Walton Castle in Clevedon, North Somerset, is a privately owned castle hired exclusively for company away days, executive meetings, conferences, product launches, weddings and family gatherings. It hosts up to 50 delegates for day events with its own facilities, up to 200 within the castle walls and up to 400 on the lawn outside the main gate.
Seminars and company events
For day events the castle takes up to 50 delegates, and for residential events up to 16 guests. Board meetings, training, coaching and strategy sessions are listed, along with team-building and away days. Two large turrets serve as event spaces for meetings, banquets and dancing, and an entertainment turret has a bar, pool table, dart board and table football.
For larger events the castle can host up to 200 delegates within its walls. Outside the main gate, about four acres of level lawn take up to 400 and allow marquees, building structures and outdoor activities. The venue names archery, quad biking and golf among the activity providers it works with.
Facilities include projectors, plasma screens, flip charts and Wi-Fi throughout. Additional event equipment comes through partner suppliers, and the owners say they bring more than 25 years of event management experience, with a list of local suppliers for marquees, entertainment, audiovisual, transport and logistics. Most events are exclusive because the castle is a private residence.
Weddings and receptions
The castle is licensed for weddings in three areas, each with its own backdrop for ceremony photographs. There is no compulsory catering and no corkage, so couples choose their caterer and bring their own drinks, and a licensed bar can be tailored to the event. The inner cobbled courtyard works for receptions in warm weather. The lawns within the walls take a marquee for 100 guests, and the flat lawn outside the walls takes marquees for more than 200. A registrar must be arranged separately. The owners do not sell fixed packages and plan each wedding individually.
Rooms and capacities
The castle has two large turrets for events and banquets, an entertainment turret, an inner courtyard and lawns. Capacities depend on the layout and the space. Day events run to 50 delegates indoors, 200 inside the walls and 400 on the outside lawn.
Accommodation
There are eight double bedrooms that sleep 21, including five turret bedrooms. Each turret bedroom is self-contained with a sofa area, a toilet and a shower. The property also has an underground 10-meter heated swimming pool, a wood-fired hot tub and an exercise area.
Catering
There is no in-house catering requirement. Hosts design their own menus or use caterers recommended by the owners.
History and setting
The castle sits in Clevedon, a Victorian seaside town with a pier and ornamental gardens. The venue gives its date as the 16th or 17th century and says views reach across several counties.
Getting there
The castle is at Castle Road, Clevedon, with easy access from the M5 and M4 corridor. Viewings are by appointment.
