Chicheley Hall

An impressive Grade 1 mansion house set in 80 acres of peaceful grounds not far from Milton Keynes. One of Buckinghamshire’s finest venues, it’s been used as a filming location many a time – notably for Pride and Prejudice, The Meaning of Life and Black Beauty; hardly surprising considering the tree lined avenue and manicured grounds with lawns gracefully sloping down to a lake. Inside is a wide sweeping staircase, wood panelling, ornate plasterwork, and elegant arched windows.

It’s a beautiful location for weddings anytime of year; great for relaxed summer drinks receptions and twinkly Christmas parties too. And you have to admit, those surroundings are inspiring for any meeting or conference, exhibition, product launch, awards ceremony, training days and for rather grand banquets. The main house and the grounds provide a fabulous backdrop for photo shoots and team building events, and if you arrange marquee hire you can hold a huge outdoor event for up to 600 guests.

Chicheley Hall is home to the Kavli Royal Society International Centre, who are dedicated to promoting excellence in science and regularly hold events here. All 9 meeting rooms are access friendly; in the main house Principals gives you 45.4 square metres seating 52 delegates in theatre style, and at 46.3 square metres, Meeting Room 1 has a similar capacity. Meeting Rooms 2 and 3 both hold 34 in the same layout or 16 for a board meeting. A quite magnificent Grand Hall seats 80 guests and the Winton Room seats 32 dining. The Wolfson Centre is a converted coach house used for banqueting and as a modern conference centre. It has two rooms that seat 100 and 104 people in theatre style, and a smaller one that seats 28, or 10 in board room configuration. For evening receptions, both buildings hold 150 guests. You’re assured of complimentary superfast wifi, top-notch audio visual equipment, and a well-polished events team to help with the planning and fine tuning.

48 individually styled bedrooms give delegates a choice of stylish modern or classically elegant décor, depending on who’s footing the bill! There’s a restaurant and bar, and if the weather is good you really should make the most of it and squeeze afternoon tea in the gardens into your agenda.

Chicheley Hall has free parking and is conveniently close to the M1 with fast rail links from London to Milton Keynes, just 15 minutes away.