Brighton

Introduction

Located on the UK’s South Coast just 70km due south of London, Brighton & Hove is the perfect place to hold a conference, business meeting, exhibition or corporate social function. 

Brighton is one of England's premier coastal destinations - offering all the benefits of the seaside, but with the facilities and culture of a truly modern European city. Brighton boasts an amazing array and mix of venues that can host large scale conferences or the smallest meeting. The city’s largest venue, The Brighton Centre, holds up to 4,450 people and has exhibition space of over 1900 m²

Brighton & Hove has no equal in terms of what it offers outside the delegate hall or meeting room. The city is famed (and quite rightly so) for its cosmopolitan atmosphere, vibrant nightlife and unique arts & culture scene, which allow participants to ‘free their mind’ and really enjoy their time in the city.

Economic and academic specialisms

Brighton can accommodate all types of conference and events from various sectors. 

Brighton is also a city with an impressive IT / Digital Media business reputation, so conferences in this sector also find the city a great place to be. For the same reasons the Medical sector has great synergy with the city as Brighton has world leading research schools at both Sussex and Brighton Universities.

Brighton is also seeing more and more events with a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) angle coming because of the city’s own strong environmental proposition.

Aligned to main conference proposal the city offers, several of Brighton’s most prestigious venues have begun to develop and evolve their meeting, event and conference facilities, further enhancing the destination’s already substantial MICE product.

Key venue

The Brighton Centre is one of the largest purpose-built conference centres in the south of England. Situated on Brighton's famous promenade and offering spectacular seafront views across the Channel makes the Brighton Centre a perfect place to relax as well as do business.

The venue has hosted National and International conferences for over 30 years, and are proud of their reputation as an experienced leader in managing high security and prestigious events.

The facilities offer 2,000sqm of primary exhibition space, plenary meeting capacities from 300 - 4,000 and18 syndicate rooms. Brighton Centre is flexible in its design and this enables venue to meet the individual requirements of each event whether it is 20 simultaneous breakout sessions and delegate lunches for 3,000 or space to exhibit helicopters.

Brighton Centre's dedicated operational team have a professional approach to each individual event and enjoy the challenge of exceeding their client’s expectations. 

Accommodation

With over 1,500 rooms within a 10 minute walk of all our main conference venues and a further 3,000 within 20 minutes, there is an ample amount of accommodation to suit conferences of all sizes.

Ranging from an impressive array of international brand three, four and five star hotels through to small hotels, guest houses and self catering apartments, the city is able to accommodate delegates’ demands, tastes and budget.

Brighton’s accommodation product now offers more choice than ever before - in the last 5 years, the city has seen a 12% increase in bed stock with brands such as myhotel, Jury’s Inn, Radisson Blu and Park Inn all opening new hotels.

Situated in the heart of Brighton, the iconic Royal Pavilionoffers a truly spectacular location for a corporate event. The State Rooms, Banqueting Room and Great Kitchen are just three areas of the Royal Palace organisers can privately hire for receptions, formal dinners or cocktail parties.

The Brighton Dome- also part of Royal Pavilion Estate - can give any event a touch of elegance and grandeur. Formally the Prince Regents’ riding stables this venue can accommodate banquets for 600 people and drink receptions for 1200.

Stanmer House is a Grade 1 listed magnificent country house on the edge of Brighton. This historic venue is a perfect venue for drinks receptions, evening dinners or receptions. Having an extensive private ‘outside area’ this venue can accommodate numbers of all sizes.

For the unusual and unique, look no further than our very own Brighton Pier. Built in 1866 the elegant Victorian Pier can host events in two private areas. Champagne fish and chips with an ‘offshore’ firework display are some of the many options available.