Butlin's has opened its new £16million West Lakes Chalet Village at its Minehead resort in Somerset. The chalet village, built around lakes and landscaped gardens, includes 117 new style chalets to accommodate up to 560 guests. The new chalets will complement the existing range of two, three and four bedroom apartments at Butlin’s Minehead.

Meeting and conference facilities at Butlin’s Minehead include the main Skyline Pavilion seating up to 5648 delegates for a theatre style meeting plus a selection of smaller meeting rooms and a cinema to seat up to 200 delegates.

Butlin’s Minehead is located on the Bristol Channel coast in west Somerset and is around a two hour drive from Bristol.

Details: www.butlins.com

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Published: 13 May 2015

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Blackstock Meetings, a new venue to the conference and meetings market, is located in 70 acres of the South Downs countryside in East Sussex.

Blackstock Meetings comprises two rustic-styled newly refurbished barns: the Tudor Barn and the Granary. Both are suitable for meetings, conferences, product launches, exhibitions and showcases, dining and entertaining and corporate parties.

The Tudor Barn dates from the 16th century. It incorporates a gallery and private courtyard with break out areas. The Tudor Barn will accommodate up to 60 delegates cabaret style.

The Granary is a rustic-styled barn which was converted last year. It incorporates a large mezzanine floor and private courtyard. The Granary will accommodate up to 100 delegates cabaret style with breakout space.

There are also plenty of outdoor spaces available for larger events and team building days. Both barns are equipped with the latest AV technology with free use of wi-fi, flipcharts, whiteboards and markers. Catering includes refreshments throughout the day with hot and cold lunch options and dinner in the evening.

Blackstock Meetings is situated in the village of Hellingly, near to the town of Hailsham and a ten minute taxi ride from Polegate station.

Details:  www.blackstockmeetings.co.uk

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Published: 12 May 2015

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24 Royal Terrace is a small, luxury 16-bedroom hotel opening summer 2015 on the historic Royal Terrace in Edinburgh.

Formerly the Ailsa Craig Hotel, the building has recently undergone a million pound revamp, retaining and restoring its principal architectural features such as the ceiling cornices, stairwells and cupola, whilst adding a contemporary modern interior design plus the latest technology including super-fast wi-fi and speakers in all rooms.

The 24 Royal Terrace bar will include a wine wall and a whisky trolley. The hotel will also feature an impressive collection of local and international art.

The Royal Terrace is the longest continuous building of Georgian architecture in Edinburgh. It was built originally in the 1820's and boasts commanding views across the city to the Firth of Forth.

24 Royal Terrace is a short walk from Edinburgh's Waverley Station and is just less than ten miles from Edinburgh Airport.

Details:  www.24royalterrace.com

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Published: 13 May 2015

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Moonraker may sound like the name of a modern hotel but the building, which is now houses the Moonraker hotel, is mentioned in the Domesday Book as being part of the Abbess of Glastonbury’s estate.

The Moonraker was formerly the Old Manor Hotel. It has been renamed in memory the Wiltshire brandy and spirit smugglers who operated by moonlight throughout the Middle Ages.

The Moonraker now has 21 bedrooms and a walled garden, as well as bee hives, rare breed pigs and chickens. The bedrooms are located in the manor house, the old pig sties, the old cow sheds and the old barns. All are en-suite, furnished with antiques and equipped with wireless fibre optic broadband and a flat screen television. The restaurant offers farmhouse-style dining using locally sourced and home grown ingredients plus produce from the on-site smokery.

The Moonraker has a small boardroom and a two acre paddock which can be used for team–building events including clay pigeon shooting and an assault course. Drawing and painting, smoking and curing course can also be arranged at the hotel. Exclusive use of the Moonraker is possible.

The Moonraker is 15 minutes from Bath and the M4 and 30 minutes from Bristol by car. Bradford on Avon and Trowbridge stations are a four minute drive from the hotel.

Details: www.moonrakerhotel.com

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Published: 12 May 2015

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