Family farm celebrates a field of dreams
Press Release Courtesy of Opening Doors and Venues -
Nearly sixty years after it was bought as a ‘farming retirement project’ the McCall family has recently completed the latest stage of a multi million pound transformation at Wootton Park near Henley in Arden, Warwickshire.
IanRoy McCall said
“I guess you could say it has been a field of dreams. We’ve always felt this was a special place and if we built an outstanding venue here, then people would come.”
Sitting in its own 360 acre valley of beautiful rolling countryside, the original family farm is now a thriving business centre and events venue offering top quality accommodation in the 16th Century farmhouse.
To celebrate the launch of the recently completed TWENTY-10 events venue, fourth generation Mark McCall hosted a showcase event for over fifty guests from the region’s business community. The conference provided an opportunity to see what Wootton Park can offer to business leaders and included an inspirational talk from David Hyner of Stretch Development, an interactive team building session, a networking lunch and a presentation from IanRoy and Mark McCall telling the story of the transformation at Wootton Park.
Delegates at the conference gave very positive feedback with comments such as “I really like the combination of rural features such as the little island in the lake and ample outside space with the convenience of the high tech conference room facility and easy access by motorway and rail. This makes it a totally unique business venue for local, national and international visitors.”
Designed to retain all the Victorian character of its surroundings, TWENTY-10 has a contemporary interior with a balcony, landscaped patio and stunning views across open countryside.
Whilst Wootton Park has already established itself as a sought after wedding venue – most weekends in 2012 are booked for wedding parties - the TWENTY-10 venue is set to attract a new business audience looking for something a bit different. Mark McCall said
“We’ve found that business people welcome the opportunity to come to an inspiring location that provides open space and versatile room settings where teams can come for training, product launches, away days and team building sessions. They appreciate being looked after carefully whether their event is a small meeting with a formal dinner or a large scale conference with a pig roast and team games.”
“Holding the showcase event was immensely positive as well as an opportunity to develop a working relationship with experienced conference organiser, Rose Padmore of Opening Doors & Venues and other highly respected event partners including LNP Sound, Mike Pagan, BastockFirth, Fews Marquees, Exposure Photography and DLE Catering. It has certainly opened the door to new exciting opportunities for all of us and I’m delighted that the feedback included words like “inspiring”, “full of energy” and “uplifting” because we feel this reflects what we are about and the time is right for Wootton Park to welcome new people looking for new light through old windows!”
For more information about Wootton Park, visit www.woottonpark.co.uk or telephone 01564 795579.
Above - David Hyner delivering his inspirational speech to the delegates at the new venue launch