The West Wing at Ickworth

The West Wing at Ickworth is part of Ickworth House, created in 1795 by the eccentric 4th Earl of Bristol to display collections gathered from all over Europe. The Ickworth Estate was home to the Hervey family for 600 years and was passed to the National Trust in 1956. The house is surrounded by 1800 acres of gardens and pleasure grounds and underwent a £4 million refurbishment in 2005. Two exclusive-use private hire rooms, named The Gallery and The Court, are located on the first floor of the West Wing, entry being via the ground floor. The West Wing at Ickworth reopened in March 2007 and has accommodation in the form of a hotel in the East Wing.

Enjoy your meeting this summer in the stunning West Wing, a unique venue for corporate events. The Summer Day Delegate Package is available from 1st June - 7th September and costs £40.00 per person, plus VAT for a minimum of 20 guests. The package includes three servings of tea and coffee with pastries in the morning, two course summer buffet lunch, water, cordials and sweets and unlimited free parking. Room hire, projector, screen, flip chart, pads and pens are also included in the package.

Have a perfect finish to the day and enjoy jugs of Pimm's and canapés in British garden party style in the Orangery and Italianate Gardens with Ickworth House as the backdrop. This reception costs £15.00 plus VAT per person and examples from the canapé menu include: mini burger with relish, smoked salmon, crème fraiche and blinis, lobster bisque with chervil and mini sheperds pie.

If you are looking for somewhere to celebrate your anniversary or a company party, The West Wing at Ickworth has launched their summer menu for £30 per person, plus VAT (Monday to Thursday) and £35 per person, plus VAT (Friday to Sunday). Guests would enjoy drinks in the Italianate gardens and Orangery with beautiful views of the Rotunda, followed by the summer menu in The Gallery. The summer menu, which includes jugs of Pimm's served with cucumber, fruits and mint, includes goats cheese and cracked black pepper muffin, on a celery, apple and grape salad, with sherry vinaigrette, saffron poached chicken breast served atop a pea and summer herb risotto, served with a warm sweet basil dressing followed by Ickworth trifle with poached red berries and custard sauce and finished with freshly brewed coffee and Ickworth chocolates. You could then book a DJ to dance the night away.

There are many other ways to enjoy the 1,800 acres in the beautiful Ickworth Estate, including family fun days, picnics, activity days, concerts, banquets and best of British summer garden parties. Ickworth House is located in Horringer on the A413 and is some 30 miles from Ipswich/ Cambridge and 3 miles from Bury St Edmunds.