Dragsholm Slot takes day meetings, two-day residential seminars, team building programs, gala dinners and weddings for groups of up to about 120 guests, with 41 bedrooms for an overnight stay. The castle stands at Hørve in Odsherred, on Sejerø Bay in northwest Zealand, Denmark, about an hour's drive from Copenhagen.
Seminars and company events
The castle sells meetings as packages. A day meeting covers a room with AV equipment and wireless internet, coffee and home-baked goods, fruit and snacks, a two-course lunch from the head chef and afternoon cake. The full-day version adds dinner in the castle Bistro and evening coffee. The two-day package includes lunch on both days, dinner on the first evening, a night in the castle or the estate rooms and breakfast. Team building can fill the gaps between sessions: adventure races in the Odsherred hills, workshops in the Knights' Hall, GPS challenges in the castle garden, archery, mountain biking, clay pigeon shooting from January to August, morning swims in the bay, herb walks with a nature guide and wine tastings with the castle sommelier. Outdoor activities in the park pause from October 1 to December 31 for the hunting season.
Weddings and receptions
The castle has its own chapel for ceremonies. The Knights' Hall seats up to 80 guests for dinner, and combining several spaces brings a seated event to about 120. Smaller salons suit groups of 10 to 30. Packages generally include exclusive use of the chosen rooms, table settings, coordination and catering. Guests can check in from the day before, and the castle advises booking rooms early for weekend dates. A castle party package pairs a guided tour with a three-course dinner in the Knights' Hall and coffee in the salons next door.
Rooms and capacities
Riddersalen, the Knights' Hall, is the largest room: 100 in cinema layout, 60 in classroom and 34 around a U-table. Rosensalen with its adjoining rooms takes 50 in cinema layout, 35 in classroom and 24 at a U-table. Nordsalen seats 24 in U or island layout. The Lensbaronesse rooms take 16 at a long table, and the Blue Room, the Hunting Room and the Grey Room each hold 8 to 10 around one table. The castle church can host a presentation from the pulpit, and the King's Room serves as a billiards and chess room after the sessions.
Accommodation
The 41 bedrooms are split between the castle and the manor house. Castle rooms look over the courtyard, the park or the garden, and estate rooms face the castle or open countryside. No two rooms are alike, and the largest castle room with a bathtub serves as the bridal suite.
Catering
Dragsholm Slot is a member of Relais & Châteaux. It runs a Gourmet restaurant, a Bistro used for meeting lunches and dinners, and Herskabsstalden, where breakfast is served. A private Michelin dinner, Gæstebud, can be served in one of the salons. Vegetables come from the Lammefjord nearby.
History and setting
The castle dates from the Middle Ages and counts more than 800 years of history, including royal visitors. A baron of Dragsholm, Georg Frederik Otto Zytphen-Adeler, started the draining of the Lammefjord. The surrounding landscape is part of the UNESCO Geopark Odsherred.
Getting there
The address is Dragsholm Allé 1, 4534 Hørve. Copenhagen is about an hour away by car, and Copenhagen Airport is the nearest international airport.
