Venue Team Blog

Venues in Birmingham offer a huge array of services and facilities that can be at your disposal at your next conference or event. Conference venues in Birmingham are especially important because Birmingham is the UK’s second largest city. Also being home to the International Convention Centre holds a huge audience as Conventions are popular in areas such as Birmingham.

Also in Birmingham are the football clubs Birmingham city and Aston Villa. Both offer extensive conference venue facilities and can also cater for other events such as meetings and lots of other events. If you are thinking of booking a conference venue in Birmingham you need to be aware that the transport system is ok. There is no underground service so getting from one end of the city to another can prove difficult and not very time friendly. As for other services, there is a train service connecting Birmingham to most major train stations, taking the bus is another option.

Being located in the heart of England, Birmingham has an extensive range of access to motorways including the M6, M40, M5, M42 and the A38(M). It also has a major rail link for London in New Street Rail station. This is a major hub for many commuters. Birmingham also has a major airport in Birmingham International Airport. This is just behind Heathrow in terms of the proportion of business travel. This would also be ideal for any International events where delegates are coming in from abroad to attend the conference or event. Birmingham also has a Metro system which operates like a train service linking different areas of the city.

There are factors that will make delegates that you have happy. For example, Birmingham has the countries busiest shopping centre in the Bullring. The Bullring is also home to many of the UK’s biggest retailers. Also in Birmingham is the largest department store outside London – House of Fraser on Corporation Street. All these factors can be combined to make a good proposal when searching for a conference venue in Birmingham.

Birmingham venues offer nearly as much as a London conference venue, the difference is London is the Capital of the United Kingdom. This makes London a lot more popular. However Birmingham does have some advantages over London. Your event may be cheaper due to Birmingham not being as busy as London and the venues trying their hardest all the time to get some of London’s business. 

Conference venues in Birmingham do offer all the products and services that London may have to offer, however, venues in Birmingham may well be cheaper due to them being outside London. With transport links good enough for Birmingham and the International Airport and a metro rail linking the different parts of Birmingham this really makes Birmingham a second best and cheaper choice to London.