Longhirst Hall - Centre for Personal and Corporate Development
Longhirst's conferencing facilities offer complete flexibility and comfort from an international conference for 250 delegates to an informal interview room.
Offering 23 conferencing rooms, Longhirst sets itself apart from other Hotel and Conference Centres by offering truly all inclusive delegate business packages and the most flexible of timings.
The refreshment centre offers unlimited tea, coffee, chilled drinks, fruit and snacks removing any interruptions. Break whenever you want, unwind with a coffee in our Drawing room or step outside and recharge with a chilled drink in the gardens.
As the North East's leading conference centre Longhirst Hall is always listening and adapting to what our customers want. That's why Longhirst were first to offer free internet access in our meeting rooms and now offer interactive whiteboards in a number of our meeting rooms.
Rooms
The conference centre room table gives you the option to choose the conferencing room that best caters for your requirements, assess the best options according to: size, number of delegates and layout.
| Ground Floor | ||||||
| Room | U shape |
Class room |
Theatre style |
Board room |
Cabaret style |
Dimensions L x W x H (M) |
| Dobson 1 | 20 | - | 40 | 24 | 24 | 9.3 x 5.1 x 3.0 |
| Dobson 2 | 12 | - | 20 | 16 | 12 | 5.6 x 5.3 x 3.0 |
| Court Suite | - | 200 | 270 | - | 150 | 19.5 x 13.5 x 2.5 |
| Lawson | 25 | 18 | 50 | 30 | 30 | 9.9 x 6.6 x 3.5 |
| Joicey | 20 | 16 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 10.3 x 5.5 x 4.2 |
| Quiet Lounge | 8 | 8 | 20 | 12 | - | 5.6 x 4 .9 x 3.3 |
| Eldon | - | - | - | 12 | - | 7.0 x 3.5 x 2.4 |
| First Floor | ||||||
| Room | U shape |
Class room |
Theatre style |
Board room |
Cabaret style |
Dimensions L x W x H (M) |
| Collingwood 3 | 8 | - | 18 | 10 | 10 | 5.1 x 3.0 x 3.0 |
| Collingwood 4 | 10 | 24 | 12 | 15 | 5.1 x 4 .0 x 3.0 | |
| Collingwood 5 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 5.1 x 4.0 x 3.0 | |
| Sanderson 1 | 30 | 34 | 80 | 36 | 36 | 12 x 6.7 x 3.2 |
| Sanderson 2 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 12 | - | 5.6 x 4.5 x 3.3 |
| Sanderson 3 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 12 | - | 5.6 x 4.9 x 3.3 |
| Sanderson 4 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 12 | - | 6.2 x 4.4 x 3.3 |
| Collingwood 1 | 30 | - | 44 | 34 | 40 | 12.6 x 5.2 x 2.7 |
| Collingwood 2 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | - | 5.4 x 4.2 x 2.8 |
| Moore | 10 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 6.2 x 5.5 x 3.5 |
| Stephenson | 8 | 8 | 15 | 12 | - | 5.9 x 4.4 x 3.5 |
| Barker | 18 | 12 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 8.0 x 6.4 x 3.5 |
| Stowell | 8 | 8 | 15 | 12 | - | 5.8 x 4.4 x 3.5 |
| Hester Clark | 8 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 4.7 x 5.9 x 3.5 |
| Second Floor | ||||||
| Room | U shape |
Class room |
Theatre style |
Board room |
Cabaret style |
Dimensions L x W x H (M) |
| Portland 1 | 20 | 14 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 8.0 x 6.2 x 2.5 |
| Portland 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | - | 5.8 x 4.4 x 2.5 |
Conferencing centre
includes:
- Dedicated, flexibly arranged conference rooms
- Complimentary Wi-Fi internet access
- Business centre for delegates providing IT facilities and administration services
- Services of an Event Co-ordinator
- AV and presentation equipment including interactive whiteboards
- Flip chart, pads and pens
- Whiteboard and pens
- Highlighters, pencils, delegate name cards, notepads and folders
- Refreshment centre open all day
Rates
All rates are per person, per night, excluding V.A.T., unless otherwise stated.
| Day Delegate | Rates (Valid from 01/04/2008 - 31/03/2009) |
| 8 Hour (including lunch) | £45 |
| 24 Hour Delegate | |
| Single | £151 |
| Double | £230 |
| Syndicate | |
| Syndicate/Conference Room | £110 |
24 Hour Conferencing Delegate Rates include:
- Accommodation with complimentary broad band access
- Full English breakfast
- 3 course dinner
- Room Hire including broadband access, laptop and data projector in main room
- Unlimited tea, coffee and refreshments including Coca Cola, mineral water, Diet Coke, fresh fruit, muffins, cake bars, sweets and dried fruit
- 2 course carvery Lunch
Provision
By prior arrangement we can also offer:
- On-site training and development consultancy
- On-site teambuilding service
Utilising our extensive grounds Longhirst has hosted a number of successful team building events for local leading business companies like Nissan, Greggs and Sage UK. While attracting high profile events to the North East, including the BBC Government News Network Conference.
Once your day has drawn to a close, why not stay with us a little while longer - Longhirst Hall is the perfect place to unwind. Relaxation can be creative in a business sense too. Impromptu networking meetings over dinner in our Boyson restaurant or a pint in the newly refurbished Orangery bar can give rise to inspired solutions. Alternatively you may just wish to exchange and savour the day's achievements with your colleagues and a better setting you could not ask for.
Longhirst Hall has plenty of car parking spaces on-site, provided free to all our guests.
