Boughton House near Kettering in Northamptonshire can host weddings, AGMs, sales meetings, team building days and private dinners, with rooms for up to 100 and a marquee site in the Great Court for up to 750 guests. The estate describes itself as about an hour from London and from Birmingham, and it remains a family home.
Seminars and company events
The private events page lists team building days, AGMs, sales meetings and other business occasions, with the house and estate as the setting. Because Boughton is a family home, the estate says it offers an intimacy that larger venues do not. A family get-together is also listed.
The pages do not publish meeting layouts or a capacity for the business rooms. The figures below come from the wedding page, and they give a good guide to the rooms that exist: the Great Hall and the Tapestry Suite each seat up to 100. Ask the estate office which room suits your format and how it can be set for a presentation.
Weddings and receptions
The estate describes weddings as a core part of its private events. The Great Hall is the ceremony room and comfortably seats up to 100. The Little Hall is the setting for a smaller, more intimate wedding. The Colonnade is licensed for outdoor ceremonies and can be decorated to reflect the couple's style.
For the reception, the Tapestry Suite is a function room in the 18th-century stables. It seats up to 100 for dinner and dancing, with its own bar and in-house catering. A larger party can use the Great Court, which is suited to marquee events of up to 750 guests and sits next to the Grand Etang. The estate offers a price guide for weddings and takes bookings by phone or email.
Rooms and capacities
The Great Hall seats up to 100. The Tapestry Suite seats up to 100. The Great Court takes up to 750 guests under a marquee. Capacities for the Little Hall and the Colonnade are available on request. Corporate groups can use the same rooms, so check availability with the estate office.
Catering
The Tapestry Suite has in-house catering and a separate bar. Outside the suite, the estate hires out B.O.B, the Boughton Off-road Bar and Barista, as a flexible catering unit for events. Ask whether your group can bring its own caterer for the marquee.
History and setting
Boughton House is a stately home in Northamptonshire, part of the Buccleuch estates and listed among Britain's best-preserved historic houses on its own website. Its architecture, gardens and grounds make the setting for photographs and film as well as events. The garden pages mention a Grand Etang restoration project and a modern garden named Orpheus.
Getting there
The address is Boughton House, Kettering, Northamptonshire NN14 1BJ. The website has a Getting Here page. For group transfers or parking for a marquee event, ask the estate office when you request a date.
