Conference and Meeting venues in Wigan

Often overlooked, being situated halfway between the major conference destination cities of Manchester and Liverpool.


Wigan is an ideal choice of location in which to host conferences and meetings having a good selection of venues able to cater for large and small events. With a rich industrial past, strong sporting tradition and heritage sites, Wigan is a diverse and vibrant meeting destination with much to offer meeting planners and delegates alike. Wigan is easy to reach via the M6 motorway, via good rail links and via flights into the major airports at Manchester and Liverpool for international delegates.

Award winning sporting venue The DW Stadium certainly lives up to Wigan’s sporting reputation boasting a choice of banqueting and conference suites plus meeting rooms providing unrivalled business facilities and a memorable setting for up to 500 delegates. Robin Park Arena and Sports Centre is another sporting venue experienced in hosting both indoor and outdoor events plus large-scale conferences in the 1,000 capacity arena with an additional selection of meeting rooms for up to 100 delegates. The Waterside Conference Centre forms part of the business focused Wigan Investment Centre and offers a picturesque canal-side location alongside superb conference spaces and meeting facilities for up to 120 delegates. Brookfield Hall offers 2 banqueting and conference suites with capacity for up to 200 delegates whilst Haigh Hall is a stately home set in 250 acres with an extensive selection of grand suites for conferences, meetings and training events. Ashfield House Hotel is a historic country house with capacity for up to 140 delegates in the largest of 3 conference suites, whereas The Wrightington Hotel and Country Club can accommodate 200 delegates having 5 excellent conference spaces available for any corporate event. Branded Wigan hotels include the Mercure Wigan Oak Hotel which provides a banqueting suite and 8 meeting rooms for up to 200 delegates, and the Macdonald Kilhey Court, a country house hotel which boasts numerous conference rooms and a purpose-built conference and banqueting centre for up to 350 delegates plus fabulous grounds for teambuilding events and corporate activities.