Scan Magazine | Conference of the Month | Denmark
Conference of the Month, Denmark
Grab a bite of history with your colleagues More than 430 years of history have played out within the walls of Næsbyholm Castle. From King Frederik IV to Baron and Baroness Holcker, Danish royalty have wandered the halls of the castle since it was built in 1585. The property is so well kept, some say you can even stumble upon some previous residents during your discovery of Næsbyholm. By Mette Hindkjær Madsen | Photos: Sandra Åberg
Driving along the one-kilometre avenue, making your way to the majestic castle of Næsbyholm, is like transitioning into a different era. By the time you reach the front door a soothing calm will have completely surrounded you, but the stunning scenery is just one of the perks of visiting this castle. When you book a conference here, you get much more than a meal and a whiteboard. Because for Næsbyholm Castle it is all about the full experience. “This doesn’t look like your average place for a conference. We set up the rooms to fit each individual group that comes through our doors and give you a slice of 90 | Issue 86 | March 2016
history to go with it,” says Morten Lund, director of the castle. Of course, access to a castle is far more exclusive than a trip to your regular conference centre. Usually you will only get to flip through these pages of a real-life history book when invited to a big celebration, but a conference at Næsbyholm Castle can be your foot in the door to experience something quite different while achieving your work goals. “We always offer our guests a grand tour of the castle with stories from when it was built and up until the last Baroness left her chambers. We have stories of
what has happened in each of the rooms and even rumours of a ghost still roaming around in one of them. In an old place like this, one must expect that over time some interesting things have happened here,” explains Lund. The combination of modern conference facilities in historic surroundings makes Næsbyholm Castle a success with the biggest fish in the Danish corporate sea, which has made director Morten Lund set the bar for what they offer extremely high. Conferences can be booked at the castle for a day meeting, extended with dinner, or with an overnight stay. Næsbyholm has 30 double rooms, and if your group counts more than 30 people, you can have the entire castle to yourselves.
For more information, please visit: www.naesbyholmslot.dk