One for teams who want their offsite to feel anything but corporate.

Set around a seven-acre lake within 78 acres of ancient woodland, Crafted at Powdermills is just a 70-minute direct train journey from London, making it a brilliant option when you want to escape the city without spending half the day travelling.

Wellness here is also a little more adventurous than a quick trip to the hotel gym. Think freshwater swimming, paddle boarding at sunset, kayaking and yoga by the water, alongside creative workshops and maker sessions.

With 51 rooms and suites, three cottages and a real focus on bringing people together around the lake and woodland, it’s a refreshing alternative to the traditional conference hotel.

Perfect for: Creative teams, modern company retreats and groups looking to mix meetings with genuinely fun wellness experiences.

Work, wellness and a little bit of luxury.

Sitting between the New Forest and the south coast, Chewton Glen gives teams plenty of room to focus and even more ways to switch off afterwards.

Meetings can be combined with private dining, wine tasting, cookery experiences, spa time and a wide choice of estate and outdoor activities. For something a little different, teams can even take on country sports and explore the New Forest.

And if you really want to turn the traditional overnight offsite on its head? There are the famous Treehouses.

Perfect for: Leadership retreats, incentives and teams looking for an elevated offsite with a strong experience and wellness element.

Three hotels. One 500-acre Cotswolds playground.

Sitting above the beautiful village of Broadway, Farncombe Estate is home to Dormy House, Foxhill Manor and The Fish Hotel. Three very different properties that give event bookers plenty of flexibility.

Dormy House brings cosy Cotswolds luxury and its award-winning House Spa; Foxhill Manor offers a much more intimate, exclusive country-house feel; while The Fish is relaxed and playful, with everything from traditional rooms to huts and treehouses.

The beauty of having all three across one estate is the ability to find something for very different group styles and budgets, while still benefiting from the wider Farncombe experience.

And with Broadway just down the hill, your team gets one of the Cotswolds’ prettiest villages on the doorstep too.

Perfect for: Cotswolds retreats, incentives, leadership stays and groups wanting accommodation with plenty of personality.

South Lodge is a great example of a venue that understands an offsite needs to deliver on both the work and the reward.

There are 13 flexible meeting spaces, 93 acres of grounds and plenty of options for team building, alongside experiences such as wine tasting, spa time and private dining.

Then there’s the spa. At 44,000 sq ft, it gives teams a pretty convincing reason to finish that afternoon strategy session on time.

For groups wanting complete privacy, exclusive use can also include all 96 bedrooms, meeting and function spaces, grounds and access to the spa and gym.

Perfect for: Leadership teams, wellness-focused retreats and businesses wanting meetings, activities and relaxation all in one place.

If the brief says “we want something they’ll remember”, Wilderness Reserve is difficult to ignore.

Set across thousands of acres of Suffolk countryside, the estate combines exclusive-use houses and barns with accommodation, private dining, wellness and a huge programme of experiences.

There are more than 40 activities available across the estate, while properties can include features such as swimming pools, gyms and hot tubs. With 127 en-suite bedrooms available across the wider reserve, it can also work for much more substantial corporate retreats.

This is one for taking the team properly away from everyday life and creating an itinerary that feels completely bespoke.

Perfect for: Company retreats, CEO and leadership getaways, incentives and multi-day experiences where the activity programme is just as important as the meeting.

850 acres. Lakeside houses. Beautiful workspaces. And definitely no fluorescent-lit conference room in sight.

The Lakes by YOO has been designed around escaping the pace of the city, with corporate retreats and away days taking place across design-led cabins, manor houses and lakeside residences.

The estate is around 90 minutes from London and gives teams the freedom to combine working sessions with the outdoors, wellness and downtime. Event spaces range from private homes to gardens, lakeside settings and even a tipi, meaning you can make the experience feel much more personal than a traditional hotel offsite.

Perfect for: Creative offsites, executive retreats, incentive stays and teams looking for a modern Cotswolds escape.

Last but definitely not least: somewhere for when your offsite needs a little more scale.

Set within the South Downs National Park, Firle Place combines the historic Manor House with a converted Georgian Riding School and an enormous 300 acres of parkland available for events.

That means it can move far beyond the traditional away day. Think conferences and leadership retreats, but also outdoor/indoor team building, brand activations and larger company experiences.

The Riding School alone can accommodate up to 300 guests, while smaller groups can make use of the characterful rooms within Firle Place itself. There are also ten bedrooms in the Main House, with further accommodation available across the wider estate.

Perfect for: Larger corporate gatherings, leadership events, brand activations and businesses wanting to create something completely bespoke.