Stanwick Lakes

Location

Stanwick Lakes is a unique 750 acre countryside attraction and nature reserve located in the heart of Northamptonshire’s Nene Valley Run by the Rockingham Forest Trust which is an environmental charity which we run as a social enterprise. The profits from the business are re-invested to enable us to achieve our charitable objectives. Stanwick Lakes is located in the heart of Northamptonshire’s Nene Valley we are situated off the Stanwick roundabout on the A45 between Wellingborough (eight miles away) and Thrapston (seven miles away).

Rooms

Our 3 rooms to hire are all situated in our Visitor Centre which is a unique award winning venue of striking design both inside and out, with lots to see and do. It boasts very impressive green credentials, including rain water harvesting for toilet flushing, ground source heat pump from the lake for underfloor heating, solar roof panels and a sedum roof. The centre is a low carbon building and aims to enhance, not detract from, its beautiful setting.
We have three beautiful spaces available for hire within our visitor centre at Stanwick lakes – The Solstice suite, The Hideaway and The Discovery zone. Spaces can be booked for half or full days and we include the following –

Use of a large flatscreen with an HDMI connection and clicker for presentations
Flipchart and pens
Hospitality provision booked with our catering team.
The room can be configured to your specification and furniture is included in the hire cost
The use of the Solstice suite includes the use of your own private deck. The space is air conditioned.

We are also able to offer the entire visitor centre.

Our beautiful open-air amphitheatre overlooks the Solstice Lake and is a perfect setting for a larger outdoor gathering or family fun day. It is gated off from the public providing privacy and can hold up to 400 people (standing room). There is power and water supplied allowing an event planner to develop a variety of concepts including performances, dance recitals, cinema or corporate away days.

Price

Our room hire costs start from £50 up to £250.

Sustainability

Our Green credentials including rain water harvesting for toilet flushing, ground source heat pump from the lake for underfloor heating, solar roof panels and a sedum roof. The centre is a low carbon building and aims to enhance, not detract from, its beautiful setting.

Accessibility

The majority of the site’s facilities are wheelchair accessible, including the visitor centre, toilets, rangers’ log cabin, bird hide, the network of footpaths and cycle paths, and areas within the central adventure playground. A lift is situated in the café area to allow disabled visitors to access the mezzanine seating area where the archaeological finds are kept, including the section of Roman floor mosaic.

Registered Charity

1050157