Charrewäg

Am Charrewäg, a family farm in Illnau, near Illnau-Effretikon in the canton of Zurich, hosts weddings, birthdays, team events and customer events from May to December for groups starting at 55 guests. Guests are welcomed in a country-style decorated barn and a rose garden, with food grown on the farm. The website is in German, and this page summarizes its offer for organisers.

Seminars and company events The farm offers team events and customer events as closed events, with lunch or dinner and time together. It suggests combining the day with a farm activity, such as taking a Christmas tree home or weeding and sowing together. The programme has no fixed limits, and the varied use of the rooms allows creative formats. This suits a team day or a client evening rather than a classic conference, and no seminar equipment is listed.

Weddings and receptions A wedding can run for the whole day: ceremony, aperitif and dinner. The site presents the rose garden for an outdoor ceremony and says a ceremony can also take place in the forest. The aperitif is served in the rose garden when the weather allows, and the main course and the festive programme take place in the barn. The family describes a romantic, individual setting and asks couples to share their ideas. Extra space is available for dancing, a disco, a bar, concerts and performances, which also applies to birthdays and family parties on any weekday at lunch or dinner.

Rooms and capacities The site names two spaces: the rustic barn, used for the meal and the festive programme, and the rose garden, used for the aperitif. It gives no figure per space. The only number it states is the minimum: events take place from May to December for 55 guests or more. Ask for the maximum number of guests and the seating plan when you send your request. A virtual tour is available on the website.

Catering The farm cooks its own produce and regional products. The aperitif includes homemade buns, homemade syrups with Prosecco, a seasonal fruit bowl, white wine and beer. The main course is a buffet with a salad buffet, a grill with meat from a partner butcher, homemade Horn burgers, potatoes and vegetarian choices such as grilled cheese. Vegan options are being tested. Dessert is a sweet buffet with cakes, tarts, mousse and fresh fruit, plus a cheese platter with cheeses from the Zürcher Oberland. Drinks include house wines from partner winemakers, cider, grape juice, spirits, coffee and tea. In the cold months the menu changes, and the farm also offers fondue and raclette evenings.

History and setting The family Kuhn runs the farm, and the site stresses food from the garden to the table, with vegetables, berries and flowers grown for the guests. Open evenings, where guests book individual seats, run alongside private events. The partners listed on the site include a winery, a coffee roaster, a butcher and a cheese dairy.

Getting there The address is Hornstrasse 19, 8308 Illnau. The website has a location page and a contact form for requests. You can also call the family on 052 346 11 71. The site gives no details on parking or public transport, so ask when you send your request.