Conferentieoord De Poort

Conferentieoord De Poort in Groesbeek, just outside Nijmegen, offers 15 meeting rooms for groups of 10 to 200 people, lodging for 144 guests and a restaurant, in four buildings set in woods and heath. It hosts trainings, courses, seminars, brainstorming sessions and creative workshops, and it is an official wedding location.

Seminars and company events The site presents the center as a flexible training location. Rooms are spread over a main building, a hotel building, a building called Filosoof and an annex by the campsite, so a main room can be combined with smaller rooms for break-out groups. The largest hall, the Sijslingzaal, has a stage and a professional sound system, with extra sound equipment on request for larger events. Opening the partition to the neighboring Tobiaszaal creates one combined hall of 225 m2 for 200 people. An events office offers a service for course organizers: your course can be listed in the center's event calendar, with online registration and payment, diet information collected per person and course fees collected for you.

Weddings and receptions De Poort is an official wedding location, where a civil registrar can perform the marriage, so the ceremony, reception and party take place in one place. Several rooms inside and outdoor spaces are available, laid out flexibly for a small group or a larger one. The wedding page states that no alcohol is served. Dancing runs until about midnight and live music is possible. Guests can stay overnight and have breakfast the next morning, and the center handles the bookings for the couple.

Rooms and capacities Sijslingzaal: 115 m2, 26 to 120 people. Combined Sijslingzaal and Tobiaszaal: 225 m2, 200 people. Tobiaszaal: 75 m2, 20 to 80 people. Boszaal: 70 m2, 15 to 60 people, with a view of the forest. Van Lithzaal: 50 m2, 15 to 40 people. Tuinzaal: 50 m2, 12 to 35 people. Serrezaal: 49 m2, up to 14 people, with a view of the herb garden. Tahirihzaal takes up to 6 people. Other rooms include the Oudshoornzaal, the Loungezaal, the Terraszaal, the Pleinzaal, the Zolderzaal, the Descarteszaal, the Spinozazaal and three rooms in the annex.

Accommodation The center offers lodging for 144 people in rooms for one to four guests, with a private shower and toilet or shared facilities. The rooms have no televisions by design. A campsite is also part of the grounds.

Catering The restaurant serves fresh meals prepared by the in-house cooks, as organic and local as possible and seasonal, with herbs and vegetables from the center's own garden. Meals are matched to the program of the day, from breakfast to dinner. Diet requirements are collected per person for events.

History and setting The grounds cover 10 hectares of forest and heath, and the terrace opens onto the woods. The site presents sustainability as part of how the center runs.

Getting there The address is Biesseltsebaan 34, 6561 KC Groesbeek. The site describes the location as just outside Nijmegen. It does not detail transport, so ask the team about train and bus access.