Birdsall House hosts corporate events of up to 150 guests in theatre style, private dinners, weddings and parties in the Yorkshire Wolds, near Malton in North Yorkshire. It is a private family home that has belonged to the Willoughby family for nearly 500 years, within a 13,000 acre estate. An in-house events team plans each booking, and nine ensuite bedrooms keep a team on site overnight.
Seminars and company events
The venue lists board meetings, AGMs, team-building days, client entertaining and product launches. The Ballroom takes up to 150 guests in theatre style. The Oval Room and the Dining Room are set up for smaller workshops, presentations and board meetings. For informal drinks or an evening celebration, The Old Kitchens is a cellar bar designed in the style of a prohibition-era speakeasy. The estate grounds are used for outdoor activities, which the team organizes. The team tailors each event to the brief, whether it is an intimate private dinner or a client hospitality day.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings can include civil ceremonies, church weddings and weekend-long house parties, with the house at the couple's disposal. A ceremony can be held indoors in the state rooms or outdoors by the ruins of an 11th-century monastery. Larger guest lists can use a marquee on the lawn.
Rooms and capacities
The Ballroom is a light-filled room used for receptions, seated dinners and larger events, and the adjoining Oval Room can be opened up to extend it. The Oval Room is a drawing room with family paintings and doors that open into the Ballroom. The house has two dining rooms, a smaller one with views over the rear grounds and a larger, more formal one overlooking the front lawn. The Old Kitchens has a dance floor, a bar and secret rooms. The garden grounds were designed by Capability Brown and include formal lawns and lakes.
Accommodation
Nine renovated ensuite bedrooms are available to corporate guests, some with original Thomas Chippendale furniture, and each overlooks the grounds. The house describes the stay as being in a family home rather than a hotel. Langton Hall, two miles away, takes up to 57 guests in cottages and rooms, with indoor and outdoor pools, a tennis court, a gym and hot tubs, and transport links the two venues. Further hotels are listed in York and Malton.
Catering
The Christmas offer mentions seasonal menus by Coe Catering. The site does not say whether other caterers may be used, so ask when you request a quote.
History and setting
The Willoughby family has lived at Birdsall for about 500 years, and the house holds paintings, antique furniture and family portraits dating back to 1570. Guided visits and house tours are offered separately. The house has also been used as a film location.
Getting there
Birdsall House is at Birdsall, Malton, North Yorkshire YO17 9NR. The events office takes calls on 01944 316 003.
