Thornbury Castle
9.4Bristol, England
Events
Events for up to 70 delegates.
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Overnight Accommodation
Sleeps 52 guests in 26 rooms.
Inspiring and invigorating, impressive and intimate, these are the qualities that set 500-year-old Thornbury Castle and its grounds apart as a wonderfully impactful setting for meetings, team building and training.
Located just two hours from London and within 30 minutes of Bristol City Centre and Bristol Parkway, the historic Thornbury Castle has two distinct event spaces available to hire for your next meeting; The Baron's Sitting Room and the atmospheric Tudor Hall.
Meetings and Events
The majestic Tudor Hall ensures that all your attendees will feel inspired by their surroundings. Fully private with Boyling House, and Great Oven spaces for hosting, and its own stone bar area, the Hall accommodates up to 70 guests for a meeting or dinner, and 120 for a reception.
The Barons Room offers a dramatic backdrop for private meetings and dinners. Located in the main castle, overlooking the fountain, and benefitting from a private lounge, the Barons Room can accommodate up to 24 guests for a meeting or dinner.
The Library is set on the ground floor of the castle, and has a stunning oriel window, rich oak panelling and stone fireplace. Licensed for civil ceremonies it can also be used for smaller meetings, and can accommodate up to 20 guests. The room has direct access to the rear gardens.
- Tudor Hall (up to 120 delegates)
- Baron's Sitting Room (up to 24 delegates)
Dining
The Tower, once the bedrooms to Anne Boleyn, set on the ground floor of the castle, with feature arrow-slit windows and octagonal shape, the Tower is available for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Team Building
The castle has five acres of beautiful gardens and grounds, perfect for team building and bookable activities on offer include:
- Archery
- Axe-throwing
- Laser clay-shooting
- Duck-herding
- Sheep-herding
- Croquet
- Garden tours: 40 minutes
- History tours: 2 hours
All activities are chargeable, except croquet, and need to be pre-booked. Prices are available upon request.
Accommodation
Thornbury Castle has 26 carefully-restored bedchambers, each as unique as the history they were built on. Every room boasts iconic period details alongside lavishly realised bathrooms and furnishings. Beyond the heavy wooden doors you will find sumptuously heavy, regal fabrics draped over each bed and upholstered on each piece of furniture; lovingly preserved, scene-setting tapestries adorning the rugged curves of the stone walls and evocative, atmospheric light emitted by carefully placed period-sensitive fixtures.
Prices
Day delegate rate
What's included:
Use of the Baron's Sitting Room or Tudor Hall (both have breakout area);
- Arrival tea and coffee;
- Bottled mineral water;
- Mid-morning and mid-afternoon tea and coffee with pastries and cakes;
- Two course lunch
- LCD projector and screen
- Flip chart, pens, and full delegate stationary pack and mints.
From £75 per person
24-hour delegate rate
- All the above plus
- Delicious three course dinner;
- Overnight accommodation in a beautiful bedchamber;
- Full English breakfast the next morning.
From £439 per person
Location
Thornbury Castle stands in the South Gloucestershire countryside, on the edge of The Cotswolds. The city of Bristol is just 12 miles away, with historic Bath also close by. The journey from London takes around 2 hours by car. Alternatively you can take a 90 minute train ride from London Paddington to Bristol, then the castle is approx 30 mins away by taxi.
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