Your compass for corporate events
Premier outdoor venue 15 minutes from Cambridge for year round corporate events located at Lode. 173 acres of versatile natural environment. Full event management with large scale capacity - up to 10,000 attendee infrastructure, catering and entertainment.
Your compass for corporate events.
Premier outdoor venue 15 minutes from Cambridge for year round corporate events located at Lode. 173acres of versatile natural environment. Full event management with large scale capacity - up to 10,000 attendee infrastructure, catering and entertainment.
Total Size Area
713 acres of flat free draining organic land, wide skyscapes, fresh air and natural daylight
No buildings in sight. A blank canvas for any event.
Licensing and Capacities
Achieved a 30,000 attendee licence for LodeStar Festival. Currently at 5000 over 4 days. Additional licence for 5000 over 28 days.
Scale your infrastructure to fit your vision. Corporate conferences or licensable activities. B2B or B2C.
Location / Proximity
Fen Road, Lode, Cambridge, CB25 9HE (15-min drive from Cambridge Central)
GPS Google plus code: 762J+H3 Cambridge
GPS coordinates: 52.251746, 0.230171
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Event Type Suitability
Virtually all event types.
Modern thinking businesses and their external and internal event teams know how a natural environment and stunning unique structures set the scene for staff events, B2B conferences, B2C events, community fundraising.
Sustainability / CSR Impact
Find out about our proposal to utilise corporate and business events into repurposed charity fundraising.
Choosing Lodestar creates tangible ESG benefits through sustainable event practices and the repurposing of event resources for local charities.
We support corporate, sme's and personal events and parties of all types and sizes from a few hundred to thousands.
Mixing high end conferences with the Fields of LodeStar's sustainable and organic environment offers unique and refreshing backdrop so close to Cambridge.
Extend your thoughts in utilising your business event's by repurposing infrastructure for a follow-on charity event whilst supporting your Corporate and Social Responsibility targets. Our venue offers scope to build to your needs.
We strive to provide quality events above expectations at a greater value keeping close scrutiny on safety for a successful client and guest occasion.
Proven expertise in logistics
Leveraged by over a decade of running the high capacity LodeStar Festival, our team handles heavy traffic management, high-volume coach and taxi routing, and complex site safety seamlessly.
Massive Scalability
Our range of structures cater for all sizes of events whether seated guests or deploying grand festival staging, our huge organic landscape scales beautifully to your brand's footprint.
The Fields of Lodestar are a natural environment offering more for sustainable events. No buildings that require year round energy, logistics and maintenance.
A community-focused organisation, align your event with meaningful social impact, wellbeing, and sustainability values.
Dedicated to creating meaningful experiences, fostering wellbeing, and delivering professional events with care, integrity, and purpose.
1. Feel free to contact us and chat about your event
2. We love events so there is no cost for an initial meeting
3. Small or Large events on the organic Fields of LodeStar
4. Event teams review your thoughts on mixing business and environment
• Corporate Summer Festivals & Field Days: Outdoor company parties featuring food trucks, live entertainment, and casual networking.
• Company Retreats & Team Cohesion / Team Bonding Days: Our 173-acre site is the ideal blank canvas for high-impact Team Offsites, Corporate Retreats, and experiential Team Cohesion days near Cambridge and cooperative strategy days.
• Brand Activations & Product Launches: Space for experiential marketing campaigns, automotive test-driving paths, or large machinery demonstrations.
• Corporate Hospitality & Gala Marquees: High-end client entertainment evenings utilizing expansive premium marquee structures.
• Trade Shows & Outdoor Exhibitions: Industry-specific exhibitions, agricultural trade shows, or eco-tech demonstrations requiring massive open-air footpaths.
• Live Music Festivals & Concerts: Multi-stage public music festivals utilizing the venue’s robust premises license.
• Food, Drink, & Craft Markets: Large-scale seasonal public markets, cider festivals, or artisan food truck rallies.
• Outdoor Cinema & Cultural Theatre: Pop-up drive-in cinemas, open-air theatrical productions, or community light festivals.
• Charity Fun Runs & Sports Mass-Participation Events: Mud runs, 10K obstacle courses, charity walks, or cycling sportive starting lines.
• Historical & Country Fairs: Traditional steam rallies, agricultural shows, or community heritage weekends.
The venue is located in Lode, CB25 9HE. It is easily accessible via the A14 and M11, roughly a 15-minute drive from Cambridge train station, which offers direct 50-minute rail links to London King's Cross.
Get to know how LodeStar works
Turn Your Corporate Spend into Measurable Social Impact.
Your corporate party or annual conference can fund something extraordinary. By partnering with LodeStar, your event infrastructure doesn't go to waste.
When your corporate celebration concludes our premium-grade production setup remains fully intact. Over the following days we repurpose your stages, marquees, power grids, and security to host a local charity fundraiser at absolute zero cost to them.
• Fulfil Your CSR Targets: Instantly generate tangible, auditable social value from your existing marketing and entertainment budget.
• Unmatched PR Opportunities: We provide full content assets, photography, and impact metrics showing your brand’s direct sponsorship of the follow-on charity day.
• Double the Impact: Your team enjoys a premium, high-production festival experience; a local community gets a professional platform they could never otherwise afford. All driving significant income to supported charities!
