Broughton Sanctuary, near Skipton in North Yorkshire, offers meeting rooms for 6 to 120 delegates, exclusive use of Broughton Hall and a wellbeing centre on a 2,500-acre estate. Over 100 beds are spread across the hall, the Eden venue and a set of holiday homes, so a full group can stay together. The estate also hosts weddings and civil ceremonies.
Seminars and company events
The venues page lists rooms in three settings. In Broughton Hall, five state rooms and 17 bedrooms are available for corporate events. Utopia, designed by Sir Michael Hopkins inside the Walled Garden, has two meeting rooms with AV equipment and whiteboards on request: the Home Room seats up to 6 around an inspiration library, and the Hopkins room seats a larger group around a central table. The Avalon wellbeing centre adds two meeting rooms. The Nest overlooks the Walled Garden, and a spacious minimalist room there takes up to 100 delegates with full AV, or 120 in theatre layout.
The estate also sells outdoor meeting space and team activities. The Fire Temple is offered for outdoor team bonding, and the 2,500 acres are presented as a place to train, launch products and step away from the office.
Weddings and receptions
Broughton holds a civil ceremony license that allows a marriage at Eden. A ceremony can also take place anywhere on the estate, with the registry at Eden, and the Sacred Heart Chapel is offered for Catholic weddings. The site recommends its in-house chefs for the wedding breakfast, from a traditional meal to a foraged grazing table.
A longer stay is part of the offer: a barbecue at the Fire Temple the night before, a woodland sauna and a wild swimming pond. Avalon's Pool Suite and a bridal preparation experience are available before the day. No guest capacity for weddings is published.
Rooms and capacities
Published capacities are 6 in the Home Room, 16 and 20 in the other two Utopia and Avalon meeting rooms, and 100 in the large Avalon room, or 120 theatre style. Broughton Hall has five state rooms, whose sizes are not given.
Accommodation
Broughton Hall has 17 bedrooms, each described as individually styled. Twenty holiday homes nearby add space for over 100 delegates, and the estate counts more than 100 beds in total across the hall, Eden and the homes. The hall can be taken exclusively, as one house.
Catering
In-house chefs prepare food that the estate describes as good for you and kind to the planet. A walled garden bistro is on site. Wedding and event menus can range from a seated meal to a grazing table.
History and setting
Broughton Hall is a historic house, and the estate runs as a sanctuary with wellbeing classes, community events and responsible tourism policy. The walled garden was redesigned by Dan Pearson, and the Utopia building sits inside it.
Getting there
The address is Skipton, Yorkshire, BD23 3AE. The official pages do not give transport details; Skipton has a railway station and the estate is a short drive from town.
