Private houses for teams of 8–40. Off-sites, strategy retreats, and away days that achieve more than hotel conference rooms — and leave the team wanting to come back.
A hotel conference room shares walls, corridors, and reception areas with strangers. A private house is entirely your team's for the duration.
The real team bonding happens in the kitchen at 8am, on the evening terrace, and in the living room after dinner — not in the scheduled session.
A high-quality retreat house for 12 people, fully catered over 2 nights, typically matches or beats a mid-range hotel conference package — with a far better experience.
Remove the team from day-to-day interruptions into a setting that encourages longer-horizon thinking. The best strategy sessions happen away from the office.
Shared house experiences — cooking together, morning walks, evening conversation — build more genuine connection than organised team building exercises.
Senior team retreats benefit from the intimacy and informality of a private house. Less hierarchical than hotel settings, more honest conversation.
Bring new team members up to speed in a genuine immersive experience. A 2-night house retreat achieves more cultural transfer than months of office interactions.
Change of environment drives creative thinking. The right house in the right landscape creates the cognitive shift that unlocks fresh ideas.
For distributed and remote teams, an annual retreat in a private house is increasingly the primary touchpoint for building team culture and trust.
Properties selected for their working space, Wi-Fi quality, catering options, and social facilities.
From £1,950 / nt
£51 per person (38 guests)
From £1,000 / nt
£41 per person (24 guests)
From £1,500 / nt
£62 per person (24 guests)
From £1,250 / nt
£56 per person (22 guests)
From £600 / nt
£60 per person (10 guests)
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