Corporate Magazine December
Banish Boring!
This month's edition is bursting with event possibilities.
Whether it's a boardroom with city slick sophistication or a country mansion exuding elegance, the pages of the Corporate Magazine banish boring and invite you to host an event somewhere beautiful.
Banish Boring!
This month's edition is bursting with event possibilities.
Whether it's a boardroom with city slick sophistication or a country mansion exuding elegance, the pages of the Corporate Magazine banish boring and invite you to host an event somewhere beautiful.
Issue 52December ‘21MEETFOR LESS!Day DelegateRates under £25BOARDROOMBUSINESSin a BeautifulBuildingSPECIALFEATUREWybostonLakes Resort
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December ‘21
MEET
FOR LESS!
Day Delegate
Rates under £25
BOARDROOM
BUSINESS
in a Beautiful
Building
SPECIAL
FEATURE
Wyboston
Lakes Resort
Our call centre times over
& the New Year
Monday 20 to Wednesday 22 Dec: 8.30am - 5.30pm
Thursday 23 Dec: 9.00am - 1.00pm
Friday 24 to Tuesday 28 Dec: Christmas Break
Wednesday 29 & Thursday 30 Dec: 9.00am - 1.00pm
Friday 31 Dec to Monday 3 Jan: New Year Break
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Langstone Quays Resort
Crowne Plaza Felbridge - Gatwick
Beautiful Buildings for Business
Findmeahotelroom
South Hill Park & Wilde Theatre
Lion Quays Hotel & Spa
Manchester Central
Crowne Plaza Hotel London Docklands
Wyboston Lakes Training & Events
Holiday Inn Hemel Hempstead
Staff Picks
Special Offers
Delegate Deals
Meet the Team
Our Services
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Some images may not depict room & catering protocals due to Covid-19 procedures. All rates contained in this magazine are correct at the time of publishing.
Front Cover: Radisson Blu Edwardian Hampshire Hotel
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Langstone
Quays Resort
Hayling Island, Hampshire PO11 0NQ
Max Capacity
160
Day Rates from
£30
24 hr Rates from
£145
Making a splash with a fun and inspiring concept,
the Langstone Quays Resort in Portsmouth
celebrates its surroundings by paying homage to
the activities that take place around the island - kite
surfing, windsurfing, surfing and paddleboarding.
The vibrant and distinctive meeting rooms
encourage delegates to present, discuss and play.
Along with great Wifi connectivity and touch screen
technology, delegates can take a fun step back in
time with retro arcade games, including PAC-MAN
and Space Invaders.
The breakout area, themed with brightly coloured
beach huts, really add to the energy of these
exciting spaces.
For an extraordinary boardroom meeting, the
executive Surf (board) Room features a granite
table, luxury wingback chairs and butler service.
The resort also has three suites, each welcoming up
to 160 delegates.
With award-winning dining, including al fresco
options, this is a destination delegates will happily
ride a wave for!
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Featured Venue
Crowne Plaza
Felbridge - Gatwick
East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 2BH
Max Capacity
500
Day Rates from
£32
24 hr Rates from
£132
This modern hotel sits in a tranquil location and
benefits from superb access to the M25 and
M23 motorways, plus it is convenient for London
Gatwick Airport as well as East Grinstead
Railway Station.
A good choice for a large event attracting
international delegates, the hotel’s Grand Ballroom
is a contemporary space welcoming up to 500
guests. It’s versatile and ideal for a conference, with
staging and sound. It works equally as well as an
exhibition space and is ideal for a banquet for just
over 300 guests.
The smaller rooms and suites at Crowne Plaza
Felbridge are a good choice for training days,
seminars, boardroom style meetings and with
the Crowne Plaza Meetings Director on-site, you
and your delegates are assured a smooth and
successful event.
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Described by make-up artist
Charlotte Tilbury as her
go-to venue for bringing
the team together, Wasing
Park and Estate offers an
amazing choice of indoor
and outdoor venues for a
range of corporate events,
celebrations, retreats and
team-building days.
Situated on gently sloping
landscape in the Kennet
Valley, Berkshire, the estate
combines contemporary
features with historical
architecture. It’s where first
impressions pack a serious
punch, and it’s where each
individual venue creates a
backdrop certain to charm
the hardest of delegates!
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The estate’s Castle Barn is a great example. Available for exclusive hire, it
has a fully stocked bar and dining for up to 140 delegates. It also benefits
from a large terrace with a stretch tent and outdoor seating for 50 making it
easy to take the meeting room or classroom outside, whatever time of year.
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Further outdoor space
includes the Walled Garden,
which is home to a stunning
Victorian glasshouse and
makes the perfect place
for hosting a delicious
lunch. Or utilise the estate’s
woodland, complete with its
own purpose-built outdoor
kitchen, fire pits and a stretch
tent for hosting meetings, an
event held here becomes an
inspiring adventure!
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Following a £20 million
restoration project in 2018,
the De Vere Tortworth
Estate creates an impressive
backdrop for business
meetings in Gloucestershire.
Steeped in history, thoughtful
design and beautiful finishing
touches craft a sense of
occasion for hosting a
seminar, training day or
corporate celebration.
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The award-winning Orangery at De Vere Tortworth Estate
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The Grade II listed property boasts a
choice of ten meeting rooms. A particular
favourite is the award-winning Orangery.
Self-contained with its own reception area,
cloakroom and bar, it caters for up to 90
delegates and is ideal for creating events
that charm with exclusivity. Originally
built in 1899, the ornate glass-panelled
conservatory can be hired on a half or fullday
basis and is at home hosting celebratory
dinners and client entertainment.
For a boardroom style business meeting,
the aptly named Room at the Top welcomes
60 delegates while the ground floor
Westminster Suite is perfect for larger events
for up to 400 guests.
Stunning gardens with manicured lawns
form part of the 30 acre estate, which
features over 300 plant and tree specimens,
and is a popular choice for team-building
events.
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Naturally dining is going to be a big part of an event
at Tortworth and there’s a choice of restaurants and
tantalising menus crafted from the finest cuisine; perfect
for private dining as well as feeding the masses!
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For round the table conversation breakers,
mention that the estate has starred in the
Netflix series The Crown and you’re sure to
be crowned for an excellent choice of venue!
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Beautiful buildings for business meetings
aren’t exclusive to sprawling country
estates. The Radisson Blu Edwardian
Hampshire Hotel in London’s Soho
combines historic architecture,
contemporary interiors and iconic views
that have the power to wow national and
international guests and delegates.
Located on Leicester Square, famous for
its big blockbuster movie premieres, the
property offers a choice of five high-tech
private meeting rooms; perfect for board
room style events, small training days,
pitches and intimate receptions.
Situated on the top floor is the glorious
Hampshire Penthouse, where floor to
ceiling windows stretch the length of the
room giving stunning views of a London
skyline that even multi-millionaires would
struggle to buy! The London Eye, Big Ben
and Nelson’s Column paint a picture that
can’t fail to impress.
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As well as being a superb
space for private dining and
entertaining VIP clients, the suite
is ideal for a theatre-style meeting
for up to 60 delegates and it
also benefits from having its own
cloakroom and registration areas.
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From the giddy heights of the capital city to
Hertfordshire and productive business down
on the farm! Tewin Bury Farm sits in 700
acres of countryside and offers ten beautiful,
individual spaces for a range of meetings,
including exhibitions, product launches and
conferences for up to 500 delegates.
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Dating back to the 17th
Century, the converted farm
buildings combine stunning
oak features with modern-day
facilities, including the latest
audio-video conferencing
and an on-site AV production
team to assist.
Located on the first floor,
The Millstream Suite is a
favourite space; offering
exceptional views over the
river, wildlife bird sanctuary
and the water meadow.
Suitable for a boardroom
meeting for 30 or a theatrestyle
event for 70 delegates,
it has exclusive access to the
Riverside Gardens which can
be used for a pre-event drinks
reception or simply as space
to stretch the legs during a
day of business meetings.
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Finally, secure a seafront
location for a business meeting
in a boutique-style hotel in
Brighton! Located on the
sixth floor of the Mercure
Brighton Seafront Hotel are
the elegant West Pier rooms.
Ideally sized for a classroom
style set-up for 12 delegates or
a boardroom meeting for 16,
the rooms are simply styled
with the panoramic views of
the English Channel creating a
constantly changing backdrop
that is sure to inspire!
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Featured Venue
South Hill Park &
Wilde Theatre
Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 7PA
Max Capacity
325
Day Rates from
£40
Ready to turn your next conference into a
production to rival what’s on in London’s West
End? South Hill Park and Wilde Theatre in
Bracknell has the staging, the sound, the skills and
the services to turn a corporate meeting into an
exciting ensemble with delegates calling for
an encore!
As one of England’s largest and most enterprising
arts centres, this creative and versatile venue has
much to bring to the world of events. It includes
two theatres, a cinema, specialist art studios,
gallery spaces and a restaurant. Plus with
extensive grounds available for team-building
events, walking meetings, break-out spaces and
barbeques, staging an outside production is a
must too!
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Featured Venue
Lion Quays
Hotel & Spa
Oswestry, Shropshire SY11 3EN
Max Capacity
400
Day Rates from
£33
24 hr Rates from
£133
What if you could hold a meeting at No.10 Downing
Street without even entering London? Lion Quays
Hotel and Spa in Shropshire makes it possible with
a parliamentary backdrop for meetings where
the venue’s Cabinet Rooms set the scenes for
superb leadership and decision making around the
boardroom table, whether in No.10 or No.11!
Located on the first floor, the Cabinet Room
features a wall depicting the Houses of Parliament
and a large boardroom table for up to 30
delegates. It also benefits from its own private
balcony which boasts views over the Llangollen
Canal.
The two rooms inspired by Downing Street’s No.10
and No.11 are ideal for brainstorming sessions,
pitches and break-out rooms, welcoming up to ten
delegates. For a larger gathering, the Lion Suite
is perfect for a conference or celebration for up
to 400 guests, or 200 in the smaller but stylish
Garden Suite.
Away from the meeting rooms, 24-hour delegates
can enjoy some of the resort’s facilities, including the
adjoining Country Club, tennis courts, bowling and
the much-lauded spa.
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Venue Showcase
Manchester Central
Manchester, Gtr Manchester M2 3GX
With the capacity to handle intimate corporate functions as well as large-scale conferences
and exhibitions, Manchester Central offers world-class flexibility and state-of-the-art facilities
that provide the perfect venue for some of the world’s leading events.
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Venue Showcase
Crowne Plaza Hotel London Docklands
Docklands, London E16 1AL
Award-winning service and hospitality to suit personal requirements and budgets, plus
a wide selection of event and meeting rooms that have been carefully designed for
versatility, performance and client satisfaction.
Day Delegate Rates from £49 24hr rates from £270
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Wyboston Lakes Resort is a 300-acre site in
Bedfordshire with two residential meeting and
event centres; the Woodlands Event Centre and
the Willows Training Centre. It’s one of the UK’s
largest privately-owned single site conference
and leisure venues and it brings a world of
possibilities for conferencing and catering.
Product launches to corporate celebrations,
team-building days on water or dry land,
exhibitions to family fun days, boardroom
meetings to classroom training sessions; the
scope for hosting events at the award-winning
resort is huge.
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Refurbished in 2020, the
Willows Training Centre
consists of 12 meeting rooms,
a sophisticated boardroom
and a dedicated creative
space. The ethos is centred
on learning, with easy to use
technology, in rooms that are
light and open, with plenty
of power points and wireless
connectivity. Delegate dining
is available from the Cricket
Kitchen, a self-service buffet
style offering. There’s also a
newly created al-fresco area
and an easy self-service
‘pit stop’ by Paddy and
Scott’s Cafés.
Public areas include a
reception, bar, restaurant and
183 en-suite guest rooms.
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The purpose-built Woodlands Event Centre
caters for larger-scale events, comfortably
welcoming 620 delegates. There’s a choice
of 16 flexible meeting rooms, creative
breakout areas and a fantastic restaurant.
One of the newer features is a purpose-built
theatre which boasts tiered seating and
in-room technology. The Yew Technology
Theatre seats up to 42 delegates and with
no sightlines, pillars or posts, audiences
have a superb view of guest speakers
and presentations.
State-of-the-art technology including laser
projectors, Infinity display screens and
digital flip charts, plus great on-site tech
support and a dedicated event organiser
add to the superb facilities and services
available at the Woodlands Event Centre.
And if you’re looking for a venue with awardwinning
sustainability, Wyboston Lakes
Resort is a triple winner with accreditations
from Greengage’s Eco-Smart scheme,
Green Tourism Awards and the International
Association of Conference Centres’ scheme.
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Featured Venue
Holiday Inn
Hemel Hempstead
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire HP2 4UA
Max Capacity
110
Day Rates from
£29
24 hr Rates from
£149
You will find a combination of 12 bright meeting
rooms, catering for one-to-one interviews through
to theatre-style presentations for 90 delegates or
110 guests attending a reception. This modern hotel
benefits from meeting rooms that have access to a
patio area with seating and a gazebo, making an
ideal space for refreshments. Delegates also have
access to the Business Lounge which is equipped
with comfy seating and a flat-screen TV.
An on-site events team is available to assist with the
smooth and successful management of business
meetings, including connectivity and audio-visual
requirements, in addition to catering needs.
Located just five minutes off the M1 and M25,
and only eight miles from Luton Airport, it’s a
good destination for national and international
delegates, plus the hotel offers ample free
parking too.
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A collection of hotels and venues that are trending
with our Findmeaconference Specialists.
Parkgate Hotel
Westgate Street, Cardiff CF10 1DA
Mercure Barnsley
Tankersley Manor Hotel
Barnsley, South Yorkshire S75 3DQ
Barton Manor Hotel & Spa,
BW Signature Collection
Preston, Lancashire, PR3 5AA
Courtyard by Marriott
Glasgow Airport
Glasgow, Renfrewshire PA3 2SJ
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Arnos
Manor Hotel
Arnos Vale, Bristol BS4 3HQ
Jurys Inn
Glasgow
Glasgow, Strathclyde G1 4QG
Holiday Inn Birmingham
City Centre inc. BCEC
Birmingham, West Midlands B5 4EW
Whirlowbrook
Hall
Sheffield, Yorkshire S11 9QD
The
Lowry Hotel
Chapelwharf, Manchester M3 5LH
St Pancras Meeting
Rooms
St Pancras, London WC1H 8AG
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Special Offers
Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Sheffield Park
Christmas Day Delegate Offer
followed by festive Pizza and Prosecco in the evening. Offer valid weekdays until
23 Dec’ 21 (T&Cs)
Plus Christmas Party Nights from £34pp
Plus 25% discount on pre-ordered drinks (T&Cs)
Charlecote Pheasant Hotel
Christmas Party Nights
from £23.95pp
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Special Offers
Holiday Inn London - Keningston Forum
Caribbean Christmas Party Nights
from £39pp Plus 25% discount on pre-ordered drinks (T&Cs)
Best Western Plus
Mosborough Hall Hotel
Annual Festive Office Outing!
Enjoy your annual festive office outing at
Mosborough Hall Hotel! Reflect on the
year with a meeting or presentation and
then enjoy a fabulous festive lunch. Offer
valid weekdays until 23 Dec’21 (T&Cs)
Best Western
Cresta Court Hotel
Annual Festive Office Outing!
Enjoy your annual festive office outing!
Follow a meeting or presentation with
a fabulous festive lunch. Offer valid
weekdays until 23 Dec’21 (T&Cs)
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Delegate deals for under £25
Copthorne London
Gatwick Hotel
Crawley, West Sussex RH10 3PG
The
H Suite
Edgbaston, Birmingham B16 0AA
Day Delegate Rates from £14 Day Delegate Rates from £19.95
Best Western
Crewe Arms Hotel
Crewe, Cheshire CW2 6DN
Holiday Inn Doncaster
A1M Jct 36
Doncaster, South Yorkshire DN4 9UX
Day Delegate Rates from £20 Day Delegate Rates from £21
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Delegate deals for under £25
Best Western Grimsby
Oaklands Hall Hotel
Grimsby, Lincolnshire DN37 7LF
Mercure Cardiff
North Hotel
Cardiff, Gwent CF23 9XF
Day Delegate Rates from £21.95 Day Delegate Rates from £21
The Harlow Hotel
by Accor
Harlow, Essex CM18 7BA
Doubletree by Hilton
Southampton
Southampton, Hampshire SO16 3RB
Day Delegate Rates from £20 Day Delegate Rates from £23
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The team taking care of your hotel &
meeting requirements
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Your Enquiry
Working with your agreed budget and location, a Findmeahotelroom
specialist will locate the best hotel at the best rate or source the best
travel itinerary to get you to your destination on time.
Our Proposal
Once you’re happy with the options provided, your Findmeahotelroom
specialist will make the booking and you will receive confirmation via
email or SMS.
Confirmation
The booking can be secured to a card of your choice, with payment taken at
the time of confirmation or on arrival. For clients using our bill back service,
we will settle your bill and issue a fortnightly invoice consolidating your billing.
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request, manage and monitor your accommodation requirements and
access management tools and reports.
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Your Enquiry
A Findmeaconference specialist will take your enquiry, gathering as
much information as possible. We want your event to be a great success,
however small or large, so this fact finding stage will lay the foundations
of your event.
Our Proposal
Working in partnership with you, your dedicated Findmeaconference
specialist will prepare a proposal with options for your consideration.
Confirmation
Once you’re happy with the proposal, your Findmeaconference
specialist will liaise with all the relevant parties, securing the booking on
your behalf, and will continue to support you over the weeks or months
leading up to your event.
Your Event
Your event successfully takes place and your Findmeaconference specialist
contacts you to gather feedback on the venue, facilities and services.
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