The Renaissance at Kelham Hall, a 19th-century stately home near Newark in Nottinghamshire, hosts conferences and meetings from 2 to 1,000 delegates. Its state rooms range from the Estate Office for 12 people to the Great Hall for up to 1,000, and the 42 acres of grounds serve for team building and product launches. London is about 90 minutes away by the A1 and A46.
Seminars and company events
The hall sells several meeting formats: a day delegate package, room hire and hourly room hire. Rates include free parking, Wi-Fi and VAT. The day delegate package covers welcome refreshments, Wi-Fi, tea, coffee, cakes and pastries, a conference buffet lunch, parking and the meeting room. The events team can plan team-building days and product launches, and the grounds and an event arena are available for activities you host yourself. A boardroom-style meeting suits the Estate Office, while the Great Hall suits plenary sessions and exhibitions.
Weddings and receptions
The hall describes flexible spaces for 4 to 500 wedding guests, and its Asian wedding page quotes spaces up to 900. Civil ceremonies can take place in five licensed rooms, and a summer house offers open-air ceremonies overlooking the riverside meadow. Religious ceremonies can be held at St Wilfrid's, a 12th-century church in the grounds. The Dining Room suits an intimate wedding breakfast. The Carriage Court holds up to 150 guests for a ceremony, breakfast or reception, with its own bar and a wooden floor for dancing. In-house catering covers Asian weddings.
Rooms and capacities
Estate Office: 2 to 12 delegates in a boardroom layout. Drawing Room: 2 to 50. Library: 10 to 40, with bay windows and garden access. Music Room: 50 to 200, with a baronial stone fireplace and a vaulted ceiling. Carriage Court: 50 to 200 delegates. Great Hall: 100 to 1,000, built in the Byzantine style with a flying arch. The Gardens and Grounds suit outdoor functions. The Lady Chapel and the Dining Room are used for weddings.
Catering
Catering is in-house. The day delegate package includes a conference buffet lunch, and weddings are served by the hall's kitchen, including a dedicated Asian catering offer. Ask the team to match menus to your program.
History and setting
The hall was built by the Victorian architect Sir George Gilbert Scott after the second hall burned in 1857. Scott reused many of its design elements for the facade of the Midland Hotel in London, now the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel. It stands in 42 acres of gardens and lawns in the Trent Valley.
Getting there
The address is Main Street, Kelham, Newark, NG23 5QX. The hall has good links via the A1 and A46, and London is about 90 minutes away. Parking is free for delegates.
