Located just 15 miles from Oxford and close to the historic Blenheim Palace, Old Swan & Minster Mill offer a truly idyllic countryside retreat set within 65 acres of gardens, wildflower meadows, woodlands, and riverbank. Together, these venues provide a perfect blend of tranquillity, creativity, and comfort for your meetings, events, and team-building activities.
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Old Swan & Minster Mill offer a variety of flexible packages designed to make your meetings and team-building events productive, comfortable, and inspiring.
Ideal for focused business meetings or workshops, our Day Delegate Rate includes:
• Meeting room hire from 8am - 5.30pm (with AV essentials including LCD screen and flipchart)
• Tea, coffee, and morning treats
• Seasonal working lunch served in-house
• Homemade cakes for an afternoon boost
• Mineral water, cordials, and complimentary Wi-Fi
• On-site parking included
Pricing:
From £80 per delegate
Extend your stay with overnight accommodation and enjoy:
• All Day Delegate inclusions
• Comfortable boutique bedrooms
• Dinner and breakfast (traditional English and continental options)
• Relaxing extras, including a concession on spa treatments
Pricing:
From £280 per delegate
For complete privacy and a dedicated retreat atmosphere, Old Swan Pub offers exclusive use options:
• Access to all guest rooms, meeting spaces, bars, restaurants, and grounds
• Perfect for larger team events, away days, or multi-day retreats
Contact our events team to discuss bespoke packages and pricing tailored to your specific needs.
From board meetings and retreats to workshops and larger events, our flexible spaces combine charm, light, and countryside views. The Malthouse hosts up to 190 guests across two floors, ideal for larger events with breakout needs. The Windrush and Myrtle rooms suit up to 80, perfect for launches, networking, or creative sessions. For smaller gatherings, The Oak (up to 32) and The Willow (up to 15) offer relaxed spaces with garden or river views. The Barn accommodates up to 60 with a private reception area, while The Maple serves as a central hub with all-day refreshments.
Nestled in 65 acres of gardens, Old Swan & Minster Mill provide the perfect outdoor playground for corporate fun and team challenges. From campfires to laser pigeon shooting, and creative adventures like The Great British Bake Off or Crime Scene Investigation, we offer a variety of activities to energise and unite your team in partnership with KDM Events.
Beat boxing is a super fun and original way to get all your guests energised and jamming to the same tune! This is an easy and satisfying way of successfully working together to create something memorable. No musical ability is necessary as this event is presented in a fun visual way.
Duration: 10 - 60 minutes
Guests: 8 - 600
If you love singing in the shower or miming with a hairbrush in the mirror then this fun, energetic musical event is perfect for you. Even if you’re not keen on being in front of the camera, there are lots of opportunities to be lost in the crowd of faces while enjoying a great unique challenge.
Duration: 60 minutes
Guests: 8 - 100
Using our version of the famous spinning wheel, this fast-paced event ensures that your event either kicks off with a blast – or closes on a high, with a range of light-hearted categories which can also include the recall of business-related content in a highly interactive manner.
Duration: 15 - 45 minutes
Guests: 10 - 600
Balloon modellers make it look so easy, but do you have the skill to create a balloon spectacle without bursting your resources? This high-energy, creative challenge can be used to kick-start a conference, energise your delegates after lunch or create a fun finale! This event can be an individual challenge, team competition or collaboration.
Duration: 15 - 45 minutes
Guests: Unlimited
Cracking puzzles to unlock their individual team boxes, interpreting cryptic puzzles, spotting clues in the environment and mastering dexterity challenges are all important in this race against time. Your teams face the ultimate test of logic, creative thinking, problem-solving and hands-on puzzles. Don’t forget to keep your eye on the clock!
Duration: 60 - 90 minutes
Guests: 10 - 350
Circus skills workshops are great fun for all ages as everyone can take part and have fun even if they only manage to become good at one of the skills on offer. These activities are suitable for both indoors and outdoors so you don’t need to worry about the weather. This is truly an experience to remember as guests take part in team building with a difference.
Duration: 60 - 180 minutes
Guests: 10 - 300
Explore the beautiful village of Minster Lovell with this fun, team-based competition. An integrated event using the latest technology, tablets and GPS tracking to create an event which is engaging, has something for everybody and draws upon your individual quests’ inquisitiveness, creativity and skills.
Duration: 60 - 90 minutes
Guests: Up to 200
Our professional instructors will guide you through the activities with an emphasis on guests gaining as much ‘hands-on’ experience as possible. Available in a competitive format or as informal fun, your guests will take part in each activity as they progress around the event.
Duration: 90 - 180 minutes
Guests: 10 - 250
Wake up and smell the coffee! In fact, why not grind, blend, pour and taste it while you’re at it? This is your chance to try your hand at creating your very own espresso blend and learning the intricate art of the Barista. After an informative presentation highlighting the finer points of producing the perfect shot of espresso and a brief history of the drink, it’s your turn to get hands-on and put into practice what you’ve learnt.
Duration: 120 - 150 minutes
Guests: 4 - 60
A steady hand and creative thinking are crucial in this fast-paced collaborative activity! Created to demonstrate the benefits of communication and cooperation between individuals and teams, Kinetic Energy emphasises the benefits of collective input and the power of teamwork. Divided into teams, each must compete to create an elaborate domino design – you may remember playing with dominoes from your childhood, but never in this manner!
Duration: 60 - 150 minutes
Guests: 8 - 400
Grab your thermals as you venture into an Alpine-themed setting for a spot of the old après-ski indulgence, without any of the actual skiing! Alpine Lodge is a cosy yet cool theme for 2019 that appeals to all ages, making it a perfect Christmas option for celebrating an occasion or rewarding staff.
Duration: 30 - 180 minutes
Guests: Unlimited
Working to eliminate characters from a list of suspects, teams must learn and use a variety of CSI skills to find and analyse crucial evidence. Using newly acquired knowledge of forensic science and police procedures, teams will be assisted by our facilitators and instructors in a series of time-critical tasks such as fingerprint harvesting, forensic photography and shooting TV appeal videos.
Duration: 150 - 180 minutes
Guests: 5 - 150
Whether you’re testing your steady hand on Giant Operation and Beat the Buzzer, balancing on the Surf Simulator or holding on tight on the Bucking Bronco, all these games are great fun and offer an exciting enhancement to any event. The games are achievable, interesting and fun and the event is run on an informal basis with guests taking part at their leisure.
Duration: 60 - 180 minutes
Guests: 10 - 500
Lights, cameras and non-stop action are all in store as we roll out the red carpet for an evening of sophistication and razzmatazz that captures the unmistakable atmosphere of Tinsel Town. Join ‘Oscar’ and all the legends of the silver screen in a glittering night that promises to make you and your guests feel like stars.
Duration: As requested
Guests: Unlimited
Put yourself in the picture with our exclusive green-screen technology-based photo studio. Large enough to accommodate up to 10 guests (and even more when your guests are willing to crowd very close!) at a time, the fun photo studio uses green-screen technology so you can transport yourself to the moon, appear in your favourite film poster or stand on a beach in Hawaii!
Duration: 30 - 180 minutes
Guests: Unlimited
Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the spectacular world of death-defying acrobatics, juggling, plate spinning and entertainment that marks the Circus Ring! Experience the sparkle and vibrant colour of the circus, try your hand at the carnival concourse games and if you’re brave enough... Even risk your neck in the big cat’s jaws!
Duration: As requested
Guests: Unlimited
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