Széchenyi-kastély in Nagycenk, Hungary, hosts seminars, company events, receptions and weddings. Indoors, the choice runs from a conference room for up to 90 guests to a glass flower house that takes 150 standing guests. Outdoors, the park holds a standing reception for up to 1,500. The venue is a palace of the Széchenyi family built in the 18th century, now a museum.
Seminars and company events
The conference room measures 80 m² and is fitted and equipped for business breakfasts, product presentations, small standing receptions and meetings. The venue gives 60 seats at round tables, 90 seats in tight rows of chairs and 70 guests standing. The site states that the room suits 60 people comfortably, so use that figure for a working session with tables.
The Virágház, the flower house, is a second option for professional talks and educational meetings. It is a cast-iron and glass hall of 230 m² with a café, the Széchenyi irodalmi kávéház, used for lectures and public meetings. For a larger group, it takes 150 standing, 90 in rows or 60 at round tables.
Weddings and receptions
Four spaces are offered for ceremonies and celebrations. The chapel, renovated a few years ago, has a floor area of 60 m² and seats 30 for a ceremony. Its altarpiece, pulpit and candlesticks date from the 19th century, and the venue presents it for small church weddings and baptisms.
The Cziráky Margit Rózsaház is a separate 75 m² building next to the rose garden, with a link to the garden. It takes 50 standing, 50 in rows or 40 at round tables, and the venue presents it for events and civil weddings. It can be visited and booked as its own unit.
The flower house suits a seated gala dinner, a standing reception or an intimate wedding, especially when it is rented together with the park. The park itself can host a seated dinner, a marquee event or a wedding ceremony.
Rooms and capacities
- Konferenciaterem: 80 m², 60 at round tables, 90 in rows, 70 standing.
- Virágház: 230 m², 60 at round tables, 90 in rows, 150 standing.
- Kápolna: 60 m², 30 seated for a ceremony.
- Cziráky Margit Rózsaház: 75 m², 40 at round tables, 50 in rows, 50 standing.
- Kert és park: 2,500 m², up to 1,500 standing.
Catering
The site lists catering among its services, but the pages we read do not describe menus or the choice of caterers. The café in the flower house serves coffee, soft drinks and cakes during opening hours. Ask the team how food is organized for a seated dinner before you fix a date.
History and setting
The Széchenyi family built the palace in the 18th century. It now houses the Széchenyi István Memorial Museum, a multi-floor exhibition on the family and on István Széchenyi. The park combines a baroque garden in front of the palace, with a sunken fountain and clipped geometric planting, and an English landscape park. It has more than a thousand trees, including plane trees 40 meters tall and lime trees about 200 years old. A lime tree avenue planted in 1753 leads away from the estate and is part of the Fertő landscape, a World Heritage area.
Getting there
The address is Kiscenki utca 3, 9485 Nagycenk. The palace is open to visitors from Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 17:00, so confirm with the reception which spaces are free on your date.
