Event Exeter at the University of Exeter

Exeter Conference Venues
When looking for a conference venue in Exeter, the perfect choice of meeting room can really lift your event. Choosing the right type of room can be crucial to the success of your event. Our impressive portfolio of conference venues in the heart of Exeter offers everything you could require in one central location. Technology rich meeting spaces coupled with an abundance of knowledge and support will ensure your conference in Exeter runs smoothly.

Whether you’d rather rock out to the Kaiser Chiefs, take in the culture of a BSO performance, plan a 1500 delegate conference or just love the glamour of a gala dinner– our Great Hall is famously adaptable.

Alternatively, Grade II Italianate mansion, Reed Hall, is a client favourite for day meetings and weddings – it even comes with a duck pond! Still not impressed? What about a state-of-the-art conference centre with tiered lecture theatres, exhibition areas and breakout spaces? All set in 300 acres of botanical gardens, yet only 10 minutes from Exeter City Centre, five minutes to the train station and 20 minutes from the International airport!

Facilities At A Glance
• Meeting, seminar, function and exhibition rooms and lecture theatres accommodating from 10 to 1,400 people
• Over 100 meeting rooms available
• Ideal for large plenery sessions, workshops, group work, exhibitions and presentations
• Comprehensive AV and IT resources with technical support if required
• Video conferencing
• Free wifi
• Choice of dining rooms seating up to 500 for formal events and gala dinners
• Menus created by our own Chefs using local produce
• Over 1,000 bedrooms on our Streatham Campus

A beautiful setting
Holding a conference on the University of Exeter campuses not only allows you to take advantage of modern technology, extensive range of bedrooms and excellent catering, you’ll also be surrounded by beautiful botanical gardens and historic buildings. The calm and serene atmosphere on the campus grounds enables your delegates to take a breath of fresh air before coming back to the conference venue feeling refreshed and productive. There is also a wide range of activities to do both on campus and in the local area for those who wish to make the most of their spare time.

Conference Venue Options
Whether you’re looking for a large space that seats over 1000 delegates, or smaller seminar rooms for break out sessions or workshops we have the conference venue or meeting room for you. Let us know your wish list and we will do our best to fulfil your needs.

Dining at Your Conference Venue
At Event Exeter we can cater to your every need. We will will work around your conference schedule to serve refreshments at a time convenient to yourself. Our award winning dining is also not to be missed, whether you would like a quick buffet lunch, drinks reception or formal gala dinner to entertain your delegates in the evening, we can cater to your requirements. Visit our Dining page to find out more and to download our menus.

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Flying the flag for Business Tourism in Exeter

Event Exeter at the University of Exeter are flying high this spring as they celebrate being named finalists in the national Conference Awards.

The announcement follows a string of recent successes for the event management specialists, having already been recognised as finalists in the Exeter Living Awards and Academic Venue Awards so far this year.

Best Conference Venue
Taking place in London in July, the prestigious Conference Awards represent the pinnacle of achievement for professionals in the event industry. Finalists in the Best Conference Venue (over 1250 Theatre Style) category, Event Exeter is placed amongst a number of national high profile, purpose-built conference venues, including ICC Belfast, ICC Birmingham and the Midland’s Ricoh Arena.

Spotlight on the South West
Event Exeter is the only venue from the South West to have been shortlisted, once again bringing the spotlight to Exeter - a city already flourishing having been recognised as one of the fastest growing economies in the UK and now sitting 12 th in the city UK competitiveness index. Exeter proudly plays host to a range of tech-based businesses, with the University of Exeter having recently been announced as a collaborator in the multi-million pound Institute of Technology, which is set to revolutionise digital, engineering and manufacturing technology education across the South West. This announcement will firmly cement Exeter as a key destination for tech-based business events. The shortlisting also comes at a time when business tourism in the region goes from strength to strength. According to Visit Britain, between January and September 2018, the South West welcomed 270,000 overseas visitors for business purposes, spending a total of £95.9 million.

Exceptional event facilities
In 2018-19, the Event Exeter team managed over 900 events on campus at the Russell Group University of Exeter, which is currently ranked by The Times and the Sunday Times as 14th in the UK.

As well as a conference, exhibition and concert hall, the University’s Great Hall has established a reputation locally as the best awards venue in Exeter. It is the current home to the Taste of the West Awards and the Exeter Living Awards.