Luton Conference and Venue Guide 2014/2015

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Contents Page Contents/Introduction 2 Going Out/Places to Visit 3 Places to Visit 4 Luton Holiday Inn 5 Basepoint Innovation and Business Base 6 Wrest Park Enterprises 7 Holiday Inn Express, 8 Bury 9 UK Centre for Carnival Arts 10 Community Centres 11 Community Centres 12 Stockwood DiscoveryCentre/ Museum 13 Hat Factory/Luton Library/Luton Library Theatre 14 The Centre 15 Ramada Encore 16 Crescent Hall 17 Active Luton Conference and Events 18-19 Travelling to Luton 20

An ideal place for business or pleasure Luton is a bustling and lively place with a strong cosmopolitan feel. It’s a town with its own international airport and good road and rail links to the rest of the UK. With a great choice of entertainment, accommodation, places to eat and drink and attractions Luton is the perfect place to host your event. Luton offers a selection of venues to cater for everyone’s budget and needs with first class facilities and service.

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Going out Need to entertain your guests? Why not try Luton’s entertainment with something for everyone? Visit the Galaxy Centre leisure and entertainment China, India, France, Thailand, Greece, Italy and complex based in the town centre offering a wide traditional English cuisine are widely available at a range of facilities including an 11 screen cinema, range of prices. games station, Namco bowling centre, restaurants But if you don’t want the entertainment to stop, and The Whitehouse Lloyds No 1 bar. why not visit one of Luton’s nightclubs with a wide Or visit one of Luton’s many restaurants serving a range of music on offer? wide range of food to suit your tastes. Dishes from Places to visit

Wardown Park Museum Stockwood Discovery The Mall is Centre In the heart of Luton, The Mall situated in a beautiful Victorian Stockwood Discovery Centre is a offers 120 great shops to choose House within a landscaped park, treasure trove of exhibitions and from including major stores close to Luton’s town centre. beautiful gardens, best known for such as Debenhams, Marks and The museum includes the its famous of Spencer, W H Smith, Next, H&M, and carriages — the largest collection Argos, Primark and many more Regiment Gallery and the of its kind on display in the UK. It high street names and unique popular Luton Life Gallery has an extensive local collection, speciality shops. After all that featuring the ’s changing exhibitions, a children’s shopping, you can revive yourself industries and communities. It playground and a popular in one of the many eateries. also features an ever-changing Garden Café. It is also a paradise  01582 41 26 36 hat and lace collection. A for garden enthusiasts and one www.themall.co.uk cosy tearoom serving drinks of the few places in the country and snacks and museum where the work of acclaimed shop selling souvenirs, local artist Ian Hamilton Finlay can be history publications and old seen on permanent display. Free photographs is located on the entry. ground floor. Free entry. Stockwood Discovery Centre Old Bedford Road London Road, Luton LU1 4LX Luton, LU2 7HA  01582 54 86 00  01582 54 67 22 www.stockwooddiscoverycentre. www.wardownparkmuseum. com com 3 www.luton.gov.uk/tourism Places to visit Woodside Animal Farm There is so much to see and do. Visit the many farm animals as well as lemurs, squirrel monkeys and reptiles. Why not feed some of the animals with the special treats on sale? The children can happily wear themselves out in the play and activity areas with climbing frames, mini tractors, crazy golf, mini funfair rides, trampolines, an indoor heated play barn and much more.  01582 84 10 44 www.woodsidefarm.co.uk

The Hat Factory Luton Library Theatre Barton Mill Luton’s cutting edge arts centre A traditional 200 seat theatre The Olde Watermill shopping hosts a varied programme of on the 3rd floor of Luton village is a thriving shopping live music, comedy, theatre, Central Library hosts a varied village built around a 1000 year circus and dance from touring, programme, including children’s old watermill. The village has over internationally-acclaimed theatre, extremely popular 15 unique retail shops, a garden performers. It also serves as a Christmas shows, big name centre set around the mill pond, space for nurturing fresh talent stand-up comedians, amateur and the Watermill Tearooms with and hosts workshops, classes dramatics, music concerts and its freshly prepared home cooked and office space for creative special events. food, freshly baked scones and industries and start-ups. The Box Office: cakes and its popular Wednesday kitchen cafe (ground floor) serves  01582 87 81 00 and Sunday Carvery. If you have delicious, fairly-sourced hot food www.lutonculture.com children that need to let off and drink. Box Office: steam, then our outdoor play  01582 87 81 00 area will keep them amused. www.thehatfactory.org  01582 88 29 00 www.oldewatermill.co.uk 4 www.luton.gov.uk/tourism Holiday Inn Luton South

Contact name: Nikki Forder This impressive 140 bedroom hotel is situated Job title: Conference and Events Supervisor just south of Luton. The hotel boasts a collection Postal address: London Road, Markyate, of outstanding function/conference suites, stylish Nr Luton, AL3 8HH lounge/bar, restaurant and a full leisure centre Telephone number: 01582 44 99 33 including a swimming pool. We also have over 250 Fax number: 01582 449041 free car parking spaces at the hotel. All our function/ Email: [email protected] conference rooms have natural daylight and air Web address: www.hollidayinn.co.uk conditioning. We have a selection of standard No. parking spaces: 250 and executive rooms at the hotel, and can also Miles from Luton Central train station: 7 accommodate family group bookings and tour Miles from Luton Airport Parkway train station: 7 operators. We also have our Borders restaurant which Miles from London Luton Airport: 7 offers A la Carte menu and an excellent Sunday Number of conference rooms: 5 Carvery lunch. Licensed for weddings: Yes Disabled toilets: Yes Ramp/lift: Yes Disabled access (full/part): Yes

Board Name of Room Theatre Class Room U Shaped Cabaret Banqueting Room Modern Meeting 30 20 20 N/A 20 N/A 160 Seated Counties Suite 200 90 N/A 96 40 200 Evening Hertford 140 50 32 72 30 120 Bedford 80 30 30 42 30 70 Buckingham 60 30 30 42 30 70 Essex 80 30 40 42 30 70

5 www.luton.gov.uk/tourism Basepoint Innovation and Business Base

Contact name: Ms Fiona Mcdermott Basepoint Luton is located at Butterfield Technology Postal address: 110 Butterfield Great Marlings Park on the North East of the town within the beautiful Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 8DL and contemporary building. The Business Centre is Telephone number: 01582 43 42 00 easily accessible from the A1 and M1. Our fully serviced Email: [email protected] meeting room facilities start from just £15 an hour and Web address: www.basepoint.co.uk can accommodate 2 to 40 people. All meeting rooms No. parking spaces: 211 (first come first served) come with free Wi-fi, flip charts, use of the break out Miles from Luton Central train station: 3 area and free parking. AV equipment and catering are Miles from Luton Airport Parkway train station: 4 available on request. Contact Basepoint Luton today to Miles from London Luton Airport: 4 discuss your meeting room requirements or become Number of conference rooms: 5 a Basepoint member to receive discounted meeting Licensed for weddings: No room rates. Disabled toilets: Yes Ramp/lift: Lift Disabled access (full/part): Full

Board Name of Room Theatre Class Room U Shaped Cabaret Banqueting Room MR1 — — — — 4 — MR2 — — — — 6 — MR3 — — — — 16 — MR4 — — — — 40 — MR5 — — — — 25 —

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Contact name: Mr David Taylor Located in a beautiful parkland setting in the heart Postal address: Capability House, Wrest Park , , of Bedfordshire and virtually equidistant for Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK45 4HR Luton, M1 and A1, the Wrest Park Enterprise campus Telephone number: 01525 86 43 50 consists of 3 business centres: Enterprise House, Email: [email protected] Capability House and Endeavour House. Web address: www.wrestparkenterprise.co.uk The conference rooms can accommodate a range of No. parking spaces: 44 meetings from 8 delegates to a 60 delegates theatre Miles from Luton Central train station: 10 style conference room. All our rooms come equipped Miles from Luton Airport Parkway train station: 11 with projector and screen, flipchart and pens. Video Miles from London Luton Airport: 12.5 and audio conferencing are charged separately. Number of conference rooms: 4 Visitors will find free Wi-Fi, ample parking and Licensed for weddings: No comfortable break out spaces, plus catering as Disabled toilets: Yes required. Ramp/lift: Yes The conference rooms are available Monday to Friday, Disabled access (full/part): Full 9am to 5pm. Our prices are charged by the hour, half day or full day. Call us today for a tour of our facilities.

Board Name of Room Theatre Class Room U Shaped Cabaret Banqueting Room WEC 019 — — — — 8 — Boardroom — — 15 — 13 — Conference Room 60 24 25 30 22 — Training Room 30 18 22 24 18 —

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Contact name: Paul Jasper Holiday Inn Express London Luton Airport is a fresh Postal address: 2 Percival Way, Luton, LU2 9GP modern hotel with great value meeting rooms ideal Telephone number: 01582 58 91 00 for presentations , interviews and training. All rooms Fax number: 01582 58 91 89 have natural daylight and air conditioning. We can Email: [email protected] provide everything you need from audio visual and Web address: www.expresslutonairport.co.uk projection equipment to stationery. No. parking spaces: 71 Miles from Luton Central train station: 2.3 Miles from Luton Airport Parkway train station: 1.8 Miles from London Luton Airport: 0.6 Number of conference rooms: 7 Licensed for weddings: No Disabled toilets: Yes Ramp/lift: Yes Disabled access (full/part): Yes

Board Name of Room Theatre Class Room U Shaped Cabaret Banqueting Room 1 29 14 14 — 4 — 2 29 14 14 15 12 — 3 56 26 25 — 18 — 4 29 14 14 15 12 — Syndicate Room 5 — — — — 8 — Syndicate Room 6 — — — — 8 — Syndicate Room 7 — — — — 8 —

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Contact name: Karen Lewis Conference Team Manor house excellently situated in picturesque Job title: Sales And Marketing Co-ordinator parkland. Enjoys a delightful rural environment just six Postal address: Road, Luton, LU2 8LE miles from M1, Luton Airport and Luton centre and Telephone number: 01582 489 069/ 489 065 ample free car parking. Fax number: 01582 482 689 Elegant rooms, all of which have natural daylight, Email: [email protected] are enhanced with beautiful oak panelling and Web address: [email protected] chandeliers. No. parking spaces: 125 From a meeting for a couple of people to a formal Miles from Luton Central train station: 6 black tie dinner for 120 guests, we are the perfect Miles from Luton Airport Parkway train station: 6 venue for your event. Our dedicated in-house team Miles from London Luton Airport: 6 has the expertise to make your day a complete Number of conference rooms: 8 success. Licensed for weddings: Yes We pride ourselves on our friendly yet professional Disabled toilets: Yes service which means that our clients come back time Ramp/lift: Both and again. Disabled access (full/part): Full

Board Name of Room Theatre Class Room U Shaped Cabaret Banqueting Room 1 120 — 36 70 36 150 3 10 — 30 8 10 8 4 20 — 16 16 16 20 5 60 — 30 48 34 80 7 30 — 26 32 26 80 9 20 — 12 18 14 20 11 16 — 16 16 16 16

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Contact name: Carl Amos The UK Centre For Carnival Arts is a £7.4 million state Job title: Business And Centre Manager -of-the-art facility providing an exciting space for Postal address: 3 St Marys Road, Luton, LU1 3JA conferences, exhibitions, theatre productions or any Telephone number: 01582 437100 unique events you may wish to host. Our first rate Fax number: 01582 437130 facilities include everything you need to make sure Email: [email protected] your event stands out from the rest. Web address: www.carnivalarts.org.uk Our space accommodates up to 600 people, with our No. parking spaces: 20 impressive lighting, staging and sound suitable for any (pay and display car park nearby) kind of event. Miles from Luton Central train station: 0.5 We also offer a variety of fantastic catering options Miles from Luton Airport Parkway train station: 1 including the option to have a fully stocked and Miles from London Luton Airport: 1.5 staffed bar available for your guests. Number of conference rooms: 2

Licensed for weddings: Yes Disabled toilets: Yes Ramp/lift: Yes Disabled access (full/part): Yes

Board Name of Room Theatre Class Room U Shaped Cabaret Banqueting Room Mas camp 400 — 200 200 — 200 Mas cafe — — 80 80 — 80 Teaching Room 1 30 55 55 — 55 — Teaching Room 2 25 55 55 — 55 —

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No. parking spaces: ample parking available at each which offer spaces of varying dimensions, many with centre ample car parking and the option of in-house catering. Licensed for weddings: No, only wedding Some centres are operational 7 days a week from 8am receptions to 10pm and can provide additional services such as Disabled toilets: Yes internet access, library facilities and cafeteria for cold Ramp/lift: Ramps at all centres and lifts available at and hot lunches, sandwiches, snacks, tea, coffee and Community Resource Centre and Chaul refreshments. Alcohol Premises Licence available on End Centre request. Disabled access (full/part): Full Please contact the centre individually for a full Luton’s Community Centres are the ideal locations for breakdown of room hire/capacity, pricing and catering either large or small events and provide good value options. for money. The town is well served by these facilities Bury Park Community Resource Centre 161-161B Road, Luton, LU1 1BW Tel: 01582 450194 Fax: 01582 876758 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.lutonculture.com Miles from Luton Central Train Station: 0.8 miles Miles from Luton Airport Parkway Train Station: 2.2 miles Miles from London Luton Airport: 3 miles Halls/Rooms Theatre Class Room U Shaped Cabaret Board Room Banqueting Main Hall 100 — — — — 75 Oak Room 75 — — — — 50 Hazel Room 20 — — — — 15 Community Centre Hancock Drive, Luton, LU2 7SF Tel: 01582 422818 Fax: 01582 422805 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.lutonculture.com Miles from Luton Central Train Station: 2.9 miles Miles from Luton Airport Parkway Train Station: 4.7 miles Miles from London Luton Airport: 5.2 miles Halls/Rooms Theatre Class Room U Shaped Cabaret Board Room Banqueting Main Hall 100 80 — — — 100 Room 3 50 40 — — — 60 JDFC Room 1/2 30/20 30/20 — — — 30/25 Chaul End Centre 515 Dunstable Road, Luton, LU4 8QN Tel: 01582 557155 Fax: 01582 557156 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.lutonculture.com Miles from Luton Central Train Station: 2.4 miles Miles from Luton Airport Parkway Train Station: 3.8miles Miles from London Luton Airport: 4.5 miles Halls/Rooms Theatre Class Room U Shaped Cabaret Board Room Banqueting Main Hall Combined 180 — — — — 150 Hall 1/2/3 110/25/25 — — — — 80/20/20 Meeting Rooms 2 and 3 20 — — — — 20

11 Farley Community Centre Delphine Close, Luton, LU1 5RE www.luton.gov.uk/tourism Tel: 01582 736812 Fax: 01582 736812 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.lutonculture.com Miles from Luton Central Train Station: 2 miles Miles from Luton Airport Parkway Train Station: 3 miles Miles from London Luton Airport: 5.1 miles Halls/Rooms Theatre Class Room U Shaped Cabaret Board Room Banqueting Main Hall Combined 120 — — — — 80 Small Hall 80 — — — — 50 Small Rooms 1, 2 or 3 30 — — — — 20 Futures House Community Halls The Moakes, , Luton, LU3 3QB Tel: 01582 548360 Fax: None E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.lutonculture.com Miles from Luton Central Train Station: 3.9 miles Miles from Luton Airport Parkway Train Station: 5.3 miles Miles from London Luton Airport: 6.2 miles Halls/Rooms Theatre Class Room U Shaped Cabaret Board Room Banqueting Each Hall 100 — — — — 50 Two Halls Combined 200 — — — — 100 Three Halls Combined 300 — — — — 160 Community Centre Mayne Avenue, Luton, LU4 9LB Tel: 01582 548392 Fax: 01582 560597 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.lutonculture.com Miles from Luton Central Train Station: 3.5 miles Miles from Luton Airport Parkway Train Station: 5 miles Miles from London Luton Airport: 5.8 miles Halls/Rooms Theatre Class Room U Shaped Cabaret Board Room Banqueting Community Hall 100 — — — — 80 Meeting Room 1 10 — — — — 6 Meeting Room 2 and 3 40 — — — — 25 Community Centre Landrace Road, Luton, LU4 0SW Tel: 01582 696355 Fax: 01582 667349 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.lutonculture.com Miles from Luton Central Train Station: 4.5 miles Miles from Luton Airport Parkway Train Station: 6 miles Miles from London Luton Airport: 8.4 miles Halls/Rooms Theatre Class Room U Shaped Cabaret Board Room Banqueting Main Hall 250 — — — — 200 Rooms 18 and 19 65 — — — — 45 Room 7 25 — — — — 15 Park Town Community Centre Bailey Street, Luton, LU1 3DU Tel: 01582 482957 Fax: 01582 450051 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.lutonculture.com Miles from Luton Central Train Station: 0.9 miles Miles from Luton Airport Parkway Train Station: 1 miles Miles from London Luton Airport: 2 miles Halls/Rooms Theatre Class Room U Shaped Cabaret Board Room Banqueting Main Hall 65 — — — — 50 Children’s Centre Room 40 — — — — 25 Raynham Way Community Centre 66 Eaton Green Road, Luton, LU2 9LE Tel: 01582 402034 Fax: 01582 402034 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.lutonculture.com Miles from Luton Central Train Station: 2.5 miles Miles from Luton Airport Parkway Train Station: 1.7 miles Miles from London Luton Airport: 1.4 miles Halls/Rooms Theatre Class Room U Shaped Cabaret Board Room Banqueting Main Hall 100 — — — — 80 12 Small Hall 60 — — — — 50 www.luton.gov.uk/tourism Stockwood Discovery Centre/ Wardown Park Museum

Contact name: Venues Team Situated in beautiful Grade II listed grounds, Postal address: c/o Luton Central Library Stockwood Discovery Centre is the perfect setting for Telephone number: 01582 547445 meetings and events. With easy access from the M1 Email: [email protected] this is an excellent location for regional meetings. Web address: www.lutonculture.com Wardown Park Museum is situated in the beautiful No. parking spaces: 150 landscaped Wardown Park, on the outskirts of Miles from Luton Central train station: Luton town centre. The museum offers a range of 3.9 miles and 2.5 miles displays including the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Miles from Luton Airport Parkway train station: Regiment Gallery and the popular Luton Life Gallery. 1.5 miles and 3 miles Both venues have ample free parking and good Miles from London Luton Airport: disabled access. These well appointed, flexible rooms 3.1 miles and 4 miles are fully equipped with projection etc. Catering is Number of conference rooms: 4 provided by our in-house hospitality team. Licensed for weddings: Yes Disabled toilets: Yes Ramp/lift: Yes Disabled access (full/part): Full Board Name of Room Theatre Class Room U Shaped Cabaret Banqueting Room Wenlock Room 50 24 17 24 26 n/a Crawley Room 50 24 17 24 26 n/a Learning Centre 100 40 32 56 40 32 Education Room 50 24 17 24 26 n/a

13 www.luton.gov.uk/tourism The Hat Factory, Luton Central Library and Luton Library Theatre

Contact name: Venues Team Based in Luton town centre, Luton Cultures arts and Postal address: Luton Central Library, St George’s library venue spaces come in a variety of sizes to suit Square, Luton LU1 2NG various needs. Luton Central Library offers five light, Telephone number: 01582 547445 airy conference rooms and Luton Library Theatre is Email: [email protected] conveniently located on the same floor for larger Web address: www.lutonculture.com presentations. The Hat Factory arts hub is ideal for No. parking spaces: None on site but The Mall has meetings, events and performances. over 1600 All our town centre venues are located less than 5 Miles from Luton Central train station: minutes walk from the nearest parking, and other Less than 1/2 mile excellent transport links are nearby. Presentation Miles from Luton Airport Parkway train station: 1.4 equipment is available at all sites and refreshments are Miles from London Luton Airport: 2.7 provided by our in-house caterers. Number of conference rooms: 10 Licensed for weddings: No Disabled toilets: Yes Ramp/lift: Yes Disabled access (full/part): Full

Board Name of Room Theatre Class Room U Shaped Cabaret Banqueting Room Room 1 20 n/a n/a n/a 10 n/a Room 1-2 20 10 10 10 10 n/a Room 1-3 40 25 20 25 26 n/a Room 1 -4 60 35 26 35 32 n/a Room 1-5 80 40 32 40 38 40 Gateway Gallery 200 40 20 100 30 80 Studio 1 90 40 20 60 30 60 Basement Lounge 40 20 20 20 25 n/a Basement Bar 60 20 15 40 15 n/a Luton Libray Theatre 238 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

14 www.luton.gov.uk/tourism The Leagrave Centre

Contact name: Tabby Adrees The Leagrave Centre is a newly refurbished conference Job title: Centre Development, SLA and Marketing and training venue, previously known as the Luton Manager Learning Resource Centre (LLRC), based in Strangers Postal address: Strangers Way, Luton LU4 9ND Way, Luton, Bedfordshire. Telephone number: 01582 538200 The newly configured open plan reception area offers Email: [email protected] a bright and welcoming atmosphere with on-site Web address: theleagravecentre.co.uk catering facilities. The venue lends itself as the perfect Twitter: @leagravecentre option for meetings, conferences and training, as Facebook: The leagravecentre well as evening and weekend events such as private No. parking spaces: 100 functions and commercial use. Miles from Luton Central train station: 3.5 Cedar Hall boasts full audio visual facilities including a Miles from Luton Airport Parkway train station: 5 large wall mounted screen, ceiling mounted projector, Miles from London Luton Airport: 7.2 microphones, flipcharts and lectern. Number of conference rooms: 3 The Willow and Beech Suites also offer full audio visual Licensed for weddings: No facilties including smartbords, projector and flipcharts Disabled toilets: Yes with free WiFi throughout the centre. Disabled access (full/part): Full

Board Name of Room Theatre Class Room U Shaped Cabaret Banqueting Room Cedar Hall 100 80 — 80 30 — Beech Suite — 24 — — — — Willow Suite — — — — 16 —

15 www.luton.gov.uk/tourism Ramada Encore Luton Airport

Contact name: Tony Giauna The hotel is a modern contemporary hotel with 124 Job title: General Manger bedrooms , a restaurant, bar, gym and conference Postal address: Airport Way, Luton, LU2 9LF rooms. Our bedrooms are bright modern spacious Telephone number: 01582 218111 with climate control, high speed broadband, wet Email: [email protected] rooms. Web: www.ramandaencorelutonairport.co.uk Ideal venue for conferences, meetings and events. No. parking spaces: 120 Easily accessible by road, rail, air or train. Miles from Luton Central train station: 1.88 Our purpose built meeting rooms offer natural Miles from Luton Airport Parkway train station: 1.3 daylight, climate control, stylish design along with Miles from London Luton Airport: 1.3 data connectivity to wall mounted monitors, free Wi-fi, Number of conference rooms: 2 comfortable seating and a choice of dining options. Licensed for weddings: No Our team are knowledgeable and will support you all Disabled toilets: Yes the way ensuring everything goes to plan, giving you Ramp/lift: Yes the time to ensure your event is a success Disabled access (full/part): Yes

Board Name of Room Theatre Class Room U Shaped Cabaret Banqueting Room Wilbur 50 30 30 25 25 30 Orville 30 25 20 30 20 40 Combined 110 55 50 60 40 110

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Contact name: Anwar Talukdar or Azad Ali Crescent Hall provides unobstructed and elegant Job title: Marketing Manager/Operation Manager space for conferences, exhibitions, weddings, Postal address: 50 Dunstable Road , Luton LU1 1EF banquets and parties for up to 550 persons. We also Telephone number: 01582 723386 /07910103009 have a small room for meetings. Crescent Hall prides Email address: [email protected] itself on its food and service. Self- catering facilities are Web: www.crescenthall.co.uk also available. We train our service team to the highest No. parking spaces: 60 standards. We can arrange decor including wedding Miles from Luton Central train station: 1 stages, backdrops, lighting effects, floral centrepieces, Miles from Luton Airport Parkway train station: 2 and much more. Miles from London Luton Airport: 2.7 There is free on-site parking for up to 60 cars and the Number of conference rooms: 2 venue is within walking distance of the Luton train Licensed for weddings: Yes station and under 3 miles from junctions J10A and J11 Disabled toilets: Yes of the M1. Ramp/lift: Yes Disabled access (full/part): Full

Board Name of Room Theatre Class Room U Shaped Cabaret Banqueting Room Diamond Suite 500 — — 300 — 550 Emerald Suite 35 20 — — 20 —

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act ve Active Luton Conference and Events LUTON

Contact name: Gabriel Ledgerd Looking for a venue for a conference or private Job title: Food & Beverage Manager function? We offer choice and variety that is unrivalled Telephone number: 01582 488856 locally. All sites are able to offer full catering service- Fax number: buffets, hot and cold drinks. Email address: [email protected] Stockwood Golf Centre is an ideal location for small Web: www.activeluton.co.uk events, seminars and private parties. Miles from Luton Central train station: 1.4 The marquee is a perfect venue for wedding Miles from Luton Airport Parkway train station: 1.4 receptions, parties, corporate functions and golf Miles from London Luton Airport: 1.4 societies, and is fully licensed until 2am. Number of conference rooms: Various Hightown Community Sports and Arts Centre offers Licensed for weddings (yes/no): Yes a purpose built theatre and smaller training rooms for Disabled toilets: Yes meetings. Ramp/lift: Yes Wigmore Hall Conference Centre caters for business Disabled access (full/part): Full meetings, workshops and conferences . Our sports centres are flexible to cater for large events and smaller functions.

Stockwood Park Golf Centre Board Name of Room Theatre Class Room U Shaped Cabaret Banqueting Room The Marquee 200 — — — — — The Main Bar 100 — — — 40 100 The Conference 35 — — — 20 60 Room

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High Town Community Sports and Arts Centre Board Name of Room Theatre Class Room U Shaped Cabaret Banqueting Room The Sports Hall 280 250 — — — — The Theatre 180 150 — — — — Meeting Room 1 20 — — — 15 — Meeting Room 2 60 — — — 40 — Meeting Room 3 20 — — — 15 —

Inspire Luton’s Sports Village Board Name of Room Theatre Class Room U Shaped Cabaret Banqueting Room Main Hall 500 — — — — 700 Meeting Room 20 — — — 20 — Function Room 80 — — — 60 100

Lea Manor Recreation Centre Board Name of Room Theatre Class Room U Shaped Cabaret Banqueting Room Meeting Room 20 — — — 20 —

Wigmore Hall Conference Centre Board Name of Room Theatre Class Room U Shaped Cabaret Banqueting Room 35 — — — 35 — 19 Travelling to Luton

With three mainline rail stations, a busway, two By rail M1 junctions and an international airport, Luton’s Luton has three mainline railway stations: Luton, transport links are excellent. Leagrave and Luton Airport Parkway. By busway With trains departing every 15 minutes to The busway is a transport link that connects St Pancras, it is now easier than ever to connect , Dunstable, Toddington, Luton with the Eurostar and meet in Luton. Town Centre and London Luton Airport. Arriva, The First Capital Connect service links Luton Centrebus and Grant Palmer are operating four directly with London St Pancras, Gatwick Airport new routes. Together, these provide core services and Brighton. Midland Mainline operates a service between Dunstable and Luton up to every eight from Luton to Leicester, Derby, Nottingham and minutes at peak times. Sheffield. Locally, train services connect to Bedford, The Busway website with routes, timetables and Harpenden and St Albans. information is www.busway.net Train information: By bus and coach Local: travelluton.co.uk Luton is well connected by coach to cities National Rail 08457 484950 or visit and airports throughout the UK, with National www.nationalrail.co.uk Express and Green Line stopping at Luton Station Interchange and Luton Airport Terminal. For travel Eurostar 08705 186186, outside the UK dial around Luton there is a frequent range of bus 00441 233617575 or visit www.eurostar.com services to and from the town centre, airport and Luton and Dunstable hospital. All of the venues By air listed, in Luton, are on or near to a bus route. London Luton Airport is the fastest growing airport in the country with passenger numbers nearing 08712 002233 Travelline: ten million. With over 90 destinations on offer (Costs are 10p a minute) including Europe, Africa and services within the UK, 08717 818181 National Express: travel to Luton has never been so easy. (Costs are 10p a minute) Contact London Luton Airport on 01582 405100 Travel Luton: Freephone 0800 0281 755 or visit www.london-luton.co.uk For local bus and coach information see For surface travel to and from Luton Airport see travelluton.co.uk (with a link to busway.net). Here travelluton.co.uk. the public can find a bus journey planner, live bus departure information and live train departure information. Both websites are mobile enabled.

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