Conference and Meeting venues in Dorchester

Dorchester is an ideal destination for conferences, meetings and events.


An historic market town, Dorchester has access not only to idyllic countryside such as the Dorset Downs but also to the glorious Jurassic Coast thereby providing infinite opportunities for land and water-based teambuilding events and corporate activities. Famed as Thomas Hardy country, picturesque settings provide well-equipped conference centres and perfect wedding venues rich in heritage, culture and character.

Dorchester is easy to reach via the A30/A35, via good rail links including London and via flights into Bournemouth Airport for international conference delegates.

An unusual venue, Monkey World is a highly regarded national park and animal sanctuary whose 65 acre site will provide a truly inspirational setting for conferences, meetings and events whilst The Kingcombe Centre is an educational venue set within a 450 acre nature reserve providing an idyllic and secluded setting for small meetings and events. Bridport Leisure Centre is a sporting venue whose Pavilion has capacity for up to 70 delegates and caters for conferences, training events and meetings, whilst Dorchester Town Council provide the Dorchester Corn Exchange, a striking historic listed building comprising several meeting spaces including the Corn Exchange itself with capacity for up to 300 delegates and the Town Hall which accommodates 120 delegates. Brownsword Hall is a unique venue suited to small meetings and corporate events whereas Burraton House is a stylish conference centre with 5 meeting spaces set in Prince Charles’s Poundbury. Stately home Minterne House offers elegant halls as both banqueting and conferencing suites whilst academic venue Kingston Maurward House is also set in a historic building which boasts a 750 acre estate ideal for teambuilding events and corporate activities alongside impressive grand halls and conference rooms for up to 200 delegates. Dorchester hotels include the Wessex Royale Hotel and the Best Western Kings Arms Hotel.