Departures
Opposite page: The Curve Theatre; Left: the foyer at Athena;
Below from top: Phoenix Square; Athena; the City Rooms; Phoenix Square
capacity for 70, the Heyrick Room up to 25, and the Wycliffe room is for up to 60 people. Catering options are supplied by the local Hotel Maiyango.
On a Shoestring Ramada Encore Address: 84-90 Charles Street, Leicester, LE1 1GE GB Tel: 0116 3660150 See:
www.ramada.com Due to open this spring in Leicester is the brand new Ramada Encore hotel, a brand geared towards ‘value conscious’ guests. The stylish three-star property, like the Curve Theatre and Athena, is located in the city’s cultural quarter, and has 115 bedrooms. There’s also a ground floor bar and bistro, free wifi internet access and two meeting rooms for up to 70 conference delegates or 30 diners, plus a breakout area. AV equipment can be hired in as required.
Wired Up Phoenix Square Address: Phoenix Square, Midland Street, Leicester, LE1 1TG Tel: 0116 2422800 See:
http://phoenix.org.uk This multipurpose, multimedia arts venue features three cinema screens, a television studio, exhibition space, café, bar and conference and training facilities, with capacity for events of up to 220 delegates. The ETC seminar rooms have a total capacity of 100 people standing for receptions or 70 seated and can be subdivided (into suites with capacity for 40, 30 and eight people), while each of the three auditoriums are also available for meetings, conferences and screenings. The largest seats up to 220 and the
smallest for up to 30, the latter featuring unfixed seating or large bean bags as a more informal option. Audio-visual equipment is of the highest standard – as you’d expect at a venue of this nature – and a full catering service is also offered by prior arrangement.
Small but Perfectly Formed City Rooms Address: Hotel Street, Leicester, LE1 5AW Tel: 0116 251 5337 See:
www.thecityrooms.co.uk Built in 1792, The City Rooms enjoy the refined surrounds you’d expect of a grade-I listed Georgian building. The building underwent a significant restoration project in 2006 and today this elegant meeting and banqueting venue consists of four spaces, the largest being the impressive Ballroom. The Dining Room has capacity for up to 70 delegates and the Drawing Room space for 55, while a bar doubles up as a convenient breakout area.
Leicester details
Getting there: East Midlands airport is around 20 miles from Leicester; Birmingham Airport is around 40 miles away. The city is on the East Midlands train line from London St Pancras to South Yorkshire, with direct services to/from London taking around 75 minutes. By car, Leicester is two hours from London, one hour from Birmingham and two hours from Manchester. Contact: Go Leicestershire – tel: 0116 299 6666; email:
conferences@goleicestershire.com; see:
www.goleicestershire.com/conferences
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