Venue Booking : St James’ Park Football Stadium Newcastle

St James’ Park Football Stadium Newcastle
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admin on 27/01/2012 08:00:00

A modern football stadium with a brand new four star hotel across the road and
within walking distance of the main rail station is an enticing combination for
the conference organiser – hence my visit to view the facilities in and around
St James’ Park the home of Newcastle United Football Club.

Whilst in Newcastle I took the opportunity to view some hotels.
Football Clubs invariably have massive conference and banqueting suites but the
rooms, designed to allow as many people to watch the action on the pitch as
possible, are not always the ideal shape from the conference organiser’s point
of view. The suites can be long and narrow.
The meeting facilities at St James’ Park are extensive – spread over five
floors of the main stand. For the large scale event the Bamburgh Suite on Level
4 ‘fits the bill, seating up to 1000 guests for a banquet. It is the largest
dining space in Newcastle upon Tyne. It is split into two sections divided by a
dance floor. It also has a raised stage. The Platinum Club which can accommodate
the same number of guests can be used for pre-dinner receptions.
There is also a good selection of smaller meeting rooms on the lower levels –
rooms with plenty of natural daylight, and fully equipped technically. They will
seat between 100 and 320 delegates theatre style. There is no shortage of
syndicate space with boardrooms/smaller rooms on all levels plus single, double
and triple boxes. Considering the amount of meeting space, the stadium feels
surprisingly compact. You don’t walk miles from one room to another!
Access, décor and equipment are first class throughout. Web details are below
so you can check individual room dimensions and capacities without me listing
them
Details: www.nufc.co.uk
I thought Newcastle United Football Club had three USPs apart from the above:
1 It is a city centre stadium, a five minute walk at most from Newcastle Central
station.
2. The stadium offers complimentary on-site parking for any guest using the
conference and banqueting facilities.
3. The stadium has the facilities and capacity to stage a large and complex
conference including a car launch in the main suite, with a full catering
package, exhibition space and smaller syndicate rooms in support.