Our spacious Great Hall is ideal for large presentations, corporate lunches, dinners, evening events and more. Our Events Team will share our wonderful menus with you, and when you visit Farnham Castle, you'll get to see everything that we have to offer; from our Tindle Bar to the Gallery Bar, our lovely grounds, rooms to host meetings or entertain your guests and more.
Our bright and airy Lantern Hall, located to the left of our Stone Hall, is ideal for corporate lunches, private dinners and more. Please speak to our Events Team to visit our Lantern Hall and the rest of Farnham Castle, prior to planning your next event.
The Winchester Suite, located up our Great Stair within the Castle is the perfect space to host a boardroom style meeting, a private lunch or dinner, or a corporate event. Boasting the view of Farnham Castle's East Lawn, pretty Rose Garden and Farnham Park, the Winchester Suite could be ideal for your next event.
Offering some of the best views in the Castle, The Library is a long room with interesting features. This historic room, located on the first mezzanine level, is ideal for a banquet style lunch or meeting, a cocktail or welcome party, or a private dinner.
Perfect for your next boardroom meeting, the Talbot Suite offers fantastic views across Farnham and is the perfect space to host clients ahead of a lunch or private dinner in another area of the Castle.
Ideal for small corporate meetings, Beaufort 3 offers all of the amenities you would want, along with a designated area for tea, coffee and refreshments ahead of your meeting.
Beaufort 4, situated in the corner of our Castle, provides the ultimate meeting space for your next corporate event. With a tea and coffee welcome area and spectacular views across Farnham, Beaufort 4 is a comfortable room filled with amenities for your next meeting.
A striking space with natural day light & air conditioning, the Park Suite can be hired as two separate spaces - Park Side and Park View. Individually hosting 25 theatre-style, or 60 theatre-style when hired as a single space, these rooms are ideal as syndicate rooms to the Ballroom.
Hosting up to 120 guests theatre-style, 90 guests for a private dinner or 75 for a dinner dance, this is a statement space with style in abundance - perfect for lavish gala dinners or elegant wedding breakfasts - and equally good for memorable conferences.
A self-contained suite of rooms with access either via the hotel or its own exclusive entrance from the hotel grounds. The whole area can cater for up to 160 guests for a private dinner. This magnificent ballroom is bursting with character and offers a unique backdrop for your special day.
A striking space with natural day light & air conditioning, the Park Suite can be hired as two separate spaces - Park Side and Park View. Individually hosting 25 theatre-style, or 60 theatre-style when hired as a single space, these rooms are ideal as syndicate rooms to the Ballroom.
The Garden room is a smaller event area that is ideal for small family gatherings. Planty of natural day light and views of the garden. Direct access to the Garden
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