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Conference Centre

A Welcoming & Accessible Conference Venue

Telephone: 01364 645530

email: conferences@buckfast.org.uk

With our dedicated team of event professionals; you can be sure of a successful event with us. Buckfast Abbey Conference Centre is the perfect place to host an inspirational conference, training seminar, lunch, dinner or special event.

The newly refurbished Schiller Hall is capable of catering for up to 130 delegates, and includes a mezzanine floor and terrace area, making the most of the stunning views over the River Dart, the Abbey Church and our extensive grounds. The expanded central atrium area has a newly raised roof to flood in natural light, which compliments the further meeting rooms or breakout space on the first floor.

  • Our reception

  • Disability access through out site

  • Flexible rooms

  • Up to 130 delegates

  • Technology

  • Event specialists

  • Ensuring your event is a success

With a selection of fully equipped, flexible rooms, lots of outside space and ample free car parking. Currently there are 7 fully equipped meeting rooms for groups from 4 to 130 people. Our largest room has completed its extensive and exciting refurbishments, and can host up to 130 delegates. All rooms are accessible for disabled users.

The Clifford Suite is a shared hot desk area perfect if you just need a professional environment for a meeting or quiet space to focus.

Rooms with a view of the River Dart

Dart room 1

Main dining area

Up to 160 

Reception

Fresh coffee and biscuits
await you

Dart room 2

Dart room 3

Dart room 4  -large
Three ceiling
LCD screens

Dart room 5

Schiller Hall

Up to 130 delegates.
Mezzanine floor with
breakout rooms

St Luke's Suite

The Clifford Suite

Fresh Food With a View

Fresh coffee on arrival...
...and homemade biscuits
Fresh produce from the Abbey gardens when in season
Events specialists

Our freshly prepared catering is served in a dining room overlooking the Abbey and gardens, a superb environment to refresh your delegates. We offer a 2 course hot & cold fork buffet, all prepared daily using seasonal, local ingredients. Bespoke menus available for exclusive bookings and all dietary allergy requirements catered for with prior notice. Please contact us to discuss. Pastries, cake, breakfast baps also available as additional extras.

Delegate rates with no hidden charges

Full Day Refreshments

£40 with lunch – £22 without lunch 

All rates below assume midweek booking between 8.30am and 5pm. If you require times outside this, please contact us for rates.

Call 01364 645530 or contact us

Half Day Refreshments

£35.00 with lunch – £17.50 without lunch 

All rates below assume midweek booking between 8.30am and 5pm. If you require times outside this, please contact us for rates.

Call 01364 645530 or contact us

Our standard delegate package rate includes:

• Meeting room, equipment, free parking, refreshments including home-made biscuits on arrival, mid-morning and mid-afternoon
• Homemade 2-course hot and cold fork buffet lunch

List of equipment for all rooms

• 1 Flipchart with paper and pens
• Large screen and projection
• Wi-Fi
• Audio facility
• Connectivity via HDMI Cable
• Built-in PC
• White and pin boards

For your sat-nav:
Northwood Lane
Buckfast
Devon
TQ11 0EG

Nearest Train Stations
• Totnes (5.7 miles)
• Newton Abbot (8.2 miles)
• Ivybridge (9.0 miles)

Nearest Airports
• Plymouth City Airport (15.3 miles)
• Exeter Airport (23.0 miles)
• Newquay Cornwall (54.0 miles)

Nearest Motorways
• M5 JCT 31 (17.2 miles)
• M5 JCT 30 (20.5 miles)
• M5 JCT 29 (21.3 miles)

Directions
From the A38 Plymouth to Exeter expressway, take the Dart Bridge turn off and follow the brown directional signs to Buckfast Abbey, turning right at the Dart Bridge roundabout into Buckfast Road. Follow the road to the mini roundabout and take first exit – the main Abbey car park is to your right; go past this, continuing up the hill and take the next right turn. Follow this road on towards a T-junction and turn right at small village green. Follow signs for Conference Centre.

Pickup/Drop off
Very accessible by many types of vehicle including loading vans and coaches. Coaches would have to use main Abbey car park.

Parking
• 100 Free dedicated Conference car spaces available
• 150 Further Free Car spaces available in main Abbey car park
• 10 Free Onsite Coach spaces available in main Abbey car park

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Telephone: 01364 645530

Buckfast Abbey Conference Centre
4.6
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Emma Gunatilleke
18:12 30 Sep 22
Lovely venue & easy free parking. Could do with a sign off the main road just past the Abbey main entrance though. Lunch was lovely too but it was really cold in there today.
Alan Crump
13:34 23 Sep 22
Serenely calming, a great learning experience and marvelous abbey inside and out. The restaurant is very reasonably priced and you get more than adequate portions and a plentiful menu. Dogs are allowed on leads, free entry too. The gardens are beautiful.
Jack Pothecary
19:20 17 Sep 22
Great conference centre for events and meetings. It can be a little tricky to find the entrance as it is not accessed by the same entrance as the abbey itself. The food provided by the centre is of very good quality and went down well with everyone. There is disabled access and lovely, clean toilets. Plenty of parking is available next to the centre.
Scott Lowther
08:56 28 Mar 19
Went here for a conference over 2 days. Beautiful setting, lovely grounds. Conference centre is a a fairly plain building but great staff and amazing snacks and lunch. Plenty of parking available to attendees.
Emily Noothernameneeded
16:16 21 Oct 17
Recently refurbished purpose made conference centre in a fantastic setting.. fully modernised equipment in centrally heated rooms. Peaceful setting with free parking and Wi-Fi

Six other event rooms, which can host groups of up to 85, are also available in the main conference centre, each of which has been enhanced with the very latest in audiovisual equipment to aid training, presentations or business events. The majority of the rooms overlook beautifully maintained gardens that surround the Abbey.

The Conference Centre is renowned for the quality of its menus which are created celebrating seasonal, local ingredients. Parking and Wi-Fi is complimentary. Rates includes refreshments served with homemade biscuits.

On-site accommodation for residential conferences and events is available at the 32 bedroom on-site Northgate House Hotel, or group accommodation at Grangehurst House.

Testimonials

A Big Thank You to Buckfast Abbey Conference Centre We recently held our inaugural conference at the Buckfast Abbey Conference Centre and were delighted with the experience. Every aspect of the process was seamless and stress-free, thanks to the helpful, encouraging, and supportive staff who played a vital role in making our event a tremendous success. I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to every member of the team for their hard work and dedication. Everything was flawless – the environment was perfect, the food was outstanding, and the attention to detail and support provided were truly second to none. We were so impressed that we have already booked three events with them for 2025. If you choose to host your event at Buckfast Abbey Conference Centre, you will not be disappointed!
Alan Stokes, Director
We used Buckfast Abbey Conference Centre for our Southwest Ultrasound Roadshow. The venue is stunning situated next to the Abbey on the edge of Dartmoor. It is a wonderful, clean and open space for a conference with beautiful grounds that can be explored over lunchtime. The food provided was gorgeous with lots of choice to suit everyone, in fact this was one of the best conference lunches I have ever had. The team that worked there were always on hand and very attentive doing everything we required. The day was a total success and all of the delegates really enjoyed their time. Canon Medical Systems had not used the Conference centre before, however we will definitely be using it again in the future.
Canon Medical Systems
We used Buckfast Abbey Conference Centre for our Southwest Ultrasound Roadshow. The venue is stunning situated next to the Abbey on the edge of Dartmoor. It is a wonderful, clean and open space for a conference with beautiful grounds that can be explored over lunchtime. The food provided was gorgeous with lots of choice to suit everyone, in fact this was one of the best conference lunches I have ever had. The team that worked there were always on hand and very attentive doing everything we required. The day was a total success and all of the delegates really enjoyed their time. Canon Medical Systems had not used the Conference centre before, however we will definitely be using it again in the future.
Canon Medical Systems
Thank you so much for having us at the Conference Centre and making it such a pleasant and successful event for us. As usual the warm welcome, excellent facilities and delicious food made for a really lovely experience for everyone attending. Many people said that they really valued the training, but one of the things that brings them back time and again is being in such a wonderful setting.
University Of Plymouth
"The staff have always been polite, helpful and nothing is ever too much trouble. The quality of the food and catering service is also highly recommended."
Sean GrinstedPartner, Francis Clark LLP
A big grateful thank you for your hospitality, delicious food and for looking after us so well and for being amenable at our meeting yesterday with you. Buckfast Abbey CC is a very special place.
South West Institute for Teaching
What a wonderful day it was. Thanks again to the team for all your help and support leading up to and on the day of the event. Everyone has commented on how wonderful the venue was and how well we were looked after.
Devon Education Services
A very big thank to your team for hosting Luscombe Maye and our clients last night - it was a very successful evening. Everyone thought that the venue was wonderful and lent itself perfectly to the number of attendees. And the equipment/tech worked perfectly, which is always a great relief to those giving the presentations! Please pass on our thanks to your chefs – the food went down extremely well with the farming community, who can be a tough crowd to impress! Thank you again for a brilliant evening enjoyed by all.
Luscombe Maye
Thank you very much indeed for helping to make our event on Saturday such a success. Having the conference centre as our base makes such a difference to a very long day. We have had many comments on how excellent the food was. Just what we needed. I look forward to working with you all next year.
Dartington Community Choir
We were delighted with every aspect of yesterday's concert. The liaison beforehand was so efficient, your staff in the Abbey were a delight as always - so welcoming and accommodating - their attitude makes things so pleasant. The numbers in attendance made our Treasurer smile! The crowning glory was of course our meal and refreshments at the Conference Centre, so ably managed by Abby who couldn't have been more helpful and obliging. We have to wait a year to sample the delights of Buckfast again, but March 2024 can't come quick enough for me!
Exeter Chamber Choir
I just wanted to say a very big thank you to you and your staff for hosting our meeting last week. The location and venue were absolutely lovely and the food even better – compliments to your chefs – very tasty indeed! Everyone that came along really enjoyed themselves and wanted to also send their thanks.
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
I just wanted to say thank you for all your help in making yesterday’s fundraiser event such a success. We received some wonderful feedback and everyone enjoyed their food so a huge big thank you for all that you did in the run up to the event and during our time with you.
Catholic Children’s Society

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