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
Up to 160
Fresh coffee and biscuits
await you
Dart room 2
Dart room 3
Dart room 4 -large
Three ceiling
LCD screens
Dart room 5
Up to 130 delegates.
Mezzanine floor with
breakout rooms
St Luke's Suite
The Clifford Suite
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.
£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
£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
Telephone: 01364 645530
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.
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