So, you’ve been tasked with organising the collection of your VIPs from the airport or train station, and arranging a high-end meeting venue near your Oxfordshire headquarters, that will leave a lasting impression…
Your first port of call is to The Summit Executive Chauffeurs’ online portal to reserve your drivers, but where should you choose for the meeting venue? We’ve rounded up our favourite top notch hotels in Oxfordshire that have conference and meeting facilities, to make your job easier… And they all provide refreshments and free Wi-Fi too.
1. Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
You may be surprised to learn that a world-renowned British museum such as the Ashmolean in the city centre has meeting spaces, but it certainly does, and they never disappoint!
This spectacular venue caters for up to 900 guests across 8 meeting spaces and includes dining, buffet, receptions, theatre, cabaret and boardrooms. You can even make your meeting hybrid.
2. Heythrop Park, Chipping Norton
At Heythrop Park there is the added luxury of a spa and golf course, as well as more adventurous activities such as archery and rifle shooting, if you’re planning a full programme of entertainment.
With a choice from large reception rooms serving up to 250 delegates to smaller syndicate rooms you will find what you’re looking for at Heythrop Park Resort. Free high-speed Wi-Fi is available as is catering.
3. Minster Mill, Minster Lovell
Set in the beautiful idyllic village of Minster Lovell, where you may spot a game of cricket on the nearby lawns and will definitely enjoy the sound of the Windrush River in the grounds, The Mill is uncompromisingly luxurious.
Your CEO can host up to 110 delegates theatre style, and there are a further six individual meeting rooms, all with free Wi-Fi. Food is available at the 3 AA rosette restaurant, or more relaxed dining is catered for across the road at sister venue, the Old Swan pub.
4. Bodleian Library, Oxford
A unique and magnificent venue and one worth showing off to your guests. The Bodleian Library has seen famous scholars pass through its walls for hundreds of years, including 40 Nobel Prize inners and no less than 26 Prime Ministers.
Here you can impress your VIPs with a choice of six meeting spaces for up to 450 guests for dinner, theatre, cabaret and drinks functions.
5. Le Manoir Aux Quat’Saisons, Great Milton
‘The fulfilment of Raymond Blanc’s vision’, Le Manoir is a luxury hotel nestled in the picturesque countryside of Oxfordshire. With two Michelin Stars this venue is bound to be impressive and memorable…
For 30 to 300 people, this striking venue offers the height of comfort and hospitality for really treating those important visitors to a spectacular business meeting. View Le Manoir Aux Quat’Saisons business facilities…
6. Saïd Business School, Oxford
Here you will find award winning functional and professional classrooms, perfect for training events and meetings. You can hire spaces by the hour for short meetings, for half a day, or a full day which includes a buffet lunch, and even bed and breakfast.
This really is an impressive venue, right in the heart of Oxford city and easy walking distance from the train station.
7. Milton Park Innovation Centre, Abingdon
Milton Park Innovation Centre’s meeting spaces are purpose built and right at the centre of scientific research and innovation in Oxfordshire. There are numerous businesses based at the park, mostly specialising in technology and science, so it’s a great place to hold your meeting, conference or training day if your business is in the same field.
Rooms vary in size, suiting between 6 and 145 people, and all have a focus on sustainability and a positive long-term impact on the surrounding environment. We have had the pleasure of chauffeuring numerous clients to and from these wonderful friendly meeting spaces.
More than a chauffeur service…
The Summit Executive Chauffeurs ensure that your journey and destination are safe from the moment we collect our principals and their guests, to the moment they are returned. This includes risk assessments on travel to and from the venues, as well as parking and waiting arrangements whilst the meetings take place.
We get asked for this added layer of security by our guests frequently and therefore have a great relationship with many of the Oxfordshire venues – it makes all the difference.
We hope there is a wide enough choice in this article to help you find the ideal meeting or conference venue, but if you’d like more, please visit the Oxfordshire Venue Guide by Experience Oxfordshire or Conference Oxford.
And if you’d like to have a conversation and get our personal views on the venues in the region, as we have experience of many of them, then we’d be happy to share our insider knowledge. We’d love to hear from you.