Debunking Corporate Golf Event Venues UK

It’s fair to say corporate golf event venues in the UK and Ireland aren’t having a moment, because they’ve already been having weeks, months, years and decades. And it’s just got better over time, even when everyone in your group isn’t into golf.

The beauty of meetings and conferences with golf is nobody feels left out. This is because leading meeting venues with golf courses have thought of everything, including:

·       World class event spaces

·       Serious dining

·       Spas

·       Outdoor golf resort team building

·       And yes, legendary fairways for those who want them

For all the reasons covered in our article Tee Off to Success at Meetings and Conferences with Golf, corporate golf event venues in the UK punch well above their weight for conferences, incentive trips, team away days, and entertaining clients. 

And there’s some epic options across England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

The Cream of Corporate Golf Events Venues UK - The Belfry Hotel & Resort, Sutton Coldfield near Birmingham

The Belfry needs little introduction. It’s a four-time host of the Ryder Cup, home to the British Masters, and the Brabazon course is the stuff of golfing legend.

But this place offers more than a golf venue hire in the UK, such as:

·        Full range of meeting and conference rooms for up to 920 delegates for golf hotel delegate packages, corporate celebrations and large-scale events

·        468 bedrooms and suites

·        Spa, health club, exceptional dining and private dining options

·        Outdoor event spaces and golf resort team building 

This might be the one when you want meetings and conferences with golf, wow factor, and serious event creds.

The Welsh Dragon - Celtic Manor Resort, Newport near Cardiff

MIA accredited Ryder Cup regular Celtic Manor wins awards so regularly it's almost a habit. It’s been voted Best UK Hotel by Meeting and Incentive Travel eleven times, and it’s a been a permanent fixture on C&IT's Top UK Conference Hotel list for five years running.

The numbers back it up, with:

·        21 meeting romeeting roomsoms plus three large event spaces for up to 1,200 people

·        332 bedrooms across 2,000 acres of countryside

·        Three championship golf courses

·        Six restaurants, five bars, health club and spa

Few conference venues with golf in Europe offer this combination of scale, quality and reputation. But the Celtic Manor delivers on all of them.

Scottish Power - Gleneagles, Auchterarder near Perth

Many corporate golf event venues in the UK are impressive. Gleneagles, set across 850 acres of Perthshire countryside and just an hour from Edinburgh and Glasgow airports, is on a different level.

It’s the only golf venue in Europe to have hosted both the Ryder Cup and the Solheim Cup, with Michelin-starred dining, one of Scotland's finest spas, and market-leading golf resort conference facilities, including:

·        15 flexible event spaces for up to 450 people

·        205 individually designed rooms and 28 suites

·        Three championship golf courses

·        Extensive country pursuits and activities

Business has been done at Gleneagles for over a century, with presidents, prime ministers, and plenty of boardrooms in between. Your delegates will absorb every bit of this gravitas.

Not Just Irish Eyes Smiling at Slieve Donard Hotel, Newcastle near Belfast

Slieve Donard, at the foot of the Mourne Mountains, will stop you in your tracks.

Think grand Victorian architecture and views that make it hard to concentrate on your agenda or round of golf. Plus:

·        Golf resort conference facilities for up to 800 people

·        180 bedrooms and suites

·        Spa across two floors with thermal suite and mountain views

·        Golf incentive travel including coastal tours, Game of Thrones Studios and Belfast city visits

A serious player wrapped in an exquisitely beautiful setting.

Why Search for Meetings and Conferences with Golf When You've Got a Caddie?

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