North Wales has always been popular holiday destination. In recent years, however, meeting planners have realised that this dramatic and diverse region, which includes the incomparable Conwy County, is an ideal choice of location for hosting conferences, meetings and events for several persuasive reasons.
Immediate attractions are the county’s majestic coastline, which stretches across 37 miles incorporating Blue Flag beaches, and Snowdonia National Park, one third of the borough itself lying within the park. Thus, the county boasts staggering panoramic views of coast and country, and is inundated with locations ideal for exhilarating outdoor pursuit teambuilding events and corporate activities both on land and water including windsurfing, skiing, white water rafting and mountain climbing. Stunning golf courses provide an alternative for less adventurous delegates who would rather indulge in corporate golf events allowing conference organisers to cater for all delegates in this versatile and spectacular setting.
Being surrounded by such impressive natural beauty it would be easy to forget the matter of business. However, prime conference destinations including Conwy and Llandudno offer a wealth of first class meeting venues across a range of styles including modern conference centres, historic buildings, country house hotels and academic venues, each able to cater for all corporate events including exhibitions, banquets, training events and more.
The county of Conwy is easy to reach from most areas of Britain, using the M6, M5, M1 or M56/A55 expressway by road, via excellent rail links including direct London Euston to Llandudno services, and via flights into Manchester and Liverpool airports for international conference delegates, again making Conwy an ideal meeting destination choice.
Whether hosting events in the renowned seaside location of Llandudno or in the majestic, historic walled town of Conwy, there is a venue to suit every occasion, wedding or corporate event, large or small. Considered one of the finest venues in the country, Venue Cymru offers exceptional modern, purpose-built conference and exhibition facilities able to easily accommodate up to 5,000 delegates, all set beneath the foothills of Snowdonia. With a vast arena, banqueting suites, exhibition space, meeting rooms and theatre, this is a superbly equipped and versatile venue second to none. Sporting venues such as Conwy Golf Club and Eirias Park provide options for teambuilding events and corporate activities alongside meeting space whilst academic venue Coleg Llandrillo Cymru provides a choice of campuses with several conference spaces and meeting rooms, especially ideal for training events. Cultural and historic venue Theatr Colwyn offers capacity for conferences of up to 329 delegates whilst meeting planners seeking a grand backdrop will appreciate Penrhyn Castle. Conwy hotels also offer outstanding conference and banqueting facilities, such as the delightful Victorian buildings The Grand Hotel and The Imperial Hotel, which itself offers 9 conference rooms able to cater for up to 200 delegates. Bodysgallen Hall and Spa is a unique historic country house hotel ideal for conference retreats, strategy meetings and teambuilding events being set in 200 acres of grounds, whilst The Quay Hotel & Spa provides a contemporary, state-of-the-art conference centre with 4 suites able to accommodate 240 delegates. Major hotel groups represented in county Conwy are Britannia Hotels and Classic British Hotels.