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Gloucestershire's quirky conference venues offer a unique backdrop for corporate events, blending creativity with professionalism. These distinctive spaces inspire innovation and engagement, perfect for companies seeking an unconventional setting to spark fresh ideas.

Easily gather guests with Gloucestershire's robust rail network; direct trains from London to Gloucester and Cheltenham ensure swift arrivals. Local buses connect venues, while taxis are plentiful for last-mile convenience.

TRANSPORT

Discover Tewkesbury Abbey's majestic setting for events, or host amidst Sudeley Castle's royal history. The Forest of Dean offers enchanting outdoor venues, while the Docks at Gloucester provide a unique waterside ambiance.

LANDMARKS

Gloucestershire nurtures innovation with hubs like the Growth Hub and cyber-tech hotspot Cyber Central UK, attracting global business leaders and fostering dynamic corporate events in the UK's cyber-tech heartland.

BUSINESS

Gloucestershire offers a unique blend of historical charm and modern facilities, making it an ideal location for hosting events. Nestled in the heart of the Cotswolds, the area boasts stunning landscapes and picturesque villages, providing a serene backdrop for any gathering.

For those seeking a venue with historical significance, Gloucester Cathedral stands as a monumental option, with its cloisters famously featured in the Harry Potter films. The Cheltenham Racecourse, on the other hand, offers expansive spaces and is well-equipped for large-scale events and conferences, with the added thrill of horse racing heritage.

Accessibility is a key advantage in Gloucestershire. The region benefits from excellent transport links, including the M5 motorway, providing easy access for attendees travelling by car. Gloucestershire Airport caters to private flights, and the proximity to major hubs like Birmingham and Bristol airports makes it convenient for international guests.

The county is also home to numerous country estates and manor houses, such as the elegant Ellenborough Park or the historic Berkeley Castle, which can host corporate retreats, weddings, and bespoke events. These venues often feature on-site accommodation, fine dining options, and outdoor activities, ensuring a complete experience for guests.

For a more contemporary setting, The Centaur at Cheltenham provides a versatile space that can be tailored to fit exhibitions, product launches, or corporate functions. With state-of-the-art facilities and professional support teams, event planners can rest assured that their events will run smoothly.

In summary, Gloucestershire presents a harmonious mix of natural beauty, historical venues, and modern amenities, all easily accessible and ready to accommodate events of any scale or style.

Gloucestershire

The United Kingdom has an excellent transport infrastructure, with a wide variety of options for getting around.

The United Kingdom is home to some of the most iconic landmarks in the world, from Big Ben to Stonehenge.

The United Kingdom has a rich cultural heritage, with a wide variety of traditional music, art and cuisine.

CULTURE

The United Kingdom is a country in northwestern Europe, off the coast of France. It is made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The UK has a long and rich history, and its culture has been influenced by many different peoples and nations. The UK is a leading economic and political power, and is home to some of the world’s most iconic landmarks, such as Big Ben and Buckingham Palace. The UK is an excellent place to hold an event, with a variety of world-class venues and a wealth of experience in hosting events of all kinds.

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Discover unique conference venues in Gloucestershire that inspire creativity and engagement for your next corporate event.

Quirky Conference Venues in Gloucestershire

Quirky Conference Venues

An impressive Midlands venue for meetings and events, nestled at the foot of the Malvern Hills. Suitable for various functions.

Perfect for product launches, team building, dinner dances, and wedding functions, the Garden Pavilion at Stanbrook Abbey Hotel offers a stunning backdrop for any business event. Nestled in the heart of Worcestershire, this unique venue combines elegance with functionality, featuring a versatile concrete floor ideal for car launches. With 13 flexible meeting rooms, a private walled garden, and an outside breakout area, your delegates will enjoy a seamless experience. Host up to 400 guests while taking advantage of nearby amenities, including the M5 motorway just 5 miles away and Birmingham Airport 40 miles distant. Enhance your event with access to the Games Room, Wine Cellar, and Snooker Room, ensuring a memorable occasion for all attendees. Choose Stanbrook Abbey for an unforgettable business experience in the Midlands.

Elegant Garden Pavilion at Stanbrook Abbey, perfect for weddings and corporate events.

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Garden Pavilion at Stanbrook Abbey Hotel, ideal for corporate retreats and events.

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Garden Pavilion at Stanbrook Abbey Hotel, elegant venue for corporate events and gatherings.

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Stanbrook Abbey Hotel

A versatile first-floor event space with a dance floor, bar, and views of the cricket pitch for 350 guests.

The elegant Grace Room, situated on the first floor of the Bristol Pavilion, contains a large dance floor and private bar ideal for Christmas party nights, weddings receptions, dinner dances and private family celebrations for up to 350 guests.

This versatile room has state of the art conference facilities; with an integrated IT and sound system, two ceiling-mounted projectors, plasma screens and variable lighting.

The first floor setting also offers fantastic views of the pitch, with a large glass frontage leading to outside balcony seating.

The Grace Room at Bristol Pavilion, vibrant outdoor venue for sports events and gatherings.

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Elegant dining setup in The Grace Room, Bristol Pavilion for corporate events.

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Theatre

The Grace Room

Bristol

The Bristol Pavilion, Gloucestershire Cricket

A modern 4-star hotel with extensive conference facilities, harbourside location, and onsite amenities.

The hotel's unique look shares its connections to the rich industrial and maritime history that Bristol is renowned for. As a result, it creates a great feeling of space and is flooded with natural daylight throughout. With a newly refurbished events floor with dedicated lounges and break out areas, the hotel is perfectly placed for business and leisure. Its harbourside location gives guests the opportunity to explore the many nearby attractions the city has to offer

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Forest Suite at Mercure Bristol: modern conference venue with elegant purple chairs.

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Forest Suite at Mercure Bristol: elegant event space for corporate meetings and weddings.

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Forest Suite at Mercure Bristol: elegant event space with round tables for meetings and banquets.

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Modern event space with wooden accents and natural light at Mercure Bristol Holland House.

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Events

Forest Suite

Mercure Bristol Holland House

Victorian Gothic mansion with versatile event spaces, lush grounds, and modern amenities.

Our event spaces are located on the ground floor, close to the reception area and easily accessible to all guests.

The Westminster Suite, our main conference room can be divided into 4 sections and is equipped with the latest technology, furthermore it can host up to 280 guests for banquet.

The Hotel also has a variety of boardrooms around the main conference room and a beautiful Orangery, perfect for evening receptions and dinners as well as Wedding Ceremonies and receptions.

Teambuilding? The Hotel's 30 acres can be a great location for some outdoor activities.

Historic De Vere Tortworth Court mansion with lush gardens, ideal for weddings and corporate events.

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Event space at De Vere Tortworth Court with blue tablecloths for corporate meetings.

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Elegant meeting space at De Vere Tortworth Court for corporate events and seminars.

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De Vere Tortworth Court meeting room with U-shaped tables for professional events.

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Elegant meeting room at De Vere Tortworth Court for corporate events and presentations.

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De Vere Tortworth Court

A large, versatile conference suite with a private bar in a hotel near M4. Suitable for up to 350 guests.

With a fantastic location straight off of Junction 16 on the M4, Not only do we have the facilities of this much larger room, we also have an additional 14 other meeting rooms based on our conference floor. 

These rooms are all accessible via lift/stairs and are fitted with air conditioning and audio visual. 


Lydiard Suite conference room with blue chairs for corporate events at DoubleTree Swindon.

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Lydiard Suite bar at DoubleTree Swindon, ideal for networking events and gatherings.

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Modern hotel lobby at DoubleTree by Hilton Swindon, ideal for events and networking.

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Lydiard Suite at DoubleTree Swindon, spacious event room for conferences and banquets.

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Lydiard Suite at DoubleTree by Hilton Swindon, ideal for corporate events and meetings.

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Lydiard Suite

Swindon

DoubleTree by Hilton Swindon

A modern 350-capacity event space with a dance floor in a historic hotel. Ideal for weddings and events.

Modern Space with maximum capacity of 400 guests for a sit down meal. The room benefits from a built0in dance floor which is offered complimentary to our guests. With the dance floor the capacity of guests is 350. In case you need space for weddings ceremonies or wedding parties as well as other types of events.

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Wessex Suite banquet hall with elegant tables, perfect for corporate events and formal dinners.

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Elegant banquet hall in Wessex Suite, Mercure Grand Bristol for weddings and corporate events.

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Elegant Wessex Suite banquet hall with white linens, ideal for weddings and corporate events.

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Weddings

Wessex Suite

Mercure Grand Bristol

A historic Gothic chapel ideal for musical performances and various events in picturesque surroundings.

The Current Chapel was erected in 1886 and is fashioned in the late decorated Gothic Style. The Chapel's interior is considered to be one of the finest creations in 19th Century Church architecture and is an ideal location for musical performances

St Michael and All Angels Chapel, unique architecture for weddings and events.

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St Michael and All Angels Chapel with vaulted ceilings, perfect for ceremonies and gala dinners.

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St Michael and All Angels Chapel, grand facade, ideal for weddings and events.

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Arts

St Michael and All Angels Chapel

Marlborough College

A stunning 5th-level room with panoramic views, perfect for meetings and receptions at a racecourse.

Situated on the 5th level of the Grandstand overlooking the entire racecourse, this breath taking room provides the most stunning views of the racecourse, making it a popular space for breakfast meetings, drinks receptions and and small conferences. The room and views need to be seen to be believed, and along with the imagination and creativity of our event organisers here at Cheltenham Racecourse, Panoramic is ideal for any event.


Panoramic views at Cheltenham Racecourse, ideal for luxury corporate events and celebrations.

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Elegant dining area at Cheltenham Racecourse with panoramic windows for upscale events.

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Elegant dining table with champagne at Cheltenham Racecourse for corporate events.

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Elegant dining area at Cheltenham Racecourse, ideal for corporate events and gatherings.

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Panoramic

Cheltenham Racecourse

A grand, versatile event space with high ceilings in a historic hotel. Ideal for large gatherings.

The Sansovino is 392 sq. meters, 18x12m in size with a 22m high ceiling! This allows all manor of events to maximise their potential in the space. 

With its own entrance separate to the hotel, guests will be in for something special on arrival to the hotel. 

From a theatre conference to indoor inflatable team building - there really is no limit on what can be achieved. 


Elegant event space at Bristol Harbour Hotel, perfect for formal dinners and conferences.

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Elegant banquet hall at Bristol Harbour Hotel for gala or awards ceremony.

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Elegant event space at Bristol Harbour Hotel with round tables for corporate dinners.

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Elegant dining setup in The Sansovino, Bristol Harbour Hotel for weddings and galas.

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Elegant Sansovino venue in Bristol Harbour Hotel, ideal for upscale events and conferences.

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The Sansovino

Bristol Harbour Hotel

Steeped in history and prestige, the RAU provides a spectacular setting for your event.

We cater for all events, large or small, using responsibly sourced ingredients with several superb menus to suit all tastes.  We can also provide bespoke catering as required. 

Banquets, Buffets, Dinner and Dance, we have the ability to host any type of event in our various rooms, open air events within the grounds, or marquees on the lawn. 

There are 24 en-suite rooms available all year round, and an additional 250 en-suite and 80 standard rooms can be booked during the university vacation periods. 


Vibrant red and white striped tent at Royal Agricultural University for outdoor events.

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Vibrant outdoor event at Royal Agricultural University with colorful Ferris wheel at twilight.

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Vibrant outdoor event at Royal Agricultural University with spinning attraction and dynamic lighting.

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Elegant banquet hall at Royal Agricultural University, perfect for weddings and corporate events.

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Elegant banquet table setup in historic Royal Agricultural University for formal events.

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London

Royal Agricultural University

A historic castle venue with luxurious accommodations, ideal for weddings and corporate events.

Eastnor Castle is a prestigious and impressive corporate events venue for off-site business meetings, team building activities, presentations, staff reward days, product launches, seminars, training, private dining and board room meetings.

Eastnor Castle venue with autumn colors, perfect for corporate retreats and weddings.

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Opulent meeting space at Eastnor Castle with grand ceiling, ideal for exclusive events.

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Elegant event space at Eastnor Castle with plush seating for private receptions.

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Elegant event space at Eastnor Castle with chandelier, ideal for meetings and retreats.

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Elegant banquet hall at Eastnor Castle, perfect for corporate events and intimate gatherings.