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Sporting fever

Published: 10 Dec 2009

Sporting occasions provide the hottest ticket for entertaining clients whilst venues play the perfect host with event facilities that are top of their league


United Kingdom

 
 
 
   
     
Goodwood Festival of Speed
For three days a year in July Goodwood becomes home to the world’s greatest car collection. Cars and drivers are gathered from all over the globe to participate in this celebration of the internal combustion engine in all its forms – from F1 to rally, from Nascar to MotoGP. Entertaining guests is easy and rewarding with a range of tailored or standard packages available.
www.goodwood.co.uk
  Don Valley Sheffield
The largest athletics stadium in the country has a capacity of 50,000 or 25,000 seated and is regularly used as an outdoor concert venue by music promoters. Seminar rooms can accommodate seating layouts for up to 60 delegates. Hospitality boxes are also available as meeting rooms, located on the Upper Grandstand level, which overlooks the stadium’s running track. The Indoor Straight exhibition hall can seat 1100 delegates.
www.donvalleystadium.co.uk

   
     
White Hart Lane
Match-day hospitality at Tottenham Hotspur Football Club consists of a drinks reception, a pre-match tour of the stadium and lunch in either the Oak Room or the Bill Nicholson Suite. Half-time afternoon tea and post match buffet is provided by Kudos Hospitality and a post-match presentation of the Man of the Match Award is available for Oak Room guests. The stadium also has 120 Executive Boxes.
www.tottenhamhotspur.com
/hospitality/index.html

  Hampden Park
Ranked 5 stars by UEFA, this unique conference venue offers 42 suites for a wide variety of events from 10 up to 1000 guests. Facilities include a state-of-the-art lecture theatre, with private exhibition area and suites overlooking the hallowed turf. Guests can also enjoy the use of 1000 free on-site parking spaces and tours of the stadium and Scottish Football Museum.
www.hampdenpark.co.uk
 
 
 
   
     
Twickenham
As an executive box holder at Twickenham Stadium, clients can use the box all year round even on non-match-days. Match tickets are provided for the RBS 6 Nations Championship, Investec Challenge autumn series, all the domestic finals, Sevens tournaments and England versus Barbarians clashes. Boxes can be branded and are leased for a minimum term of two years. They seat between ten and 26 guests.
www.rfu.com
  Wembley National Stadium
There are six events venue formats within Wembley Stadium. The largest space is The Bobby Moore Room, which can hold 3,250 for a cocktail reception. Some 165 hospitality boxes range in capacity from eight to 1,000. In 2008, the stadium held more than 500 corporate events and attracted over 60,000 delegates. FA top tier sponsors regularly use the venue including Microsoft, npower and Umbro.
www.wembleystadium.com

   
     
Silverstone
From the two-wheel action of the British Superbikes to the prestigious Silverstone Classic and the sheer power of the Silverstone Supercar Showdown, race-day hospitality at Silverstone provides a full day of excitement and atmosphere. Packages are available to suit every taste and budget not to mention a prime view of all the high-octane action. Silverstone caters for all group sizes, with a selection of exclusive private suites and trackside facilities.
www.silverstone.co.uk
  Ice Sheffield
The Olympic sized ice pads at Sheffield’s indoor ice rink can by fully or partially boarded over to make unique, dry event halls. The rinks comprise 1,800sqm of space. The venue’s Glacier Suite is available for 90 delegates theatre-style or 60 banqueting style and two smaller Polar and Icicle rooms are also available for up to 30 delegates. Ice Sheffield also has tiered seating for 1500 guests.
www.icesheffield.com


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