Sherborne is one of the most beautiful towns in England and a rural escape destination for conferences, meetings and events.
Located on the Dorset and Somerset border on the northern slopes of the beautiful Yeo Valley and Blackmore Vale, delegates can delve into the countryside for daring outdoor teambuilding events and corporate activities whilst the small heritage town dominated by the golden abbey offers further historic venues which serve as striking conference and wedding venues. Known for its links to history and education, Sherborne is a popular though lesser known tourist town which meeting planners are finding increasingly attractive as a conference destination given its inspiring setting and first class meeting facilities.
Sherborne is easy to reach via A roads from the M3/M27, M4 and M5 being situated on the A30, via good rail links including London, and via flights into Bournemouth or Bristol airports for international conference delegates.
Digby Hall offers a comprehensive range of value for money facilities in a town centre location comprising a large hall with capacity for 300 delegates plus a further small hall and meeting room, regularly hosting conferences, meetings, training events, corporate functions and weddings. With a reputation for excellence in education it is unsurprising to find that 2 academic venues provide exemplary conference facilities, these being The Gryphon School , which provides a conference centre with capacity for up to 140 delegates, and Sherborne School and impressive historic venue with an assortment of stately rooms and meeting spaces for conferences, banquets and weddings. Stockbridge Farm Barn is a remarkable historic venue being one of the finest medieval barns in the country and provides an unusual and unique setting for exhibitions, conferences, corporate events and weddings in the glorious Dorset countryside. Sherborne Castle , with its links to Sir Walter Raleigh and Capability Brown, is an outstanding historic venue for large scale outdoor corporate events as well as indoor conferences, meetings, training events, exhibitions and weddings. Sherborne hotels include the delightful Grange at Oborne , a former mansion turned country house hotel, The Eastbury , a boutique town house hotel with conference and exhibition space for up to 80 delegates, and The Sherborne Hotel , set in 6 acres surrounded by fields for tranquil, undisturbed conference retreats.