Conference and Meeting venues in Gloucester

The city of Gloucester has a rich history from its Roman foundations to its Victorian Docklands and offers meeting planners a vibrant, multicultural destination for conferences, meetings and events.

Overlooked by the Cotswold Hills in the lush Severn Valley, the area provides a wealth of opportunities for outdoor pursuit teambuilding events and corporate activities on both land and water, whilst the town boasts a vast selection of fully equipped, first class meeting venues able to cater for all corporate events ranging from sporting venues and country house hotels to historic buildings and academic venues. With excellent transport links, combining heritage with modern living and character with charm, Gloucester is a meeting destination sure to satisfy event the most discerning conference delegate!

Gloucester is easy to reach via the M5 motorway, via good rail links including London, Bristol, Cardiff, Nottingham and Birmingham, and via flights into Birmingham or Bristol airports for international conference delegates.

Meeting planners and conference delegates are spoilt for choice in Gloucester given the diverse selection of venues available. For instance, sporting venues include Oxstalls Indoor Tennis Centre with 3 meeting rooms for up to 100 delegates, Kingsholm conference and exhibition venue at Gloucester Rugby which offers a choice of contemporary suites with maximum capacity for 350 delegates, and Gloucester Leisure Centre which provides a function suite for meetings and training events alongside Glevum Hall which boasts 1,100sqm of exhibition space and capacity for up to 2,000 delegates for large conferences and corporate events. Those seeking an unusual venue should consider the Gloucester Waterways Museum, where boats can also be hired for floating meetings and tours, or Slimbridge Wetland Centre which offers a truly unique and inspiring setting surrounded by wildlife with a choice of conference spaces able to accommodate up to 300 delegates. The Venue is another distinctive location, situated in the heart of the regenerated Docks with dramatic views of the canal, offering exceptional conference and banqueting facilities for all corporate events whilst academic venues include the University of Gloucestershire’s Oxstalls Campus. Clearwell Castle is a grand historic venue ideal for weddings and corporate hospitality events, as is the striking Gloucester Cathedral which provides a meeting suite consisting of 3 rooms able to accommodate up to 100 delegates. Gloucester Guildhall is a thriving entertainment venue and events space in the city centre combining a historic building with modern technology to provide a selection of conference rooms for up to 250 delegates. Gloucester hotels also offer exceptional conference and banqueting facilities. For example, The Cheltenham Chase Hotel offers 4 star luxury in 15 acre grounds with on-site teambuilding events and 10 conference and meeting rooms able to cater for up to 350 delegates. Hatherley Manor Hotelis a magnificent 17^th Century manor house set in 37 acres suitable for teambuilding events and corporate activities with conference and event suites able to accommodate 400 delegates. Tortworth Court Four Pillars Hotel is a magical, fairytale country house hotel and historic building sure to add a sense of occasion to any conference, meeting, teambuilding activity, corporate event, exhibition or wedding, the large conference and banqueting suite having capacity for up to 400 delegates, whilst the Mercure Gloucester Bowden Hall is an elegant Georgian historic venue with 8 meeting spaces having capacity for 120 delegates.