Hertfordshire’S Historic Brocket Hall

Brocket Hall, a mansion with a decadent past reopened its doors to the public in February 2013 and despite having roots that date back to the 13th Century, the 543 acre estate is today an internationally acclaimed conference and events destination.

The Hall was built on the site of a much older house by the barrister and politician Sir Matthew Lamb in 1760, the year King George III came to the throne. It remained a private house until the Eighties, when the dashing Lord Brocket – who filled the place with partying celebrities, as the many photographs on the walls attest – built the first of two golf courses and began opening up the 500-acre estate. When, as the house history delicately puts it, he “encountered major problems in his business of trading vintage Ferraris” and was detained at Her Majesty’s pleasure, the board of trustees leased the entire estate as a golf club and conference venue. Its brick outbuildings converted perfectly into a clubhouse and guest lodge and the Auberge du Lac restaurant occupies what was a hunting box by the lake.

The stately home offers a variety of conference facilities including the Hall’s Boardroom that can seat up to 150 delegates on the specially commissioned leather chairs and oak tables and boasts modern AV, as well as offering complimentary Wi-Fi. The venue is available for exclusive use and offers 30 luxury en-suite rooms, all of which are serviced by an experienced team of butlers.

Brocket Hall is located in Welwyn, 22 miles from London and a mile off the A1. It is 15 minutes from Luton Airport and has 2 helicopter landing pads.