Conference and Meeting venues in Suffolk

One of the few counties in the country that does not contain a city,

Suffolk is an ideal choice of destination for meeting planners seeking to host conferences, meetings and events in a unique, rich and diverse environment.

Offering idyllic town, coast and country locations, conference delegates will want to explore this captivating county that boasts areas of outstanding natural beauty such as the wetland Broads in the north, the stunning coast and heaths, Dedham Vale, Rindlesham Forest and wide open countryside, all ideal settings for outdoor pursuit teambuilding events and corporate activities on both land and water.

Delightful market towns such as Bury St. Edmunds, Felixstowe, Ipswich and Newmarket are ideal bases from which to discover the region and provide an excellent range of meeting venues comprising several illustrious sporting venues as well as academic venues, historic buildings and quaint, quintessentially English country house hotels.

Suffolk benefits from good transport links being accessible by road via the A12 and A14, via excellent rail links including hourly trains direct to London, and via flights into Stansted and Norwich airports for international conference delegates.

As with any good meeting destination, Suffolk offers a broad spectrum of venues able to provide outstanding conference and banqueting suites, training rooms and exhibition halls able to cater for all capacities and events. The region has a strong sporting heritage and thus offers several sporting venues with first class event facilities amongst which are the unique, state-of-the-art British Racing School, Brett Vale Golf Club, Ipswich Town Football Club and Newmarket Racecourses which alone offer several conference and exhibition spaces as well as banqueting suites, a training centre and teambuilding events on site. Also affiliated to Newmarket’s horseracing tradition are the Jockey Club Rooms, an impressive historic venue offering high level meetings, corporate events and weddings absolute privacy as well as an elegant backdrop. Wherstead Park is an impressive multi-functional venue set in 17 acres of grounds ideal for teambuilding activities whist the mansion and atrium provide numerous conference and meeting rooms also perfect for hosting weddings, banquets and hospitality events. The Apex is a striking contemporary venue ideal for use as a conference and exhibition centre boasting high tech facilities alongside adaptable multi-purpose spaces with capacity for 600 delegates whilst the Theatre Royal, Spa Pavilion Theatre, Seckford Theatre Centre, Ipswich Corn Exchange and Snape Maltings Concert Hall are cultural venues equally well equipped with flexible meeting spaces able to accommodate large and small delegate groups. Trinity Park is a conference and events centre offering dedicated meeting and training rooms, conference halls and exhibition space whereas St Edmundsbury Cathedral and Tattersalls are unique and unusual historic venues. The West Wing at Ickworth is another impressive historic building and a striking wedding venue able to provide award winning conference and banqueting facilities for up to 220 delegates whilst Somerleyton Hall and Gardens, an imposing historic Jacobean manor, also makes a remarkable venue for teambuilding activities, corporate retreats, hospitality events and weddings all set in an astounding 5,00 acre private estate. Being a county popular with tourists there are several hotels able to cater for business and leisure travellers alike including Hengrave Hall, a magical historic building sure to impress delegates and add ‘wow’ factor to any corporate event or wedding, the Suffolk Hotel and Golf Club, ideal for those wanting to combine meetings with corporate golf events, and Center Parcs Elveden Forest which incorporates its own purpose-built conference centre able to accommodate 400 delegates. Major hotel groups represented in the county of Suffolk include Bespoke Hotels, Days Inn, Greene King, InterContinental Hotel Group, National Trust and Ramada.