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Bournemouth
One of Britain’s best-loved beach destinations, Bournemouth’s golden sands lie just a short distance from the town centre and, for a settlement of its size, it has an impressive portfolio of meeting and event venues
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The enormous Bournemouth International Centre has long been a preferred venue for party political conferences and it’s no surprise that tourism and MICE business are among the town’s key industries. Bournemouth University has grown rapidly as an employer in recent years while the influx of students has seen the town’s demographic move away from one which has traditionally leant towards the retirement end of the population spectrum.
Wow Factor The Pavilion Theatre & Ballroom Address: Pavilion Theatre, Westover Road, Bournemouth, BH1 2BU Tel: 01202 456400 Email:
conference@bhlive.co.uk Web:
www.bic.co.uk Built in the 1920s, Bournemouth’s Pavilion Theatre & Ballroom is located just a few steps from the town’s pier and sandy beach, and over the road from its sister venue, the enormous Bournemouth International Centre (BIC). The entire venue was refurbished in 2007 and its impressive Ballroom regularly hosts shows, ballets and operas, as well as corporate shindigs, product launches and conferences. The Theatre has capacity for 1,500 delegates theatre-style, while the Ballroom takes 600 for banquets or 900 for receptions.
Quirky Venue RNLI Lifeboat College Address: The Lifeboat College, West Quay Road, Poole, BH15 1HZ Tel: 0870 833 2000 Email:
thelifeboatcollege@rnli.org.uk Web:
www.rnli.org.uk In Poole, a few miles west of Bournemouth, is the impressive RNLI Lifeboat College. The harbour-side venue is used to train RNLI crew and lifeguards but is also a purpose-built conference centre with onsite accommodation to boot. The main auditorium has room for 150 delegates and there are four seminar rooms and a further eight smaller meeting rooms – all of them are soundproofed and have individual climate and lighting
controls. Meals and snacks are served at the Slipway Café and the 100-seat Riggers Restaurant, which has fine views across the harbour. Accommodation is in the form of 60 ensuite guestrooms done up to hotel standards.
New Kid on the Block The Green House Hotel Address: The Green House, 4 Grove Road, Bournemouth, BH1 3AX United Kingdom Tel: 01202 498900 Email:
info@thegreenhousehotel.com Web:
www.thegreenhousehotel.co.uk Opened in April last year, the Green House Hotel lays claim to being the greenest hotel in the UK. A glance at its environmental programme provides strong supporting evidence, down to the finest details such as underlay made from recycled felt and wall tiles made partially from recycled content and fired only once instead of the normal twice-fired process. The four-star hotel is home to 32 attractive guestrooms and the highly regarded Green Room restaurant. Meeting facilities are comprised of a conference room for up to 100 delegates theatre-style and two meeting rooms for up to 24 boardroom-style or 40 in theatre-style set up.
On a Shoestring Village Hotel Bournemouth Address: Wessex Fields, Deansleigh Road, Bournemouth, BH7 7DZ Tel: 0844 980 0047 Web:
www.village-hotels.co.uk The Village Hotels portfolio has grown to a 25-strong collection of affordable, design-led hotels across the UK
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