Wedderburn Castle, near Duns in the Scottish Borders, is hired on an exclusive-use basis for corporate events, weddings and house parties. The castle sleeps 26 guests in 12 bedrooms, cottages in the grounds add room for 16 more, formal dinners seat up to 80 in the castle, and the Wedderburn Barns take parties of up to 150.
Seminars and company events
The corporate offer is built around residential groups. The castle has reception areas for small and large groups, suited to conferences, product launches and incentive events, as well as discreet meetings, training sessions and dinners. Several rooms are available for break-out sessions, and the castle provides Wi-Fi and conferencing facilities. The private grounds are used for team-building, with indoor and outdoor challenges led by qualified trainers. Activities include clay shooting, falconry, quad biking, golf, fishing and riding. Evenings can include billiards, a themed night, a whisky tasting or a casino evening. Formal dining is possible for up to 80, and barn parties for up to 150. The site adds that air and rail links are close by and that transfers can be arranged.
Weddings and receptions
Ceremonies and receptions can be held in the castle's reception rooms, on the lawns or in the Wedderburn Barns. The ballroom seats up to 80 for a ceremony, the stair hall and the drawing room suit smaller groups, and the barns take ceremonies for up to 150. The castle accepts civil, humanist, religious and interfaith ceremonies, and several historic churches stand nearby. Drinks receptions for up to 150 can be held at the castle. Two hire packages, Bronte and Austen, include the castle's banquet tables and chairs, a kitchen for your caterer, an on-site planning meeting of up to two hours and a list of recommended suppliers. The Austen option adds early check-in for the bridal party and breakfast provisions for resident guests.
Rooms and capacities
The official pages count four, five or six reception rooms depending on the type of event. The ballroom takes a ceremony for up to 80 guests, and the dining room serves dinner for up to 80. The Wedderburn Barns consist of two principal spaces around a courtyard, set among woodland and parkland, and take dinners or ceremonies for up to 150. Exclusive use covers all bedrooms and all reception rooms. Smaller parties of up to 26 guests, daytime hire and micro-weddings can be arranged on request.
Accommodation
Twelve bedrooms sleep up to 26 resident guests, each with period features and views over the grounds and the farmland and woodland of Berwickshire. The castle has 12 bathrooms. Four self-catering cottages in the private grounds add room for 16 more guests, which brings the total to 42 beds on site. Resident guests have self-service tea and coffee in the breakfast room at all times.
Catering
Catering comes from a panel of approved caterers, who also look after drinks. You can bring your own wine and champagne or run a cash bar. The castle has a fully equipped commercial kitchen for the caterer and a domestic kitchen. For house parties the castle is self-catering, with an atmospheric breakfast kitchen and a modern kitchen, both able to cater for up to 26 guests.
History and setting
Wedderburn combines a Georgian castle with modern comforts and sits in private grounds near Duns, with farmland and woodland around it. Heritage records list it as a category A building associated with the architect Robert Adam. The grounds are used for outdoor activities, and the first floor reception rooms look over the gardens.
Getting there
Duns is five minutes away by car, Berwick-upon-Tweed 25 minutes and Edinburgh 1 hour 15 minutes. The site mentions close air and rail links and offers transfers by arrangement.
