Kasteel Groeneveld in Baarn rents out rooms and grounds for business meetings, workshops, conferences, receptions, dinners, concerts and weddings. Eleven indoor rooms hold from 2 to 120 guests, and the inner garden behind the castle takes up to 1,000 for a ceremony, reception, concert, product presentation or event. The castle is available for business meetings every day from 9:00 to midnight, weekends included.
Seminars and company events
The castle is presented as a place where people meet, generate ideas and find inspiration. Business meetings range from a drinks reception to a workshop, a meeting or a conference. All rooms have modern technology and comfort, and the team advises on which room suits an event. The Auditorium, the largest room, takes 30 to 120 guests and is described as light and modern, in a quiet position at the back of the building with a view of the park. The Taets van Amerongenzaal takes up to 60 for a lecture, a drinks reception or a larger reception, and the Huydecooperzaal takes 12 to 40 for a breakout session. Technology and catering can be arranged by the castle for events.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings and family parties are part of the offer. The ceremony can take place inside the castle or in the garden, and in good weather the terrace steps and the garden with a view of the pond are available. The Hasselaerzaal, a historic music room with good acoustics, takes up to 90 for a concert, a dinner or a wedding ceremony. The Mamuchetzaal, the castle's showpiece room with original wall paintings, takes 24 to 100 for receptions and dinners. Catering is handled with Grand Cafe Groeneveld.
Rooms and capacities
Historische keuken: 2 to 14 guests, for a workshop or the start of a meeting.
Van der Dussenzaal: 10 to 14 guests, an 18th-century room with Chinese hand-made wallpaper.
Van der Waeyenzaal: 12 to 30 guests, the former dining room, for dinners or private meetings.
Huydecooperzaal: 12 to 40 guests, a classic room overlooking the drive.
Van Heemstrazaal: 14 to 40 guests, a light former garden room for a lecture, workshop or small meeting.
Monumentale hal: 10 to 50 guests, for a reception or arrival.
Taets van Amerongenzaal: up to 60 guests.
Hasselaerzaal: up to 90 guests.
Mamuchetzaal: 24 to 100 guests.
Eemnesservleugel: 20 to 100 guests, a light, modern exhibition space that can host receptions and network lunches when the exhibition allows.
Auditorium: 30 to 120 guests.
Binnentuin: up to 1,000 guests.
Catering
Catering is worked out with Grand Cafe Groeneveld, which sits in the former stables. The castle can also arrange technology and catering for events and weddings.
History and setting
Kasteel Groeneveld is a country estate in the woods near Baarn, which people have visited for centuries. The castle is run by Staatsbosbeheer, the Dutch forestry authority, with a foundation, Stichting Groeneveld, supporting its activities. The public can visit on set days, and the grounds include a park and a vegetable garden.
Getting there
The address is Groeneveld 2, 3744 ML Baarn. Bookings go through the reservations office, which answers by phone from Tuesday to Friday between 9:30 and 16:00.
