Château de Boudry rents its rooms for seminars, business meetings, weddings and family parties, with meals of up to 120 guests in its largest hall. The castle stands in Boudry, in the canton of Neuchâtel, and acts as the embassy of the Neuchâtel vineyard, with a wine library and a museum of vine and wine. It is run by the canton of Neuchâtel.
Seminars and company events
The castle offers companies a place for a meeting, a seminar, a business outing or an important appointment, and says it has several rooms and options to suggest. The reference format for groups is 30 to 100 people: the Salle des Chevaliers for a meal and the wine library for an aperitif, with the services of a caterer.
Smaller groups can use the caveau, a room of 40 seats that holds part of the collection of wine labels. Wine tasting packages are available from 10 people for groups, lasting one to two and a half hours. They combine a visit of the museum of vine and wine with a tasting of four Neuchâtel wines, and some versions add regional snacks, a platter or a fondue. A guide for the museum visit can be booked for groups of at least 10.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are named on the official events page, along with christenings, birthdays and other family or friends' gatherings. The Salle des Chevaliers is used for weddings and holds meals of up to 120 people. It was the castle's former great hall and a court room for centuries, and it displays a large painting by Gustave Jeanneret and a major tapestry by Jean Lurçat called Les Vendanges.
For an aperitif, the castle offers the Œnothèque Cantonale during opening hours or on reservation, a setting among bottles and vine tools. A small inner courtyard in front of the entrance lets guests step outside during events, and it is the only place in the castle open to smokers.
Rooms and capacities
- Salle des Chevaliers: meals up to 120 people, weddings.
- Caveau: 40 seats, wine tasting and labels collection.
- Œnothèque: aperitifs among the cantonal wine cellar.
- Cour: small inner courtyard for fresh air during events.
- Combined formula: 30 to 100 people, meal in the Salle des Chevaliers and aperitif in the Œnothèque.
Accommodation
The official site lists no bedrooms. Guests stay in Boudry, Neuchâtel or the surrounding vineyard villages.
Catering
Events at the castle use a caterer, according to the combined formula the site describes. A menu for aperitifs, a rental rate sheet and a rental regulation are published as downloads on the events page. The wine library offers Neuchâtel wines from local producers, and a Fondue Mauler can be shared in the cellar by group reservation from 10 people.
History and setting
The castle was built from the 12th century and is first mentioned in records in 1306. It later passed through several owners, and the town of Boudry owned it between 1752 and 1823. Its vestibule holds a Roman mosaic from the third century showing a symposium scene. The museum of vine and wine sits inside, along with two historic presses, one with a central screw from the 18th century and one with a beam dating from 1720.
Getting there
The castle is at 2017 Boudry, Switzerland. The site publishes a map link and a phone number for enquiries. It is open to visitors from Wednesday to Sunday, 2 pm to 5 pm, so ask the team about access outside those hours when you plan a private event.
