Meet in WORCESTERSHIRE

Breathe in the stunning landscape, absorb the rich history and enjoy the individuality of this county. From high-ropes adventure courses to Safari’s with lions; stately homes to purpose built conference centres, the county offers so much possibility for all your business events.

Location

Worcestershire is part of the West Midlands Region - a fantastic central UK location. Worcestershire benefits from an excellent motorway network and direct rail links to London and major cities across the UK. North Worcestershire also benefits from its proximity to Birmingham – drive time of under half an hour. However, despite this propinquity Worcestershire's meeting opportunities are very different…

Going Green

Worcestershire has a very big outdoors and some of it, such as the Malvern Hills, is quite famous! For creative thinking time simply admire it and relax. Or make the most of it and get active!

Looking for an even greener option? Consider a green meeting venue such as:

• Waseley Hills
• Worcester Woods Countryside Centre
• Cotswold Conference Centre
• Worcestershire Wildlife Trust
• Ramada Kidderminster
• The University of Worcester

Worcestershire encourages its businesses to work in a sustainable way and its visitors to ‘think green'.

Big Outdoors

The dilemma with having such great open spaces is... how best to use them? Perfect for all that outdoor teambuilding and ‘re-balancing’, away from the stresses of the modern world. In some cases however, they’re just asking to be filled with a music festival, balloon race, firework display, a vast sporting event, charity event, large rally or fayre. Take your pick, we have room for them all!

Heritage

Across the county there’s a wealth of history dating back thousands of years. From great houses to small churches; there are clues everywhere to Worcestershire’s cultural heritage. The imposing and beautiful Worcester Cathedral is a reminder that the city was once an important seat of power. While the Commandery museum celebrates the ‘Faithful City’ in the English Civil War.

The county’s industrial past is long and varied. In Malvern, Morgan Motor Company’s skilled craftsmen still build sports cars by hand.

Tour the factory and learn how they combine techniques passed down through generations with 21st century design systems.

Visit the home of Royal Worcester Porcelain, where museum collections date from 1751 or Climb aboard the Severn Valley Railway and enjoy the steamed hauled splendour.

Sporting Professional

Worcestershire’s sporting venues are known throughout the country – the pounding of horses’ hooves as they thunder past at Worcester Racecourse makes for an exhilarating corporate event, as does seeing the Worcester Warriors rugby team in action at their home stadium Sixways, soaking up the sounds of leather on willow at Worcestershire County Cricket Club or enjoying a round of golf at Wharton Park Golf Club.

21st Century

Though widely renowned for its verdant beauty and charm, Worcestershire is also bursting with cutting edge technology and innovation. The county forms part of the Central Technology Belt which includes the acclaimed, pioneering, Malvern Hills Science Park. The wider business community has also benefited from decade long investment and development that is still on-going. Many of these new developments are designed to make the best of modern technology while remaining sympathetic to their environment.

Perfect modern solutions for your next meeting include venues such as Cotswold Conference Centre, The Holiday Inn Birmingham Bromsgrove or Focus Meetings.

Quirky Places

Worcestershire is a diverse county made up from lush green countryside, extensive waterways, far-reaching history, culture across all boundaries and twenty-first century living. It’s this mix of quintessential Englishness and great locations that produce some of the more interesting, quirky places to visit.

Even better, many are available to hire for events!

• Avoncroft
• Severn Leisure Cruises
• West Midland Safari Park
• Severn Valley Railway
• Worcestershire Wildlife Trust

There really is something here to suit everyone.

To find out more, contact conference-worcestershire on 01905 766895 or log onto
www.conference-worcestershire.org