History
Within 40 acres of sprawling grounds lies the Beaumont Estate in
Old Windsor.
Dating back to the 14th century, the Estate was a family home
for many years until 1854 when it was sold to the Society of Jesus
as a training college for novices and then a Roman Catholic
boarding school. Nine years later and a chapel was built by
renowned architect Joseph Hansom with a barrel-vaulted ceiling,
carefully painted in the early 20th century by Romaine Walker.
Once the school closed in the late 1960's, Beaumont Estate was
purchased by British computer company ICL who used it as their
training centre. In 2003, Hayley Conference Centres bought the
venue and developed it into an upscale conference venue. The
original White House in the grounds and the Chapel were left
untouched and under-utilised. Under-used that is until Principal
Hayley Hotels and Conference Venues acquired Beaumont House in
2007.
In June 2008, Beaumont Estate embarked on an ambitious
refurbishment programme to completely renovate The White House and
restore the Chapel. Just 5 months and £8.1million later and the
beautiful, exclusive executive suite White House opened and the
magnificent Chapel was unveiled.
The White House and Chapel are just one part of Beaumont Estate
and there's 40 more acres of conference, meeting and training space
in Beaumont Estate and the Conference Village.
Find out more at the Beaumont Estate microsite.