Cokethorpe Estate is a venue-hire option that can take a surprisingly broad brief. Set within the 150-acre grounds of Cokethorpe School near Witney, it combines historic and modern buildings with extensive parkland, making it suitable for everything from conferences and away days to private celebrations and even large outdoor gatherings. If you're confused by how the school and venue overlap, Cokethorpe Enterprises is the commercial arm of the school, created specifically to manage this wider events and venue-hire offering.
For corporate bookings, the estate can accommodate conferences, seminars, workshops and meetings across a range of spaces, with facilities including an 85-inch display, sound system, Wi-Fi and flexible catering. The in-house team can also provide catered conference packages, while the wider estate lends itself particularly well to away days and team-building sessions. To help out with ensuring every booking goes smoothly, Cokethorpe has taken on an events partner with Bright Vision Events, especially for corporate away days providing programmes ranging from problem-solving and leadership activities to full-day team experiences, using the parkland and riverside setting as part of the day.
The sheer amount of outdoor space opens up another side of the venue. The school sits within 150 acres on the edge of the Cotswolds, with impressive sporting facilities and green space. Sports lettings include a sports hall, climbing tower, shooting ranges, indoor and outdoor cricket nets, two astroturfs and seasonal pitches for football, cricket, netball and rugby.
Perhaps the biggest draw, though, is how open-ended the hire can be. Cokethorpe actively encourages bespoke enquiries and has previously hosted everything from afternoon teas for church groups and chess competitions to bubble runs and music festivals. Groups of roughly 10 to 200 can be accommodated for many lettings, depending on the event and set-up required. What's more, with free parking and easy transport links into Oxford, Cokethorpe Estate is just about as handy as it gets for friends, family, colleagues or clients, to get to, too.