Conference and Meeting venues in Newmarket

Meeting planners will find Newmarket an excellent choice of destination for conferences, meetings and events given the range of venues available.


Considered the global centre of thoroughbred horse racing, Newmarket is synonymous with the sport meaning the town and its conference venues are infused with its racing heritage bringing a more unique and characterful atmosphere to meetings and events hosted here.

Newmarket is easy to reach via the A11/A14 off the M11 motorway, via good rail links and via flights into London Stansted Airport for international conference delegates.

Newmarket is renowned for the legendary Newmarket Racecourses as in fact there are two racecourses which together form one of East England’s greatest venues. A diverse selection of comfortable and fully equipped conference suites cater for large or small meetings whilst the acres of outdoor space are ideal for teambuilding and corporate activities. A dedicated training centre is perfect for training days with capacity for up to 300 delegates. Exhibition spaces and banqueting suites ensure that absolutely any event can be catered for in this exceptional first class venue. The British Racing School is a unique and unusual conference and training venue set in 120 acres with 6 stylish meeting rooms and a state-of-the-art training theatre with capacity for 80 delegates. The Jockey Club Rooms have been at the heart of British horseracing for over 250 years and as a members club offer a private setting for high level meetings and conferences as well as weddings. The grand meeting rooms provide a memorable setting for distinctive corporate events. Palace House is a historic venue being the oldest surviving part of Charles II’s royal residence. It is the ideal venue for weddings and small corporate events steeped in history with maximum capacity of 100 delegates and forms part of the National Horseracing Museum. Tattersalls is a truly unusual venue being the oldest thoroughbred auctioneers in the world and provides beautiful grounds perfect for teambuilding events alongside conference spaces able to cater for up to 550 delegates. Newmarket hotels offering conference facilities include Center Parcs Elveden Forest, which not only boasts a purpose-built conference centre with a number of meeting rooms able to accommodate up to 400 delegates but also offers a wealth of teambuilding events, and the Bedford Lodge Hotel, a leading venue for corporate events and activities as well as conferences.