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Mercure Bedford Centre Hotel

Mercure Bedford Centre Hotel 2 St Mary's Street Bedford, MK42 0AR

Hotel
·450 attendees
·121 bedrooms
·8 meeting rooms

Located on the banks of the Great River Ouse in this historic town, Mercure Bedford Centre Hotel is the perfect option for guests who are looking to explore Bedford or visiting on business. With 8 meeting and conference rooms that can accommodate up to 450 guests theatre style, this is the perfect venue for meetings and special events. Boasting stunning panoramic views across the Great River Ouse, the hotels fresh interior has been locally inspired making this hotel an ideal retreat and a great place to unwind on a weekend away. 106 Classic doubles, 13 Privilege rooms and 2 Suites housed within this modern contemporary hotel. Guests enjoy extensive services including 24-hour room service, on-site parking and casual dining in our newly refurbished bar overlooking the river.

The Bedford Swan Hotel

The Embankment, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 1RW

Hotel
·250 attendees
·113 bedrooms
·4 meeting rooms

Built in 1794 for the 5th Duke of Bedford, this elegant Hotel in the heart of Bedford overlooks the River Ouse, which gracefully meanders through the beautiful Bedfordshire countryside. The Bedford Swan Hotel is ideally located for the business traveller and the 113 bedrooms are comfortably furnished and feature all the modern amenities and services expected of a 4 star hotel. During their stay guests are able to relax in the splendour of the Spa. The Lounges and Bar with its attentive staff, provides guests with intimate surroundings and a warm, friendly atmosphere. The Pen and Cob overlooking the River Ouse is the perfect setting for lunch and dinner. The Hotel boasts an impressive range of conference, training and function rooms which cater for up to 120 delegates.

Express by Holiday Inn Bedford

ELSTOW INTERCHANGE A6/A421 BEDFORD BYPASS JUNCTION BEDFORD MK42 9BF England, MK42 9BF

Hotel
·30 attendees
·80 bedrooms
·2 meeting rooms

The hotel has its own meeting rooms on site. These rooms are easily accessible from the car park, reception and bedrooms. The meeting rooms have natural daylight, their own temperature controls and are equipped with Air Quality Control equipment. Direct dial telephones are provided in all meeting rooms. Flipcharts, overhead projectors and screens, TV and videos can be provided. Any other equipment can be ordered in by prior arrangement. Photocopying facilities, phone and modem points are available for use in our business area. Faxing can be arranged via Reception. All meeting rooms are supplied with a box of stationary, flipchart pens, scissors, hole punches, staples... Meeting rooms can be hired on a Day Delegate, 24 Hour Delegate or room hire basis. Teas, coffees, lunch and dinner are all available on site. All dietary requirements are catered for. Our Meeting rooms can accommodate up to 35 people and can be set up as a theatre, boardroom or u-shaped room. Smaller rooms are available for Syndicate meetings or the Great room may be used as an informal break out area.

The Mansion House

Old Warden Park, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 9DX

Training centre
·400 attendees
·18 meeting rooms

The Mansion House provides your organisation with an excellent value-for-money venue for your business meeting or event. Whether you are looking for somewhere to hold a conference, organisational away-day or team building event, The Mansion House has everything that you need to make it a success. If you need a dedicated training centre that will present a prestigious, high quality image to your clients, then look no further than The Mansion House. Our corporate suites are available for exclusive hire and provide your organisation with a cost effective training solution. Your dedicated training suite will put you in the driving seat. You can decide the layout of the room, have access to all our facilities and even create the corporate identity and branding for the suite, including changing the signage and chairs, if needed. On site facilities include fully equipped rooms including LCD display boards, confirmed meeti34ng space that can be increased in size if required, on site overnight accommodation and exclusive delegate packages. Our room facilities include 42” LCD display boards with whiteboard touch screen overlay, High speed wireless internet, data projectors and stationery

Garden Court Sandy Hotel

Garden Court Sandy Hotel A1 Sandy-Bedford Girtford Bridge London Road Sandy, Bedfordshire England, SG19 1NA

Hotel
·192 attendees
·57 bedrooms
·4 meeting rooms

Welcome to the Garden Court Sandy Hotel, conveniently located on the A1, for all your business and leisure stays. The hotel features 57 individually designed bedrooms, WI-FI internet access throughout, in-room pay per view movies, coffee & tea making facilities. Our separate conference centre caters for up to 200 guests to host all your requirements. We provide flexibility, choice, and great value whatever your event or function, for mid-week or weekend residential conferences, day meetings, training courses, product launches, team building, interviews, small or large meetings, parties, weddings, Birthdays or Anniversaries. The hotel lays great emphasis upon accommodating the needs of both business and leisure guests. The Ivel Restaurant offers a la carte or table d’hote menus. Maybe try a speciality from our Filipino chef? We also have a 24 hour licensed bar, where you can relax in the evening. The hotel is located close to the A421 & A428, together with the A1, providing easy access from all directions. We have complimentary car-parking. We are only a mile from Sandy railway station, with a direct train service to London Kings Cross in less than an hour or Peterborough within half an hour, heading north. We are within easy reach of a number of tourist attractions, including Swiss Garden, Knebworth House and Gardens, Woburn Abbey & Safari Park, John O’Gaunts Golf Centre, Bedford International Athletics Stadium, RSPB Reserve.

The Kingfisher

Cardington Road, MK44 3SA

Hotel
·120 attendees
·49 bedrooms
·4 meeting rooms

The Kingfisher is a riverside pub with rooms, located on the River Great Ouse. Recently refurbished and opened in August 2022, it is the perfect venue to host your meeting or event. A short drive from Bedford town centre, the main house is a Grade II listed building and within the ground is an open and inspirational 13th Century Tithe Barn

Wyboston Lakes Executive Centre

The Robinson Centre, Great North Road, Wyboston, Bedfordshire, MK44 3AR

Academic
·240 attendees
·16 meeting rooms

The Robinson College is a great place to have conferences and meetings. This state of the art management training centre is the result of several years' research into corporate training. Our aim is to offer a flexible approach to individual training requirements. We appreciate the need to deliver a high level of customer care and support to trainers. The Executive Centre is situated 18 miles west of Cambridge and within easy reach of London and the Midlands, with good road, rail and air connections The tranquil 350 acre riverside site provides opportunities for a full range of team building events and corporate activities, as well as offering extensive leisure facilities.

Technology House

239 Ampthill Road Bedford, MK42 9QQ

Conference centre
·Managed office
·Training centre
·5 meeting rooms

Technology House is located fronting the A6, one mile south west of the town centre and 10 miles from Junction 13 of the M1. Set in 7 acres with a picturesque parkland entrance, this impressive building could not be easier to get to. Our meeting rooms are available to hire for all kinds of business occasions. Our largest room is the perfect setting for all your conference needs. Our smaller rooms are ideal for break out groups, working lunches, 1:1 interviews and the smaller conference. All are available for either full or half day hire.

Woodland Manor Hotel

Woodlands Manor Hotel, Green Lane, Clapham, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 6EP

Hotel
·120 attendees
·34 bedrooms
·3 meeting rooms

Situated in secluded gardens in the heart of Bedfordshire, Woodland Manor Hotel & Restaurant is a picture-perfect venue that offers guests a traditional country house getaway. Despite its tranquil setting, our manor house provides uncomplicated access to the A1 and the M1. We are also located just two miles from Bedford city centre. This beautiful riverside town has plenty of facilities for cultural and leisure pursuits, in addition to a well-connected train station. This ensures that major cities, like London, Oxford and Cambridge, are within easy reach for our guests.

Queens Head Hotel Bedfordshire

Rushden Road Milton Ernest Bedfordshire, MK44 1RU

Hotel
·100 attendees
·13 bedrooms
·2 meeting rooms

The Queens Head is a comfortable, relaxed and informal country inn. The restaurant serves meals from an imaginative à la carte menu as well as chef’s specials. The warm, welcoming bar offers superb food and a range of real ales. The 13 bedrooms are well equipped for modern requirements and there are 4 ground floor rooms including a disabled twin room. The inn also has a private meeting room for up to 10 people, which is equipped with flip charts, OHP and video.The hotel has a disabled room.

Moggerhanger Park

Park Road, Moggerhanger, Bedfordshire,, MK44 3RW

Conference centre
·120 attendees
·10 meeting rooms

Award winning Moggerhanger Park, is a unique heritage site for your restaurant, conference, meetings, training courses, wedding and with superb function facilities. The Historic Rooms of this superb Grade One Georgian Building and the surrounding parkland make an ideal environment for day conferences, training courses and meetings.

Center Parcs Woburn Forest

Millbrook Bedford, MK45 2HZ

Unusual
·500 bedrooms
·9 meeting rooms

Center Parcs is the UK’s leading short break provider, each year more than 1.7 million guests stay at our four Villages, each set on 400 acres of forest. Spring 2014 saw us open our fifth Village, Center Parcs Woburn Forest, the closest Village to London and the South East. Our new village in Bedfordshire, completes our UK footprint and now ensures there is a Center Parcs within easy reach of most UK businesses. Woburn Forest boasts a prime location for networks, being in close proximity to the M1 and just 50 minutes away from London by rail. Like our existing Villages, Woburn Forest benefits from a dedicated conference and events facility complemented by an extensive range of team building and indoor and outdoor activities, plus a variety of restaurants and retail outlets. At the heart of the village is our iconic Subtropical Swimming Paradise. Center Parcs Woburn Forest comprises of 625 luxury lodges, a 75 bedroom hotel. Aqua Sana Spa and 6 associated Spa Suites. Our new and contemporary conference venue opened for business in October 2014. With our iconic lake as its backdrop, the large and versatile space has the capacity to welcome 500 delegates’ theatre style, or 400 for a gala dinner. Impressive attention to detail, flexible meeting rooms, extensive business facilities and vehicle access are all key features of The Venue – helping conference and event planners when it comes to choosing a suitable venue near the Milton Keynes area. USP’s Set within 400 acres of Forest Purpose Built Conference Centre Onsite Team Building Health and Beauty Spa Out of London Location An inspirational venue that promotes creative thinking Over 2000 bedrooms at each location Unusual venues

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UTAC Millbrook

Station Lane Millbrook Bedford Bedfordshire, MK45 2JQ

Conference centre
·Exhibition
·Training centre
·Unusual
·7 meeting rooms

Millbrook Venues - 4 Venues, Unlimited Possibilities Highly Secure & Confidential Centrally Located (Junction 13 of the M1) 50 miles of secure tracks How big’s your imagination? Millbrook’s four venues offer you endless opportunities to create a totally unique event, exhibition, launch, conference, meeting or party ranging from 30-1250 delegates. Set within 700 acres of private grounds and located between London and the Midlands. Bring your own support team or use ours. Concept 1 Concept 1 is a space you can make entirely your own with the absolute certainty that you will have exclusive access to it during your event. Each area within Concept 1 can be used in isolation or together, making it a perfect venue for any event between 85 to 350 delegates. Opt for panoramic floor length windows with natural light flooding in to inspire. Concept 2 Concept 2 gives you 1250 square metres in which to design your event, that’s big enough to hold an Olympic-size swimming pool with room to spare. Significantly, there are no internal support pillars to restrict the views of your delegates or your own creative thinking. Pod Pod is an individual venue that can be used for everything from funky fun days to the most confidential product launches and meetings. Set apart from Concept 1 and 2, Pod can accommodate events for 25 to 80 delegates. Pod can also be transformed into an elegant dining room or a small venue with big ideas for fully-branded product launches and conferences. Cubo Cubo is our smallest and most fun and quirky venue. Welcoming up to 30 delegates in a contemporary, creative environment, it’s an ideal base for ‘Ride & Drive’ events or just small informal meetings.

The White Hart Ampthill

The White Hart 125 Dunstable Street Ampthill Bedford, MK45 2NG

Hotel
·60 attendees
·8 bedrooms
·2 meeting rooms

Functions at The White Hart are carefully tailored to meet individual requirements and budgets. Suited to events and gatherings of all kinds, from birthday parties and wedding celebrations, to boardroom meetings and corporate lunches, our refurbished function space – The Stables – features original oak beams, an open fire and direct access onto our landscaped alfresco courtyard. Furnished with good quality AV equipment including projector, screen and surround sound speakers as well as free WiFi, the usual flip charts, pens and pads. We can offer: • Business meetings • Product launches • Training sessions • Board meetings • Master classes • Networking events • Breakfast meetings • Working lunches • Small exhibitions • Day Delegate packages • Private dining • Client entertainment Horse Shoe: 20 Boardroom: 30 Dining: 60 Theatre Style: 60 We also have our Blue Room which is perfect for smaller meetings for up to 25 delegates for a less formal option. Conference packages to include overnight stay and catering, or you can ‘build your own’ for a bespoke conference package

Cranfield Management Development Centre Bedfordshire

Wharley End, Cranfield (nr Bedford, Milton Keynes), Bedfordshire, MK43 0HG

Conference centre
·150 attendees
·186 bedrooms
·11 meeting rooms

Cranfield Management Development Centre has an established reputation as one of the best conference venues in the country. For those who value service as well as comfort, Cranfield is the place to come. Cranfield is conveniently located in a quiet rural setting just 5 miles from junctions 13 and 14 of the M1 motorways, 8 miles from Central Milton Keynes and 10 miles from Bedford. Without doubt Cranfield is the best located conference centre in the country – only minutes from rail and motorway links and within easy driving distance of four international airports - London-Heathrow, London-Luton, Birmingham and East Midlands. There is even an airfield on site. Here you'll find purpose-built facilities, tailored to the specific needs of delegates who come to think, learn and concentrate on the issues in hand. They have the advantage of first-class comfort in a focused environment – whether for formal or informal business. The bedrooms are comfortable and en suite, equipped with everything the business user needs, including broadband access, music centre and mini-fridge. Of course, it’s not just the work times which are important. At any residential event you need to be able to relax. At Cranfield you’ll find plenty of quiet corners for networking, and catching up with outside events.

Bedford Heights Conference Centre

Manton Lane, Bedford, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom, MK41 7PH

Conference centre
·200 attendees
·7 meeting rooms

Saturn Facilities offers businesses an excellent range of flexible and executive meeting rooms and conference facilities in the UK. Located within thriving business centres, the conference rooms provide a focussed working environment for delegates. Our conference facilities cater only for business use allowing us to concentrate specifically on business needs, allowing you to hold hassle free events at our UK business venues . We have a choice of meeting venues at all our centres, which can be configured to your requirements. The high quality standard that we offer is adhered to at all our sites. The meeting rooms can be booked by the hour, half day or day and we have a range of hospitality options for day delegates. We pride ourselves in having some of the best business venues in the UK and can cater for all your business needs. Whether you need meeting venues, lecture theatres or conference rooms, we can provide a solution to match your needs.

Bedford Corn Exchange

St Pauls Square, MK40 1SL

Conference centre
·800 attendees
·7 meeting rooms

When you choose the Bedford Corn Exchange for your function, you can be confident that you have the full support of a team of dedicated professionals who value their customers and take pride in providing a service of the highest possible standard. Behind the historic façade is a building capable of meeting the needs of a variety of clients. The complex is comprised of three main spaces, all inter-linked, and the Civic Theatre, situated in close proximity to the Corn Exchange. With rooms of all sizes from a compact meeting space to an impressive auditorium, maybe the most important feature is the flexibility afforded by the arrangement of these rooms and the configurations possible within them. Each of the main spaces has its own bar, kitchen, toilets and cloakroom facilities. All areas of the venue can be connected through video and audio links and we are also able to offer our customers an audio or video recording service for all functions held within the venue. A full in-house bar and catering service can be provided dependent on individual clients' needs. Lift and ramp access makes the venue accessible to disabled customers and an induction loop system is available for people with impaired hearing.

Bedfordshire Golf Club

Spring Lane Stagsden Bedford, MK43 8SR

Golf club
·2 meeting rooms

Our dining room looks out onto the 18th Green, providing a attractive environment for meetings, lunches and dinners. It is large enough to cater for up to 30 people and be set out in a variety of ways to suit your party. The Biddenham Suite is our main function room and can cater for 100 - 120 people seated or 140 people standing. It looks out onto the first tee and has its own private terrace to enable guests to go outside in the warmer months. It has a self contained bar and our catering and bar team headed by Chefs Paul Gaynard and Paul Hepworth would be delighted to look after your future function. A wide variety of menus are on offer and we look forward to discussing your requirements with you. The Spikes bar is available for small groups - maximum of 10 board room style.

Venues in Bedford

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Why Host a Conference in Bedford?

A compact and friendly town on the banks of the river Ouse, Bedford offers a relaxed setting for business events. Located just 35 minutes by train from London, Bedford is a great option for those looking for a convenient space outside the capital. Road links to the M1 and A1 make it accessible from Milton Keynes, Luton and Cambridge, while the proximity of Luton Airport appeals to international delegates.

Bedford is home to a number of regional headquarters, attracted by its growing economy and strengths in aerospace and engineering. It is also more affordable and available than some of the larger cities in the UK, making it ideal for regional conferences and training sessions.

Popular Venue Types in Bedford.

Conferences UK works with a variety of venues to suit many different event types across Bedford, including:

Academic & training facilities giving access to well-equipped lecture theatres and seminar rooms.
Civic & community halls provide practical and affordable spaces with flexible layouts.
Historic & heritage venues combine modern facilities with character and a prestigious backdrop.
Hotel meeting spaces with the added convenience of on-site catering and accommodation.

A Few Top Corporate Venues in Bedford.

Here are just some of the most popular venues in Bedford available through Conferences UK:

Mercure Bedford Centre Hotel - A charming riverside hotel offering event spaces for up to 450 delegates, theatre style.
Wyboston Lakes Executive Centre - A state-of-the-art management training centre suitable for a wide range of team building events and corporate activities.
Bedfordshire Golf Club - Flexible meeting spaces with views of the green and impressive in-house catering.

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