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Rockwood Manor

Easily accessible from downtown Washington, Bethesda and Northern Virginia, Rockwood Manor offers unique opportunities for both business and social events. Built in the 1920s, the Manor was the former country estate of Carolyn Gangwer Caughey (pronounced "Coy"). Nestled in 30 acres of woods and steps away from the C&O Canal, Rockwood Manor offers its guests a secluded and natural venue to meet and socialize.

With overnight lodging for over 100 people, Rockwood Manor is the ideal location for destination weddings, multi-day business retreats or training sessions, family reunions, or language immersion programs and other events. Overnight accommodations include ten hotel-style guest rooms and three climate-controlled cabins. Rockwood provides ample parking, wireless internet access, AV equipment, tables and chairs, as well as two kitchens for your caterer of choice. Click here to view the various spaces.

NEW: Off-season rates - January through March - up to 50% off.
Tour Rockwood: Wednesdays till 8PM; call 301-299-5026 for Saturday and Sunday tours.

All Tours for February 6 & 7 are CANCELLED due to forecasted weather.

Business Meetings

With six meeting rooms, Rockwood creates the perfect center for your next business meeting or retreat. The variety of rooms and layouts allows for gatherings as large as 125 and break-out sessions as small as 4. Rockwood is Wi-Fi enabled and carries all the audio-visual equipment you need for your event. Relax with your colleagues afterwards in rocking chairs on the brick veranda surrounded by beautiful greenery.

Weddings and Social Events

Rockwood is ideal for indoor and outdoor wedding ceremonies and receptions. Ceremonies may be held outdoors in Rockwood’s picturesque gazebo tucked into the manicured garden and bowling lawn or inside in Brooke Hall with its soaring ceiling, wooden beams and panoramic view. Follow the ceremony with cocktails on the brick veranda or flagstone terrace. Dine and dance with your guests in the elegant Hoover and Caughey rooms. The Manor can accommodate up to 130 people indoors and, with a tent, up to 200 people outdoors. Rockwood is also the perfect place to host holiday parties and to celebrate anniversaries, birthdays, bar/bat mitzvahs and graduations.

Features at a Glance:

  • Full-service kitchen and separate serving kitchen
  • Bride and groom’s dressing/sitting rooms
  • 85 parking spaces
  • Overnight accommodations for 116 people
  • 2 large reception areas
  • Campfire ring
  • Garden gazebo
  • Landscaped gardens
  • Veranda with rocking chairs
  • Flagstone terrace
  • 10 easels (Pads may be purchased at Rockwood)
  • 1 portable microphone
  • 1 lectern with or without microphone
  • 1 table-top podium
  • 1 TV/VCR and DVD player
  • 1 stereo with CD player
  • 1 LCD projector (additional charge)
  • 1 conference phone (additional charge)
Photo credit: Lara Swanson