Away day location
in Drenthe

A heisessie is shorter: a four-hour half day around one question. A heidag covers a full day, with room for breaks and subgroups. Both Dutch words come from the heathland where companies once held their annual meetings — and we're still right next to it. The schedules above work for either; you pick the length.

The main hall suits 8 to 36 people, in theatre, boardroom, U-shape or hollow square; alongside it there is a separate meeting room for 20. Staying over? We have 17 twin rooms with private bathrooms; the accommodation holds up to 36 people.

From € 45,50 p.p. for four hours, € 88,50 p.p. for eight hours including an extended lunch, and from € 179,50 p.p. for 24 hours with dinner and an overnight stay. Room hire, coffee and tea, projector, flip chart and wifi are always included.

Start with one question, not an agenda. Put that question on the flip chart in the morning and leave it there all day. Plan less than you think you can manage: two content blocks in an eight-hour day is plenty. Build in real breaks, outside. And finish with who does what by when rather than minutes — otherwise you'll be standing in exactly the same place in three months.

Yes. Alongside the main hall there is a separate meeting room for 20 people — that's usually where the first subgroup goes. Beyond that you can use the bar, the games attic and the terrace. Because you're the only group midweek, all of them are yours. Tell us how many subgroups you expect when you enquire and we'll hold the rooms.

That's what the room gets used for most. Flip charts and markers are ready, the walls are empty enough to cover, and the walk after an hour of brainstorming is often when the idea lands. For a half-day brainstorm, the four-hour package is enough.

In Witteveen, in the middle of Drenthe, about half an hour from Assen, Emmen and Hoogeveen. Roughly an hour from Groningen or Zwolle. Parking is free right at the door, and woods and heathland start next to the grounds.

You can, but midweek exclusivity is our strongest card: from Monday to Thursday the grounds are silent. At weekends the house is more often booked by groups staying overnight — ask us about availability.

That is mostly what companies come here for. What inspires is not the room; it is that at eleven you walk straight onto the heathland, at four nobody has to ask whether you can stay a bit longer, and in the evening the whole team eats at one table. A strategy session venue should above all not feel like an office. This one does not.