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Incorporating Conferences, Meetings, Seminars, Exhibitions, Group Travel, Banquets, Event Catering, Sport and Leisure

Contents

Welcome to the University of Birmingham 2

City of Birmingham – A City with Heart and Soul 3

Shackleton Hall 5

The Manor House 6

Chamberlain Hall 7

Elgar Court and Self-Catering Accommodation 8

Conference Park 9

Wast Hills House 10

University Catering 11

The Great Hall 13

Edgbaston Campus Facilities 14

Barber Institute and Botanic Gardens 16

Munrow Sports Centre and Priestley Centre 17

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When it comes to venues the University

of Birmingham is most versatile, as

well as its convenient location, ease

of access and generous facilities it can

provide for all types of accommodation,

conferences, events and exhibitions.

All this against a backdrop of landscaped

grounds, the beauty of our original

red-brick campus and jewels like the

Barber Institute, one of the world’s

finest art galleries.

Our dedicated team in the Conference

Office are available to offer advice

and information on the full range

of services we have to offer. The team

have extensive experience in hosting

conferences, meetings and events and

will be able to assist in ensuring you

choose the right venue for your event.

Our choice of venues guarantees that

whatever your budget we can offer

value and quality of service.

With the achievement of the Investor

in People standard in 2001, Hospitality

and Accommodation Services became

the first department at the University

of Birmingham to obtain this

prestigious award.

By investing in our staff through

training and development you can be

assured that your event is managed by

a highly trained and committed team

of professionals.

Welcome to the University of Birmingham

conferences seminars meetings exhibitions accomodation celebrations events

Home to the renowned City of

Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

and the internationally acclaimed

Birmingham Royal Ballet, Birmingham

also boasts contemporary and

avant-garde works at the Ikon Gallery

and Waterhall Gallery of Modern Art,

while the Birmingham Museum and

Art Gallery is home to the worlds finest

collection of Pre-Raphaelite art.

The City of Birmingham

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Birmingham is a unique and thriving

cosmopolitan destination which

has built to great effect on its deep

historical roots and multicultural past

and present. The cultural scene of

galleries, music venues and theatres

is complemented by a bustling nightlife

that comprises a mix of bars, clubs and

restaurants of every variety.

A City with Heart and Soul

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It does not stop here, future developments include the opening of the Bullring

adding new shops, such as Selfridges and Debenhams, cafés and restaurants.

Birmingham is a wonderful place

to party, relax and unwind with your

colleagues. Broad Street is a great place

to start , you’ll find pubs, clubs and

restaurants to suit all tastes and pockets.

Brindley Place – just off Broad Street – is

a lively complex of bars and places to

eat set in the heart of the City’s award

winning canalside.

Shopping has become a speciality with

its mix of restored arcades, modern

malls, friendly markets and designer

stores. The Mailbox is Birmingham’s

elite designer shopping mall with

brand names including Harvey Nichols,

Emporio Armani and Hugo Boss.

Not far away is the famous Jewellery

Quarter where you can take home

exquisite and unique jewellery at

realistic prices.

Development also continues on Eastside

with a new learning, technology and

heritage quarter; a city park is to be

created in front of Millennium Point.

A new Central Library will form the

focus of Eastside’s Learning Quarter.

There are also plans to create a Media

Village to house some of the creative

and media industry in the City.

Broadway Plaza at Five Ways is the

biggest commercial leisure project

to open in 2003, home to a twelve

screen cinema, twenty-lane bowling

complex and a health and fitness club.

All this and more will make the City of

Birmingham a thriving and exciting city

even more dynamic and spectacular.

When you travel a few miles out of

Birmingham a whole new world of

attractions opens up. Stratford-upon-

Avon, the birthplace of William

Shakespeare is just under an hour away;

you can also visit the World Heritage site

of Ironbridge Gorge in rural Shropshire.

The Potteries of Stoke-on-Trent and

the beautiful countryside and villages

of the Cotswolds are a little further but

easily reached.

Further Afield

Situated in landscaped grounds of the

Vale in the leafy suburb of Edgbaston,

Shackleton Hall is undergoing major

refurbishment to create 346 en suite

bedrooms in cluster flats of four to

eight people and will be available

during the summer vacation periods

from July 2005 onwards.

The ground floor will be converted

into a hub to provide a variety of

branded catering outlets, bars and

a convenience store.

The main dining room will hold up to

500 diners and the various bars can be

used for entertainment.

The light and spacious Juice Bar will be

an ideal venue for year-round meetings

and conferences.

Shackleton Hall

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University Accommodation

In Brief

❚ 346 single en suite bedrooms

❚ Largest meeting room seating up to 230

❚ Seminar rooms seating 20-30

❚ Dining for every occasion – seating up to 500

❚ Disabled access

❚ Full range of audio/visual equipment

❚ 24-hour reception

❚ Free car parking

❚ Available during summer vacation periods

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Formerly the family home of the late

George and Dame Elizabeth Cadbury,

the Manor House is set in attractive

grounds and is an ideal location for

self-contained conferences for up

to130 delegates.

A licensed bar is available.

In 1890, George Cadbury, the founder

of the chocolate firm, purchased

what was then known as New House.

Extensive alterations were made

involving the rebuilding of the main

house into a rambling Tudor mansion.

The Cadbury family renamed it the

Manor House and resided there until

the early 1950s when it was sold to

the University of Birmingham.

In February 1954 the Manor House

opened as a hall of residence.

The Manor House is available during

the Christmas, Easter and summer

vacations.

The Manor House


In Brief

❚ 123 Single en suite bedrooms

❚ 5 twin en suite bedrooms

❚ Tea/coffee-making facilities available in

all bedrooms


❚ 5 seminar rooms seating from 15 to 60

❚ Dining for every occasion seating up to 130

❚ Bar

❚ Partial disabled access

❚ Full range of audio/visual equipment can

be provided


❚ Available during the Christmas, Easter and

summer vacation periods

In Brief

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Situated in the grounds of the

Vale, Chamberlain Hall is ideal for

conferences and groups who wish

to be self-contained in a hall with its

own dining and meeting facilities.

Alternatively a short walk through

landscape grounds to our picturesque

campus are the many tiered lecture

theatres and seminar rooms seating

from 10 to 520 delegates.

All the standard bedrooms are fitted

with hand washbasins. Showers,

baths and toilets are provided for each

corridor which accommodates some

twenty rooms.

Chamberlain Hall is available during

the Christmas, Easter and summer

vacation periods.

Chamberlain Hall❚ 125 single standard bedrooms

with washbasin


❚ Tea/coffee-making facilities in all bedrooms


❚ 4 seminar rooms seating from 20 to 60

❚ 2 dining rooms seating 100 and

250 respectively

❚ Bar



be provided


❚ Limited free car parking

❚ Available during the Christmas, Easter and

summer vacation periods


In Brief

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The accommodation will be let on a

bed and breakfast basis during summer

vacations from July 2004 onwards. A

continental breakfast will be delivered

to the kitchen areas daily.

From July 2005 breakfast and other

meals can be taken in nearby

Shackleton Hall.

The bedrooms can be booked by groups

or on an individual basis.

Elgar Court

Self-CateringAccommodation

Situated on the Vale, a brand new development of 236 en suite bedrooms in cluster flats of six to

eight people. All flats have their own kitchen area where tea/coffee-making facilities are provided.

Each bedroom is provided with bed

linen and towels and the kitchen is

equipped with fridge/freezer, cooker

and basic utensils such as pots, pans,

crockery and cutlery. Coin operated

launderettes and public telephones

are on site.

The flats are popular with young people

on a budget or for groups who want

independence.

During the summer vacation rooms

within the University’s self-catering

flats are available for bookings. The

flats are self-contained within units

each consisting of five or six single-

study bedrooms some with en suite

facilities. The kitchen/dining area is

shared by all of the residents in the flat.

❚ 236 single en suite bedrooms in clusters

of 6-8 people

❚ Kitchen/dining area to be shared by all

residents in the flat

❚ Tea/coffee-making facilities provided in

the kitchen

❚ Disabled access

❚ Limited free car parking.

❚ Available during summer vacation periods


In Brief

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The University of Birmingham has

superb residential and non-residential

conference facilities adjacent to the

campus. The Conference Park has four

principal buildings: Lucas House, Peter

Scott House, Hornton Grange and Garth

House (grade II* listed). A pleasant

working environment is provided in

individually designed buildings, each

with its own character and all standing

in their own peaceful grounds with

ample free car parking space.

The high standard of catering has

been the subject of many glowing

reports from guests. There are two

bars in which to relax and meet friends

and colleagues.

The professional and friendly staff are

always on hand to make life easier for

you and your conference delegates.

Hornton Grange with its conservatory

dining room is also available for

wedding receptions.

The Conference Park

Year-round Training and Conference Facilities

❚ 105 en suite bedrooms with telephone,

television, hairdryer, radio clock alarm,

ironing facilities and full welcome tray

including fresh fruit

❚ Largest meeting room seating 85

❚ 9 well-equipped meeting rooms

seating 10-60

❚ 12 syndicate rooms seating 2-10

❚ Most meeting rooms are air conditioned

❚ 2 dining rooms

❚ 2 bars


be provided

❚ In-house health and fitness suite comprising

sauna, solarium and small multigym

❚ Disabled access



❚ Available all year-round

In Brief

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A country house style residential

and non-residential Conference Centre

commanding fine views over the

Worcestershire countryside situated

on the edge of Birmingham. Wast Hills

House was formerly the residence of

the late William Adlington Cadbury

and family.

Wast Hills House provides residential

accommodation for up to thirty-nine

guests in single-study bedrooms, a third

of which have en suite facilities.

There are four conference rooms

of varying sizes comfortably seating

up to fifty-five delegates with an

additional four syndicates for up to eight.

All meeting rooms are equipped with a

full range of audio-visual equipment.

The main dining room seats up to

fifty-five and other rooms are available

for smaller functions.

The house and grounds provide a

wonderful venue for weddings with

exclusive use of all its facilities at weekends.

Wast Hills House

Year-round Training and Conference Facilities


❚ 27 single standard bedrooms with hand

washbasin

❚ Each bedroom is equipped with a radio clock

alarm, ironing facilities, direct dial telephone

and a welcome tray including fresh fruit

❚ Largest meeting room seating 55

❚ 7 seminar/syndicate rooms seating 8 to 30

❚ Dining for every occasion seating

❚ Bar


be provided



❚ Available all year-round

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There are over seventeen catering outlets

providing anything from a cup of coffee

and a sandwich to a banquet and wedding

reception for 520 people. Food for

Thought the University’s delivery

service, can provide a wide range of

fork and finger buffets and beverage

services catering from 5 to 500 people.

Our recently launched Event Catering

enables us to cater at remote locations

both on and off campus from 50

to 520 people. Temporary bars can

also be provided.

Conveniently located in the centre of

campus, Staff House provides an ideal

venue for conferences, seminars,

corporate hospitality, lunches, dinners

and wedding receptions.

The venue boasts an extensive range

of menus that are professionally and

imaginatively designed by our expert

chefs. The menus are complimented

by our comprehensive wine list.

Our professional, yet warm and friendly

team will ensure that your function is

one to remember.

University Catering Staff House

University Catering offer a wide range of

services that will meet all your needs.

In Brief

❚ Noble Room dining for up to 400

depending upon type of function

❚ Astor Suite with private rooms for

conferences, seminars, exhibitions and

dining from 10 to 100.

❚ The Bratby Bar ideal venue for private

parties and functions

In Brief

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❙ AVANTI – a 160-seat restaurant –

provides a wide range of fast food.

❙ GO – a very popular sandwich

shop – provides a large range of

sandwiches, pastries, speciality coffee,

confectionery and cakes.

❙ Freshly made sandwiches can be

made while you wait at CAFÉ GO

❙ University Centre also houses a

‘shopping centre’ with a number of

retail outlets including a supermarket

with an off-licence, bookshop,

hairdresser, travel agent, computer

supplier, card shop, optician and

several banks.

University Centre

Edgbaston Cricket CentreFor an alternative venue the Edgbaston

Cricket Centre next door to the

Warwickshire County Ground can

offer excellent facilities for conferences

and functions.

Bar 6 is managed by University Catering

in partnership with the Cricket Centre

to ensure that all your catering and bar

requirements are met.

❚ Meeting room seating 20 classroom-style

or 45 theatre-style

❚ Bar area can be used for meetings for

up to 80 people theatre-style

❚ Main hall area for exhibitions, conferences,

presentations and themed parties

❚ Free on site car parking

In Brief

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The Great Hall is the University’s

ceremonial hall. It may be booked for

lectures, meetings, concerts, exhibitions

and banquets.

The Hall and the magnificent marble

foyer are part of the original University

buildings designed by the architect

Sir Aston Webb at the beginning

of the twentieth century. He was

responsible for the Victoria and Albert

Museum, Birmingham’s Law Courts, the

Royal College of Science and Admiralty

Arch. One of the main features of the

Great Hall is the stained glass window

behind the stage. The domed ceiling

of the foyer is a wonderful example

of trompe l’oeil painting.

The Great Hall

❚ Raised stage

❚ Flat floored seating for up to 520 for

lectures, meetings and concerts

❚ Full audio-visual equipment can be provided

❚ 900 sq metres exhibition space

❚ Banquets provided by our Event Catering

from 300 to 520 people

❚ Rotunda area above the foyer can be used

for reception, finger buffets and light

refreshments for 150 people

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The Avon Room and Avon Coffee Lounge

The Avon Room is a multi-functional

venue that provides high quality

facilities for lectures, conferences and

exhibitions. It is a 350-seat lecture

theatre with a combination of tiered

and flat floored seating. The tiered

seating can be retracted to leave

500 sq metres of flat floor suitable

for exhibitions, poster displays and

receptions. Adjacent to the Avon Room

is the coffee lounge – the ideal place

to serve light refreshments and finger

buffets provided by University Catering.

It can also be used for poster displays

and small exhibitions.

The Haworth Building

❙ 2 lecture theatres seating 383

and 175

❙ Teas/coffees can be served in

the foyer

Manufacturing and

Mechanical Engineering

❙ 5 lecture theatres seating from

72 to 300

❙ 2 seminar rooms seating up to 50

❙ The Shell Lounge can be used for

teas/coffees and finger buffets

Edgbaston Campus Facilities

There are over 100 lecture theatre

and seminar rooms of varying capacities

on the Edgbaston Campus offering a

wide choice of venues. High standard

audio/visual equipment can be provided

in all meeting rooms.

Lecture theatres and seminar rooms

are available during the vacation

periods with limited availability

during term-time.

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The Learning Centre, close to the

University train station, is a new facility

providing ten teaching rooms seating

from twenty to eighty-eight people.

The Learning Centre

School of Chemical Sciences

❙ 2 lecture theatres seating 180 and 49

❙ 1 lecture room seating 104

❙ Atrium for the service of

refreshments and finger buffets

Winterbourne House

❙ 4 lecture rooms seating from 15 to 30

❙ Light refreshments can be served

just off the foyer.

❙ The adjacent Botanic Garden can

be booked separately.

The Arts Building

❙ 1 lecture theatre seating 215

❙ 6 seminar rooms seating from

24 to 128

❙ The ground floor Mason Lounge

can be converted into a Cyber

Café with space for catering for

up to 50 people

The Gisbert Kapp Building

❙ 4 lecture theatres seating from

95 to 200

❙ 5 seminar rooms seating up to 20

❙ The large common room is ideal

for registration, refreshments

and buffet lunches and small

exhibition/poster space

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The Barber Institute of Fine Arts is

known world-wide for its outstanding

collection including masterpieces

by Botticelli, Rubens, Poussin,

Gainsborough and Turner.

The galleries are open daily and

visitors can enjoy a range of

exhibitions and events throughout

the year. The Institute is available

for hire, providing a unique venue

for high quality social occasions.

For further information, visit

www.barber.org.uk or

telephone 0121-414 7333

The Barber Institute of Fine ArtsIt also holds the NCCPG History of

the Rose Collection. Bequeathed to the

University in 1943, the Garden acts as a

focus for horticultural teaching, research

and conservation.

Open weekdays from 11 am – 4 pm,

special weekend events run throughout

the year. Guided tours or after-dinner

speakers can be arranged for delegates.

The Botanic Garden – The Edwardian Arts and Crafts

style garden covers six acres and combines themed

gardens and botanical plant collections ranging from

scree and alpine areas to herbaceous borders, perennial

meadow, bog garden and arboretum.

The Botanic Garden

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There is a swimming pool, a well-

equipped gym, health suite with sauna,

steam room, spa pool and sun beds,

squash and badminton courts and even

a sports shop and café bar.

Outdoors, there are synthetic pitches for

a game of six-a-side football, an athletics

track, tennis court and grass pitches.

Conference delegates and other visitors

resident at the University are welcome

to use the facilities for a modest fee.

Whether you just want an early

morning swim, or a whole day full of

sport with coaching and catering for

your group, you can do it here at the

Munrow Sports Centre.

The Munrow Sports Centre

The Munrow Sports Centre has an exciting array of sport

and leisure facilities – everything you need to help you

unwind after a hectic day.

A jewel in the University’s crown, the

Priestley Centre is located literally on

the shore of Coniston Water in the

Lake District.

It is fully equipped and staffed for a

wide variety of outdoor activities, and

is also able to tailor-make development

courses (including for example,

teamworking, leadership skills, effective

communication) for your organisation.

The Priestley Centre

Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TT, United KingdomDesigned and produced by the Design and Publications Office

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Telephone:0121-415 8400Fax:0121-415 8406

Email:[email protected]

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