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    The Guildford Institute
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    The Guildford Institute

    The Guildford Institute Ward Street Guildford, GU1 4LH
    • Conference centre
    • ·Unusual
    • ·5 meeting rooms

    Located in the heart of Guildford for over 130 years, The Guildford Institute is a Grade II listed building rich with history. We have five meeting rooms available which can accommodate small numbers through to 70 people. Easily accessible by public transport, we are a 10-minute walk from Guildford and London Road train stations and less than 5 minutes from the bus station. There are also several town centre car parks nearby and blue badge street parking directly outside our building. As a charity, we pride ourselves on providing affordable room hire. Our friendly team and variety of flexible spaces makes us a popular venue for meetings, events and functions. Each of our rooms are unique and full of character. Meet in our historic library with its floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, enjoy views of Guildford from our traditional sash windows, admire our feature fireplace and vaulted ceiling, amongst other period features. We have different refreshment options available to suit your needs: • V Café, our on-site vegetarian and vegan café, serving homemade lunches • In-room refreshments: Hot drinks, freshly made breakfast pastries and fruit and sandwich lunches • Function bar WiFi is available in each of our rooms, keeping you connected and able to deliver presentations. We also have a variety of additional equipment available including staging, a sound and lighting centre and hybrid meeting equipment. Our building is fully accessible with a level entrance, lift and washroom. We also have onsite baby changing facilities.

    Ramster Hall
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    Ramster Hall

    Ramster Hall Chiddingfold Guildford Surrey, GU8 4SN
    • Unusual
    • ·2 meeting rooms

    Ramster Hall is a stunning venue nestled within the Surrey Hills area of outstanding beauty situated just outside the village of Chiddingfold. It is one hour away from South West London and within easy reach of Guildford, Farnham, Godalming and Cranleigh. Ramster Hall is the perfect setting for corporate meetings, events and parties. It offers a comfortable and welcoming venue with plenty of space for meetings, team building events and celebrations. It has a flexible layout with plenty of quiet corners, breakout areas and gardens to walk in. The large halls, fields and parkland can accommodate both indoor and outdoor activities. You will have full use of three historic halls, The Long Hall, Great Drawing Room and Brick Hall which feature traditional architecture and elegant décor. The halls wrap around a courtyard garden which can be used for drinks receptions, photography and a break out area. Ramster Hall has an extensive list of outstanding suppliers to cover all your requirements including catering and AV equipment.

    Beaulieu Hotel and The Drift Inn
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    Beaulieu Hotel and The Drift Inn

    Beaulieu Hampshire, SO42 7YQ
    • Country house
    • ·Hotel
    • ·Restaurant
    • ·Training centre
    • ·Unusual
    • ·1000 attendees
    • ·35 bedrooms
    • ·4 meeting rooms

    Situated in the middle of vast, open heathland is the Beaulieu Hotel, our peaceful forest retreat. The panoramic views of the forest are not the only reason why this former coaching inn is so popular: It has one of the largest function rooms in the New Forest, the Beaulieu Suite, easily catering for up to 250 delegates. It also has the convenience of a train station right next door within walking distance, and also our very own country pub the Drift Inn. There are 28 bedrooms and three conference rooms. We offer free Wi-Fi and on-site parking. The hotel has a leisure pool and steam room and is a great location for large day conferences and away days.

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    FarmEd
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    FarmEd

    Honeydale Farm Station Road Shipton-under-Wychwood Chipping Norton Oxfordshire, OX7 6BJ
    • Unusual
    • ·2 meeting rooms

    Elevate your next event by immersing your group in the glorious Cotswold landscape. Working in nature has proven benefits, including improved productivity, increased creativity and strategic thinking, better focus and greater teamwork. The multi award-winning eco barns at FarmED are surrounded by 107 acres of Honeydale Farm, overlooking the stunning Evenlode Valley. Delicious and nourishing meals and refreshments are served from our farm-to-fork Cafe, created with produce grown on the farm. At FarmED we offer a range of packages, from an all inclusive day delegate rate where you can run your own events, to fully facilitated ‘away days’ for your team. Why not get outside and explore on one of our famous farm walks, where you can learn about regenerative farming, food sustainability, climate change and nature recovery.

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    Concorde Conference Centre

    Concorde Conference Centre

    Runway Visitor Park Sunbank Lane Altrincham Manchester, WA15 8XQ
    • Conference centre
    • ·Restaurant
    • ·Training centre
    • ·Unusual
    • ·1000 attendees
    • ·3 meeting rooms

    The Concorde Conference Centre is based at Manchester Airport’s Runway Visitor Park. The Concorde Hangar offers a UNIQUE opportunity for your event or special celebration to take place directly under the wings of the world famous Concorde. This, coupled with equally memorable hospitality, ensures your event will live long in the memory of your guests. You’ll find over 1,600 square metres of flexible space, holding up to 700 guests. This provides the ideal location for corporate events, product launches, gala dinners, team building events and much more. Our experienced event team will be with you every step of the way to ensure complete peace of mind, throughout the planning stages and on the day itself. EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONS Maximum capacity of 700 people, however space fully capable of adapting for the more intimate events. · Support from an experienced event’s planning and management team. · Bespoke catering and hospitality options to suit every event. · Lighting, visual and sound options available for that added ‘wow’ factor. · Over 2,200 hotel bedrooms within a 3 mile radius. · Parking for up to 300 vehicles. · Convenient location, with the motorway network and Manchester Airport in close proximity. MEETING SPACE If you’re looking for an exciting location to hold your next business meeting, we also offer two separate meeting rooms on site, our Alpha Charlie Suite and Avro Suite. Equipment available includes projector screen, projector, plasma TV, DVD player, flipcharts and each suite benefits from free WIFI access. Both rooms layouts are flexible to meet your precise needs. When booking the Alpha Charlie Suite, why not also reserve the Avro Suite, providing you with the perfect opportunity for a dedicated break-out or refreshment area.

    The Snow Centre

    The Snow Centre

    ChillFactore Trafford Way, Trafford Quays Leisure Village, Manchester, M41 7JA
    • Unusual
    • ·200 attendees
    • ·5 meeting rooms

    Chill Factore is one of the most exhilarating, inspiring and unusual conference venues in the North West. Where else can you get modern conference suites and unrivalled team building activities? We have a range of suites which are stylish yet functional; all of our rooms have non shadow lighting, integrated projectors /plasma and complimentary WiFi internet access. As well as this we have 340 free car free parking spaces. Our individuality and attention to detail on any event means that we have hosted a number of high profile functions with companies such as PricewaterhouseCoopers, SEGA and Fat Face. Anton/Aspen Suite This room is a large open space and is the perfect modern blank canvas, which can seat up to 110 delegates. Integrated AV means that it is quick and easy for conference organisers to set up without any unnecessary worry. The Added bonus to this room is that we have a sound proof divide that can be drawn to create two function suites which can then both hold up to 50 delegates. There is a large open space directly outside for registration and our Chillis lounge with slope views and balcony is available next door for refreshment breaks and lunch. This suite is also used for our dinners and receptions; the room can accommodate 100 for dinner and 200 for receptions. This space opens up onto our Chillis Lounge which is a fabulous modern bar with ice igloos, slope views and a balcony which takes you outside to views above the slope. The Verbier & Vail We have two great modern meeting rooms which can both hold up to 14 delegates boardroom style. Each room is fully equipped with a projector or plasma and complimentary WiFi. The Eiger Our Alpine themed Eiger Suite is a large room which is ideal for conference up to 50 or it can be used a a syndicate space. This room is one of a kind and stays true to its Alpine theme with an open fire, windows overlooking our snowy slope and hand crafted motifs on the walls. It is great if you want a room with character.

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    First Direct Arena Leeds

    First Direct Arena Leeds

    Arena Way, Leeds LS2 8BY, United Kingdom, LS2 8BY
    • Unusual
    • ·3 meeting rooms

    first direct arena is the major entertainment venue located in the vibrant city centre of Leeds, hosting live music, comedy, entertainment shows and sporting events Voted Best New Venue in the World 2014 at the Stadium Business Awards, first direct arena has played host to some incredible artists since opening in September 2013, including Sir Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Bublé, Sports Personality of the Year, Gary Barlow, Prince, Miley Cyrus, Le Tour De France Grand Depart, John Bishop, Championship Boxing, Queen + Adam Lambert, Fleetwood Mac, Premier League Darts, Neil Young, Bette Midler, Drake, Morrissey, The Eagles, Pharrell Williams, John Legend, The MOBO Awards, and Mumford and Sons. The Arena’s unique "super theatre" style configuration is designed to enhance the arena experience, with all seats facing the stage and high-quality acoustics providing the best sound experience in the UK. Spectators and performers alike will enjoy a more intimate atmosphere with reduced viewing distances inside the 13,781 capacity venue. first direct arena is operated by ASM Global, the world’s leading venue management and services company, connecting people through the power of live experiences.

    Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre

    Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre

    Show Centre, ETPS Road, Farnborough, South East England Hampshire (Surrey - Berkshire border) nr. Guildford - 30 miles from Central London, GU14 6FD
    • Unusual
    • ·3000 attendees
    • ·1600 bedrooms
    • ·19 meeting rooms

    Farnborough International Centre is a unique venue where ideas have space to grow and where the emphasis lies firmly on creating the right environment for your event to flourish. The Venue provides 3150 sq m of clear span event space ideal for exhibitions, is an ideal venue for conferences for 250 to over 2500 delegates and an ultimate space for 200 to 2000 dinner guests. The main event space can be split into two areas of 1575sqm, offering separate event areas to work within. The Centre also offers a foyer area at each end of the building, for registration and cloakroom space. The Mezzanine event space adjoins the East Hall. As well as additional event space it is also ideal for an organisers office or crew area. As FIVE is a blank canvas venue you can decide! The Farnborough Centre is easily accessible by road, rail and air - only 5 minutes drive from the nearest motorway junction with ample free parking on site, 35 minutes by train from London and has direct access to Farnborough Airport. After your event, you can relax at one of 1,600 hotel bedrooms on its doorstep.

    Vanilla

    Vanilla

    Vanilla 131 Great Titchfield Street London, W1W 5BB
    • Conference centre
    • ·Unusual
    • ·70 attendees
    • ·2 meeting rooms

    This versatile space located in the heart of the West End is the ideal location for any type of event from a wedding reception to a product or corporate launch, a batmiztva, a birthday party or a company Xmas.Vanilla led lighting allows us to match the whole venue with your branding or favourite colour. Our fully equipped DJ booth and gobo lights combine with our powerful and high quality sound system make the dance floor at Vanilla one of the best in London. From canapés to bowl food Vanilla offers a wide selection of items but also a full bespoke service. A site visit combine with a one to one meeting with our in house event manager will put your mind at ease and help you answer any questions you might have. Vanilla is available for hire every day of the week. We can cater for up to 150 people for a standing reception or up to 70 for a sit down dinner or lunch. Vanilla offers two distinctive, fully equipped meeting rooms. Both spaces have high quality LED projectors, screens, a full PA system and microphone. Additional equipment such as lecterns, raised stages and TV screens are also available on request. The White Room can seat up to 70 people theatre style for a projector presentation or up to 30 attendees in a boardroom style. The Black Room seats up to 20 boardroom or theatre style. Our kitchen team offers a variety of refreshments from pastries, sandwiches and finger buffets to a full sit down lunch or dinner.

    National Space Centre Leicester

    National Space Centre Leicester

    Exploration Drive, Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom, LE4 5NS
    • Conference centre
    • ·Exhibition
    • ·Green venue
    • ·Training centre
    • ·Unusual
    • ·500 attendees
    • ·8 meeting rooms

    The award winning National Space Centre offers you a unique environment to host a variety of memorable events and meetings. The Shuttle Suites, our conference rooms include ground floor locations, natural daylight and seating for up to 200 delegates with flexible seating options. The Conference rooms can also be subdivided into four rooms making excellent break out rooms or smaller meeting rooms catering from 5 upwards. The 42 metre Rocket Tower which is instantly recognisable as the symbol of the National Space Centre is a perfect backdrop for dinner receptions, day seminars and meetings and for an area to hold your lunch in. With 2 full size rockets suspended above you it really does give you the WOW factor. The Hub is located at the heart of the National Space Centre on the ground floor, and offers a unique area for gala dinners, award ceremonies, Christmas parties or wedding receptions with seating for up to 300 people. Entertain guests amongst planets and real satellites. With the opportunity to explore the centre at your leisure with 6 interactive galleries and a simulator ride that really is out of this world, (Tuesday – Sunday only) Exclusive Hire of the centre is also available and we can create a bespoke package dependent on your event needs, please speak to the event team to discuss this option in more detail. The Sir Patrick Moore Planetarium is the UKs largest planetarium with a 360 degree full dome and is equipped with a voting system. With seating for up to 192 people, this is available to hire for breakfast meetings, evening events, product launches and as a lecture theatre. All 192 seats are fitted with an interactive voting panel consisting of five push buttons, in addition there are additional voting panels for use by wheel chair users. Great for getting your delegates involved in your event and audience participation. In house Catering – whether it’s a traditional breakfast or a gourmet banquet The National Space Centre offers an outstanding range of menus to suit every taste. Chef is happy to design individual menus as well as catering for special dietary requirements. A large array of fine wines and Space Cocktails to compliment all the menus. We have over 400 free delegate car parking spaces , free WIFI, excellent quality food, full in house technical support and a dedicated event team with a venue that is full of personality. We work with a an Asian Events partner who will cater for Halal, indo-Chinese, South Indian, Punjabai, Gujarati, Vegetarian and non-Vegetarian. External Space – The National Space Centre has vast outside space that we are able to hire out, let us know your requirements and we accommodate your requests if we can. Set in the heart of the East Midlands, just 2 miles from Leicester Train station, 6 miles from junction 21 and 20 miles from East Midlands airport.

    London Art House London N1

    London Art House London N1

    2-18 Britannia Row, Islington, London, N1 8PA
    • Conference centre
    • ·Training centre
    • ·Unusual
    • ·300 attendees
    • ·18 bedrooms
    • ·8 meeting rooms

    Stylish, fashionable and unique, the London Art House offers an unusual venue with exceptional service. Hidden away in the heart of Islington, London we are a Johannsen Recommended and Conde Nast Award Winning Venue who strive in providing excellence. We have 18 unique rooms, set within three wings, accommodating events from 8 to 300 guests. From the humble exterior, visitors step into an extraordinary environment where experts in the science of colour have created a truly uplifting and stimulating environment, where visitors feel engaged and relaxed. Each room has been created to capture the particular style, texture and colour combinations of famous artists, art eras or specific paintings. Beneath this stunning fascia we are a modern and professional corporate venue. We pride ourselves on customer service; we offer step by step event management to ensure attention is paid to every detail before and during your event to allow your event to run seamlessly. Whether you are organizing team building, a brainstorming session or a seminar the London Art House is the perfect venue.

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