Issue 52
December ‘21
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Langstone Quays Resort
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Crowne Plaza Felbridge - Gatwick
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Beautiful Buildings for Business
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Findmeahotelroom
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South Hill Park & Wilde Theatre
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Lion Quays Hotel & Spa
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Manchester Central
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Crowne Plaza Hotel London Docklands
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Wyboston Lakes Training & Events
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Holiday Inn Hemel Hempstead
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Staff Picks
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Special Offers
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Delegate Deals
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Meet the Team
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Findmeaconference and Findmeahotelroom are both divisions of Infotel Solutions Ltd 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
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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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Crowne Plaza Felbridge - Gatwick East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 2BH Max Capacity
500
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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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South Hill Park & Wilde Theatre Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 7PA Max Capacity
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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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Lion Quays Hotel & Spa Oswestry, Shropshire SY11 3EN Max Capacity
400
Day Rates from
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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. 01775 843410
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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. Day Delegate Rates from £40 40
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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 01775 843410
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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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Holiday Inn Hemel Hempstead Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire HP2 4UA Max Capacity
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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
Mercure Barnsley Tankersley Manor Hotel
Westgate Street, Cardiff CF10 1DA
Barnsley, South Yorkshire S75 3DQ
Barton Manor Hotel & Spa, BW Signature Collection
Courtyard by Marriott Glasgow Airport
Preston, Lancashire, PR3 5AA
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Glasgow, Renfrewshire PA3 2SJ
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Arnos Manor Hotel
Jurys Inn Glasgow
Holiday Inn Birmingham City Centre inc. BCEC
Whirlowbrook Hall
The Lowry Hotel
St Pancras Meeting Rooms
Arnos Vale, Bristol BS4 3HQ
Birmingham, West Midlands B5 4EW
Chapelwharf, Manchester M3 5LH
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Glasgow, Strathclyde G1 4QG
Sheffield, Yorkshire S11 9QD
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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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
Best Western Cresta Court 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)
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
Edgbaston, Birmingham B16 0AA
Day Delegate Rates from £14
Day Delegate Rates from £19.95
Best Western Crewe Arms Hotel
Holiday Inn Doncaster A1M Jct 36
Day Delegate Rates from £20
Day Delegate Rates from £21
Crewe, Cheshire CW2 6DN
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The H Suite
Doncaster, South Yorkshire DN4 9UX
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Best Western Grimsby Oaklands Hall Hotel
Mercure Cardiff North Hotel
Day Delegate Rates from £21.95
Day Delegate Rates from £21
The Harlow Hotel by Accor
Doubletree by Hilton Southampton
Grimsby, Lincolnshire DN37 7LF
Cardiff, Gwent CF23 9XF
Harlow, Essex CM18 7BA
Southampton, Hampshire SO16 3RB
Day Delegate Rates from £20
Day Delegate Rates from £23
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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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