Conference and Meeting venues in Ellesmere Port

Being situated on the southern border of the Wirral Peninsula, Ellesmere Port is often overshadowed as a destination for conferences, meetings and events by nearby Chester and Liverpool.


However, this largely industrial town and port offers a good selection of conference venues whilst the surrounding area provides excellent opportunities for land and water-based teambuilding activities and corporate events. An ideal choice for meeting planners seeking an alternative conference destination to the larger cities.

Ellesmere Port is easy to reach via the M53 and M56 motorways, via good rail links and flights into nearby Liverpool John Lennon Airport or Manchester Airport for international conference delegates.

Ellesmere Port offers a diverse range of both traditional and unusual meeting venues including the Blue Planet Aquarium. An award-winning venue with several meeting spaces including a 200 capacity theatre, the aquarium regularly hosts conferences, banquets and corporate events, providing a unique setting sure to impress delegates. Ness Botanical Gardens provide an idyllic setting for conferences, meetings, training events, exhibitions and weddings with stunning grounds and a choice of meeting rooms including a160 seat theatre catering for all needs. Ellesmere Port Civic Hall is an impressive multi-purpose venue ideally situated in the heart of the town centre offering several conference suites and meeting rooms for corporate events, whilst sporting venue Ellesmere Port Golf and Squash Centre also offer a well-appointed conference suite overlooking the 18th green. The National Waterways Museum, a historic venue housed in a 19th Century port building, provides the Rolt Centre which offers excellent conference and meeting facilities with panoramic views across the Mersey in an iconic venue. The Technology Centre and DBH Ellesmere Port Business Centre provide ideal meeting spaces for small delegates groups whereas Foxhill Conference Centre provides a peaceful, secluded venue with 4 conference rooms for up to 120 delegates. Ellesmere Port hotels offer an outstanding choice of conference and banqueting facilities including the Holiday Inn Ellesmere Port/Cheshire Oaks, boasting 8 meeting rooms for up to 270 delegates, and Mercure Chester North Woodhey House Hotel with 6 flexible conference rooms for up to 200 delegates. Country house hotels include Brook Meadow and historic venue Inglewood Manor, which offers glorious grounds for teambuilding events alongside meeting rooms with capacity for 100 delegates.