Eastfields Farm Barns, Team Away Day

Set in stunning open countryside, the Eastfields Farm Barns venue is all about flexibility, uniqueness and exclusivity, allow teams to step out of their normal environment, and into a space where they can relax, strategize, learn and celebrate! Our ethos is to provide everything you would expect at a best in class venue, coupled with the experience of our senior management team to create genuinely standout and memorable events for guests.

As you approach down an impressive tree lined drive, the venue sits back from the road in 30 acres of beautiful open countryside.

The venue boasts:

- A huge Georgian barn which acts as a flexible function venue. Seating with tables, bar, stage, AV equipment – make the space ideal for presentations, indoor activities and celebrating!
- A raised lawn with a further 10acre meadow and woodland, and bridle paths into the rolling countryside, allows for great outdoor team building activities.
- Luxury converted barn accommodation with ensuite facilities for up to 20 guests.
- Breakfast, lunch, evening meals and a private chef available.
- For larger events - full catering for lunches, and both informal and formal evening dining events.
- Management team with both large corporate and adventure expedition background to help tailor your events.
- We are able to cater for events of up to 150 people.

We pride ourselves on our tailored approach to your event and attention to detail. Scott McNaughton, CEO of Eastfields Farm Barns, loves adventure and understands business. He has previously summitted a number of the World’s Seven Summits including Mount Everest, rowed across the Atlantic Ocean, and skied across the Greenland Icecap. He was also a senior partner in one of the world’s large accounting firms, specialising in large private and FTSE businesses. Scott will take time to meet with you ahead of your event to help plan and prepare a fantastic day that delivers on your objectives. He will be supported by the wider Eastfields Farm Barns team during your event to ensure things run safely and smoothly.

Eastfields Farm Barns is offered on an exclusive use basis for the duration of your event, and our team away day offering can include;

- Up to 150 day guests, with overnight leadership team accommodation for up to 14.

- Exclusive use of the entire venue for your event. Your party will be the only guests across the entire venue – full access to the huge Georgian rustic barn, raised terrace lawn, 10-acre paddock, three converted barn cottages, two fully stocked bars, stage, parking.

- Fully managed and staffed venue, our team are here to ensure help bespoke and design your event, and ensure it goes to plan.

The Evening Before (if required)
- Leadership team arrive the evening before
o Refreshments on arrival
o Venue familiarisation and set up
o Full access to suite of accommodation – 10 rooms with private bathrooms and large social areas
o Private chef experience for a relaxed dinner together
o Drinks available from fully stocked bar

Team Away Day
o Typically arriving /leaving by bus, or rail to Bedford or St Neots. Parking up to 50 vehicles available on-site
o Hot drinks and refreshments on arrival and available throughout day

Typical Morning (to be bespoked)
o Morning time reserved for strategic time together – presentation by leadership team etc. Our buildings include a number of large open plan spaces which will allow you to come together as one whole team or to work in breakout groups
o Stage, TV screens with HDMI, highspeed WiFi, projector and screen, speaker and microphones, flipcharts. Allowing fully interactive and engaging
presentation formats
o Choice of seating arrangements, large areas for indoor and outdoor breakout groups

Lunch
o Buffet lunch with a range of dietary options

Typical Afternoon (to be bespoked)
o A series of fun and interactive events with your teams – typically in competing teams. Typical formats include interactive treasure hunt in local rural area (including a watering stop in a local pub of course!), team sports day in the meadow, survival skills and challenges in the woodland
o Play back of the afternoon’s events
o Team ‘awards’ presentation
o Bar open from early evening

Evening (to be bespoked)
o Choice of BBQ / Pizza / Street food catering options
o Live band for 3x45min sets playing favourite covers with playlist in-between
o Two fully serviced bars – one indoors and one outdoors
o Carriages around 10pm