Rittergut Störmede hosts seminars, conferences, company days and weddings for up to 230 guests, with meeting rooms spread across a restored castle and a newer four-star hotel, plus 55 bedrooms and suites on the same grounds. The estate stands in Störmede, a district of Geseke in eastern Westphalia, between Lippstadt and Paderborn.
Seminars and company events
The meeting rooms run from 34 to 216 square meters, so a board of ten and a plenary of 230 can use the site on the same day. The largest layout joins the Kuppelsaal and its foyer: 280 square meters, up to 230 in theater rows, 150 in a U-shape and 140 at classroom tables. In the hotel wing, the Gartensaal seats 120 in rows, and Gartenzimmer 2 and 3 take 50 each, which suits breakout groups close to the bedrooms. All rooms are air-conditioned and have daylight with views of the greenery. Standard technology and meeting support come with three fixed package tiers, and the team also prepares custom quotes. Wi-Fi is free. For team building, the estate organizes GPS geocaching, football and workshops.
Weddings and receptions
The Galerie serves as the civil wedding room, so the registry ceremony can take place on site. Couples then hold a sparkling wine reception beside the moat, take photographs in the castle park and sit down to dinner in the Kuppelsaal. The estate gives a capacity of up to 230 wedding guests. A pianist at the grand piano can accompany the ceremony or the reception, and menus, decoration and timing are planned with each couple.
Rooms and capacities
In the castle, the Kuppelsaal alone measures 180 square meters, with 150 in rows or 120 at a banquet. The Foyer and the Galerie measure 90 square meters each, the Panoramazimmer 40 and the Gute Stube 36. In the hotel, Gartenzimmer 1 measures 60 square meters, Gartenzimmer 2 and 3 measure 78 each, the Gartensaal 216 and the Wintergarten 34. For outdoor breaks and receptions, the south terrace seats 60, the west terrace 40 and the garden terrace 70.
Accommodation
The hotel was built new on the estate and has 55 rooms and suites, from singles and doubles to deluxe doubles, junior suites and suites. Desks have USB charging points. Guests can use a sauna, a fitness area and a pool.
Catering
The restaurant Sturmidi serves upscale regional cooking, and the vaulted Gewölbe-Restaurant seats 75. The Torhaus-Bar and the Bistro im Wintergarten cover evenings and lighter meals, and the terraces can be used for catering in good weather.
History and setting
A first fortified seat appeared here in 1155, when Werno de Lippia took the name von Störmede. From 1280 the von Hörde family held the castle, and in 1746 the von Bocholtz line rebuilt the Hohes Haus in roughly its present form. The main seat fell into ruin after the 1960s and was listed as a monument in 1985. The Bröggelwirth family bought the Hohes Haus in 2007 and the castle ruin in 2010, then turned the site into a restaurant and conference center. The buildings sit in a two-hectare park with a moat.
Getting there
Dortmund and Bielefeld are under an hour away by car, Düsseldorf and Hannover under two hours. Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport is a short drive away, and parking on site is free.
