The Sage Gateshead is a fully-equipped conference venue. The Sage Gateshead is a fully-equipped conference venue.


Unique conference and event venues

The Custard Factory, Birmingham
Max capacity: 250 (theatre), www.custardfactory.co.uk

Manchester United Football Club
Max Capacity: 1000 (theatre), www.manutd.com

The Oceanarium, Bournemouth
Max capacity: 60 (theatre), www.oceanarium.co.uk

Eden Project, Cornwall
Max capacity: 200 (theatre), www.edenproject.com

Warwick Castle
Max capacity: 70 (theatre), www.warwick-castle.co.uk

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Fast facts

  • The average five-star day delegate rate in NewcastleGateshead is up to US $72 cheaper than the equivalent in London, according to NewcastleGateshead Convention Bureau
  • Emirates operates direct daily flights from Dubai to Newcastle
  • Newcastle International Airport is just 22 minutes from the city centre by Metro
  • NewcastleGateshead is just three hours from London and one and a half hours from Leeds and Edinburgh by rail

10 reasons to meet in Britain

  1. Make life easy; according to the World Bank it's easier to do business in Britain than any other European country
  2. 193 languages are spoken in London alone
  3. Britain is one of the most accessible destinations in the world, with 90 airlines based at London Heathrow Airport
  4. There are more than 7000 conference venues across the country
  5. Up to 27 world heritage sites across the UK give delegates a real taste of culture
  6. According to VisitBritain the country boasts as many as 14 of the world's top 50 restaurants
  7. Britain has the third highest number of the world's largest companies
  8. Choose from more than 2000 golf courses for the ideal delegate incentive
  9. The UK has an excellent transport network, with the London Tube being the world's first underground railway
  10. More than 32 million people visited Britain last year

Key contacts for planners

British Consulates: +44 (0)207 008 1500
British Embassy: www.britishembassy.gov.uk
Customs and Excise: +44(0)845 010 9000
Conference Guernsey: +44 (0)148 1 234 567, www.guernseytrademedia.com/meetguernsey
Isle of Man Department of Tourism: +44 (0)162 468 6801 www.gov.im.tourism
Jersey Conference Bureau: +44 (0)153 444 8855, www.jerseyconferences.co.uk
Meet England: +44(0)208 8846 9000, www.tourismtrade.org.uk/meetengland
Northern Ireland Tourist Board: +44 (0)289 023 122, www.discovernorthernireland.com
VisitBritain: +44 (0)208 563 3256, visitbritain.com/business
VisitLondon: +44(0)207 2345833/68, www.visitlondon.com/business
VisitScotland: +44 (0)131 343 1608, www.conventionscotland.com
VisitWales: +44(0)292 047 5202, www.meetings.visitwales.com