Conference and Meeting venues in Hexham

A welcoming destination for conferences, meetings and events, Hexham is a historic, bustling centre in the heart of the Tyne Valley.

Named England’s favourite market town by Country Life magazine, the town’s impressive abbey takes pride of place whilst historic and modern venues offer first class conferencing facilities for all corporate events. Stunning countryside locations, including Hadrian’s Wall and the North Pennines, offer a wealth of opportunities for adventurous teambuilding events and corporate activities whilst less daring delegates can enjoy tranquil conference retreats in charming country house hotels. This Northumbrian gem is and ideal escape from the nearby city to a conference destination sure to inspire.

Hexham is easily accessible via the A69, via good rail links along the scenic Tyne Valley line, and via flights into Newcastle airport for international conference delegates.

Sporting venue Hexham Racecourse is experienced in hosting conferences, corporate events, banquets and weddings offering several meeting suites, many with panoramic views, whilst Hexham Golf Club provides a peaceful setting which includes a historic clubhouse venue ideal for small delegate group meetings and corporate golf events. Kielder Conference and Training Centre is set in the magnificent expanse of Kielder Water with its 27-mile shoreline encompassing forest and moorland providing a truly unique location for any event. A purpose-built conference suite caters for up to 100 delegates whilst the park is perfect for team building events and corporate activities. The Tynedale Function and Conferencing Suite offers exhibition space alongside 2 meeting rooms with capacity for up to 200 delegates, whereas the cultural Queen’s Hall Arts Centre is a striking historic venue with a 350 seat theatre plus 2 exhibition spaces. Chipchase Castle, is a superb historic venue for weddings, corporate hospitality and conference retreats, as is Langley Castle Hotel, built in 1350 which offers team building events alongside a choice of conference spaces for up to 120 delegates. Hexham hotels also include premier country house hotel Riverdale Hall, which provides extensive sporting and leisure facilities ideal for team building events alongside stylish conference and banqueting suites, and De Vere Slaley Hall, an Edwardian mansion set in 1,000 acres also providing team building activities with 7 conference rooms able to cater for up to 300 delegates. The George Hotel and Best Western Derwent Manor Hotel also offer an excellent selection of conference and banqueting facilities suited to large and small corporate events.