th-century hunting lodge, seats up to 20 and has a kitchen that suits a private chef.
Catering
The estate offers in-house catering with bespoke menus and drinks packages. Dry hire of the West Wing is also possible. The West Wing has kitchen facilities and a private courtyard with extra lawn space.
Accommodation
The official pages we reviewed do not describe bedrooms for event guests. The estate lists holiday lets and available properties on separate pages, so organisers who need overnight stays should ask the estate office what is offered.
History and setting
Badminton Estate is the seat of the Dukes of Beaufort. The Old Hall has been used by successive Dukes and their families since the 18th century. The gardens were designed by Russell Page and Francois Goffinet. The estate hosts outdoor sporting events, including the Badminton Horse Trials, and also lets its buildings for filming.
Getting there
The estate office is at Badminton, South Gloucestershire, GL9 1DD. The West Wing offers complimentary parking. Public transport details are not given on the pages we reviewed, so ask the estate office for directions from the nearest station.
