Peckforton Castle takes conferences, company events and private celebrations for up to 180 delegates in six meeting rooms, weddings of up to 165 guests at the ceremony and the meal, and evening receptions of up to 350. The castle stands on a 600-acre estate at Peckforton, near Tarporley in Cheshire, England, and has 48 bedrooms, two restaurants and a wine cellar bar.
Seminars and company events
The castle runs meetings, training days, product launches and corporate activity days. The Great Hall, which opens off the Long Gallery, has a built-in stage at one end and works as the plenary room for presentations and seminars. The Drawing Room has two large alcoves used for exhibitions, launches and breakout areas. The Executive Boardroom, close to the hotel reception, is a modern room for small board meetings, and the Library, with large windows and daylight, suits interviews and small groups. The Long Gallery serves as a breakout and group-work space. Activities on the estate include a Land Rover Experience. Conference requests go through a dedicated enquiry form.
Weddings and receptions
The venue holds one wedding per day. Ceremonies of 2 to 165 guests take place in the Great Hall, with smaller ceremonies in the Hexagonal Suite or the Wine Cellar. The chapel takes blessings only, not legal ceremonies. The wedding breakfast seats up to 165 in the Drawing Room or up to 80 in the Hexagonal Suite, and the evening reception reaches 350. Short-notice dates are sometimes released.
Rooms and capacities
Meetings use six rooms with a total of up to 180 delegates. The Great Hall holds 165 for a ceremony. The Drawing Room seats 165 for dinner. The Hexagonal Suite, the former family dining room, seats 80 under a ceiling 7.5 meters high with the family grace carved at its center. The Long Gallery handles drinks receptions and a late bar, and the candlelit Wine Cellar suits private drinks.
Accommodation
There are 48 en-suite bedrooms, from classic doubles to four-poster rooms and suites. Some are served by lift, and two are on the ground floor, one of them accessible. On the estate, The Retreat and The Lodge each sleep up to 10 and have a private hot tub, suited to a small group or a pre-wedding stay. Under the Keys to the Castle formula, one group takes the whole castle, its grounds and all bedrooms.
Catering
Food is cooked on site. The 1851 Restaurant serves fine dining, and the 2010 Brasserie, set in the former Victorian scullery, serves casual meals and afternoon tea. With exclusive hire, both are reserved for the group, along with the Wine Cellar bar.
History and setting
The castle was built between 1844 and 1850 in a medieval style for the Tollemache family and was listed Grade I in 1952. It has a gatehouse, towers and battlements. Because of the listing, lifts cannot reach every area, and chair lifts serve some parts of the building.
Getting there
The address is Stone House Lane, Tarporley, CW6 9TN, in rural Cheshire. There is a car park on site, with valet parking on request and two disabled spaces near the chapel. Chester and Crewe are the closest main-line stations, and Manchester and Liverpool airports are both reachable by road.
