Frasers of Egerton offers a 300-acre Kent farm estate for company meetings, away days, retreats and weddings, with a marquee for up to 160 guests and accommodation for up to 28. It sits about one hour from London by train or car, near Ashford, and has been available for exclusive hire since 2008.
Seminars and company events
The estate hosts business meetings, executive briefings, planning workshops, team away days, client entertaining, launch parties and staff celebrations. It can be hired exclusively or in part, with a single area booked for a private event. The meeting space is Stags Barn, described by the venue as the place for meetings and presentations and for evening socialising. A 75-inch smart TV with HDMI connection and superfast broadband are available, and the estate has several converted farm buildings, a restaurant, two outdoor terraces and ample parking.
Team-building and outdoor activities use the meadows and woods of the 300 acres. Retreat organisers can use the flexible spaces and the accommodation. The site also notes that the estate generates its own energy and grows much of the food it serves, which matters for teams with environmental targets.
Weddings and receptions
Frasers is licensed for civil ceremonies and offers four ceremony settings: the Grain Silo, the Meadow Terrace, Stags Lawn and the indoor Bramble Barn. Weddings are exclusive use, and the team does not host weddings on two consecutive days. The current wedding package is described for a ceremony of 50, a reception of 50 and an evening party of 80. In summer the celebration moves between the lawn and a large heated marquee.
Rooms and capacities
The Kentish oak barn is 12 by 6 metres and houses the restaurant and function suite. It takes 20 to 50 guests for private parties and private dining from 10 to 100 guests is possible in the oak barn or Stags Barn. The Garden, an outdoor dining area with an upcycled bar built in a shipping container, seats 50. The marquee seats 120 for corporate use and up to 160 for private parties from April to September. Bramble Barn is used for private dining or as a breakout area.
Accommodation
Exclusive use includes accommodation for up to 28 guests, or 14 on single occupancy, in en-suite rooms in converted agricultural buildings: the Oast House, Pond Cottage and Stags Barn. The location-hire page describes eight bedroom suites in three buildings, some with four-poster beds and hot tubs.
Catering
An in-house team of chefs and staff can cater throughout a stay. Menus range from afternoon tea to a la carte, banquet and barbecue, built on seasonal produce from the estate and local suppliers. Frasers also offers outside catering for events elsewhere in the South-East.
History and setting
The barn dates from 2008 and was built with traditional methods, with a vaulted ceiling and a York stone terrace facing the countryside. The estate is a working eco-estate with thirty years of conservation and land management.
Getting there
The address is Coldharbour Farm, Barham's Mill Road, Egerton, near Ashford, Kent TN27 9DD. The venue states that a main-line direct rail service to London is ten minutes from the estate, and the car park is a large gravel area on site.
