Something Different
A touch of class... magnificent backdrops and lavish
rooms to inspire your delegates.
Home of the Dukes of Bedford, the beautiful
Sculpture Gallery at 18th C. Woburn Abbey creates
a truly memorable setting. Follow in the footsteps of
royalty and prime ministers in the Jacobean
Banqueting Hall of Knebworth House
(nr. Stevenage). Whilst the eccentric oval-shaped
Ickworth House at Horringer (nr. Bury St. Edmunds)
offers a range of rooms in its elegantly
restored West Wing.
Enjoy a meeting amongst the stylish interiors of
Wimpole Hall in Arrington (nr. Royston) surrounded
by its spectacular vistas. Or in Lord Lothian's Study
at Jacobean Blickling Hall (nr. Aylsham), adorned
with Dutch gables and turrets. The Old Palace at
Hatfield House was the childhood home of Queen
Elizabeth I - an historic gem for an exhibition.
Dine your delegates with a banquet in The Long Gallery at Layer Marney Tower
(nr. Colchester) - England's tallest Tudor gatehouse. An intriguing history, fine
architecture and antique furnishings make 18th C. Brocket Hall (nr. Welwyn
Garden City) an exclusive countryside retreat.
For more intimate pleasures - travel back to Tudor times in the handsome library at
moated Kentwell Hall in Long Melford (nr. Sudbury). Whilst the exquisitely gilded
Drawing Room in Hylands House at Chelmsford is perfect for a seminar. Sir John
Soane designed Grade I listed Moggerhanger Park (nr. Bedford) - and today you
can hold your function in his historic suites.
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Take a trip back in time - where your delegates can explore our rich history.
The compact and cosmopolitan University city of
Cambridge provides a magnificent backdrop for your
conference or event. Choose from an array of both
historic and contemporary colleges, such as King's
with its famous chapel. Sutton Hoo (nr. Woodbridge)
is the burial site of Anglo-Saxon kings - why not
organise a function in the restaurant overlooking
this ancient landscape?
For something truly inspiring, the largest Lady
Chapel attached to any English cathedral at Ely
is ideal for a banquet. Whilst the stage is set for your
presentations in Bury St. Edmunds - at the Theatre
Royal, the only surviving Regency theatre in Britain.
Hidden behind a 12th C. flint and stone curtain wall,
Hertford Castle is a Grade I listed building offering
comfortable meeting rooms.
Take your delegates in the footsteps of Medieval
traders under the outstanding crown post roof at Dragon Hall in Norwich. Whilst
historic maltings at both Great Dunmow and Snape (nr. Aldeburgh) - where
barley was once turned into malt - have been converted into various uses, including
a selection of business facilities. Set amongst sculptures and an award-winning
vineyard - Chilford Hall at Linton (nr. Cambridge) offers one of the largest and
best equipped conference spaces in the region.
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Get the winning edge from your delegates at our top-class sporting venues.
Experience ‘The Beautiful Game' at the football clubs of Ipswich, Norwich
and Peterborough - the award-winning pitches providing an inspirational
background. Norwich is synonymous with chef Delia Smith, the stadium
able to cater for a meeting for 10 to an exhibition space for 1000's.
Get bowled over with the pitch-side facilities of the
Essex County Cricket Club in Chelmsford, or at
Potters Leisure Resort in Hopton-on-Sea
(nr. Great Yarmouth) - location of the World Indoor
Bowls Championships.
Discover the sport of kings at
Newmarket - internationally renowned for being the
historic home of horseracing. Venues range from
the impressive Millennium Grandstand, to
Tattersalls, the bloodstock auctioneers. For a
stylish treat, the Jockey Club Rooms are
adorned with priceless equine memorabilia and art.
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Wow your delegates with 21st C. contemporary
design and award-winning architecture.
Sir Norman Foster is the brains behind the stunning
American Air Museum at the Imperial War Museum Duxford
(nr. Cambridge) - where you can hold your reception under the wings of a B-17
Flying Fortresses. His work is also on show at the Sainsbury Centre for
Visual Arts in Norwich, a glass-fronted public art gallery spanning
5,000 years of human creativity.
A showpiece for modern sustainable technologies, Ecotech in Swaffham is the
UK's largest timber-framed building, home to a lecture theatre and conference
rooms. Flexible, creative and interactive - the sweeping wings and domes of The
Concept Centre at Millbrook (nr. Ampthill) offers three venues in one location.
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Let your delegates ‘experience the unexpected'
with these unique venues.
Animal Magic: go on safari at Woburn, home to
elephants, tigers - and the safari lodge, perfect for
informal meetings. Colchester Zoo's ‘Kalahari
Theatre' seats up to 200 people amongst the sights
and sounds of its rare species. More familiar friends
at Easton Farm Park (nr. Woodbridge) with
its comfortable conference room.
All Aboard: for a conference afloat. Join Broads
Tours at Wroxham for the wildlife and windmills of
Britain's largest nationally protected wetland.
Whilst the Lady Florence sets sail from Orford
offering a unique venue for 12 people.
Go Underground: and hold your conference in the
biggest and deepest cold war bunker in Southeast
England at Kelvedon Hatch (nr. Brentwood).
