Campagne Oberried

Campagne Oberried in Belp, near Bern, is a country house built in 1736 that can be rented for banquets, receptions, concerts, readings, lectures and book presentations. The ground-floor rooms and the garden are available. The garden hall seats up to 50 guests at a banquet and holds 120 people at a standing reception, and the garden takes up to 300 guests for an aperitif. The house stands at Seftigenstrasse 120 and is owned by a foundation of the von Fischer family.

Seminars and company events The official site presents the house for banquets, aperitifs and cultural events. Historic tours, concerts, theater, readings, book presentations and lectures can be staged in the large hall, which makes the house suitable for a talk, a launch or a client evening followed by a reception. The house and garden can also serve as a backdrop for photo shoots. The site does not describe meeting equipment or a seminar format, so ask the owner what is available for a presentation.

Weddings and receptions The ground-floor rooms are offered for family occasions, a festive banquet or an aperitif in a historic setting. Weddings are not named on the page, so confirm with the owner whether a wedding reception fits the house rules. The garden, with its avenues, water features and a pavilion called the Gloriette, gives room for guests to move outdoors during an aperitif. Tents can be added to shelter guests from sun or rain. They are not part of the rental.

Rooms and capacities Three areas are described on the rental page. The dining room serves up to 20 guests at an extendable table that seats from 8 to 20. The garden hall is the largest room. A banquet there is laid out as five tables of 8 to 10 guests, up to 50 seated in all, and a standing reception with only a few seats holds up to 120 people. The cloakroom and toilets are sized for these numbers. The garden accommodates up to 300 guests for an aperitif.

Catering The tenant must organize the food through a caterer. The house has two catering kitchens, but they are opened only for the trusted caterer of the house or by special agreement. The caterer brings tablecloths, decorations, crockery, cutlery and glasses. A page on the site covers the care expected of tenants and the rental terms.

History and setting The house was built in 1736 for Viktor Fischer, a grandson of the founder of the Fischerpost, the Bernese postal service. It is a Régence-style country residence of the Bernese patrician era, with a garden hall of generous size. The main decorative piece is the wallpaper of the Göttersalon, imported from Paris around 1725. The garden was extended in the Rococo period and is known as the Bernese Versailles. The house was restored in 2001 and 2002. A cultural association stages concerts, readings and theater there.

Getting there The house is in Belp, at the foot of the Längenberg, south of Bern. The official site gives the address and a map. The contact for rental requests is Rudolf von Fischer.