From Tilbury to Cromer, East Anglia is known for its agricultural land and flat terrain, with most of its area reclaimed from marshland in the 17th century. During the Second World War, its flat terrain made East Anglia a popular place for airfields.

Besides ears of corn and the spectre of Lancaster bombers, it is also known for its seaside resorts, concrete cows and the Norfolk Broads. It is also noted for its scientific leanings, stately homes and the works of John Constable. All of the above which makes for the most suitable of conference venues? Quite probably.

East Anglia has a good amount of seaside resorts, ranging from the all-action resorts of Southend-on-Sea and Great Yarmouth, to more genteel places like Cromer and Southwold. Southend-on-Sea's proximity to London makes for an attractive alternative, with two conference venues in The Tickfield Centre and Saxon Hall. Both are close to the town centre, with Saxon Hall nearest to London Southend Airport. Delegates wishing to take a break could explore the resort and visit the UK's longest pier.

Not too far from Southend are the historical cities of Chelmsford and Colchester. Both cities are on the Londinium to Camulodonum Roman Road, which forms part of today's A12. Whereas Chelmsford gained City Status in 2012, Colchester could claim to be the oldest recorded town in Britain, with records going back to AD 79. Chelmsford is also home to Essex County Cricket Club, which as well as playing host to Test Matches, is a fine conference venue. Part of the University of Essex in Colchester and Southend-on-Sea, is Venue Essex, a recent addition to the conferencing circuit.

By contrast, some 105 miles west, is the New Town of Milton Keynes. Designated in 1967, it absorbed a number of villages plus small towns like Wolverton. It is also noted for its concrete cows and the Open University. Most of MK, particularly Central Milton Keynes is designed to a grid style of street pattern. Its road and rail links have made the Buckinghamshire New Town an attractive alternative to London, with plenty of indoor and outdoor conference venues around its centre.

For a truly inspirational venue, why not consider Cambridge? Its architecturally stunning cityscape has a wealth of superb buildings, extensive green spaces and a unique atmosphere. Its university has a collection of buildings dating back to the 13th century, and an unrivalled variety of venues to suit all audiences.

Also architecturally stunning is the city of Norwich. It is noted for its cathedral, the 12th century keep of Norwich Castle, medieval streets and its famed export, Colman's Mustard. It has the largest open air market in the UK and is seen by many as being the gateway to the Norfolk Broads. As conference venues are concerned, the University of East Anglia, Dragon Hall and The Assembly House are among a number in and around the city centre.

Norwich isn't too far away from Norfolk's stately homes and natural features. There's The Blicking Estate, set in sumptuous gardens and parkland with a gift shop. The delightful Jacobean house has a nationally important book collection. There is also a pub, the Buckinghamshire Arms, which is on the estate. Also worth visiting is Sandringham House, the Norfolk retreat of Her Majesty The Queen.

Norfolk's seaside resorts include Hunstanton, Wells-next-the-Sea, Cromer and Great Yarmouth. Hunstanton, Wells-next-the-Sea and Cromer are all quiet resorts suitable families. Great Yarmouth is a lively resort with an amusement park, two piers, a racecourse, greyhound track and two theatres.

Great delights of Suffolk include the unspoilt seaside resort of Southwold. Its main attractions include a harbour, cinema, and its pier. The town's Adnams Brewery is also open for brewery tours. Equally worth visiting and just as unspoilt is Aldeburgh. It is popular place of pilgrimage for artists, being the one time home of composer Benjamin Britten. Close to the border of Norfolk and Suffolk is Lowestoft, which is both a busy shopping centre and a popular seaside resort. Just outside the centre is the East Anglia Transport Museum in Carlton Colville.

Ipswich is Suffolk's main shopping centre. Its rise came about in the 7th century when it became a maritime town built around its quay. Today, its docks no longer sees commercial use, with residential apartment blocks looking out to the waterfront. It also has Suffolk's only Football League side, Ipswich Town.

By road and rail, the most western fringes of East Anglia are served by the A1(M) and the M11. The A12 takes in Chelmsford and Colchester before via Ipswich and Southwold till finishing at Great Yarmouth. Regular trains from Norwich and King's Lynn serve London, terminating at Liverpool Street and King's Cross stations.

Its airports include London Stansted, London Southend and Norwich International. All three have scheduled and chartered flights with Europe-wide destinations. Harwich has regular sailings to Hook of Holland and Esbjerg ports.

With excellent access to London and Birmingham, East Anglia is a most inspiring place to hold your conference. Whether you fancy Cambridge, Milton Keynes, Norwich or Southwold, there is a wealth of suitable conference venues to choose from.

Room	Theatre	Cabaret	Banquet	Reception	Boardroom	Classroom	U-shape	Daylight
Beeston	24	–	–	25	24	12	14	No
Blicking	25	–	10	25	25	10	12	No
Felbrigg	15	–	–	25	10	10	10	No
Holkham	–	–	–	–	8	–	–	No
Hoveton	20	–	–	25	12	10	12	No
Mannington	–	–	–	–	8	–	–	No
Norfolk Suite	500	–	300	400	250	200	100	No
Oxburgh	–	–	–	–	8	–	–	No
Sandringham	50	–	30	50	20	20	20	No
Somerleyton	60	–	50	75	30	30	24	No
Suffolk Suite	120	–	110	130	60	50	50	No
Writing	12	–	8	10	8	–	–	No

Room	Theatre	Cabaret	Banquet	Reception	Boardroom	Classroom	U-shape	Daylight
Abbey	250	150	220	300	50	120	80	Yes
Boardroom	10	–	–	20	14	8	–	Yes
Bridge	120	40	100	150	20	80	40	Yes
County Suite	450	190	360	450	100	200	100	Yes
Elstow	10	–	–	15	12	8	8	Yes
Pilgrim	120	60	100	150	40	40	40	Yes
Tavistock	60	24	60	75	30	40	25	Yes
Woburn	20	–	–	–	16	12	18	Yes

Room	Theatre	Cabaret	Banquet	Reception	Boardroom	Classroom	U-shape	Daylight
Box Holders' Suite	110	80	80	–	40	40	40	Yes
Centenial Suite	420	300	300	–	–	200	–	Yes
Chairman's Suite	60	50	50	–	28	36	26	Yes
Contenial 1	140	100	100	–	52	72	40	Yes
Contenial 2	120	60	60	–	36	36	30	Yes
Contenial 3	140	100	100	–	52	72	40	Yes
Directors' Suite	70	60	60	–	30	36	28	Yes
Executive Suite - Large	25	20	20	–	22	20	16	Yes
Executive Suite - Small	14	10	10	–	12	12	8	Yes

Room	Theatre	Cabaret	Banquet	Reception	Boardroom	Classroom	U-shape	Daylight
Bayford Brook	80	48	–	100	30	45	34	No
Cobbins Brook	80	48	–	100	30	45	34	No
Lea Suite	368	160	–	340	–	220	–	No
Ravensbourne	330	176	–	–	–	200	–	No

Room	Theatre	Cabaret	Banquet	Reception	Boardroom	Classroom	U-shape	Daylight
Drayton Room	90	40	–	–	21	36	25	No
Fitzwilliam Room	–	–	–	–	14	–	–	No
Haycock Ballroom	380	120	–	–	40	105	50	Yes
Orchard Room	90	40	–	–	40	30	37	No
River Lounge	48	24	–	–	14	18	14	No
Tapestry	50	–	–	–	26	–	–	No
The Barnaby	80	42	–	–	32	–	35	No

Room	Theatre	Cabaret	Banquet	Reception	Boardroom	Classroom	U-shape	Daylight
Broxbourne Suite	180	–	120	180	56	72	47	No
Salon 1	60	–	20	60	24	18	18	No
Salon 1 & 2	96	–	60	90	44	45	35	No
Salon 2	60	–	20	60	24	18	18	No
Salon 3	60	–	20	60	24	18	18	No
Syndicate 8	24	–	20	20	14	–	–	No
Syndicate Room 4	24	–	20	20	14	–	–	No
Syndicate Room 6	24	–	20	20	14	–	–	No

Room	Theatre	Cabaret	Banquet	Reception	Boardroom	Classroom	U-shape	Daylight
Duchess Suite	60	50	–	60	36	36	30	Yes
Princess Suite	250	150	–	150	80	130	70	No
Regency Suite	350	100	–	300	60	150	90	No

Room	Theatre	Cabaret	Banquet	Reception	Boardroom	Classroom	U-shape	Daylight
Brabazon Suite	30	20	–	–	–	16	14	No
Eaton Suite	90	36	100	–	–	48	26	No
Fulford Suite	90	36	60	–	–	36	25	No
Gleneagles Suite	30	–	40	–	–	15	16	No
La Fontaine	80	30	70	–	–	36	32	No
Marquee	200	–	250	–	–	–	–	No
Muirfield Suite	30	24	30	–	–	16	–	No
St Andrews Suite	30	18	30	–	–	18	16	No
Sunningdale Suite	300	112	280	–	–	140	80	No
The Boardroom	–	–	10	–	–	–	–	No
Wentworth Suite	40	24	34	–	–	18	18	No
Woburn Suite	10	–	–	–	–	3	–	No

Room	Theatre	Cabaret	Banquet	Reception	Boardroom	Classroom	U-shape	Daylight
Ballroom Suite	300	120	270	–	80	120	80	No
Byron Suite	60	30	60	–	30	25	30	No
Churchill 1,2,3 or 4	40	15	–	–	15	16	15	No
Churchill Suite	120	60	–	–	–	60	–	No
Cromwell Suite	40	15	30	–	18	16	18	No
Darwin Suite	80	35	70	–	40	30	30	No
Newton Suite	200	70	120	–	60	60	60	No

Room	Theatre	Cabaret	Banquet	Reception	Boardroom	Classroom	U-shape	Daylight
Cambridge Suite	300	–	230	300	160	160	90	No
Directors Boardroom	–	–	14	–	–	–	14	No
Downing	100	–	80	100	48	56	46	No
Fitzwilliam	20	–	10	20	–	12	10	No
Newnham	30	–	24	20	24	10	16	No
Pembroke	30	–	40	40	24	20	18	No
Trinity and Churchill	100	–	80	120	64	70	46	No
Westminster	30	–	30	40	24	20	18	No

Room	Theatre	Cabaret	Banquet	Reception	Boardroom	Classroom	U-shape	Daylight
Boardroom 1	15	–	–	–	12	–	–	No
Boardroom 2	15	–	–	–	12	–	–	No
Boardroom 3	15	–	–	–	12	–	–	No
Boardroom 4	15	–	–	–	12	–	–	No
Boardroom 5	15	–	–	–	12	–	–	No
Emperor Suite	130	–	120	120	130	70	40	No
Henry Royce Suite	300	–	240	300	180	160	–	No
Seminar Room 1	30	–	–	30	24	24	20	No
Seminar Room 2	30	–	–	30	24	24	20	No
The Phantom	100	–	50	100	45	50	32	No
The Silver Ghost	50	–	40	50	24	30	24	No
The Twenty	100	–	70	90	36	50	34	No

Room	Theatre	Cabaret	Banquet	Reception	Boardroom	Classroom	U-shape	Daylight
Augusta	80	40	–	120	26	30	26	No
Cambridgeshire Suite	220	180	–	300	60	90	80	No
Curtis	90	60	–	150	45	50	45	No
Golf Committee	50	30	–	70	25	25	25	No
Premier Meeting 1	40	24	–	60	20	18	20	No
Premier Meeting 2	25	12	–	40	16	12	14	No
Premier Meeting 3	25	12	–	40	16	12	14	No
Premier Meeting 4	36	18	–	40	16	15	16	No
Premier Meeting 5	20	–	–	30	14	–	–	No
Terrace	40	24	–	60	22	25	22	No
Walker	90	60	–	150	45	50	45	No

Room	Theatre	Cabaret	Banquet	Reception	Boardroom	Classroom	U-shape	Daylight
Beech Room	30	–	30	30	21	28	20	No
Birch Room	15	–	–	–	–	8	8	No
Cedar Room	30	–	30	30	21	20	18	No
Coppice Room	90	–	60	60	90	40	30	No
Coppice Suite	200	–	170	180	–	90	75	No
Forest Suite	280	–	220	280	180	120	100	No
Grove Room	135	–	80	100	60	60	50	No
Hawthorn Room	10	–	–	–	–	8	8	No
Magnolia Room	20	–	12	15	14	14	12	No
Oak Room	50	–	48	60	28	35	25	No
Pine Room	10	–	–	–	–	8	8	No
Spinney Room	90	–	60	60	90	40	35	No
Spinney Suite	200	–	140	180	–	90	75	No
Willow Room	10	–	–	–	–	8	8	No

Room	Theatre	Cabaret	Banquet	Reception	Boardroom	Classroom	U-shape	Daylight
Central Quad	228	66	–	–	42	60	30	No
Central Quad, Syndicate 3&4	260	78	–	–	–	66	–	No
Syndicare 1&2	87	24	–	–	24	15	21	No
Syndicate 1	50	18	–	–	18	12	12	No
Syndicate 2	30	6	–	–	16	6	11	No
Syndicate 3	24	6	–	–	12	6	9	No
Syndicate 3&4	50	18	–	–	22	12	21	No
Syndicate 4	19	6	–	–	12	6	9	No
Syndicate 5	50	12	–	–	20	9	17	No
Syndicate 5&6	90	30	–	–	26	24	21	No
Syndicate 6	47	12	–	–	16	9	15	No
The Garden Lounge	80	24	–	–	24	15	21	No
The Garden Reading Room	–	12	–	–	10	6	11	No
The Study Suite	–	12	–	–	20	6	9	No

Room	Theatre	Cabaret	Banquet	Reception	Boardroom	Classroom	U-shape	Daylight
Auditorium	250	–	–	–	50	70	–	Yes
Old Library 2	180	–	–	–	80	80	–	Yes
Reddaway Room	180	–	–	–	50	70	–	Yes
Trust Room	80	–	–	–	40	50	–	Yes

Room	Theatre	Cabaret	Banquet	Reception	Boardroom	Classroom	U-shape	Daylight
Bleheim Room	200	150	–	–	–	–	–	No
Cardington Suite 1	30	24	–	–	20	–	16	No
Cardington Suite 1 & 2	110	65	–	–	40	–	40	No
Cardington Suite 2	80	48	–	–	30	–	30	No
Lord Kings Norton Room	80	48	–	–	40	–	30	No
The Boardroom	–	–	–	–	18	–	–	No

Room	Theatre	Cabaret	Banquet	Reception	Boardroom	Classroom	U-shape	Daylight
Acorn Room	40	25	40	60	25	25	20	Yes
Charles Suite	30	24	–	–	20	18	15	Yes
Dorian Room	50	35	50	150	25	40	25	Yes
Harcourt Ballroom	250	120	200	250	90	80	45	Yes
Simon Suite	120	50	70	160	35	60	35	Yes
Verney Room	50	25	50	80	25	30	22	Yes
Willams Room	–	–	–	–	6	–	–	Yes

Room	Theatre	Cabaret	Banquet	Reception	Boardroom	Classroom	U-shape	Daylight
Bury Room	–	–	–	–	12	–	–	Yes
Cambridge Room	–	–	–	–	20	–	–	Yes
Classics Suite	180	80	150	–	48	–	48	Yes
Derby & Oaks Rooms	70	35	60	–	24	–	24	Yes
Guineas Room	–	–	–	–	10	–	–	Yes

Room	Theatre	Cabaret	Banquet	Reception	Boardroom	Classroom	U-shape	Daylight
Boardroom	10	–	–	–	9	–	9	No
Conference	60	–	–	50	27	36	33	No
Conservatory	40	–	40	40	24	25	25	No
Drawing Room	32	–	30	30	24	18	21	No
Garden Court Lounge	100	–	80	120	26	48	36	No
Hawthorn	60	–	50	60	40	26	33	No
Juniper	30	–	30	30	24	18	20	No
Magnolia	40	–	30	40	21	18	24	No
Poles Hall	120	–	120	120	120	–	–	No
Sequoia	32	–	–	30	24	18	21	No
Summer House	50	–	–	80	24	–	24	No
Thundridge	120	–	120	120	80	80	40	No
Zodiac	50	–	–	–	–	–	25	No

Room	Theatre	Cabaret	Banquet	Reception	Boardroom	Classroom	U-shape	Daylight
Acacia Suite	100	64	–	–	40	50	40	Yes
Hawthorn Suite	20	12	–	–	16	8	12	Yes
Magnolia Room	12	–	–	–	14	8	12	No

Room	Theatre	Cabaret	Banquet	Reception	Boardroom	Classroom	U-shape	Daylight
Boardroom	40	35	–	–	16	–	–	Yes
Library	50	40	–	–	18	–	–	Yes
Milennium Suite	112	72	–	–	52	–	–	Yes

Room	Theatre	Cabaret	Banquet	Reception	Boardroom	Classroom	U-shape	Daylight
Brooks Room	40	22	40	80	22	–	–	No
Library	8	10	10	10	10	–	–	No
Morning Room	20	15	20	20	16	–	–	No

East Anglia

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