Conference and Meeting venues in Port Talbot

Situated on the eastern rim of Swansea Bay, Port Talbot offers meeting planners the best of town, coast and country as a destination for conferences, meetings and events.

Developed as an industrial town thanks to its location on the River Afan, Port Talbot is a haven for both land and water-based team building events and corporate activities thanks to the variety of rural and coastal landscapes, allowing adventurous delegates to indulge their wild side whilst those less daring can enjoy the tranquil scenery sure to inspire. The area offers a wide choice of conference and meeting venues ranging from modern town centre settings to historic venues and country house hotels to sporting venues, making Port Talbot a diverse conference destination able to cater for all corporate events.

Port Talbot is easily accessible via the M4, via good rail links and via flights into Cardiff Airport for international conference delegates.

The Gnoll is Neath Rugby’s events venue and is fast becoming a popular setting for conferences, meetings, exhibitions, banquets and weddings with capacity for 180 delegates. Port Talbot is the ideal choice for team building events and corporate activities with options such as Call of the Wild, L&A Outdoor Activity Centre and Afan Forest Park offering conference rooms alongside challenging activities in breathtaking locations. St. Theodore’s Conference Centre provides 3 versatile meeting spaces able to accommodate up to 100 delegates, whilst unusual venue the Engineering Centre for Manufacturing and Materials offers 7 fully equipped meeting rooms of varying size catering for up to 120 delegates. The exquisite 1,000 acre Margam Country Park, which is perfect for team building events, also comprises historic venue Twyn yr Hydd, home to academic venue Training Wales which offers state-of-the-art conference and exhibition spaces for corporate events, whereas the Princess Royal Theatre is a cultural venue with capacity for 800 delegates for conferences or 300 for banquets. The Orangery is a truly distinctive historic venue and one of South Wales’ most prestigious, nestling in 850 acres and providing a spectacular backdrop for conferences and corporate events for up to 250 delegates as well as banquets and weddings. Port Talbot hotels include the majestic Castle Hotel Neath, experienced in hosting conferences, exhibitions and training events, the stylish Blanco’s Hotel comprising a conference suite for large events alongside meeting rooms for smaller delegates groups, and the Best Western Aberavon Beach Hotel, with its idyllic beach setting and 6 conference rooms able to accommodate up to 300 delegates.