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Nottingham is a compact, well-connected East Midlands city that works very well for meetings and events, with strong rail links, nearby East Midlands Airport and a walkable city centre supported by modern trams and buses.
Event planners can choose from major arenas and conference hotels to historic and creative spaces, including venues in former lace warehouses, academic campuses and characterful city-centre hotels, giving good options for both large conferences and smaller meetings.
What really distinguishes Nottingham is its local character: the city leans into its Robin Hood legend and nearby Sherwood Forest, and its historic Lace Market area – once the global heart of the lace industry – is now a conservation district of red‑brick mills converted into independent bars, restaurants, galleries and creative businesses. This blend of folklore, industrial heritage and lively, indie neighbourhoods gives delegates a strong sense of place and plenty to explore around their event.
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Following a multi-million pound refurbishment, De Vere East Midlands Conference Centre offers state-of-the-art meetings and events spaces, banqueting suites and magnificent, contemporary public spaces. Choose from 21 flexible event spaces accommodating up to 1000 guests.
NTU Events and Conferencing manages the commercial conference and event spaces for Nottingham Trent University across its three campuses; Nottingham City, Clifton Science and Technology and Brackenhurst. As a leading academic venue, we welcome more than 500 events per year and 10,000+ delegates.
NTU Events and Conferencing are winners of the CHS Award for Best Sustainable/ CSR Practice 2020. Nominees must demonstrate how their CSR policies make an impact in their local communities or environment.
Find the best way to access the city from anywhere. Conveniently situated in the heart of central England and with excellent air, rail and road links, Nottingham is the epitome of a modern hub city and is famed for its connectivity, frequently winning awards and accolades in this area. Its compact and walkable city center, pioneering approach to city center parking and clean and green public transport system enables rapid access and congestion free movement, making it an ideal business hub.
Serviced by three airports, Nottingham is easy to get from Scotland, Ireland
and Europe’s major cities. Birmingham Airport efficiently connects Nottingham
to 400 global destinations via transatlantic scheduled services, and East
Midlands Airport is ideal for European delegates and visitors.
Speedy rail links run to Nottingham from throughout the UK including
Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Central London. The Eurostar at St
Pancras International takes you from Paris, Brussels and Lyon to Nottingham
with daily services from the St Pancras hub.
The proximity of major motorways, including the M1, A1, A52, A46 and M/A42,
means the City is easily accessible by car and coach. And with more than
10,000 well-signed car park spaces in the city centre plus seven Park and Ride
sites, you can arrive right in the heart of the action.
Nottingham has an award-winning public transport system, with the world’s
biggest fleet of biogas buses and the UK’s most-used-per-head tram
network. The significant investment into the local transport infrastructure
over the past few years, including expanding our award-winning tram
network and investing in one of the UK’s best public transport networks,
means that staff can access their place of work with ease.
