Hodsock Priory hosts conferences and meetings of 20 to 130 people, weddings, private dining and celebrations, always on an exclusive-hire basis. It is a restored country house with a Tudor gatehouse in 800 acres at Blyth, near Worksop, on the border of Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire. Seventeen bedrooms and on-site catering let a company stay and eat in the same place.
Seminars and company events
The Priory only offers exclusive venue hire for business events, so the group is the only party on site that day. Rooms can be set in theatre, boardroom, classroom or cabaret style. Tables and chairs, Wi-Fi, an LCD projector, flip charts and pens are included for presentations. Hire is available for a half day, a full day or several days, up to a week. The team also lists team building, corporate entertaining, awards ceremonies, product launches and board retreats, and every room in the Priory can be converted into a boardroom with Wi-Fi and presentation equipment.
Weddings and receptions
The venue describes itself as an award-winning wedding and event venue, with indoor and outdoor ceremonies, church weddings, receptions and a wedding team with more than 4,000 weddings of combined experience. Indoor spaces run from the Panelled Hall to the Pavillion. The estate's gardens and fields serve for ceremonies and garden parties. The site gives ceremony, dining and party numbers as counters that did not display on the pages read, so ask for them directly.
Rooms and capacities
Capacities for conferences, as stated, by layout, theatre, classroom, banquet and maximum: Oak Panelled Hall 80, 60, 40, 80; Buchanan Hall 100, 80, 40, 100; Library 40, 25, 20, 40; Ante Room 20, 12, 6, 20; Pavillion 130, 130, 130, 130.
Accommodation
There are 17 en-suite bedrooms. The Priory itself has the Honeymoon Suite and six more rooms, among them two family rooms for four, and folding beds can be added. The Courtyard has 10 self-contained apartments, each with a double bed, an en-suite bathroom and a kitchenette, one wheelchair accessible and one pet friendly. Breakfast is included with an overnight stay and is served in the Buchanan Hall from 8 to 9 am.
Catering
Catering is on site, and the venue has a dedicated catering offer for conferences and meetings, with menus drawn from seasonal ingredients. The pages read do not say whether outside caterers are allowed.
History and setting
The house was restored to its form of 1829 by Sir Andrew and Lady Buchanan, the eighth generation of the family to live at Hodsock Priory. Guests enter through a Tudor gatehouse. The gardens are a feature of the site.
Getting there
The address is Blyth, Worksop S81 0TY, and the office number is 01909 591204. The pages read give no station details.
