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Clayton Hotels takeover Tamburlaine, Cambridge

The Tamburlaine Hotel Cambridge has just been taken over by the Clayton Hotel Group. And will be rebranded as the Clayton Hotel next year. The group already own over 40 hotels across UK & Ireland, which include both Clayton and Maldon Hotels. In 2021 the group are due to open a further 6 new UK…

HotelRes and TR Global Events – a Formidable New Partnership in Event Management

HotelRes and TR Global Events are delighted to announce a formal partnership which will offer corporate clients a complete, global event management service. Complete Service Offering Both companies already work with leading global organisations as independent businesses, and their respective teams know each other well through decades of experience in the industry. By partnering, the…

The Cambridge Effect

Nothing quite says “Cambridge” like its ancient colleges. During vacation periods, you can enjoy a unique private dining experience within their magnificent great halls. However, some colleges, keen to capitalise on the corporate event market, have also been hiring meeting space to private clients for some time. Claire, Robinson and Homerton colleges, for example, can…

The Pitt Building, Cambridge

Pitt Building is part of the famous Cambridge University Press (CUP).  The historic building was home to the printing presses until they moved to their new home, but still hosts the panel that decide which books are published by the CUP, in the stunning Oriel Room. The Pitt Building is situated in the heart of…

Rural Retreat

Looking to get away from the hustle and bustle of the standard city centre corporate meeting venues? Want your delegates to work free from distraction? West Lexham is set in the Norfolk countryside between Swaffham and Fakenham, the site comprises a manor house, cottages, tree houses and glamorous bell tents in the summer season. Able…

Kings Place, near Kings Cross London, ready for a re-launch

Kings Place Events is to refurbish its popular Battlebridge Room this summer, ready to re-launch in September to celebrate the King’s Cross venue’s 10th anniversary in October. The canal-side room features a private, covered terrace and offers the perfect blank canvas space for a range of events from meetings, product launches, weddings, summer and Christmas…

The Gonville Hotel, Cambridge, opens Gresham House

The newly refurbished Gresham House bedrooms and ESPA treatment rooms have now launched at The Gonville Hotel in Cambridge. Offering 6 self-contained individually themed plush bedrooms each with their own little touches and locally influenced art work.  Gresham house offers a 5 star feel in the city centre. The well-appointed rooms feature state of the…

Novotel London Stansted

We recently went to visit the newly refurbished Novotel London Stansted. The hotel, formerly the Hilton Stansted, has had a complete refurbishment. Although on the edge of the airport complex the hotel has plenty of parking with over 500 spaces and has a shuttle bus to and from the terminal. Being on the edge of…

London’s Best Railway Arch Venues

Many of us in the events industry will be very familiar with those magic words, ‘something a bit different’. In the constant effort to stand out and create unique events in unusual surroundings, event professionals are increasingly turning away from the traditional, corporate conference space and are instead seeking out more characterful venues which better…

New Modern Term Time Space in Cambridge

We are always complaining about the lack of conference space in Cambridge.  Now there is a new venue that is available all year round; not just during university holidays. Robinson College have always been one of the colleges that work with the corporate market throughout the year.  They have recently added to their space with…