Venue Team Blog

Corporate events are held throughout the year, ranging from award dinners to Christmas parties and exhibitions. There is such a variety of events that companies hold and for each event they need the perfect event venue. There is a great selection of event venues throughout the United Kingdom that will suit any type of event. Major towns and cities such as London, Manchester, Cardiff and Birmingham all offer the widest choice of event venues, but other smaller locations may also offer a couple of good event venues.

The type of event venue will depend upon the type of event that is being held. Award dinners can usually be placed in any type of event venue, whereas an event that needs to work to a certain theme or link into the type of industry that the company is involved in will only be suited to a particular type of event venue. Many event venues will allow you to theme the room. Teambuilding companies that work with venue finders can provide entertainment such as a casino theme with tables or quiz nights for example.

The size of the event will also determine the event venue that can be used to host the corporate event. Some events may be for up to or over one thousand people, however there is only a handful of event venues throughout the United Kingdom that can accommodate that size of event. Within London the largest event venues include Excel and Alexandra Palace. There are also a few Hilton and Marriott hotels around the United Kingdom that are ideal as event venues and can hold a large number of people. Sporting stadiums can also be used as event venues and have the advantage of usually offering ample parking and being big enough to accommodate large events.

For smaller events there is a letter choice of event venue. All types of venues can be used to host events. Whilst some venues are purposely designed as event venues, such as Old Billingsgate or the Telford Centre, other venues such as hotels, museums or boats can all be used as event venues. Events venues are well designed to host different events and they are experienced in making events run well. These event venues are able to provide all the equipment, lighting, staging and so on to make an event successful.

Event venues will vary in price depending upon what you have and the complexity of your event. Some event venues will offer a price per head and base this on minimum numbers so that you avoid paying a room hire and the price per head usually includes a meal or drinks depending upon the event. There may be a room hire costs for events such as exhibitions where the room is needed for a couple of days and it needs to be left overnight. Prices will vary between location and event venues and may also vary according to the time of year.

With a large number of venues now being suitable as event venues there is a venue to suit every event. Different event venues are better suited to certain events, but they are usually so adaptable that they can accommodate a variety of events.