Exclusive Use Events
Inspiring Spaces For Your Event
The pioneering green and sustainable events venue at Sheepdrove Organic Farm was opened by HM King Charles III, then HRH Prince of Wales in 2004. Surrounded by fields and woodlands, with spectacular views across rolling chalk downland, Sheepdrove combines beautiful surroundings with high standard and flexible facilities and an impressive variety of inspiring and versatile indoor and outdoor spaces. With multiple spaces of size, stunning outside areas and onsite and local accommodation, Sheepdrove is an ideal setting for events across consecutive days.
Exclusive Use Includes
The Oak Room
Our versatile and creative venue is suitable for a wide range of private and corporate events. The flexible blank canvas of our largest event space is easily customised so event planners can unleash their creativity for a truly memorable experience. The Oak Room can be opened up to allow vehicle access or to stage exhibitions, product launches or concerts; it also has a viewing and production gallery, pitch perfect acoustics and abundant natural light. Designed for audiences, this luminous, modern rustic event space with endless possibilities delivers an inspiring yet relaxed setting for conferences, car launches, presentations, brand showcases, industry events, music recitals or spoken word performances. Up to 170 people can be seated on iconic Fritz Hansen Series 7 chairs, renowned for lasting comfort, beneath The Oak Room’s soaring vaulted ceiling.
The Dining Hall
Centred around a spectacular spiral stair case which encloses the pizza oven, the timber-framed, double-height, vaulted Dining Hall seats 100 on the ground floor and 40 on the Upper Dining Gallery. The glass doors of The Dining Hall open wide on to a tree-lined courtyard and an aromatic herb garden. Round tables are available for Banquet-Style Dining in The Upper Dining Room or our beautiful bespoke wooden tables handcrafted by sustainable English furniture maker Benchmark may be arranged in Family-Style, Cabaret or Hollow Square layouts. A classic French Charvet range cooker is the central focal point of the gleaming open professional kitchen.
The Beech Room
The Beech Room is a multi-functional space for up to 50 that can be adapted to suit your needs with multiple seating arrangements. Ideal for board meetings, team events, guest lectures, management meetings, group trainings, seminars and other educational-style meetings, its spacious contemporary interior maximises natural light and creates the perfect meeting environment. Sheepskin bean bags are on hand in The Beech Room to keep the atmosphere relaxed and provide opportunities for team-bonding and camaraderie-building. This flexible and adaptable space is also perfect for yoga and meditation sessions.
The Reception Hall
The lofty, light filled Reception Hall with floor-to-ceiling windows an impressive setting to meet and greet or host drinks reception and parties. The adjoining Upper Gallery with sheepskin sofas and the interconnecting Library with its comfortable red velvet seating offers additional spaces to network, brainstorm and socialise.
The Tower
This circular quirky breakout space offers a calm and welcoming space for informal discussions, brainstorming sessions, creative thinking, or any meeting that calls for a relaxed atmosphere.
The Gallery
Furnished with comfy sheepskin sofas, this first floor space next to The Beech Room and overlooking The Reception Hall delivers a welcoming and casual area designed for networking, relaxation, and informal gatherings during your event.
The Library
Adjoining The Reception Hall, The Library has plenty of comfortable red velvet seating to provide a place for quiet reflection or an additional space to network, socialise or brainstorm.
An Open Space Venue
Space is undoubtedly Sheepdrove’s USP and, with acres of grounds at their disposal, event planners can get creative with design and theming. Food Trucks, Pizza Vans, Mobile Pop Up Bars and Horsebox Bars are popular options in The Courtyard, while The Paddock behind the venue is ideal for Barbecues and Spit Roasts.
Informal Meetings
A ring of giant sheepskin bean bags in our flexible meeting space The Beech Room is perfect for a relaxed brainstorming session to promote friendly dialogue and creative discussion among participants.
Events Under Canvas
A truly versatile venue, Sheepdrove offers the perfect indoor and outdoor space for all kinds of fun interactive team building and corporate events designed to inspire and motivate. The paddock immediately behind the venue and the meadow at The Sheep Shed are available for tipis, bell tents and other unforgettable outdoor experiences for your team. A Bell Tent Village is an ideal way to create additional accommodation.
Accessibility
Lift
Level access
Disabled toilet
Disabled parking
Quiet Space/Prayer Room Available on Request
Food and Drink
No corkage charge
Supplier flexibility
External catering and bar allowed
Recommended catering list available
Space for catering equipment
Professional kitchen with pizza oven
Late licence until midnight
Getting Here
1 ¼ hours drive from Heathrow
20 minutes from M4 Junction 14
40 minutes train journey 2 stops from London Paddington to Didcot Parkway with 35 minutes taxi
Easily accessible from London and Bristol
Located on M4 corridor in between Swindon and Reading
Take a Look Around
Watch our short film for a flavour of the inspiring settings for your event, meeting, conference, activity day or corporate retreat. Situated on a 20-acre estate, surrounded by over 2,000 acres of organic historic farmland in the picturesque countryside of North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Sheepdrove is hidden gem yet perfectly accessible from major transport networks. Sheepdrove’s flexible indoor and outdoor spaces offer the perfect environment to connect, create, engage and re-discover surrounded by outstanding scenery and abundant wildlife. If you’re looking to get your team away from their desks for a collective breath of fresh air, this rural oasis is the natural place to meet. Get In Touch here
Facilities and Features
Dimensions and Capacity
Meeting Spaces: Oak Room 175 sq m Beech Room 100 sq m
Dining Area: Lower and Upper Dining Hall 100 sq m
Reception Area: Reception Hall 120 sq m
Breakout Rooms: Rook’s Nest 22 sq m Gallery 22 sq m Library 40 sq m
Outdoor Areas: Physic Garden 200 sq m Courtyard 750 sq m
The Perfect Venue For
Car launches
Ride & drive event days
Product launches
Training days
Receptions
Conferences
Weddings
Music Recitals
Photo Shoots
Filming
Facilities Include
- Direct vehicular access
- Removable staging
- 8 km private roads
- 135 free parking spaces
- Courtyard with capacity for 20 cars on display
- Standing capacity in Oak Room 170
- Seating capacity in Oak Room 150
- Seating capacity in Beech Room 50
- Dining capacity in Dining Hall 140
- Good ceiling heights throughout with impressive ceiling heights of 8 metres in vaulted Oak Room, Reception Hall and Lower Dining Hall
- Choice of five additional breakout and syndicate spaces
- High speed internet access (download speed 50 Mbps)
- Abundant natural light throughout
- Natural cooling and ventilation system
- Choice of lighting scenarios in Oak Room
- Acoustics ideal for music recitals, live bands and DJs
- Easy loading/unloading with vehicular access right up to both Oak Room and Reception Hall
Special Features Include
- 20 acres gardens and grounds set in 2,000 acres of organic farmland
- Aromatic herb garden with herbal thyme clock
- Outdoor flint amphitheatre seats 30
- Ancient woodland 5 minutes walk
- Long lake, boathouse and pontoon 15 minutes walk
- Converted farm buildings sleep 28
- Located in Designated North Wessex Downs Area of Natural Outstanding Beauty
- Green building using energy and water efficiently to reduce overall impact on the natural environment
- Operationally net zero carbon with all electricity used on site, including heating and cooling, from renewable sources either from our own solar and wind installations or 100% renewable green electricity from Ecotricity.
- Sheepdrove has achieved the Green Meetings Gold Award, a new standard for sustainability in meeting and events spaces run by Green Tourism.
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