Christmas with the Team
Tis the season to gather colleagues for a convivial Christmas lunch, dinner or full-day Newt experience this festive season. Choose between a relaxed festive lunch or sharing-style festive feast for daytime or evening celebrations at the Garden Café.
Our Christmas experiences bring teams together over good food, beautiful surroundings and time well spent. You can also add a private tour of the gardens, cyder cellar, deer park and more.
Stay and Grow
With two distinct personalities, our hotel of two halves allows you to choose between the Georgian grandeur of Hadspen House or the bucolic charm of the Farmyard for your company retreat. Stay in the house at the heart of the estate and enjoy far-reaching views out over gardens or embrace the slower pace and serenity at our former dairy farm. Bikes and buggies are on hand for pootling between the two. Be sure to find time to float in the spa, test out our plot-to-plate dining and cocktails in the bar.
Sow the Seeds
For creativity and great ideas to thrive, we all need less screentime and more green time, making The Newt the ideal corporate retreat location. The gardens are home to acres of cascading terraces, pretty scented beds, ancient woodland, orchards, produce gardens and exotic displays expertly tended over hundreds of years.
Teams will be inspired by art, botany and design; the ideal environment for new ideas to germinate and grow.
Enjoy private garden tours, bespoke experiences and sustain your day with lunch at the Garden Café.
Inspiring Spaces
Combine light-filled spaces to meet and share ideas with downtime for dining, entertaining and experiencing the best of the estate. The College Room can comfortably accommodate up to 20 and is a relaxed space for meetings, presentations and team breakout sessions, providing a dedicated base for away days at The Newt.
For conferences, company retreats and all-team meetings, The Story of Gardening is a light-filled secluded space for up to 80 people. Weave along our exhilarating treetop walkway to find your inspiring destination for the for the day.
Business and Pleasure
Here at The Newt, it’s easy to move between productive time together and discovering more of the estate. Enjoy lunch in the Garden Café, a team tour, or bespoke workshop.
Garden Tours to Roman Villa Tours, Cyder Tasting, Woodland Tours and more can be enjoyed individually or combined with meetings and dining. No two teams are the same, so let us create an itinerary for your perfect corporate retreat.
Somerset Away Day
Our Great Garden Escape is a truly unique day out of the office for corporate teams keen to trade the London skyline for the Somerset countryside.
Our first-class train journey from London Paddington unfolds into an immersive Newt experience: taking in the beauty and bounty of the gardens, time to explore and a veg-led lunch at The Garden Café. From breakfast on board to cider tastings and afternoon tea, it’s a no-decisions-needed company retreat designed to inspire connection and fresh perspective.
Email or call us on escape@thenewtinsomerset.com/ 01963 577777 for any questions regarding corporate bookings.
FAQ's about Business Bookings
Absolutely. We can combine meetings, private dining, tours and estate experiences to create a half-day or full-day itinerary around your objectives.
Yes. Selected dining spaces are available for exclusive daytime hire, subject to availability and minimum spends.
Yes. Both The College Room and The Story of Gardening offer AV facilities and a screen, making them well suited to meetings, presentations and conference sessions.
This depends on your package. Estate admission is included within The Story of Gardening package. For other bookings, admission applies for non-members.
Yes. We can accommodate dietary requirements and allergies with advance notice to ensure every guest enjoys their visit.
Yes. For larger groups, we can use multiple spaces or divide guests between experiences before bringing everyone together for dining.
Yes. Coach groups are welcome, and parking is available on the estate. Our team can provide arrival information and help ensure your visit runs smoothly.
We recommend enquiring as early as possible, particularly during spring, summer and peak gardening seasons. All bookings are subject to availability.