From iconic landmarks and river cruises to secluded country hotels, discover venues and experiences in and around Bath that are perfect for corporate summer parties.
Aldwick Estate
Venture into the Mendip Hills for a summer party on a working Somerset vineyard. The Aldwick Estate team can lead your group on tours and tastings, with two spacious and adaptable barns to retreat to for food and drinks too. The estate is also the home of ACF Teambuilding and Events, who can lay on inflatables, fairground rides, garden games and a host of other outdoor activities.
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Image: Aldwick Estate
American Museum & Gardens
The American Museum & Gardens is a heritage attraction just a ten-minute drive from the centre of Bath, located in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on the edge of The Cotswolds. The site comprises of a museum, based inside the Georgian manor house, an exhibition gallery, café, shop, plus converted Coach House and Stables that are used for corporate events. The estate extends to 125 acres of which 30 acres around the manor house are landscaped into stunning gardens and an arboretum. The Stables and Coach House have been converted into versatile and modern spaces for corporate or private events.
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Image: American Museum & Gardens
Bailbrook House
Bailbrook House is a Grade II-listed property located on the edge of Bath. With 20 acres of private grounds, there’s ample space to move your party outdoors and take part in teambuilding activities. Guests will be well fed by the flexible and creative catering team, who can rustle up everything from customised donuts and wood-fired pizzas to 9-course tasting menus.
Image: Bailbrook House Hotel
The Bath Brew House
Located in the heart of Bath, this pub is the ideal location to host your Summer event. From parties to away-days, intimate drinks or a big knees up, they’ll work with you to create your event! There is a huge and colourful beer garden for those warmer months and a garden marquee that pops up between September and March every year.
Image: The Bath Brew House
Bowood Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort
Situated at the heart of the Bowood Estate, in spectacular Wiltshire countryside, Bowood Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort provides an impressive setting for all your corporate events, including day and 24-hour meetings, conferences, product launches, exhibitions, team building, golf days and celebrations, accommodating up to 240 delegates for meetings and 160 guests for private dining. Situated within 2,000 acres of parkland, Bowood also offers the ideal destination for rides & drives, test drives and family fun days.
Image: Bowood Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort
The Ivy Bath Brasserie
For extra special occasions and larger parties, guests are able to take exclusive hire of the entire first floor at The Ivy Bath Brasserie. When hired privately, this unique space incorporates The Baldwin Room, bar and hidden al fresco roof terrace and accommodates a maximum of 120 guests for a standing reception, or 40 guests for a seated event.
Image: The Ivy Bath Brasserie
Folly Farm Centre
Folly Farm Centre is a sustainable and ethical conference venue on a 250-acre nature reserve. Bring delegates together among lush green beauty, ancient woodlands and wildlife, with views over Chew Valley Lake and the Mendip Hills.
They have a fun selection of teambuilding activities that can be incorporated into your party, including bushcraft survival skills, archery, sheep herding, wine tasting and much more. Menus at Folly Farm focus on seasonal, locally grown produce, with BBQs on offer for summer evenings.
Image: Folly Farm Centre
Homewood
Homewood is a Georgian country house hotel and spa set in 20 acres of beautiful gardens and grounds, with views across the Avon Valley. Plan an outdoor event on the Olio restaurant’s sun-drenched terrace, which has an outdoor kitchen and bar. If celebrating all things local aligns with your business ethos, you’ll love their use of sustainable, often hedgerow-fresh ingredients, with local provenance.
For a more intimate get-together, consider booking one of the Dining Domes – ideal for an al fresco dinner under cover.
Image: Homewood
Lucknam Park
Home to 500 acres of peaceful parkland, this luxury country house hotel is the perfect setting for your team to unwind and reconnect, with a number of teambuilding and incentive activities on offer. These can be as relaxing or adventurous as you like, ranging from mindfulness to falconry and duck herding. For some summery food and drink, choose from the BBQ and picnic packages.
Image: Lucknam Park
Macdonald Bath Spa Hotel
This honey-coloured Georgian mansion provides the perfect backdrop for a summer event as it stands proud within seven acres of private gardens, complete with fountains and a grotto. Located just one mile from Bath Spa Train Station and with complimentary onsite car parking, the hotel can host seated meals within one of their four event spaces, team building events and even a marquee on their extensive grounds. Exclusive hire is also available.
Image - Macdonald Bath Spa Hotel
The Roman Baths and Pump Room
With a 2000-year history as a space for hospitality and relaxation, the Roman Baths makes a magical event setting. For an atmospheric reception, invite your delegates for drinks by the torchlit Great Bath, the grand centrepiece of the complex, or on the overlooking Victorian terrace. Dinners can be held in the Pump Room, an exceptionally elegant venue which was first opened in 1795 and is much the same today as it was then.
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Image - The Roman Baths, credit Lloyd Evans Photography
The Royal Crescent Hotel
Host your summer party at the renowned Royal Crescent Hotel, which is recognised for its exceptional standards with five red stars. Located on Bath’s Royal Crescent, an iconic sweeping terrace of Grade I-listed houses, the hotel has all the advantages of a city centre venue with a country feel as you step through to the gardens.
Enjoy drinks among the abundance of trees, flowers and wildlife here as well as food from the 3AA Rosette restaurant, which can create bespoke menus with wine pairings for your event.
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Image - The Royal Crescent Hotel
The Bath & West Showground
With vast open-air spaces, a woodland area, a 4x4 course, a miniature railway and even a lake, it is the ideal corporate getaway combining the modern requirements typically found in the city with the relaxing & beautiful Somerset countryside. Nestled in the heart of Somerset, across a stunning site of 240 acres, the Bath & West Showground features a variety of sizeable indoor spaces, with the ability to host large conferences for as many as 800 people. Smaller spaces are also on hand, which includes a theatre with a stage & seating for up to 120.
Image: The Royal Bath & West Showground
University of Bath
The University of Bath has a range of unique venues and spaces to suit your event’s specific needs. These include The Edge building, which offers indoor space that can be used for summer events and gives you the option to enjoy your drinks on the patio terrace.
Outdoor space at the university also includes a marquee on the lawn surrounding the lake – the most aesthetic part of campus. You could treat your guests to a sumptuous BBQ or why not utilise some of the large grounds and put on a team building event for you and your guests.
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Search for more summer party venues in Bath and Bristol or contact the Meet Bristol and Bath team on events@meetbristolbath.co.uk to discuss ideas.
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Boasting stylish meeting rooms and stunning landscaped gardens located just 1 mile from the train station, Bath Spa Hotel is the perfect meeting venue in Bath.
The Royal Crescent Hotel offers a unique and exclusive experience for your occasion.
With a history spanning over 2,000 years, this atmospheric location sets the stage for enchanting events, whether intimate or grand, accommodating up to 320 guests.
Folly Farm is an environmentally sustainable, meeting and event venue nestled in the heart of a 250-acre nature reserve, yet conveniently located just 10 miles from Bristol and Bath.
Lucknam Park is the ideal conference venue to hold business meetings near Bath. Discreet yet accessible. Secluded yet connected. A distraction-free setting for the best business brainstorms. A space for clear thinking and healthy debate.
Eclectic, luxurious and slightly eccentric; think grand Georgian country house and grounds filled with creative artworks and ultra-modern indulgences including a spa and heated outdoor swimming pool.
Bailbrook House sits within 20 acres of private grounds and offers space for up to 200 delegates in the stylish Brunel Suite. The 12 meeting rooms include function spaces with high ceilings, huge windows and feature fireplaces with access onto terraces, along with more contemporary suites ideal for larger meetings.
Flexible space in the Somerset countryside, perfect for conferences, product launches, exhibitions and trade fairs. Also offering vineyard tours/wine sampling & teambuilding activities. Good transportation links to Bristol and beyond.
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