Meetings & Events
Eureka! The National Children's Museum
Magna Science Adventure Centre
The National Coal Mining Museum for England
Eureka! The National Children's Museum
Eureka! offers unique corporate hire opportunities including business packages, family and team-building events and venues for inspirational product launches.
Whether your event is formal or informal, conventional or quirky, Eureka! can provide a solution to all your corporate hire needs. Eureka! was recently named Unique Venue of the Year at the Insider Yorkshire Business Tourism Awards 2009.
Facilities:
- Reception space for up to 250 people
- Seating space for up to 90 people, theatre style
- Available daily from 5pm (small-scale events confined to a specific gallery can also be hosted during the museum's normal opening hours)
- Exhibition space available
The Studio Theatre
Teambuilding:
It's not all child's play at Eureka!. Adult play can be just as rewarding, stimulating and most importantly fun! Let your team rediscover their 'inner child' through our Drumming Workshops.
Ice Breakers
we can provide a variety of ice breakers for different group sizes to warm delegates up for the day ahead.
Enquiries 01422 330069
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Take your guests back 1000 years to the Viking City of York, where they will be able to mingle with and meet our resident Vikings.
Receptions
Millions of visitors have enjoyed the sights, sounds and smells of Viking times, but few have had the opportunity to taste Viking food. JORVIK can accommodate buffets for up to 75 guests. Go to our website to view a selection of our menus.
Dine with the Viking Kings at Barley Hall, JORVIK's sister attraction. All the menus are made using ingredients available to the Vikings in the 10th-century York (but created to appeal to modern tastes). Barley Hall can host up to 40 guests for a feast. Go to our website to view a selection of our menus.
Enquiries 01904 543400
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Discover a venue with real impact, Magna is housed in a former steelworks and is a truly unique space to hold an event. Whatever the size of your event and whatever impression you want to make, Magna has the benue and team to create a truly memorable event with real impact. Details of our spaces can be found below - or log onto www.visitmagna.co.uk/corporate to take a virtual tour.
The Big Hall and Magna Arena - Our showpiece areas, the big hall and magna arena can accommodate virtually any event or occasion. They each offer a ‘blank canvas', which can be specially tailored to your needs and even have their own dedicated kitchen and service facilities. We have hosted luxurious banquets, blue chip AGM's, exhibitions, launches, fun fairs ...even a golf driving range!
The Red Hall - Set against a bank of vibrant red lights, our red hall has a unique and exciting atmosphere. Whether it's used as a reception area or a setting for a presentation or dinner, you can be sure that it will leave a lasting impression.
The Face of Steel - Multi-storey, multi-media and multi-purpose, the face of steel is a monumental setting for a corporate event. With multiple video screens, wall-to-wall speakers, dry ice and elevated walkways, the Face of Steel can help you deliver your message with maximum impact.
Fuel - For smaller events that still need to impress, why not try our striking new glass-fronted, terrace restaurant? You can entertain around 150 people and with its own bar and breathtaking views over the rest of Magna - you'll have a real party on your hands. It can also be used in conjunction with the big hall as a welcoming area or a VIP lounge.
Bessemer and Brearly, Hadfield and Huntsman, Mushet and Cort and James Naysmyth - Within Magna we have a number of conference rooms which are ideal for training sessions, sales events, meetings and society & association functions.
7 new flexible conference rooms - We've got 7 new conference rooms that are as flexible as you need them to be. Their diversity means we have the perfect space for anything from seminars and interviews to buffet lunches and private dining, as well as much larger events, as these rooms can be used as breakout areas in conjunction with the Big and Red Halls.
Phoenix Rooms - The Phoenix Rooms offer a flexible option for events catering for up to 150 people. They are located at the rear of the Red Hall and consist of two spaces, which can be used together or individually. The entrance to the Phoenix Rooms is framed by dramatic red lighting with separate entry to each room. The space is complimented by a cloakroom area and partitioning to allow versatile use. The Phoenix Rooms can also be used in conjunction with other spaces at Magna as a breakout or drinks reception area.
Enquiries 01709 720002
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The Thackray Museum is housed in a beautiful restored grade 2 listed Victorian building and with its dramatic entrance hall and stairwell it will leave a lasting impression on your conference guests from the moment they arrive
Once in the museum the conference suite offers a choice of 6 adaptable rooms meeting a wide range of needs, from a boardroom for 12 to an auditorium seating 130, with state of the art presentation facilities. All our rooms have natural daylight.
If your event is held during the day your guests are automatically allowed access to the museum free of charge, which is a great way to spend a lunch break.
Lunch can be served as a hot or cold buffet, sit down meal or silver service and our catering department can create a menu to suit any occasion and budget. Our dedicated conference team are here to help you in any way they can and will work with you to make sure your event is a success from start to finish. If you would like to come & visit the museum and conference facilities to see what a great venue it could be for your next event then contact our conference department on:0113 205 6525/6526
Special Events - The museum can offer your guests a unique experience and is available for private hire in the evenings. Hold a champagne reception in our reconstructed Victorian street and have your guests follow the lives and ailments of one of the characters living there a great ice breaker. For intimate dining why not try the Wilkinson Gallery, surrounded by a stunning collection of ceramics from the 16th 17th and 18th centuries.
Wilkinson Gallery - A unique, intimate setting for special occasions. Dine surrounded by a stunning collection of ceramics dating from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. The Wilkinson Gallery is perfect for drinks receptions. This gallery is only available for evening hire.
Moynihan Auditorium - Seating up to 140 delegates, the air conditioned auditorium offers everything you need for a successful conference or event. The sophisticated range of presentation facilities are controlled from the lectern or by remote control handset. The system includes an LCD projector and PC Wi Fi DVD & Video. The sound system includes stereo output from the television and audio tape, voice enhancement through a fixed radio microphone and an induction loop for people with hearing difficulties. Lighting and curtain operations are also powered through the system. Seating arrangements in the auditorium are very flexible.
James Allan Room - A large room for up to 140 people with folding partitions providing flexible use of space, this room can be divided into two or three sections for smaller groups or seminar rooms.
Hopper Room - Ideal for medium sized meetings or receptions.
Baker Room - Suitable for smaller meetings or as a seminar or interview room.
Teale Room - The Teale room, is located on the second floor, this is a light airy room. Ideal for medium sized meetings or as a breakout room.
Enquiries 0113 205 6525/6526
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We all joke about having sharks in the office but how about dining with the real thing at your next corporate event? The Deep, spectacularly located on the confluence of the rivers Hull and Humber is home to over 40 sharks and 3500 fish and provides a spectacular backdrop for a variety of events.
From wedding ceremonies and formal sit down meals to corporate team building days and tailored dive shows, The Deep's event team are well equipped to deal with corporate enquiries. They will create a bespoke event to suit a broad range of clients and budgets!
The Deep by Day - The Deep business centre adjacent to the visitor attraction is able to cater for business and conference events where clients require space for smaller delegate numbers - without compromising the quality and support provided. The events team at The Deep provide support services and full catering needs to suit a range of tastes.
The Deep by Night - When daytime visitors have left, The Deep takes on a whole new mantle and welcomes clients seeking an exclusive venue that will entertain and enthral their delegates. With a choice of dining areas, guests can banquet high above the ocean waves in the stunning glass apex observatory or deep among the sharks in the endless oceans gallery. The unique dining options presented to the corporate client are now available to all on Friday and Saturday evenings through the Two Rivers Restaurant at The Deep.
Two Rivers Restaurant & Christmas Parties - Two Rivers Restaurant at The Deep provides a dining experience like no other. You are surrounded by some of Europe's best aquatic displays whilst feasting from the Mediterranean menu. Open Friday and Saturday evenings with free secure on site parking, booking is advisable.
Christmas parties at The Deep are hugely popular with many dates fully booked early in the year - make sure you don't miss out on holding your next party night at Hull's award-winning aquarium.
Enquiries General 01482 381000 or Corporate, events & weddings 01482 382000
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The National Coal Mining Museum for England
Do you want something different for your conference or event? Then the dedicated conference and events centre at the National Coal Mining Museum for England can offer you the latest equipment and facilities, and that something a little different. All delegates using our conference facilities have the chance to travel 140 metres underground into our mine, to experience what life was like for miners, from Victorian times through to the modern day.
Facilities
- Capacity for up to 210 delegates*
- Unique historic setting
- Multi-use rooms
- State of the art audio-visual equipment
- Excellent catering facilities
- Fully licensed bar
- Disabled facilities
Perfect for
- Conferences
- Product launches
- Staff training and development
- Adventure Days
- Team Discovery Trails
- Private parties
- Evening events
* theatre style
The Caphouse Suite - The Caphouse Suite is one large purpose-built room, which can be divided into three smaller rooms. The rooms are named after local collieries - Prince of Wales, Denby Grange and Hope. Each room can be hired either individually, as two rooms
combined or as all three as the Caphouse Suite.
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Individual Room Hire
Each of the rooms can be hired individually and include:
- Audio-visual equipment.
- Tea / coffee twice and one serving of biscuits
- Jugs of water on the tables
- Underground tour (between 10.00am and 2.45pm)
- Access to the gallery areas.
- Freedom to explore the site.
Enquiries 01924 848806
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Step back in time for a unique dining experience in our recreated Victorian street
York Castle Museum's recreated Victorian Street, Kirkgate, is our most famous attraction and never fails to delight, with its cobbled street and genuine shop windows packed with everyday goods from the past.
We can host seated banquets for up to 80 guests in the Victorian Street - the tables are arranged on the street and guests can savour the atmosphere whilst they dine.
It is also possible to hire the Museum for much larger buffet and drinks receptions, with a maximum capacity of 300 guests. Please do not hesitate to contact us to discuss your requirements in greater detail and we will be delighted to help you plan your event.
Gallery tours of the area of the Museum you have hired are included in the hire price; evening entertainment, such as a jazz band or string quartet, can also be arranged at an additional charge.
York Castle Museum's designated caterer is Millburn's.
Client Feedback:
"I would like to say a very big thank you to yourself and your team for making our conference banquet such a fabulous success. I was absolutely thrilled with everything. Your team were especially helpful with the organising before and after the event which made my job easier."
Evening banquet organiser, York Castle Museum
Enquiries 01904 687671
