The Grange Hampshire can host business offsites, workshops, private dinners and weddings on a working wine estate just outside New Alresford. The main event room is Abbotstone Barn, which takes up to 60 guests, and the estate sleeps guests in 20 bedrooms across five properties. Winchester is about 15 minutes away.
Seminars and company events
The estate presents itself as a place for teams to meet away from the office. Abbotstone Barn is an open-plan, flint-faced barn set inside Abbotstone Farm. It is used for workshops, strategy days, business meetings and coaching sessions, and screens can divide it into smaller areas, down to groups of four. Overnight retreats are organized for 4 to 20 people, and day events can be considerably larger across the estate.
The Barn comes with chairs and tables for 60, flip charts and stands, a projector, a Bluetooth speaker, fast Wi-Fi, wall space for displays and soft seating for breakout conversations. An outdoor seating area with a fire pit gives a place to continue the conversation. A dedicated event team supports the organizer from planning to the day itself.
Weddings and receptions
The Grange, Abbotstone Farm, the Walled Garden and Abbotstone Barn are all offered for weddings. The official site does not publish guest numbers per venue, so couples request the wedding guide and discuss figures with the estate team. The Barn is also used for smaller celebrations such as birthdays, private dinners and anniversaries.
Rooms and capacities
The estate lists several hire spaces: The Grange Auditorium, Abbotstone Farm House, Abbotstone Barn, Lake House Cottage, the Walled Garden and outdoor spaces. Only the Barn has a published capacity, 60 guests. The campsite, Abbotstone Wood, is rented as a whole to one group of up to 60 people between April and October.
Accommodation
Twenty bedrooms are spread across five properties. Abbotstone Farm House has eight double bedrooms, three living areas with fireplaces, a large kitchen with an Aga, a pool and a tennis court in summer. Lake House Cottage has seven bedrooms, an open-plan kitchen and dining room and a sitting room. Garden Cottage and The Clock Tower complete the list. A group can therefore stay together and use the Barn by day.
Catering
Meals come from a selection of local caterers chosen for quality and seasonal ingredients. Options run from a three-course dinner with canapés to sourdough pizzas or home-cooked dishes. The team helps design menus and covers dietary requirements. Cutlery, crockery and glassware are included for events up to 60 guests, a catering kitchen is on site, and there is no corkage charge. The estate's own vineyard and winery supply wine for events, and tastings, guided walks and wild swimming can be added.
History and setting
The Grange has been a country house for about 300 years. The estate says Winston Churchill met General Eisenhower in its former Picture Gallery, and film director Baz Luhrmann once filled the main house with flowers. It also hosts The Grange Festival, an opera season. The estate holds a Green Tourism Silver Award.
Getting there
The estate lies off the M3, just outside New Alresford near Winchester. Winchester, Micheldever and Basingstoke stations are each around 15 minutes away by road. For availability and prices, contact the events team at the estate.
