Holmewood Hall is a Christmas party venue in Peterborough with enough rooms, bars and hidden corners to make an evening spent here feel like a proper house party - albeit a particularly glamorous, historic one. An 18th-century Tudor Gothic manor sitting in 10 acres of Cambridgeshire countryside near Peterborough, it boasts red-brick and sandstone architecture outside and grand, theatrical interiors within.
Groups can book the house on an exclusive-use basis for anything from 30 to 250 guests, whether the plan is an evening celebration, a full day or something that stretches across several days. That freedom is particularly useful for larger office parties and end-of-year gatherings, as different parts of the mansion can take on different roles throughout the night.
The Great Hall is the obvious centrepiece, with imposing archways, a high ceiling, grand staircase and chandelier creating a dramatic setting for drinks, dinner or dancing. Elsewhere, the Champagne Bar offers a quieter atmosphere, while the Garden Bar looks out across the grounds and brings in plenty of natural light. For anyone who wants the party to carry on, the Vault Bar comes with an in-house DJ and dedicated dancefloor. While, The Library provides somewhere calmer for guests to sit and chat away from the music.
As catering is handled in house, food can be shaped around the event rather than following one fixed format. The team can arrange everything from multi-course dining and canapés to afternoon tea or street food. Three fully stocked bars mean drinks are more than covered, while additional touches can include cocktail, gin or Prosecco carts, an ice-cream tricycle, candy cart or even a Krispy Kreme doughnut wall.
There is plenty of scope to personalise the look of your Christmas party too, with optional styling such as gold cutlery, premium table centrepieces and gold-rimmed glassware. The joy of choosing Holmewood Hall for your Christmas party, though, is that the house is already beautifully decorated for the season with sparkling trees and garland-covered fireplaces.
Accommodation can also be added on a bed-and-breakfast basis, useful for guests travelling from Peterborough, Cambridge, Northampton, Bedford or elsewhere in East Anglia.