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Hitchin Priory Ltd

Hitchin Priory was originally a 14th Century Carmelite Monastery which was rebuilt in the Georgian era as a private home.

Now the Priory offers a range of services including bed and breakfast and residential training and conference facilities:

* 16 meeting rooms;
* 60 ensuite bedrooms;
* 19 acres of parkland setting;
* 35 minutes from central London by train;
* Reception open 24 hours;
* Fax, photocopying and wordprocessing facilities;
* Message handling;
* Laundry and dry cleaning;
* 9-hole pitch and putt;
* Croquet, fishing, gymnasium, sauna and steam room;
* All major credit cards;
* Ample free car parking;
* Ample grounds for motivational activities (inside and out)
* Static marquee available from May to October - a versatile venue for corporate events up to 300.

The Priory can be booked for a range of events including: private dinners, birthday celebrations, business luncheons, conferences and seminars, Christmas and anniversary celebrations.

Hitchin Priory is an approved ceremony venue:

Civil ceremonies can be conducted in the splendour of the main house. All rooms offer elegance and period features as the house harmoniously blends 14th Century architecture with that of the Georgian era.

Rooms and capacities:

• Lady Julia's - 70 people
• Music Room - 90 people
• Ann Radcliffe's - 70 people
• Sir Ralph's - 20 people
• Picture Gallery - 25 people
• Monks Walk - 20 people
• Adam Room - 75 people
• Library - 30 people
• Radcliffe Restaurant - 50 people