About Us | The Country Castle Company

The Country Castle Company is an independent UK venue-finding company helping businesses and individuals find distinctive venues across the country. Since 2007, we’ve specialised in corporate venue finding, sourcing country houses, castles, private estates and characterful hotels for retreats, offsites, residential meetings, company events and private celebrations.

Since 2007

Bringing venues and clients together across the UK for 19 years.

Free venue-finding

We shortlist venues at no cost to the client, and can also help arrange activities and catering.

Venues you can trust

Reduce the unknowns with venues we know well, work with and confidently recommend.

Direct relationships

We work directly with on-site venue teams to simplify communication and get answers quickly.

What we do

We match organisations and individuals with outstanding venues for corporate events, retreats, offsites, leadership meetings, company away days and private celebrations across the UK.

Clients simply tell us what they're planning, including key details such as dates, guest numbers, preferred location, accommodation, space requirements and budget. We then explore suitable options, speak directly with venue teams, confirm availability and gather rates and proposals to compare.

We don't own or operate the venues we recommend. As an independent venue-finding agency, we help clients narrow down the options, ask the right questions and make an informed choice, with support available throughout the search.

What to expect from our venue-finding service

You don't need a finished brief before getting in touch. An experienced venue finder can help shape the search from the information you already have.

Start with what you know

Rough dates, guest numbers, location and budget are often enough for us to begin exploring suitable options.

A focused shortlist

We narrow the search to venues that genuinely fit the brief, rather than sending over a long list of possibilities.

Direct answers from venues

We speak with venue teams ourselves to clarify availability, pricing, facilities and any less straightforward requirements.

Support as you decide

We can answer further questions, arrange viewings and help compare the final options as your plans take shape.

Our venue knowledge and relationships

Our recommendations aren't based on venue listings alone. Since 2007, we've built up first-hand knowledge through venue visits, real client briefs, events placed and regular conversations with venue sales and events teams.

That means we can often go beyond the information published on a venue website. We can clarify how spaces work in practice, bedroom allocations, exclusive-use options, catering, activities, current rates and availability, and where there may be flexibility around a particular brief.

We know the venues Our knowledge comes from visits, enquiries, bookings and ongoing contact with venue teams.

We know what to ask From room layouts to residential capacity, we know the practical details that can affect whether a venue works.

We know where there may be flexibility Direct relationships can help us get clearer answers on availability, packages and what can be adapted for a particular event.

The venues we work with

We focus on distinctive venues with character, privacy and a real sense of place, rather than trying to cover every hotel or conference venue in the UK.

Country houses

Elegant country houses combining accommodation, event space and generous grounds, giving groups room to meet, stay and spend time together.

Castles

Historic settings with character, privacy and a memorable backdrop for corporate events and private celebrations.

Private estates

Exclusive-use venues offering greater privacy, flexibility and space for groups that want the venue to themselves.

Our venues are spread across the UK, from country estates within easy reach of major cities and airports to more remote settings where teams can properly switch off. Wherever they are, they offer a sense of escape from the office and work particularly well for bringing people together, including remote and distributed teams.

How we're paid

Our venue-finding service is free for clients. There is no fee for asking us to source, compare or shortlist venues.

When a booking is made through The Country Castle Company, the venue pays us a commission. For venue partners, this means we only earn a fee when we introduce business that results in a confirmed booking.

It's a simple model that works well for everyone involved: clients get expert help with their venue search at no extra cost, while venues connect with well-matched enquiries and only pay for confirmed business.

Interested in working with us as a venue partner? Find out more about listing your property

How the service works

The people behind The Country Castle Company

We're a small team working directly with clients and venue partners throughout the venue search.

Tim Stathers

Sales & Marketing Director

Tim leads our venue partnerships and marketing, building relationships with properties across the UK and developing venue opportunities.

John Evans

Digital & Operations Director

John oversees our digital marketing, website, systems and operations, helping shape how the business runs and develops.

Claire Soffe

Client Services Manager

Claire leads client enquiries and venue matching, using her venue knowledge to shape each search and recommend the right options.

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About The Country Castle Company