Cowdray House

Cowdray House, located at the heart of the 16,000-acre Cowdray Estate in West Sussex, only an hour from London, is surrounded by beautiful, manicured gardens and the rolling hills of the South Downs. At Cowdray House, timeless elegance blends with the gentle warmth of a former family home to create a warm and welcoming ambience. Available for exclusive-use, the house is beautifully suited to entertaining of the highest manner, and welcomes both private and corporate guests, whether you’re hosting an product launch, team away day, influencer event, or conference. There are 22 bedrooms in Cowdray House, all en-suite, accommodating up to 50 guests. Each room is well appointed and most overlook the gardens and rolling serenity of the South Downs. The reception rooms include a dining room (seating up to 60), a library, morning room and drawing room. Both the drawing room and library open onto the front terrace, perfect for drinks before dinner. There is also the magnificent Buck Hall with its vaulted ceiling and minstrels’ gallery. The hall can seat up to 150 guests to dine, and 200 for a cocktail reception. It lends itself to all sorts of occasions, from sporting banquets to weddings to charity evenings. The house also has both indoor and outdoor swimming pools, an all-weather tennis court, croquet lawn, and a private bowling alley for high-stakes competition. The house also sits in 110 acres of parkland and private gardens so there’s plenty of space for marquees, allowing for up to 600 guests. The wider Cowdray Estate, nestled amongst the rolling hills of the beautiful South Downs National Park, has plenty of activities to offer, from Foraging and Ferret Racing, to Yoga and Archery. There is also the award-winning Farm Shop, Café & Lifestyle shop, exhilarating polo matches in the summer months on nearby Lawns, rounds of golf at the Cowdray Golf Club, and many enjoyable scenic walks across the Estate.