Vigeland Hovedgård in Vennesla, 15 minutes from Kristiansand, hosts courses, conferences, weddings, company parties and private celebrations. The venue states that its premises take groups from 15 to 200 people. It offers historic surroundings, modern equipment, parking and in-house catering, with a park and open grounds for ceremonies, photos and team activities.
Seminars and company events
The estate sells its premises for courses and conferences for 15 to 200 people. The venue lists modern equipment and parking on site. The setting is calm, which suits a day where colleagues work together, eat together and then take a break outdoors.
Meals are part of the offer, so a day can be organized with a single contact. The estate also runs a restaurant with a Sunday buffet from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., which means the kitchen is used to serving large groups.
For a company party, the team sets long tables, lights the grill or serves a seated dinner. A party can be combined with an activity such as the Vigelandsmesterskapet, a course of challenges in the grounds that any group can try, whatever the level. With its partner Troll Aktiv, the estate also arranges activities on land and on the water, and it runs stand-up paddling courses. Team building here rests on shared meals and varied, light-hearted activities.
Weddings and receptions
A wedding day can be held entirely at the estate. The ceremony takes place either outdoors in the park, with the heath and the river as a backdrop, or indoors in the modern premises, which have a panoramic window facing the landscape. The venue says it has long experience of weddings, from small gatherings to larger parties.
Dinner is based on seasonal produce, as a classic wedding buffet or a three-course meal. Coffee, soft drinks and, on request, fruit can be served between the ceremony and the dinner. The rooms have modern technical equipment for music, speeches or a DJ, and there is ample parking for guests who arrive by car. The grounds leave room to step away from the party, and many couples take their wedding photos there. The team invites couples for a coffee and a visit of the site, and can be reached at post@vigelandhovedgard.no.
Private celebrations
The estate also receives confirmations, anniversaries and memorial gatherings. The same kitchen and service team handle them, with attention to a calm and respectful atmosphere when the occasion requires it.
Rooms and capacities
The official site gives one overall figure: 15 to 200 people for courses and conferences. It does not name individual rooms or give separate capacities for dinners, so ask the team which room fits your layout and your headcount.
Catering
Menus follow the season and can be adjusted to the wishes of the client. Wedding formats are a buffet or a three-course dinner. For company parties the kitchen can serve a dinner or cook on the grill.
History and setting
Vigeland Hovedgård is a historic manor estate with a park, heath and a river nearby. The venue presents it as a setting where quality, good food and good service come first.
Getting there
The address is Venneslavegen 229, 4708 Vennesla. The estate is about 15 minutes from Kristiansand, and parking is available on site.
