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Top Sporting Venues to Make Your Event Win Gold
Sporting venues can be used for much more than exciting tournaments and matches. Many of the UK’s sporting spots can also be ideal venues for meetings and events. So, we’re taking a look at our top sporting venues picks.
Haydock Park Racecourse
Haydock Park Racecourse in Merseyside has fantastic facilities to make hearts race. The venue caters for any variety of event from conferences to corporate away days. They have a range of executive boxes and luxurious suites that accommodate up to 500 delegates.
Alternatively, the venue has a selection of banqueting suites with panoramic views across the racecourse for any gala diners or dances. However, for the large events, Haydock offers 1,000 square metres of indoor exhibition space along with 13 acres of hard standing exhibition areas for major events for up to 20,000 people.
Saints Events – Southampton Football Club
At Southampton Football Club, they combine creativity and unique environments to deliver ambitious events with a personal touch for up to 500 guests. With 15 unique event spaces and 30 meeting rooms, the variety and versatility of their suites makes the venue for all kinds of events. It is easily accessible from the M3 and M27 and offers complimentary parking for cars and coaches.
The train station and ferry terminal are a 20-minute walk away, and Southampton Airport is a short 10-minute drive. Southampton FC has a range of flexible packages designed to suit any event objective with unique touches like stadium tours and presentations from ex-Southampton Football Club players that can add that extra flair to any event.
Exeter Racecourse
Exeter Racecourse sits just 5 miles from the end of the M5 southbound, along the A38. Set in a location overlooking the beautiful Devon Countryside, Exeter Racecourse can offer delegates its Conference and Events Centre, which has recently had a multi-million-pound extension.
The venue offer flexibility for any corporate or private event from conferences, meetings, seminars, tradeshows, and exhibitions, to intimate dinners, parties, gala dinners and outdoor events.
Wolverhampton Racecourse & Conference Centre
Wolverhampton Racecourse is an ideal spot for corporate events, especially during summer. The venue has acres of green space and suites with balconies to make the most of the outdoors.
Wolverhampton Racecourse has 22 acres of private and offering hard standing grounds, as well as extensive grassed areas. They have a varied infrastructure of gated entrances, turnstiles, sound systems, digital screens. Also, there is free parking for up to 1,500 vehicles, which they incorporate into event packages.
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
The award-winning Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is UK’s most technologically advanced stadium and venue. Home of Tottenham Hotspur, The London NFL and a diverse range of stunning unique venue spaces, offering guests maximum choice and flexibility for your next event. The team work with guests to amplify their brand and create an immersive experience at any event.
The stadium provides the perfect platform to make any event shine, whether a business event or special occasion. The venue is confident that their dedicated team will go that extra mile to ensure that everyone enjoys a memorable experience from start to finish.
Doncaster Racecourse Exhibition & Conference Centre
The Doncaster Racecourse grounds exhibit a broad range of versatile conference and event spaces, which they tailor to suit any event requirements: from an impressive five-storey grand stand containing a purpose-built exhibition Hall of 3,400 square metres, to over 40 private suites which are able to house from two to 3,000 people.
Many of their rooms are glass fronted with huge sliding doors allowing guests to gaze at the impressive views across the racecourse and beyond. The venue provides hotel accommodation via their onsite 154 bedroomed Hilton Garden Inn Hotel with complimentary Wi-Fi, fitness centre, and direct access to the racecourse. Doncaster Racecourse is on course to become the winning post for the UK exhibition industry.
Twickenham Stadium
Twickenham Stadium, the Home of England Rugby, is a premium London event location. With excellent facilities and a wealth of flexible interior space, the stadium can effortlessly cater for large-scale business conferences with state-of-the-art AV, private dinners and social receptions, weddings or meetings. Their facilities are available and are tailorable to any event’s needs.
Overall, there are 34 dedicated spaces and over 150 executive boxes for small meetings. Many providing attendees and delegates with a view of the famous playing field that has inspired the national rugby team. Twickenham Stadium is ideally located just 20 minutes from Central London and six miles from London Heathrow Airport. There’s excellent road links and over 2,000 complimentary parking spaces on site. The stadium also benefits from an onsite 4* Marriott Hotel and Virgin Active Club.