Slot Doddendael hosts company events and private celebrations for 10 to 650 guests, and meetings for 10 to 125 people. The medieval castle stands in Ewijk, near Nijmegen, in the Land van Maas en Waal. A moat, an orchard and the estate's own vineyard surround it. The site counts six indoor and six outdoor spaces, a wine bar and restaurant in the cellar, and three hotel rooms in the castle.
Seminars and company events
The estate sells meetings, strategy days, network events, company parties, Christmas dinners and receptions. Meetings run from 10 to 125 people. The rooms have views over the landscape and historic details, with modern equipment, and they can be adapted to the program and the size of the group. A typical network event starts with a reception on the terrace, continues with conversations in 't Spijcker and ends with a walking dinner in the castle. A meeting can be combined with lunch, shared dining at restaurant JEAN or a tasting of the estate's own wines.
Rooms and capacities
Four rooms have published figures. The Ridderzaal covers 100 m², the largest room on the ground floor. It seats 64 for dinner, 70 in theater style and 80 for a reception, and it has a fireplace and a chandelier with real candles. The Arsenaal covers 60 m² plus a 36 m² gallery. It takes 50 for a meeting, 80 for a reception or a walking dinner, 28 at one long table and 100 for a party. The Gelagkamer is a 20 m² ground-floor room with a fireplace, used for meetings or dinners of 12 and receptions of 30. The Slotkelder, the cellar, holds 40 for a dinner or a reception. The Salet, at 16 m², is the smallest room.
Connecting doors link the Ridderzaal, the Gelagkamer and the Arsenaal. These rooms have an elevator and an accessible toilet, a TV screen, a portable Bose speaker, a wired and a wireless microphone and an HDMI laptop connection. The Arsenaal has no stage. Outside, the courtyard, the large orchard, the chestnut tree, the Arsenaal terrace and the vineyard can be used.
Weddings and receptions
Ceremonies take place under the chestnut tree or in the orchard. The estate describes a drink among the vines and dinner at long tables in Italian style. Indoors, the Ridderzaal takes a ceremony for 70 and the Arsenaal for 50, plus 20 on the gallery. The Salet serves as a dressing room for the bride or groom and stays at the couple's disposal all day. The site also publishes a floor plan and a list of suppliers for wedding planning.
Accommodation
The castle has three hotel rooms: two castle rooms and one spacious suite. The Slotkelder doubles as the breakfast room. The site lists no other lodging, so larger groups should ask the team about options in the area.
Catering
The wine bar and the fine dining restaurant JEAN occupy the cellar, with a terrace. The kitchen serves Mediterranean fusion bites, and the wines include bottles from the estate's own vineyard. Tastings can be added to a program. JEAN opens Thursday to Saturday from 5 p.m. and on Sunday from noon. Formats named for groups include a buffet dinner, a walking dinner, shared dining and a Christmas dinner.
History and setting
The castle is described as a small medieval castle, run today as a family estate. Moat, orchard and vineyard give it a Mediterranean feel, in the words of the site. The estate also offers a Wijndomein with its own wine production.
Getting there
The estate is at Binnenweg 2 in Ewijk, in the province of Gelderland, close to Nijmegen. The site has a route page and a contact form for a quote.
