Shuttleworth House, on the Shuttleworth estate near Biggleswade in Bedfordshire, hosts corporate events, business meetings, team training, banqueting, private parties and weddings, with up to 200 guests in the House or the Garden Suite. The estate covers 4,500 acres, and the venue has 15 en-suite bedrooms above the Garden Suite. A dedicated event manager looks after each booking.
Seminars and company events
The estate offers a setting for corporate events, business meetings, team training, banqueting and exclusive gatherings all year round. Shuttleworth House is a Victorian mansion with a range of rooms to suit different needs and takes up to 200 guests. The Garden Suite, next to the house, is a more modern, bright space with versatile layouts and a purpose-built bar, also for up to 200. The parkland of 425 acres can take up to 10,000 people for events with marquees and tipis, which the venue does not provide. A dedicated event manager is included in the hire.
Weddings and receptions
Couples can take exclusive use of the Jacobean-style house and choose among its rooms for the ceremony, the wedding breakfast and the evening reception. The house has five licensed rooms for civil ceremonies, and the Summer House beside the croquet lawn is licensed for ceremonies too. The Summer House sits in a sunken garden with a view over a lily pond and takes up to 100. The Swiss Garden, a nine-acre Regency garden, takes up to 70 for ceremonies. Hangar 3 of the collection takes up to 130, with tables among aviation and automotive history for a vintage celebration.
Rooms and capacities
Stated capacities are Shuttleworth House up to 200, the Garden Suite up to 200, the Summer House up to 100, the Swiss Garden up to 70, Hangar 3 up to 130 and the parkland up to 10,000.
Catering
The venue works with five preferred external caterers, from five-star dining to small buffet lunches. Marquees and tipis are not provided, so an outdoor event needs its own supplier.
Accommodation
Shuttleworth House has 15 en-suite bedrooms above the Garden Suite, and a fully furnished one-bedroom flat with views over the parkland can also be provided.
History and setting
The estate is the home of an aviation and automotive collection, with an airfield, historic parkland and the Swiss Garden. It also hosts air shows.
Getting there
The estate is at Old Warden near Biggleswade in Bedfordshire. Enquiries go to venuehire@shuttleworth.org.
