Weston Park is a stately home in 1,000 acres of Capability Brown parkland on the Shropshire and Staffordshire border, hired on an exclusive-use basis for conferences, board meetings, company retreats, product launches, weddings and private celebrations. The house has 27 bedrooms, so a group can stay on site. The address is Weston-under-Lizard, near Shifnal.
Seminars and company events
Business events are only available on a private hire basis, which means a company has the house to itself. The site lists company retreats, conferences, board meetings, product launches and client entertaining. Multi-day residential conferences, leadership forums and executive sessions are among the formats described. A team of butlers, housekeepers and chefs looks after guests.
The parkland, with its oak trees, hosts activity days, team building and events celebrating success. Team development days and cross-functional workshops are also offered. Private dining rooms are available for team dinners, and the Cellar Bar gives guests somewhere to meet after the sessions. The site does not publish meeting room names, capacities or equipment, so ask the events team for these before shortlisting. A 360 degree virtual tour of the main rooms and a selection of bedrooms is available by appointment.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are held on an exclusive basis, with the house, grounds and gardens to the couple and their guests. Two rooms are named for the wedding day. The Victorian Orangery has floor-to-ceiling glass, a chandelier and views over the Italian Gardens and the lawns, and can host the ceremony, the wedding breakfast and the evening reception. The Dining Room suits the wedding breakfast, with a long banquet table or round tables, Old Master paintings and a marble fireplace.
Celebrations such as significant birthdays follow the same model. The Cellar Bar, decorated with lights and contemporary furniture, keeps the party going into the night. Wedding income supports the Weston Park Foundation and the restoration of the house.
Rooms and capacities
The venue names the Victorian Orangery, the Dining Room and the Cellar Bar as event spaces. It publishes no seating figures, floor areas or layouts for them. Ask for capacities by layout and for the number of guests the house sleeps.
Accommodation
The house has 27 bedrooms. The site describes king-size beds, robes and rainfall showers, and a breakfast served in the house. The estate also lets holiday cottages, listed separately under Stay. They are not part of the venue hire offer.
Catering
Organizers can work with one of the selected catering partners to design a menu, from informal networking lunches to dinners, or appoint their own caterer. The site describes this flexibility for both weddings and business events.
History and setting
The house has more than 300 years of history and an internationally recognized collection of art and antiques. The parkland was landscaped by Capability Brown and has no public rights of way, which keeps events private. The estate is run with a charitable foundation.
Getting there
Weston Park lies on the Shropshire and Staffordshire border, about 45 minutes from Birmingham and about an hour from Manchester, according to the business events page. The registered address is Weston Park, Weston-under-Lizard, Shifnal, TF11 8LE. The events team is on 01952 852100.
