Event Venues

etc.venues 133 Houndsditch

Our 133 Houndsditch venue, within The City of London, is a perfect example of how meticulous thinking creates better flow and leads to a better overall experience for conference planners, exhibitors, sponsors, and attendees.

Every detail is engineered for success from the state-of-the-art technology that’s seamlessly integrated; the unique layout that assists with the flow of an agenda (gently moving attendees throughout the space); uninhibited sightlines putting the speaker front and centre and helping to clearly showcase exhibitors and sponsors; space-saving half-moon tables that maximise delegate numbers; nutritious food served in bento boxes for easier networking and an attentive team that feels more like an extension of the client.

The result? It is a testament to the success of 133 Houndsditch that 80% of clients re-book each year (and the only reason some clients don’t re-book is because they have simply outgrown the venue’s maximum capacity).

 

Green and Fortune, Kings Place Events

Completed in 2008, Kings Place has established itself as a leading space for conferences and events; providing all catering, AV and production services in-house from multi-day conferences with exhibition up to 1000 delegates to dinners and drinks receptions for up to 400 delegates. The venue acts as a one-stop shop for conferences with one in-house team delivering every element of the event from the sales process and initial enquiry to production and catering, meaning no external suppliers are needed.

Kings Place offers significant flexibility for branding across the building, which allows clients to create a real impact for their delegates and presents the prospect to increase revenues by offering this to sponsors. Due to the venue’s outstanding acoustics, digitally networked audio and remote cameras, Kings Place can support its clients in delivering their event worldwide, live as it’s presented and on demand thereafter. Furthermore, the recently launched event menus champion sustainable food planning for conference, awards and events meaning event organisers can bring their sustainable values to life.

In the last 12 months, Kings Place has hosted 168 events and welcomed 21,606 delegates, 70% of which were repeat clients and is a testament to the whole team.

 

Hampden Park

The scale and versatility of Hampden Park, combined with its national prestige, makes the venue an attractive venue for all kinds of events.

Hampden Park benefits from having over 30 event spaces located under one roof. We offer a tiered pricing structure to ensure there a packages suitable event types, ranging from small meetings in a Skybox up to large scale bookings across the venue.

The Lomond, Millennium, Nevis all work in tandem for larger exhibitions, with the option to use a built-in auditorium for larger presentations or Q&A nights.

Over the years we have built long-standing relationships with a wide variety of business and organisations, including the NHS vaccination centres, blood donor drives, whisky festivals and boxing events.

The investment to the facilities, plus sales & marketing function, has resulted in a growth of bookers in new events such as World Cup Final viewing parties, boozy brunches, birthday parties, family fun days, communions and more.

We are proud that our team’s service has been recognised with an average NPS score of 88.5.

 

London Borough of Lambeth, Lambeth Town Hall

Lambeth Town Hall is an impressive Grade II listed Edwardian building, opened in 1908 by King George V and Queen Mary. In 2016, driven by Lambeth Council’s ambition to provide a modern, energy-efficient workspace, a major refurbishment to the Town Hall began to beautifully restore the building and showcase the history within, while also introducing modern facilities to welcome a varied new audience which would contribute to establishing a creative and culturally diverse hub of activity and events.

In the heart of vibrant Brixton, the venue has a range of event spaces for 2-300 people and boasts historic and picturesque features, from the photogenic stained-glass windows and Sicilian marble of The Circular Hall to the impressive grand chandelier in The Council Chamber, while all are bright, welcoming and can be adapted and decorated to meet the individual requirements of our clients.

The beauty of Lambeth Town Hall lies in the unexpected, when customers experience the venue for the first time are amazed at the beauty within, of the labyrinth of spaces beyond the famous clock tower that overlooks Brixton town centre.

 

Millennium Point

Millennium Point is a landmark public building and a multi-award-winning venue in Birmingham city centre. Profits from our commercial activity are invested by the Millennium Point Charitable Trust into projects, events, and initiatives that support STEM education and industry in the West Midlands. Annually, this equates to an average of £4.8m.

Our events service launched in 2017, and Millennium Point has since become a leading conference and events venue in the West Midlands. We have over 11 different versatile event spaces, enabling us to provide a great deal of flexibility – from a small meeting or performance space to a large-scale conference for up to 500 people.

Millennium Point’s unique design aesthetic, combined with our ongoing investment into facilities to transform parts of the building into first class event spaces, brings a versatility to the venue which gives a competitive edge over our competitors. Similarly, investment in enhanced technology has allowed for further flexibility. Combined with our team’s passion and intuition, we attract innovative clients and events, as well as encourage ‘outside-the-box’ approaches to events.

 

Ministry Venues – Elephant & Castle

Ministry Venues – Elephant & Castle is a collective of six adjoining warehouse spaces with world class production. The iconic venue is incredibly versatile and has facilitated many events, from conferences to award show to fashion shows to fitness events.

• The Courtyard, welcomes guests into the venue with heated covers, dedicated entrance and option for branded walkway.
• The 103, the hub of the venue, with a capacity of 500 features double-height ceilings, an aerial walkway overlooking the entire room and leading between the smaller spaces. As a central point, each of the adjoining spaces can be accessed from here.
• The Box, the main plenary, feature the worlds best sound system, sprung board flooring and large open-plan space to accommodate 600 people.
• The Lounge, led through above The Box, often used as a breakout space features separate seating area and space away from the main events.
• The Baby Box, the smallest of the spaces, and The Loft are more intimate spaces used with equally impressive sound and lighting systems that are ideal for accompanying larger events

Operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, the 1,600-capacity venue is highly versatile for multi-faceted events.

 

RSA House

RSA House is an amalgamation of five Georgian Townhouses with history dating back to 1774. The venue has undergone vast refurbishment, remodelling the interior to make it more customer focused, with the introduction of a Coffeehouse, new banqueting kitchens and a refurbishment of seven event spaces, featuring sustainable carpet made from fishing net and dimmable LED lights controlled via an app.

Throughout the pandemic the venue heavily invested in advanced digital technology and hybrid capabilities, to enhance the event experience and to ensure the venue has market leading facilities for the return to live events.

Catering by CH&CO is not short of creativity, from signature masterpieces including a showstopper interactive dessert table that is built by chefs in front of your eyes, adding a theatrical and dramatic twist to any event, to themed market stalls and innovative, healthy and energising daytime menus to suit all budgets.

Service is warm, relaxed and always personalised meaning high client retention and consistent positive feedback.

The venue boasts three styles of venue under one roof with 11 versatile spaces across three floors of event space, including the subterranean Vaults, exposed brick Auditorium, the beautiful Great Room with surrounding painting and seven contemporary meeting rooms.

 

Science Museum

The Science Museum is a major tourist attraction and well-established event venue featuring a diverse collection of spaces – 12 inspirational galleries, two dedicated multi-purpose venues and IMAX: The Ronson Theatre. The museum offers both daytime and evening hire, with its galleries available after-hours for dinners, receptions and parties and its purpose-built spaces – Illuminate and the Smith Centre – available during the day for conferences, training, and lunches.

The Science Museum’s collections offer a synergy with all major industries – pharmaceutical, government, engineering/manufacturing, aviation, IT, telecommunications, space and environmental, with events spanning large scale, multi-day conferences, hybrid, awards, drinks receptions, product launches, screenings, and parties.

The museum is unquestionably a unique venue, however with Illuminate and the Smith Centre as part of the venue inventory, there are also two purpose-built spaces for daytime / full day events. The galleries are a popular choice for drinks receptions and dinners post-event to extend and further enhance the event experience at the museum.

Athena

At Athena, we pride ourselves on being a flexible and versatile venue, that can customise events to suit client needs, with a very personal touch. Not only that, we excel with our customer service, catering abilities, an art deco space and a dedicated events team who work with our clients to ensure we deliver an exceptional event. Athena is located in the cultural quarter of Leicester with accessible national train and bus links, as well as onsite parking for those who need it.

We are continuously investing the venue to ensure we have the most up to date technology and equipment to meed the demand for clients and we have hosted repeat events for a number of clients who were thrilled with the venue and the customer service we provided, as well as our catering service. We have an in-house team who work on the menus to ensure the food is of the highest standard and quality which is an extremely important aspect of event management, when hosting dinners and awards ceremonies.

Our commitment to provide an inclusive service, thus reducing the need for third party supplies has resulted in a 95% retention rate which we are extremely proud of.

 

Celtic Manor Resort

The Celtic Manor Resort is an outstanding five-star conference and leisure destination located two minutes from the M4 motorway at the gateway to South Wales.

With 600 bedrooms spread over four hotels and 10 executive lodges, three championship golf courses, two luxury spas and health clubs, and extensive adventure activities for team building on a 2,000-acre site, Celtic Manor has gained widespread recognition as one of the finest and most versatile conference resorts in Europe.

The resort has established a reputation for holding major global events, having been the host venue for the 2010 Ryder Cup and the 2014 NATO Summit, the largest gathering of world leaders ever held in the UK.

The state-of-the-art venue is accessible, versatile and offers every possible amenity with flexible space for a wide range of conferences, events, exhibitions, product launches, dinners and concerts.

The Convention Centre adjoins the main Resort Hotel and has a total floor space of 6,000 square metres and its largest room, the Caernarfon Suite, can hold 1,500 delegates for a lecture or 900 dining guests for a gala dinner. The Exhibition Hall offers 1,200 square metres of floor space.

Cockpit Hotel, Ibis London Earls Court Hotel & ILEC Conference Centre

ILEC Conference Centre features one of London’s smartest venue. The main London Suite provides formidable flexibility enabling planners to choose from over 30 floor plans to suit events of up to 1200 guests. This impressive pillar-free hall is also fitted with state-of-the-art technologies and stylish contemporary décor, perfect to create the most engaging set-up designed for your audience. The high ceiling will permit the most ambitious production combined with in-built LED lighting to fashion various mood or dramatic sets. Additional syndicate rooms, all with natural daylight, are also available as meeting spaces, hospitality lounges or break-out rooms.

ILEC’ most recent renovations were in 2016 where £5 million was spent on AV lighting, a higher capacity in AV & Internet capacity and other features. At birth when built, ILEC was the largest pillar free space in London. The ILEC Conference Centre is part of the Ibis London Earls Court Hotel. The hotel is currently undergoing a bedroom refurbishment and a repositioning in 2024 becoming a Mercure Hotel, under the same brand Accor. The hotel will become a 4 star midscale product and the ILEC conference centre will be the main meeting room, ballroom and the heart of the restored property.

 

Manchester Central

Manchester Central is one of the UK’s largest and most versatile event venues. Boasting over 23,000m² of space and a 10,000+ capacity, it welcomes over a quarter of million visitors each year.

Situated in the heart of the North, it has indeed been central to the regeneration of the events industry and the region in 2022. Adding £96m into the Greater Manchester economy in the past year, and ensuring over 60 per cent of venue supplier expenditure is retained within the city-region, cementing itself as an integral part of the region’s ecosystem, intrinsic to local economic growth.

In the 12 months from Feb 2022 – Feb 2023, the venue hosted 196 events and attracted over 270,000 visitors.

Boasting 28 individual event spaces, including three conference halls, a purpose-built auditorium and broadcast-quality production studios for virtual audiences, the flexible, multi-format venue hosts an array of culturally diverse events, from intimate meetings to high-profile corporate conferences, sporting competitions, public exhibitions and large-scale international trade shows.

 

P&J Live

P&J Live is Scotland’s newest live events venue, opened in 2019 as the UK’s most sustainable venue of its kind. With 15,000 sqm of pillar free, exhibition floor space, 7 conference spaces (4 conference rooms – 2 sub-divisible), 11 meeting spaces (9 meeting rooms – 2 sub-divisible), 15,000 capacity arena – largest flat floor in the UK, and a further exhibition expansion area of 33,000 sqm, the venue is truly adapted to cater for any requirement and an extremely flexible premium live event space.

 

Tobacco Dock

Built in 1812 as a hub for luxury imports, over the years Tobacco Dock has been everything from wine storage to 80’s shopping centre, music video backdrop to army base during the Olympics! Versatility is written into the fabric of the building and continues with its latest (and greatest!) incarnation as one of the UK’s most in-demand events venues.

The architectural layout of our spaces, all constructed on a 3 fathoms by 3 fathoms grid, means there is a built in division of spaces while also adding an extra layer of character and a sense of place.

With 16,000 sqm and 57 spaces to play with, the Tobacco Dock team can build event layouts to suit meetings for 6 to EMEA conferences for thousands and everything in between. Over the period of consideration, the venue has hosted a huge variety of event types from food festivals to dance events, product launches to film premieres, Christmas parties to international multi-day conferences, fitness events to tech showcases.

All this is underpinned by a mighty 10Gb bandwidth data network and WiFi 6, allowing up to 8,000 devices to be used simultaneously and which allows for instant and reliable streaming across the globe.

 

Troxy

Troxy is a famous cultural landmark and East London destination. Troxy is the largest of London’s few remaining independent venues and hosts an impressive roster of live and corporate events all year round.

The venue is continually evolving to elevate the experience for event organisers and guests, with the last 12 months including a significant refurbishment to increase production values and refreshed approved supplier initiatives to meet self imposed sustainability targets.

The 12 strong full-time team includes event managers, operations professionals, and production specialists. The team leads a dedicated part-time workforce of over 150 bar, security and operations staff to consistently deliver exceptional events.

Already an historic venue, Troxyl has played host to an array of award ceremonies, exclusive film premieres, conferences, charity events and televised production sets. Troxy’s ability to cater to astonishing events is what sets it apart from its competitors.

 

Twickenham Stadium

Twickenham Stadium is the home of England Rugby and has also been an established meetings and events business for over 20 years. This continuous development culminated in the launch of the stadium’s impressive East Stand in 2018, adding an additional five levels of flexible restaurant and event space. It completed a series of works that has seen both the West and South stands developed into state-of-the-art conference and event facilities, across its many hospitality boxes, restaurants, concourse areas, and the pitch and bowl itself. Hosting over 1000 events per year, across four stands and 34 flexible event spaces, Twickenham continues to be one of the most versatile event spaces. Over and above the physical assets of the stadium, it’s the passion and dedication from the team and outstanding catering which continues to bring clients back to Twickenham time and time again.

 

Victoria Warehouse

This is Victoria Warehouse: an event space like no other in the heart of Manchester.

Victoria Warehouse is dedicated to setting the scene for the shows, conferences and events that make Manchester a worldwide destination. We strive to create memorable events with personal touches, from weddings to formal corporate events. Hard working and full of character, we live up to the Mancunian reputation and make no apologies for that fact. We strive to be every bit as iconic as the city itself. We sweat the small stuff. Details make experiences memorable, so we make sure that nothing gets overlooked. Victoria Warehouse puts talent and ambition on a pedestal, giving a platform to the spirit that makes Manchester the creative and economic hub of the North.

Victoria Warehouse is supported by a team that knows two events are never the same. They work hand in hand with our clients to adapt the space for large and small-scale events alike. Our venue can be anything you want it to be. The limit is your imagination, hence our slogan ‘We Are What You Make Us’.

De Vere Beaumont Estate

De Vere Beaumont Estate was originally built in the 14th Century as a private home for Lord Weymouth. In 2016 the property started a £15 million repositioning project which completed in summer 2022. This encompasses the creation of new luxury bedrooms, opening of 1705 Restaurant and Bar, renovation of the Beaumont Restaurant, refurbishment of the main reception, Gym, and all communal areas, 429 bedrooms and an overhaul of the property’s 45 meeting spaces to bring them in line with De Vere’s Smart Space meetings concept.

 

Ibis London Earls Court Hotel & ILEC Conference Centre

ILEC Conference Centre features one of London’s smartest venue. The main London Suite provides formidable flexibility enabling planners to choose from over 30 floor plans to suit events of up to 1200 guests. This impressive pillar-free hall is also fitted with state-of-the-art technologies and stylish contemporary décor, perfect to create the most engaging set-up designed for your audience. The high ceiling will permit the most ambitious production combined with in-built LED lighting to fashion various mood or dramatic sets. Additional syndicate rooms, all with natural daylight, are also available as meeting spaces, hospitality lounges or break-out rooms.

ILEC’ most recent renovations were in 2016 where £5 million was spent on AV lighting, a higher capacity in AV & Internet capacity and other features. At birth when built, ILEC was the largest pillar free space in London. The ILEC Conference Centre is part of the Ibis London Earls Court Hotel. The hotel is currently undergoing a bedroom refurbishment and a repositioning in 2024 becoming a Mercure Hotel, under the same brand Accor. The hotel will become a 4 star midscale product and the ILEC conference centre will be the main meeting room, ballroom and the heart of the restored property.

 

ICC Belfast

ICC Belfast, Northern Ireland’s only purpose-built international convention centre plays a leading role in attracting international visitors to the region from which an additional £209M in direct economic impact is targeted by 2030. The hybrid-by-design venue, which has in the past year hosted esteemed clients such as Deloitte, the Harkin Institute and the International Respiratory Syncytial Virus Society, is primed for a busy 2023. Upcoming premier events include CYBER UK and the One Young World Summit.

At the heart of this are ICC Belfast’s people whose vision is to create a world-class stage where people make great things happen. In order to future-proof the business and ensure it delivers socially, culturally and economically for the team, visitors and Northern Ireland, ESG is at the heart of every decision made.

The venue is committed to operating in an ethical and responsible way. In the last 12 months, ICC Belfast worked collaboratively with charity partner Autism NI to achieve the Autism Impact Award. ICC Belfast is also helping to tackle food poverty and homelessness in Northern Ireland through its status as founding partner of Visit Belfast’s social impact project, Changing the Menu. For Good., which received the 2022 GDS-Movement’s Innovation Award.

 

ICC Wales

International Convention Centre Wales (ICC Wales) is the UK’s newest and most exciting events venue.

World-class facilities include a 4,000 sq m pillar-free exhibition hall, a 1,500-seat auditorium theatre, versatile meeting rooms and an abundance of breakout and networking spaces, flooded in natural daylight.

Built in an £84m joint venture project with Welsh Government, the venue is highly accessible just a stone’s throw from Junction 24 of the M4, yet it is situated in ancient woodland with floor to ceiling meeting room windows and outdoor breathing space making the most of the stunning environment.

The flexible space accommodates a huge variety of events from intimate meetings to corporate and association conferences, and from exhibitions and sporting events to music concerts and graduation ceremonies.

Since ICC Wales was opened in 2019, it has quickly gained a national and international reputation for the quality of its facilities, service and hospitality. The only venue of its size and type west of London and south of Birmingham, ICC Wales has also been a driving force in enhancing Wales’ wider reputation as a destination for hosting events.

 

NEC Birmingham

It’s fair to say NEC Birmingham has seen a wealth of changes and standout events since it opened in 1976. 2022 was its most memorable year on record, hosting an incredible 168 events, which was headlined by the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games (CWG), welcoming more than 1.8million visitors through its doors.

This historic moment for the city of Birmingham saw the NEC as a Host Venue, welcoming 440,000 attendees across seven sports on its campus, training 6,000 staff to provide stewarding and security across the course of the games.

The NEC also broke new ground for the industry with the three-day, 45,000 capacity Wireless Festival, proving the highly successful US model of music events on hard standing can work brilliantly here.

The venue has put a focus on innovating at every turn, while keeping the customer experience at the centre of its work. We believe this is helping us redefine what it means to be not just the UK’s number one venue, but a global leader.

 

St James’ Park, Sodexo Live!

St James’ Park – home to Newcastle United Football Club – is famous for Premier League football, but also for thriving meetings and events operation, as our team pride ourselves on delivering exceptional service and unforgettable experiences for guests. The past year represents a period of incredible creativity, innovation and growth as we’ve not only continued to build relationships with valued clients, but welcome new ones, while ongoing investment and refurbishment has ensured we’ve been able to challenge and evolve our standards and packages, while focusing on continuous improvement.

Over the last twelve months, our meetings and events operation has gone from strength as we’ve hosted a series of spectacular events. There has been substantial investment in to new and existing spaces with exciting renovations including flooring, furniture and catering and audio visual equipment, ensuring we’re equipped to exceed event organisers needs.

While nurturing relationships with valued returning clients, such as the Sunnycon and Comicon exhibitions, we’ve also endeavoured to build relationships with new clients, such as Blackberry and True Potential, which we hope will continue to flourish in years to come as our team strive to deliver unforgettable experiences.

 

The Brewery on Chiswell Street

The Brewery on Chiswell Street is a majestic Grade II listed building occupies the site of Samuel Whitbread’s 18th Century brewery. Brewing on the site continued until 1976, the last tanker pulling out of the South Yard on 13th April, bringing to an end a 225 year era but giving way to a second life to the building. The Brewery delivered its first event in 1978 and is now one of the go-to venues for national and international events. We are a 360 degree, multi-purpose, dedicated, corporate events venue, delivering all types of events to an equally high standard. Our guests are blown away by the beauty of the building, from the moment they step foot on our original cobbled courtyard they are part of London’s legacy. We work hard to ensure we provide a premium service via our impeccable delivery team, delicious and innovative food from award winning chefs and cutting-edge technology. Items such as LED lighting and digital signage are included free of charge, all adding to the feel of an event without the extra cost. Our brand and personality sets us apart, which can be seen in all aspects of our marketing and onsite.

 

Tobacco Dock

Tobacco Dock is one of UK’s most in-demand venues for creative events and experiences. Housed in a Grade 1 listed building, historical details marry with an immense tech infrastructure and cutting-edge facilities to create a thoroughly modern venue. Hosting +250 events per annum for the world’s leading brands and organisations, varying from offsites for a dozen to EMEA conferences for 2,500 and large-scale consumer events attracting 8,000 attendees across the weekend.

Outstanding customer service lies at the heart of the Tobacco Dock offering, with dedicated ops and sales team managers for each booking, multiple site visits, extensive service partner list and thorough debrief.

Our dry-hire option provides clients with the opportunity to create completely original, non-formulaic events. Meanwhile, we offer full event management packages throughout the venue for time-strapped clients as well as comprehensive DDRs in our Dock Gallery and East Dock spaces.

WiFi 6 with 10Gb bandwidth and the ability to simultaneously support <8,000 devices, makes us a popular choice with clients from the Tech and FinTech industries, and live events streaming their content to online audiences.

Tobacco Dock Food, provides award-winning and versatile menus, from sit-down banquets to street-food, with a focus on seasonal and locally sourced produce.

 

 

30 Euston Square 

30 Euston Square is an award-winning, versatile corporate event venue in the heart of London. Hosting events for over 10 years, the venue spans across seven-floors, offering a range of versatile spaces, including meeting rooms, private dining rooms, an examination centre, conference rooms with open-air rooftop terrace, 41 bedrooms and 300-seat auditorium.

At the heart of the venue is the events team, who not only meet expectations but strive to exceed them. With over 65 team members, 30 Euston Square works closely with the client to create bespoke events, which surprise and delight both the organiser and their attendees.

Seamlessly blending high-class hospitality with state-of-the-art facilities, the team pride themselves on the strength of their customer service, continuously meeting client needs and investing in innovative ways to enhance the guest experience. It is this commitment to the client which prevails above all else.

 

BDC London

The Royal Agricultural Hall now BDC London was originally built to house the growing Smithfield Club Cattle Show. Over 160 years later, the iconic venue based in the heart of London now plays host to a range of conferences and exhibitions for an array of industries, including tech, marketing, sustainability and food and beverage, to name a few. Returning from the disruptions of covid, BDC London has had a busy year with a full calendar of conferences, supported by our onsite team of event professionals.

Our award-winning and dedicated Conference team is headed up by Max Bull and Charlotte Barker, working with Elena Hornsby-Hallett, Samantha Corker and internship student Kirsty Jakulis. Retention of this team has seen Max surpass twenty years at the venue, Charlotte over seven since she returned from a placement in the same office herself, and both Sam and Elena also did their university placements here, returning post-graduation.

 

De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms – Conference & Banqueting Team

Standing on Great Queen Street, which connects Covent Garden with Holborn in the West End of London, is the Grade II* listed De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms. With a history dating back to 1775, the building has long been an important event venue, and was once home to the original Freemasons’ Tavern before becoming a hotel in 1909. Since then, the venue has hosted some of the world‘s leading politicians, royalty and celebrities with its grand Georgian architecture and art-deco interiors offering 37 exceptional spaces for a wide range of conferences, exhibitions, meetings, training and weddings.

 

Glaziers Hall

With seven unique spaces, each with its own charm, the venue offers so much choice for customers. With that comes a challenge: finding the right room or combination of spaces for each event.

Calling upon experience, the team are on hand to provide recommendations based on previous functions and an unrivalled understanding of the venue, its capacity and flow.

As an example, when less than 48-hours before a national press conference to announce a high profile boxing event, to be syndicated with news outlets around the world, the team developed a plan that would provide changing rooms, private interview space, press red carpet and theatre style conference space for media questions and official photographs.

A walk through was arranged for both contenders and their teams ahead of the event and the stage was set. Security was essential, with confirmed attendance only and no public spectators or unofficial guests permitted. The event was a resounding success, resulting in the Hall being recognized as a perfect venue for press events.

Although this wouldn’t be the obvious use for an historic Livery venue, it’s the attention to detail and professional insight of the team that makes Glaziers Hall so appealing to clients.

 

Hilton London Bankside

Hilton London Bankside’s experienced and dynamic team has achieved a lot in the last year, not to mention the staging and execution of an event for 550 people in the space of less than 24 hours. A feat not possible without the passion and dedication of a team committed to the success of both client and business. The team, without hesitation, rose to the challenge and the event, that was worth £80,000 was a complete success, with the client immediately rebooking for 2023.

The organiser David Tremmil from InLoco Events Ltd had this to say ‘A move of this magnitude could only be achieved through teamwork. I would like to take this opportunity to personally thank the following people – Lisbeth Gernow, Raoul De Souza, Stephen Atkinson and James Clarke. I couldn’t have worked with a better group of industry professionals.’

 

Lord’s Cricket Ground – Events & Experiences

Lord’s Events & Experiences constantly strive to provide the best client experience possible. Whilst themes of contemporary and traditional are synonymous with Lord’s and this is well emphasised by the juxtaposing Victorian Grade II*-listed Pavilion and award-winning J.P. Morgan Media Centre at opposite ends of the Ground, but also by the unique nature of the 22 characterful event spaces, accommodating between 2 and 900 guests, ensuring flexible event availability, from large corporate events to small private events. The staff at Lord’s always go the extra mile to host successful events. Working effectively with different departments is a core value for the events team and this ensures that all events are treated with the same level of care, to ensure an elevated standard for the client. Constant contact throughout and after the event helps to achieve high customer retention, which is testament to the five-star standard of events.

 

National Museums Liverpool

The ‘Hosted by National Museums Liverpool’ team curates unique corporate and private events at its seven museums and art galleries in and around the city. Spaces range from a small boardroom with a history dating back to 1901, to a 1,000-capacity gallery in a museum home to millions of incredible artefacts. The team have skill and innovation in abundance, and love creating bespoke experiences for clients, whether that’s a curator tour at a conference, or dinner in the shadow of a dinosaur skeleton. They are driven by a passion for culture and heritage, with all revenue generated by events supporting the incredible work that National Museums Liverpool does at its free museums and galleries, which are visited by over one million people each year.

To date in 2022-23, this in-house venue hire team have hosted over 447 events and welcomed over 28,000 guests, while navigating the unique challenges and opportunities that come with working within museums and galleries. They have collaborated with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders on events ranging from large corporate conferences to the filming of a Tom Grennan music video, while also diversifying their business model and reimagining spaces at their venues for hire.

30 Euston Square

Leading the way in conference events, 30 Euston Square is an award-winning, versatile corporate event venue in the heart of London. Located near key transport hubs and set behind a grand Edwardian façade, the seven-floor event space offers a range of versatile spaces, including meeting rooms, private dining rooms, an examination centre, conference and banqueting rooms with open-air rooftop terrace, 41 boutique bedrooms and a 300-seat auditorium.

Blending high-class hospitality with state-of-the-art facilities, the venue prides itself on the strength of its customer service, from meeting client needs to offering competitive pricing and innovative ways to enhance the guest experience. This has seen the venue attract a variety of clients from all industries, with a current client base spanning over 40 different sectors.

Offering first-class service, high quality food and drink menus, and a commitment to exceed the customer experience at every opportunity has allowed 30 Euston Square to be a leading event venue in London.

 

De Vere Cranage Estate

De Vere Cranage Estate is in a rural corner of Cheshire, with excellent connections to the M6, and to Manchester city centre via rail. The grade II listed building provides a picturesque backdrop to all kinds of events with its combination of red brick and warm yellow sandstone façade against a background of lush green lawns. The hotel offers 28 flexible meeting rooms for conference, training, team building and weddings.

The modern Baird and Stephenson Suites are the largest event spaces, accommodating between 280 and 476 guests. The Appleton Suite is steeped in character and has doors that opens onto the stunning grounds. Situated in the original house, the suite has a tradition feel but has all the 21st Century features and technology that clients need to pull off an outstanding event.

 

De Vere Wokefield Estate

De Vere Wokefield Estate completed a £20m refurbishment in 2018, transforming the property into a stylish, contemporary hotel and meeting venue. The estate covers 250 acres, comprising an 87-bedroom Victorian Mansion House, 222-bedroom Wokefield Place and separately, Wellington Lodge and Ivy Cottage. In total it has 376 bedrooms and 34 meeting spaces to accommodate up to 500 guests.

The estate has an 18-hole golf course designed to US PGA Standards, plus Europe’s largest ‘rope course’ and a range of team building activities run by the on-site team building company.

 

Glaziers Hall

With seven unique spaces, each with its own charm, the venue offers so much choice for customers. With that comes a challenge: finding the right room or combination of spaces for each event.

Calling upon experience, the team are on hand to provide recommendations based on previous functions and an unrivalled understanding of the venue, its capacity and flow.

As an example, when less than 48-hours before a national press conference to announce a high profile boxing event, to be syndicated with news outlets around the world, the team developed a plan that would provide changing rooms, private interview space, press red carpet and theatre style conference space for media questions and official photographs.

A walk through was arranged for both contenders and their teams ahead of the event and the stage was set. Security was essential, with confirmed attendance only and no public spectators or unofficial guests permitted. The event was a resounding success, resulting in the Hall being recognized as a perfect venue for press events.

Although this wouldn’t be the obvious use for an historic Livery venue, it’s the attention to detail and professional insight of the team that makes Glaziers Hall so appealing to clients.

 

One Great George Street

Just a ding-dong away from Big Ben, charismatic venue One Great George Street offers 21 flexible spaces which marry tradition with innovation.

As a Grade II listed building it’s got more period features than you can shake a stick at, with rich neo-Palladian and Baroque interiors, yet it shakes off any possibility of stuffiness with unique glass dome ceilings that flood the venue with natural light, and cutting-edge technology throughout. An expert on-site audio visual team and in-house catering team conjure up experimental sets and dishes to dazzle.

It’s a firm favourite for royalty, fashion shows and filming – Wonder Woman herself was seen flying around the venue. Cool spots include the jaw-dropping Great Hall with painted ceiling and glass chandeliers, two tiered theatres, four ornate States Rooms and a library fit for Beauty & the Beast which doubles up as an innovative, interactive learning hub.

The venue pioneered accessibility in historic venues with the installation of its front entrance Sesame Platform Lift which is still used as a model today, and it has impeccable, award-winning sustainability credentials.

Discover more on the Venue’s website!

 

RCP London Events (Royal College of Physicians)

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is over 500 years old and currently in its fifth home since 1965. This iconic Grade I Listed building overlooking Regent’s Park houses an award-winning conference and events centre, RCP London Events. The venue offers highly versatile facilities, including tiered auditoriums, conference, meeting, exhibition and dining spaces as well as a medicinal garden for summer entertaining and a museum.

RCP London Events’ approach to customer service is based on rock-solid timely communication, expectation management and flexibility.

As a direct result of client feedback, in 2022 the venue focused on offering flexibility to organisers and delegates while striving to create memorable experiences, offer excellent customer service and support, and operate in a sustainable way.

This meant enhancing its hybrid AV offer and creating catering packages that could provide flexibility while promoting healthy, vegan and plant-based food.

The venue hosts a variety of events per year and offers something to suit all tastes making each event experience truly unique and memorable.

 

RSA House

RSA House is an amalgamation of five Georgian Townhouses with history dating back to 1774. The venue has undergone vast refurbishment, remodelling the interior to make it more customer focused, with the introduction of a Coffeehouse, new banqueting kitchens and a refurbishment of seven event spaces, featuring sustainable carpet made from fishing net and dimmable LED lights controlled via an app.

Throughout the pandemic the venue heavily invested in advanced digital technology and hybrid capabilities, to enhance the event experience and to ensure the venue has market leading facilities for the return to live events.

Catering by CH&CO is not short of creativity, from signature masterpieces including a showstopper interactive dessert table that is built by chefs in front of your eyes, adding a theatrical and dramatic twist to any event, to themed market stalls and innovative, healthy and energising daytime menus to suit all budgets.

Service is warm, relaxed and always personalised meaning high client retention and consistent positive feedback.

The venue boasts three styles of venue under one roof with 11 versatile spaces across three floors of event space, including the subterranean Vaults, exposed brick Auditorium, the beautiful Great Room with surrounding painting and seven contemporary meeting rooms.

 

The Belfry Hotel & Resort

The Belfry Hotel & Resort is an award-winning hotel situated in the heart of the country in Royal Sutton Coldfield.  The resort is surrounded by 550 acres of glorious countryside, with over 20 conference, meetings and event spaces, meaning they can fulfil multiple events at once. All function spaces lead directly to the extensive grounds, available for clients to host all types of events.

The Resort has 319 bedrooms and suites, several restaurants and bars, a leisure club, The Belfry Spa and a nightclub.  The hotel’s three golf courses, including The Brabazon, are world-class, having previously hosted The Ryder Cup four times – more than any other venue in the world.

The team behind The Belfry is what makes the resort stand head and shoulders above its competition. A commitment to outstanding service and hospitality means no request is ever too much for the team, each of whom prides themselves on providing world-class hospitality that consistently exceeds clients’ expectations.

 

Victory Services Club

 At the Victory Services Club, we know that relationships are key to securing repeat business.

 We pride ourselves that over 70% of our business is from repeat business. To do this, we empower our team, treat every delegate as a potential client and we support and listen to our clients.  We are open and honest and will guide our clients and help them to improve their events. Our core event team of eight have a combined service of 94 years which means they understand our venue and how we can help our clients.

We uphold three key values, which embody our ethos – value, service and courtesy. These values are adopted throughout the organisation and are at the heart of service delivery.

 

BDC London

The Royal Agricultural Hall now BDC London was originally built to house the growing Smithfield Club Cattle Show. Over 160 years later, the iconic venue based in the heart of London now plays host to a range of conferences and exhibitions for an array of industries, including tech, marketing, sustainability and food and beverage, to name a few. Returning from the disruptions of covid, BDC London has had a busy year with a full calendar of conferences, supported by our onsite team of event professionals.

Our award-winning and dedicated Conference team is headed up by Max Bull and Charlotte Barker, working with Elena Hornsby-Hallett, Samantha Corker and internship student Kirsty Jakulis. Retention of this team has seen Max surpass twenty years at the venue, Charlotte over seven since she returned from a placement in the same office herself, and both Sam and Elena also did their university placements here, returning post-graduation.

 

Lime Venue Portfolio

Lime Venue Portfolio is the Sales and Marketing arm that supports Compass UK&I contracts across sporting, attraction, confex, and cultural venues; the portfolio consists of 80+ venues.

We handle around 200 enquiries per week and look to give at least five venue options to each one. These include everything from major association meetings to conferences, incentives, corporate and brand launches, training, Dinners, and Awards Ceremonies.

The brand provides a service to both sides of the customer supply chain:

• Event booking customer: Be an easy-to-use portal for event planners to access unique venues
• Venue member client: Provide qualified enquiries to venues within the portfolio, acting as an extension of their sales team

Our success is built on three core tenets:

1. Training our people #teamlvp
2. Training our customer’s people, and vice versa
3. Training our venues

This year we have developed each of these areas with innovative and collaborative initiatives that have bought us closer to our customers, supported our venue’s and created value for everyone.

 

Manchester Central

Manchester Central is one of the UK’s largest and most versatile event venues. Boasting over 23,000m² of space and a 10,000+ capacity, it welcomes over a quarter of million visitors each year.

Situated in the heart of the North, it has indeed been central to the regeneration of the events industry and the region in 2022.

With a team of 125 and initiatives such as its Incubator Scheme offering new event organisers the chance to gain commercial support from the venue, Central continually pushes the boundaries for excellence, with both clients and delegates citing its staff and best-in-class service as the main reason they rebook or return to the venue.

Adding £96m into the Greater Manchester economy in the past year, Central’s devotion to offering best-in-class service combined with its commitment to give back to the local economy (over 60 per cent of venue supplier expenditure is retained within the city-region), has made it an established part of the region’s business ecosystem, intrinsic to local economic growth.

 

St James’ Park, Sodexo Live!

St James’ Park, home to Newcastle United Football Club, is famous not only for Premier League football, but also for thriving meetings and events operation, as our team pride ourselves on delivering not only exceptional service, but unforgettable experiences for guests. Over the past year we have focused on creativity, innovation and continuous improvement as we’ve challenged and evolved on previous standards, packages and offerings, putting customers at the heart of everything we do.

Over the course of our last financial year our meetings and events operations has gone strength to strength, as we’ve hosted an incredible 2063 individual events, with a combined attendance of 71,430 guests. Events have ranged from meetings or conferences (62.5% of total business), to exhibitions (3.1% of total business), social events such as Christmas parties, private lunches or celebration events (26% of total business) and much more, for which guest feedback has been outstanding.

We’ve welcomed a significant number of new clients – both local, and national – to our venue, such as Ernst & Young, True Potential and Blackberry, for whom we’ve secured multiple significant events, while also nurturing relationships with our valued returning clients, ensuring these continued to thrive.

 

Tobacco Dock

Tobacco Dock is one of UK’s most in-demand venues for creative events and experiences. Hosting over 250 events per annum for many of the world’s leading brands and organisations, varying from offsites for a dozen to EMEA customer events for 2,500 and large-scale consumer events attracting 8,000 attendees across the weekend.

We pride ourselves on our exceptional level of customer service and delight in creating events which surpass our clients’ expectations. We have a deep understanding of the need for speedy responses, approachable and expert team members, and high levels of adaptability. We provide detailed proposals within 8 hours of first enquiry and provide prospective and repeat clients with comprehensive site visits.

Each event has dedicated Account and Operations Managers who support throughout the planning and delivery of the event. With an extensive list of suppliers and in-house catering, AV and branding partners, Tobacco Dock makes building extraordinary events supremely straightforward. We’re agile at navigating through changing or evolving briefs and endeavour to accommodate clients’ requests so the resulting event matches or surpasses their vision. We also conduct a thorough debrief post event to see what worked particularly well and also areas for improvement.

 

Woodlands Event Centre, Wyboston Lakes Resort

The Woodlands Event Centre sits on the beautiful Wyboston Lakes Resort and was purpose-built some 30 years ago but recently was transformed with a re-brand and a £3m total transformation to create a stylish and inspiring event centre for now and for the future. It’s fully equipped with the facilities and technology to meet the needs of the latest generation of delegates and event organisers and has the capacity and flexibility to suit every type of event and the latest event trends.

We offer unique amenities with our Paddy & Scott’s coffee shop-style breakout and our carnival and street food offerings.

We wholeheartedly embrace sustainability ensuring we are prioritizing our environmental responsibility.

We offer exceptional customer service by providing a personalised service, being responsive to guest needs, and going above and beyond to ensure a successful event.  We believe this is why we have a positive reputation and earn repeat business.

 

 

30 Euston Square

Proud to be one of London’s best and most versatile corporate event venues over the last 10 years, 30 Euston Square is leading the way in conference events, seamlessly blending high-class hospitality with state-of-the-art facilities. Located near key transport hubs and set behind a grand Edwardian façade, it is a seven-floor event space offering versatile spaces of meeting rooms, private dining rooms, an examination centre, conference rooms with an open-air rooftop terrace, 41 bedrooms and a 300-seat auditorium.

The venue’s prominent location and high-tech facilities naturally attracts a variety of clients from all industries, with its current client base spanning over 40 different sectors, with an impressive level of repeat clients with over 28% repeat clients, and bookings through word-of-mouth. This, combined with first-class service, high quality locally produced food and drink menus and a commitment to exceed the customer experience at every opportunity allows 30 Euston Square to be a leading conference venue in London, while its hybrid technology means the venue can connect clients worldwide.

 

Convene at 22 Bishopsgate

Convene is a US-founded leading hospitality company that delivers state-of-art meeting and event spaces. In May 2022, Convene opened its first UK location in one of the City of London’s newest office developments, 22 Bishopsgate. Since then, it has announced the acquisition of etc.venues, adding 16 new locations to its portfolio to make it the largest provider of meeting and events space in the UK and US.

 

etc.venues 360 Madison

360 Madison has won the hearts of conference planners and industry journalists (including the Wall Street Journal) who described it as “360-degrees of wow!”

Since opening, this contemporary style Midtown conference space has established an enviable reputation as a premium location for world class clients who love:

The vibrant interiors which are flooded with natural light from floor-to-ceiling windows helping to keep guests energised throughout the day.

The hybrid tech which is built-in and facilitates effortless connectivity whether guests are attending in-person or in cyber-space.

The food which is prepared onsite with a range of options (including vegan, meat, fish and gluten free) and served up in our smart Bento Boxes, transforming lunchtime into networking time.

The team’s can-do attitude which has won plaudits from clients who’ve watched their expectations exceeded time and time again.

360 Madison has ‘wowed’ industry planners so much that 25% of new business can be attributed directly to referrals.

 

Glaziers Hall

Glaziers Hall is a beautiful contradiction: an historic building full of charm yet complemented with the latest technology and modern facilities.

The venue has been restored over the years with careful consideration taken to preserving the architecture and original features that capture the heritage of the space.

At the same time, strategic investment has ensured that clients have access to digital connectivity that will allow more than 450 simultaneous users to access the high speed WIFI network at any one time and with access to our 1gig hardwired internet, hybrid events can be seamlessly produced.

Each of our seven spaces offers an entirely unique experience for up to 450 guests, which can be hired independently or as connecting rooms for an exclusive experience With breathtaking views of the River Thames and a panoramic vista across to the City of London, ours is a venue like no other. The perfect backdrop for private and corporate functions, our team turns standard events into superb and memorable occasions.

The Great Hall, River View, Court Suite, Library, The Bridge, Thames Balcony and London Bridge Arches are all wonderfully versatile and can be used for a range of functions.

IET London: Savoy Place, The Institution of Engineering and Technology

IET London: Savoy Place is an exceptional conference venue located in the heart of London. We offer state-of-the-art AV facilities, innovative catering and spectacular views over the River Thames. An unrivalled roof terrace with 180° views across the iconic London skyline is just one of our versatile event spaces.

Centrally located with easy access via rail, tube or river, the venue offers a total of 18 hireable event spaces to suit any event, so you can host first-class conferences, events, award ceremonies, filming locations, and more.

We have invested heavily in advanced technologies and upgrades, including a £30 million major refurbishment in 2015, and boasts a new roof terrace and WIFI access points in 2022. The venue’s technology is of the highest quality, including military-grade encrypted audio, super-fast broadband, and in-house video production and webcasting team.

Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do. From 100% renewable electricity to our zero-waste policy and sustainable catering options, we strive to provide the best events not just for our clients, but for the environment too.

 

Millennium Point

Millennium Point is a landmark public building and a multi-award-winning venue. As a leading conference and events destination in Birmingham, we are synonymous with first class conferencing. We are proud to feed our commercial profits back into our charity, supporting young people through STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) projects, events and initiatives in the region. Annually, this equates to an average of £4.8m.

Our highly experienced team has over 40 years combined experience within the industry. While our impressive, versatile spaces and bespoke packages offer clients flexibility to suit their scope and budget. Additionally, the unique aesthetic and enhanced technology of our facilities encourage clients to think innovatively about their conferences. It is for these reasons that we believe that our venue should be considered for this year’s Best Conference Venue.

Our events business launched in 2017 and is regarded as a leading conference venue in the West Midlands. We offer 11 flexible public and private event spaces, giving our clients what they need to put their event on the map.

 

One Great George Street

Just a ding-dong away from Big Ben, charismatic venue One Great George Street offers 21 flexible spaces which marry tradition with innovation.

As a Grade II listed building it’s got more period features than you can shake a stick at, with rich neo-Palladian and Baroque interiors, yet it shakes off any possibility of stuffiness with unique glass dome ceilings that flood the venue with natural light, and cutting-edge technology throughout. An expert on-site audio visual team and in-house catering team conjure up experimental sets and dishes to dazzle.

It’s a firm favourite for royalty, fashion shows and filming – Wonder Woman herself was seen flying around the venue. Cool spots include the jaw-dropping Great Hall with painted ceiling and glass chandeliers, two tiered theatres, four ornate States Rooms and a library fit for Beauty & the Beast which doubles up as an innovative, interactive learning hub.

The venue pioneered accessibility in historic venues with the installation of its front entrance Sesame Platform Lift which is still used as a model today, and it has impeccable, award-winning sustainability credentials.

Discover more on the Venue’s website!

 

RCP London Events, (Royal College of Physicians)

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is over 500 years old and currently in its fifth home since 1965. This iconic Grade I Listed building overlooking Regent’s Park houses an award-winning conference and events centre, RCP London Events. The venue offers highly versatile facilities, including tiered auditoriums, conference, meeting, exhibition and dining spaces as well as a medicinal garden for summer entertaining and a museum.

As a direct result of client feedback, in 2022 the venue focused on offering flexibility to organisers and delegates while striving to create memorable experiences, offer excellent customer service and support, and operate in a sustainable way.

This meant enhancing its hybrid AV offer and creating catering packages that could provide flexibility while promoting healthy, vegan and plant-based food.

Thanks to its several green initiatives and a reduction of over 30% in its total carbon footprint, the RCP is ISO accredited and the first royal college to achieve Carbon Trust Standard certification.

The venue hosts a variety of events per year and offers something to suit all tastes making each event experience truly unique and memorable.

 

The Belfry Hotel & Resort

The Belfry Hotel & Resort is an award-winning hotel situated in the heart of the country in Royal Sutton Coldfield.  The resort is surrounded by 550 acres of glorious countryside, with over 20 conference, meetings and event spaces, meaning they can fulfil multiple events at once. All function spaces lead directly to the extensive grounds, available for clients to host all types of events.

The Resort has 319 bedrooms and suites, several restaurants and bars, a leisure club, The Belfry Spa and a nightclub.  The hotel’s three golf courses, including The Brabazon, are world-class, having previously hosted The Ryder Cup four times – more than any other venue in the world.  The Belfry is easily accessible by car, rail or air and is close to Birmingham Airport and International Train Station with free onsite parking, electric charging points and a helipad. These features combined make The Belfry the perfect conference destination.

 

etc.venues 133 Houndsditch

Our 133 Houndsditch venue, within The City of London, is a perfect example of how meticulous thinking creates better flow and leads to a better overall experience for conference planners, exhibitors, sponsors, and attendees.

Every detail is engineered for success from the state-of-the-art technology that’s seamlessly integrated; the unique layout that assists with the flow of an agenda (gently moving attendees throughout the space); uninhibited sightlines putting the speaker front and centre and helping to clearly showcase exhibitors and sponsors; space-saving half-moon tables that maximise delegate numbers; nutritious food served in bento boxes for easier networking and an attentive team that feels more like an extension of the client.

The result? It is a testament to the success of 133 Houndsditch that 80% of clients re-book each year (and the only reason some clients don’t re-book is because they have simply outgrown the venue’s maximum capacity).

 

Hilton Birmingham Metropole

Over the last 12 month the Hilton Birmingham Metropole has recruited 514 new people into its business.

Despite that, its legendary service quality has not dropped, its business has grown far beyond projected budgets and customers have flooded back to this ‘grand lady’ of the events industry.

What is more, the hotel has embarked on a recruitment strategy that has seen it reach deep into society to engaged those marginalised, disenfranchised or discriminated against, and bring them into the business.

This has included those with severe learning disabilities, disabilities such as Down Syndrome, and ex-offenders. By bringing these people into the business, and showing them success, the venue has enriched the events it hosts, given pride to the existing work force and increased the diversity of its people.

It’s a strategy that the venue is now sharing with others in the industry to encourage more diverse work forces and representative events.

 

ICC Birmingham, NEC Group

When the Queen opened the ICC in 1991, it was the UK’s first purpose built International Convention Centre – and attracted world-wide attention for its state-of-the-art facilities, outstanding design and brilliant location right in the heart of the country.

Fast forward to today and much remains the same – including the venue’s excellent reviews and impressive facilities – with the team continually building on its heritage of hosting first-class events. A £1m investment in tech to reduce environmental impact, as well as an event calendar going from strength to strength with incredible feedback, it’s easy to see why the ICC is the premier conference venue in the UK.

 

P&J Live

P&J Live is Scotland’s newest live events venue, opened in 2019 as the UK’s most sustainable venue of its kind. With 15,000 sqm of pillar free, exhibition floor space, 7 conference spaces (4 conference rooms – 2 sub-divisible), 11 meeting spaces (9 meeting rooms – 2 sub-divisible), 15,000 capacity arena – largest flat floor in the UK, and a further exhibition expansion area of 33,000 sqm, the venue is truly adapted to cater for any requirement and an extremely flexible premium live event space.

 

Tobacco Dock

Tobacco Dock offers event clients immense scope for creative and innovative events. Historical details of our Grade 1 listed building marry with best-in-class data infrastructure and cutting-edge facilities to create a thoroughly modern venue. We deliver global conferences, all-hands meetings and offsites for an array of industries, from tech to professional services, retail to banking and FMCG to pharma.

Outstanding customer service lies at the heart of our offering, with dedicated operations and account managers for each booking, multiple site visits, in depth operations meetings, an extensive service partner list and thorough debrief process to constantly improve the experience we deliver.

Our dry-hire basis provides clients with the opportunity to create completely original events. We offer full event management packages throughout the venue for time-strapped clients as well as comprehensive DDRs in our Dock Gallery and East Dock spaces.

Generous WiFi 6 capacity with 10Gb bandwidth and the ability to simultaneously support up to 8,000 devices, makes us a popular choice with clients from the Tech and FinTech industries, and live events streaming their content to an online audience.

Our in-house catering team, Tobacco Dock Food, provides award-winning and versatile menus with a focus on seasonal and locally sourced produce.

 

Twickenham Stadium

Twickenham Stadium is the home of England Rugby and has also been an established meetings and events business for over 20 years. This continuous development culminated in the launch of the stadium’s impressive East Stand in 2018, adding an additional five levels of flexible restaurant and event space. It completed a series of works that has seen both the West and South stands developed into state-of-the-art conference and event facilities, across its many hospitality boxes, restaurants, concourse areas, and the pitch and bowl itself. Hosting over 1000 events per year, across four stands and 34 flexible event spaces, Twickenham continues to be one of the most versatile event spaces. Over and above the physical assets of the stadium, it’s the passion and dedication from the team and outstanding catering which continues to bring clients back to Twickenham time and time again.

 

Woodlands Event Centre, Wyboston Lakes Resort

Wyboston Lakes Resort is situated midway between Cambridge and Milton Keynes, at the edge of the historic market town of St. Neots and set in 380 acres of rural countryside.

Conceived in 1983, the founder, Peter Hutchinson created Wyboston Lakes Resort to form part of an already successful portfolio of businesses. Peter’s entrepreneurial vision and investment allowed for exponential growth year on year, and more than three decades on, the business continues to flourish and operate with input from three generations of the Hutchinson family.

It’s the culture developed from these family values that attracts customers from far and wide to the diverse, but complementary range of services.

The Woodlands Event Centre is equipped with the technology to meet the needs of the latest generation of delegates and event organisers and has the capacity and flexibility to suit every type of event, meeting, or training schedule along with offering the latest in event trends. Equipped with the latest AV technology, the venue provides inspirational meeting areas, including a main conference room that seats 620 delegates’ theatre style or 380 cabaret style, with creative flair and movable walls to expand event options.  Creative catering options make it a venue of choice.