RUFES am Brunnen in Schwelm hosts conferences, company parties, banquets and weddings for 10 to 300 guests. The venue is a half-timbered house more than 200 years old, fully renovated in 2011, with a large hall, a small hall, a separate green hall and an outdoor area of 1,500 square meters. It stands at Hauptstraße 184 in the Ennepe-Ruhr district.
Seminars and company events
The meeting rooms are described as bright, modern and air-conditioned. The room is chosen according to the number of participants and includes standard technology: pinboard, flipchart, screen and projector. Organizers assemble a package from a list of options: meeting drinks in the room (water, orange juice, apple juice and coffee), finger food, sandwiches, a snack buffet with soup, sandwiches and finger food, a three-course menu or buffet, and sweet snacks. The venue shows three sample formats. A vitamin-focused day offers a fruit and muesli bar, a light two-course lunch and an afternoon vitamin bar. The standard format has sandwiches and fruit in the morning, a two-course choice menu at lunch (served as a buffet from 30 people) and cake in the afternoon. The premium format adds pastries, a three-course menu and savory snacks. Parking is free.
Weddings and receptions
The venue positions itself as a wedding and event location for 10 to 300 people. The large hall has a traditional theater stage with a premium sound system, and the small hall connects directly to it. The garden has a large pavilion whose roof opens electrically depending on the weather, with lounge furniture on the terrace under old chestnut trees. For weddings in the autumn, winter and spring months, the venue offers an all-in package that includes a sparkling wine reception, a candy bar and a photo corner with a photo box. A banquet brochure is available on request.
Rooms and capacities
Four areas are shown on the official site. The large hall is the main room, with the stage. The small hall is linked to the large hall and can serve as an extension or a separate room. The green hall is a separate room. The outdoor area covers more than 1,500 square meters, with the pavilion. The site gives one overall range, from 10 to 300 people, and does not give a capacity for each room.
Accommodation
The official pages do not mention bedrooms on site. Organizers with overnight guests should plan hotels in Schwelm or nearby.
Catering
Catering is provided in house. Menus run from finger food and sandwiches to three-course menus and buffets, and the venue also serves a Sunday brunch. Meeting packages can be booked with or without break catering, and the team prepares an offer on request.
History and setting
The house is a half-timbered building of more than two centuries. A full renovation in 2011 kept the structure and added a hall with a theater stage. The venue is in Schwelm, a town in the Ennepe-Ruhr district in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Getting there
The address is Hauptstraße 184, 58332 Schwelm. Parking is free. Organizers should ask the venue for the route from the nearest railway station.
