Egeskov organizes company days, staff and family days, day meetings and private parties, including wedding parties, for groups of a few dozen up to around 300 guests. The estate surrounds Egeskov Castle, a moated Renaissance castle at Kværndrup, in the south of the Danish island of Funen, and its events take place in the grounds, in a tent on the lawn and in the Brasserie Rigborg.
Seminars and company events
The estate sells ready-made formats for companies: a company event for employees or business partners, a company outing, a staff and family day, and a company party on the lawn. A typical day starts with a welcome at 10 a.m., guided tours of the castle in groups of 25, a lunch buffet in the group's own tent on the Engen lawn, then TeamPlay, a set of team games, or free time in the gardens and museums, and coffee and homemade cake before closing at 5 p.m. The published example is priced for 300 people. For work meetings, the Camping & Outdoor Museum on the estate can be booked for a day meeting with seating in rows, with breakfast and lunch at the Brasserie Rigborg and an afternoon coffee break. This venue is available only outside the high season. The team also builds tailored programs on request.
Weddings and receptions
Wedding parties take place in the rooms of the Brasserie Rigborg. The wedding package covers table linen, table decoration by the castle gardener, a welcome drink with snacks, a three-course dinner with matching wines, coffee with sweets, a late-night meal and an open bar until 2 a.m. The package does not appear to include a ceremony at Egeskov, so couples marry elsewhere and hold the party here. Parties end at the agreed time.
Rooms and capacities
The Brasserie Rigborg occupies the former stables of the manor, in the middle of the garden, and is used for parties, day meetings and wedding dinners. Large company groups are hosted in a dedicated tent on the Engen lawn. The Camping & Outdoor Museum serves as a meeting room outside the high season. The estate does not publish room capacities beyond the 300-person example for company days.
Catering
All catering is provided by the estate's own kitchen at the Brasserie Rigborg, which works with fresh, seasonal produce, much of it from local suppliers. Menus for parties, brunch, group lunches and wedding dinners are published each season, and guests are asked to state allergies when they inquire.
History and setting
Egeskov was completed in 1554 and stands in a small lake on oak piles. It is one of the best-preserved Renaissance water castles in Europe. The grounds include 17 garden rooms framed by historic beech hedges, one of Europe's largest mazes, and a vintage museum with more than 100 cars, aircraft and motorcycles in a former thatched barn.
Getting there
Egeskov lies near Kværndrup, on the road and rail line between Odense and Svendborg. Odense is about 30 minutes away by car. Billund Airport is about an hour and a half away, and Copenhagen Airport about two hours.
