Landgoed Sandenburg rents its Oranjerie to organizers of meetings, year-end dinners, drinks receptions and weddings. The hall takes groups of 10 to 80 guests and the whole building is reserved for one party. The estate lies in the Langbroek countryside, just outside Utrecht, around the white-plastered Kasteel Sandenburg.
Seminars and company events
For business events the estate presents the Oranjerie as a meeting venue close to Utrecht. The building sits in the private part of the estate, so a group is not sharing the premises with other visitors. Organizers use it for meetings, workshops and strategy days away from the office.
The main hall is bright and seven meters high. Seven large French doors open onto fields and the castle. A ceiling projector and a plug-in sound system are installed, and acoustic panels give the room comfortable acoustics. The hall holds 10 to 80 people.
When the weather allows, the welcome, the lunch and the drinks take place outside, on the terrace or in the Oranjerie's own garden. Peacocks and guinea fowl walk freely in the garden. Between sessions, groups can walk the estate paths, past the fallow deer and the forest pigs. The estate also offers year-end events and Christmas dinners in the Oranjerie, and it rents office space in its Koetshuis (coach house).
Weddings and receptions
The Oranjerie is a fixed wedding location of the municipality of Wijk bij Duurstede. On the day of a wedding the entire building is reserved for the couple and no other weddings take place on the estate. The hall has large windows and good natural light, a sunny terrace and a private garden. The tall garden doors can be left open in good weather. A wedding brochure is available from the estate.
Rooms and capacities
The Oranjerie has one main hall, seven meters high, with a capacity of 10 to 80 guests. The terrace and the garden extend the space outdoors. The Koetshuis houses shared offices and is not part of the event offer.
Accommodation
The estate has a holiday cottage in the former sheepfold (Schaapskooi). The website does not state the number of beds, so it is best to ask before planning an overnight stay for a group.
History and setting
Sandenburg is first mentioned around 1300 as a fortified tower. It was recognized as a ridderhofstad, a knightly manor, in 1538. The Van Lynden family bought the estate in 1792 and, between 1861 and 1864, rebuilt the old tower into a neo-Gothic castle with white plastered walls, designed by the architect Van Lunteren. The park was laid out in the English landscape style. The Koetshuis, the Oranjerie and the gatekeeper's house were built next to the castle. The estate is still run by the family.
Getting there
Landgoed Sandenburg is in the middle of the Netherlands, near Utrecht. Parking is free on the grounds, and there are charging points for electric cars. The site gives a route description for visitors who arrive by car. The address is Sandenburgerlaan 6, Langbroek.
