Abingdon, being only 5 miles south of Oxford, is often overshadowed by the larger city as a destination for meetings, conferences and events.

However this picturesque market town, located in the flat valley of the Thames, is an ideal location for conference delegates looking to escape the city whilst still being within easy reach. Oxford has numerous venues to offer ranging from famed academic venues to sporting venues and training centres to country houses, but Abingdon also offers excellent conference and meeting spaces.

Abingdon lies within easy reach of the M4 and M40 and is accessible by rail via Radley or by air via London Oxford Airport. The town was famed for the manufacture of MG cars but has since become a centre for science and information communication companies.

The Culham Conference Centre is a modern dedicated conference, training and exhibition centre with a tiered lecture theatre and 6 further purpose built meeting rooms with up-to-date technical facilities. Sporting venue Filford Heath Golf Club also offers a fully modernized meeting and conference facility but also makes a stunning setting for any wedding. Abingdon hotels also have much to offer conference delegates. For example the Abindgon Four Pillars offers state-of-the-art conference facilities for up to 130 delegates, including a banqueting suite. An idyllic wedding venue, The De Vere Milton Hill House is a serene Georgian country house venue set in 20 acres of parkland boasting 29 high-tech meeting spaces. For the ultimate experience, The Upper Reaches is a unique and unusual venue, being almost an island with private moorings and landscaped grounds adjacent to Abingdon Abbey, and makes an individual location for teambuilding events, meetings and corporate hospitality.