Welcome to the Gingerbread House

The quirky grade-two listed rural riverside country house, for company offsites, leadership offsites, team building, retreats, TV, Film & ad shoots, workshops, boutique events, family gatherings.

What

A Jacobean / Tudor style house, built in 1200s and extended in 1640 and the 1990s, and home to the friars that served the ruined Abbey along the Avon river in nearby Evesham. The house sits in 1.5 acres of rolling meadow garden. We’re situated on the north edge of the Cotswolds in the pretty county of Worcestershire.

Why

As a Creative Director at Instagram, I was lucky enough to attend some incredible offsites around the world. The Gingerbread House is our attempt to create a place like that… a beautiful, inspiring setting for small team offsites, family gatherings, creative retreats, and TV or advertising shoots.

How

Email me now to discuss your needs. gingerbreadhouseretreats@gmail.uk

Small Team Offsites & Creative Gatherings

The Gingerbread House is ideal for small groups… whether you’re planning a leadership offsite, creative retreat, family gathering, or a writing escape.

Example offsite itinerary:

Day 1 – Arrive & Reset

Late morning / lunchtime arrival - Teams arrive, settle into the house and gather around the large kitchen table for a relaxed lunch.

Afternoon strategy session - Use the library or dining space for a focused planning session, creative workshop or team discussion.

Late afternoon walk - Step outside for a walk through the countryside… often where the best conversations happen.

Evening - Cook together in the kitchen or bring in a local chef. Long dinner, good wine, and conversations that continue late into the evening.

Day 2 – Think Clearly

Morning - Coffee and breakfast together, followed by another work session while ideas are fresh.

Late morning break - Take time in the garden or short riverside walk to reset.

Final session - Wrap up key ideas, plans and next steps before departure.

Early afternoon - Lunch together before heading home.

Open-plan kitchen and dining area with a large wooden table, a vase of yellow flowers, gray cabinets, a black stove with a wooden beam above, and a gray sofa.
A bedroom with three white metal beds, one large and two small, all with white bedding. There is a wooden nightstand with a lamp and a green plant, a wooden cabinet, a folding room divider with a collage of paper, a window with a decorative giraffe o
Bathroom shelf with jars of white powder, brown bottles, and a metal container, above a rustic wooden beam in a room with a white wall and a fish-shaped decoration.
A cozy bedroom with a metal bed frame, a white textured bedspread, and folded towels on top. There is a green plant on a side table, a wooden sliding door, a vintage map on the wall, and small wooden shutters on the wall.
Dining room with a large white tablecloth-covered table, wooden chairs, window with dark curtains, green wall with wooden wainscoting, hanging chandelier light, and potted plant decor.
Living room with sofas, side table, large windows with cream curtains, a potted plant, and a black-floor lamp.

Come to get away, learn, make new friends, gain a new skill or even transform your professional life.

I look forward to welcoming you whatever you might need the house for. The Gingerbread House loves people in it, so please get in touch if you’d like to use the house in any way.