| Eastnor Castle was built 100 hundred years ago | | | | advantage of the superb settings available within |
| to provide a luxurious country retreat in | | | | the castle and the grounds. From here they |
| Herefordshire, England. Robert Smirke, a well | | | | branched out to offer corporate entertaining and |
| known victorian archirtect, who also worked on | | | | large scale special events such as the annual Big |
| the British museum, amongst other high profile | | | | Chill music festival. Guests are offered their own |
| commissions, laid out the designs to ensure that a | | | | choice of outdoor activities which can range from |
| true fairy tale castle was created in the middle of | | | | 4 wheel drive adventures through to family days |
| a large estate. Inside the castle each guest room | | | | out watching the herd of deer which graze on the |
| has a unique theme matched to the decor. In | | | | grounds. |
| addition to this there are many treasures which | | | | When these activities were combined with a high |
| have been collected over the years including one | | | | profile on the internet they found customers |
| of the finest collections of medieval armour in | | | | arriving from all round the world and many kept |
| Europe. | | | | coming back. |
| The owners of Eastnor needed to find a way to | | | | This success has enabled money to be reinvested |
| pay for upkeep and maintenance so that the | | | | in facilities in a manner which is sympathetic to |
| buildings and grounds could not just be maintained | | | | the history of the castle and Eastnor can now |
| but also improved. To do this they started by | | | | look forward to a secure future. |
| offering society weddings which would take | | | | |