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Penrith, situated in the heart of Cumbria, is a hidden gem amongst the tourist hot spots of the Lake District National Park and provides the perfect escape destination for conferences, meetings and events.
Lying in the breathtaking Eden Valley region, which boasts the Pennines to the east and Lake District Fells to the west, it is an ideal choice for adventurous teambuilding events and corporate activities surrounded by stunning scenery. The picturesque and unassuming market town delivers charm and hospitality throughout a range of meeting venues both modern and historic including country house hotels, sporting venues and multi-purpose conference centres.
Penrith is easily accessible via the M6 and A66, via good rail links including fast trains to 5 of the UK’s major cities, and via flights into Blackpool, Manchester or Nottingham airports for international conference delegates.
Penrith RFC provide sporting venue Winters Park which regularly hosts conferences, training events and weddings, offering several meeting spaces including the main event room which has capacity for 120 delegates. Penrith Leisure Centre, another sporting venue, offers a choice of 5 conference spaces comprising meeting rooms and a large hall with capacity for 614 delegates whilst Bracken Bank Shooting Lodge is ideal for exciting corporate activities and teambuilding events including shooting, falconry, kayaking and abseiling. Club Paceway is located within the Penrith Showground and offers event spaces for catering for up to 180 delegates whereas academic venue the University of Cumbria offers the Newton Rigg Campus which provides a dedicated conference centre with meeting rooms able to accommodate up to 140 delegates. The Cumbria Rural Enterprise Agency offers a custom-built conference centre perfect for training events, conferences and meetings for up to 80 delegates whereas the Rheged Centre is a striking unusual venue being an award winning attraction and Europe’s largest grass covered building designed to resemble a Lakeland hill. Boasting 2 exhibition spaces, a state-of-the-art auditorium, a theatre, a large event hall, several galleries and meeting rooms, this extraordinary venue is truly versatile and able to cater for all corporate events in unique style. Historic venue Greystoke Castle offers an imposing backdrop for conferences, corporate retreats or hospitality events andweddings, as does Augill Castle. Penrith hotels offer equally outstanding conference and banqueting facilities. For example, Centre Parcs Whinfell Forest is a diverse and unusual venue incorporating a conference centre and offering a wealth of teambuilding events, whilst the Westmorland Hotel is a stately home country house hotel with 7 conference rooms plus banqueting suite catering for up to 120 delegates. Roundthorn Country House is an elegant historic country house hotel venue with panoramic views of the Eden Valley suited to conferences, meetings, training and teambuilding events, whilst Macdonald Leeming House is set in 22 acres leading to Ullswater Lake for an idyllic conference retreat.
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Whinfell Forest lies on the edge of the Lake District and is a haven for wildlife where one of the UK's few surviving colonies of Red Squirrel flourishes. Whether you are looking for an informal meeting, energetic team building activities or a relaxing retreat, Whinfell Forest has it all.
The Westmorland Hotel is located midway between Penrith and Kendal on the edge of the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales, surrounded by dramatic Cumbrian fells.
The Rheged Centre in Cumbria, is ideally located at Junction 40 of the M6 and the A66, and only a mile from the west coast main line. Within easy driving of Newcastle, Manchester and Scotland and with plenty of free parking our conference and meeting room facilities are amongst the most accessible in Cumbria and the north west.
One of the finest hotels in Cumbria, Macdonald Leeming House is ideally located for exploring the beautiful Lake District countryside. Set in 22 acres of grand gardens and woodland, our 200-year-old house hotel boasts direct access to the shores of Ullswater and a private fishing licence.