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With 150 conference rooms, accommodation for up to 4000 guests, a choice of restaurants and bars, banqueting for up to 1000 guests, with extensive leisure facilities, the University provides the largest and most cost effective venue in the South East of England.
The Darwin Conference Suite is our all year round flexible conference venue, situated in Darwin College, which is an adaptable space for a maximum of 200 people.
We have over 30 years of experience delivering exceptional events for our clients, and our passionate team are proud to be the winner of the Group Travel Award for 'Best University Accommodation for Groups' for thirteen consecutive years.
With easy access to the A2/M2, M20, M25, all London airports, rail and bus links, the Channel Tunnel and ferry terminals, the University is easily accessible by road, air, rail and sea.
The modern Darwin Conference Suite at the Unversity of Kent in Canterbury is an all year round flexible conference venue, situated in Darwin College. An adaptable space for a maximum of 200 people. It can be used as one large room or divided, with soundproofed walls, into three smaller rooms with a capacity of 40 to 100 people. The space has its own reception area, cloakroom, dance floor, and bar.
The flexibility of this space, allows for a wide range of meeting and event needs to be met. Boardroom or theatre style for those important business meetings or talks or banqueting style for dinner dances.
| Boardroom | Cabaret | Classroom | Classroom with back projection | Dinner | Dinner Dance | Exhibition | Reception | Theatre | Theatre with Back Projection | U-shape | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 80 | 140 | 200 | - | 200 | 150 | 400 | 400 | 300 | - | 80 |
| Grimond Lecture Theatre 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 147 | - | - |
| Grimond - Lecture Theatre 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 215 | - | - |
| Grimond Foyer | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 200 | - | - |
| Grimond Lecture Theatre 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 98 | - | - |
| Grimond SR1 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Grimond SR2 | - | - | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Grimond SR3 | - | - | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Grimond SR4 | - | - | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Grimond SR5 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Grimond SR6 | - | - | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Grimond SR7 | - | - | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Grimond SR8 | - | - | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kennedy Building - Seminar Room 1 | - | - | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kennedy Building - Seminar Room 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 |
| Kennedy Building - Seminar Room 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 |
| Kennedy Building - Seminar Room 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 |
| Kennedy Building - Seminar Room 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 |
| Kennedy Building - Seminar Room 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 |
| Kennedy Building - Seminar Room 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 |
| Kennedy Building - Seminar Room 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 |
| Kennedy Building - Seminar Room 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 |
| Kennedy Building - Seminar Room 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 |
| Kent Indoor Tennis and Events Arena | - | 960 | - | - | 860 | - | - | 4000 | 2000 | - | - |
| Kent Sports Centre - Main Hall | - | 550 | - | - | 900 | - | 100 | - | 1200 | - | - |
| Kent Sports Centre - Sports Halls 2 & 3 | - | 170 | - | - | 250 | - | 50 | - | 650 | - | - |
| Keynes Atrium Foyer | - | - | - | - | 150 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Keynes LT1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 330 | - | - |
| Keynes LT2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 60 | - | - |
| Keynes LT3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 60 | - | - |
| Keynes LT5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 92 | - | - |
| Keynes LT6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 92 | - | - |
| Keynes Teaching Foyer | - | - | - | - | 100 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rutherford LT1 | - | - | - | - | 350 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sibson 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 200 | - | - |
| Sibson Seminar Room | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Woolf LT | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 475 | - | - |
| Rate Ex/Inc (GBP) | Package details | |
|---|---|---|
| Midweek Day Delegate | From £42.00 (Ex Tax) | Arrival tea and coffee Mid-morning tea, coffee and biscuits Sandwich lunch with fruit juice and fruit bowl Afternoon tea, coffee and biscuits Hire of main meeting room Fixed AV system Free on-site parking Free Wi-Fi Includes VAT |
| Midweek 24 Hour | From £135.00 (Ex Tax) | En-sutie double bedrooms are available on certain dates throughout the year. We also have 4,000 bedrooms avaiable between June to September. |
| Weekend Day Delegate | From £52.00 (Ex Tax) | Arrival tea, coffee and Danishes Mid-morning tea and coffee and biscuits 6 item Finger buffet lunch with salads and fruit juice Afternoon tea, coffee and biscuits Hire of main meeting room Fixed AV system Free on-site parking Free Wi-Fi Includes VAT |
| Reduced Day Delegate Rate | From £38.00 (Ex Tax) | Two servings of tea, coffee and biscuits Sandwich lunch (sandwcihes, crisps) Hire of main meeting room Fixed AV system Free on-site parking Free Wi-Fi Includes VAT |
Giles Lane
University Of Kent
Canterbury
Kent
CT2 7LX
