Kasteel Woerden

Kasteel Woerden hosts seminars, congresses, training days, receptions and weddings in a castle in the center of Woerden, in the Netherlands. The venue lists 13 rooms and spaces, a total capacity of up to 800 guests and exclusive hire for up to 650 guests. For a plenary session the site states up to 250 guests.

Seminars and company events Business events run from 2 people to 800. The team organizes meetings, congresses, workshops, training days, brainstorming sessions, kick-offs, team-building days, client events and company parties. The rooms carry modern audiovisual equipment, a whiteboard and a minibar, and fast internet is available. Combining several rooms makes a congress of up to 800 people possible. For client events, the flagpoles and the screens at the entrance can carry your branding at no extra charge, according to the site.

Weddings and receptions Ceremonies take place in the Ridderzaal (Knights' Hall), which also serves for general assemblies. The castle presents itself as a wedding venue and holds open wedding days. Receptions and dinners can move to the vaulted cellar rooms, De Gewelven, or out to the courtyard and the terrace beside the moat.

Rooms and capacities The castle has 13 spaces. Indoors, the largest are the Ruijszaal (169 m²), the Van Rhenenzaal (141 m²), De Gewelven (133 m²), the Van Ommerenzaal (130 m²) and the Ridderzaal (105 m²). Smaller rooms include the Van Montfoortzaal (63 m²), the Van Habsburgzaal (43 m²), the Van Brunswijckzaal (39 m²), the Van Beierenzaal (31 m²) and the Kasteelcafé (25 m²). Outdoors, the courtyard measures 325 m², the Van Ommerenterras 280 m² and the Rondeel 200 m². The site gives areas, not seating counts per room, so ask for the layouts when you send your request.

Catering Food comes from the castle's own kitchen, which the site describes as craft cooking with attention to sustainability. Formats range from drinks and lunch to a sit-down dinner or a walking dinner.

History and setting The building is a national monument more than 600 years old and began as a defensive stronghold. The interior mixes original, rough-hewn elements with modern and industrial ones. A drawbridge and a gate lead into the inner courtyard, and the terrace borders the moat.

Getting there Kasteel 3 stands three minutes by car from the A12 and 150 meters from Woerden station, about 10 minutes by train from Utrecht Centraal. More than 300 parking spaces lie within 150 meters, 50 of them next to the castle. The site puts Utrecht, Amsterdam, The Hague and Rotterdam each under 30 minutes by car. The castle is accessible to guests with reduced mobility.