East Anglia the meet east recipe to conference success
East Anglia has all the ingredients for a successful meetings and conference destination with venues to suit all conference organisers needs.
Famed for being no more than just farmland and fens, East Anglia is actually home to a diverse landscape and some of the UK’s most beautiful scenery and historic landmarks.
East Anglia is located directly north of London and derives its name from an ancient Anglo Saxon Kingdom – Kingdom of the East Angles, the region covers 7,380 square miles of the UK.
The region is full of culture and history; Colchester for example, is the oldest recorded British Town, the University of Cambridge is the second oldest university in the English speaking world.
East Anglia is home to the Norfolk Broads and approximately 250 miles of coastline, from England’s largest tidal estuary, The Wash down to the expanse of the River Thames.
Findmeaconference are regularly booking conference venues in the main counties of East Anglia, such as Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.
Our experienced venue finding team have found that for many conference organisers ‘the only way is Essex’ with home of the Sugurhut Brentwood and Chelmsford being two of the most popular destinations within the region, proving that TOWIE, outside Essex the most popular destinations are Cambridge, Peterborough and Norwich.
The majority of enquiries we get for the region tend to be from companies within the region, who are well aware of the benefits of conferencing in East Anglia,
The abundance of space throughout East Anglia is replicated in the venues, the ease, quality and low cost of parking is a bonus not always enjoyed in many major cities.
The region is supported by fantastic transport links, linking the region nationally and internationally by land, sea and air.
With the M25, M1 and A1(M) running through the middle of the Region getting to and from the regions main cities by car is no problem.
Harwich port links the region by sea bringing in enquiries and conferences from Holland and Denmark.
East Anglia also houses two of the UK’s busiest airports; London Stansted and London Luton, with the regions third airport Norwich International also flying in conference delegates from around the UK and overseas.
The region offers diversity in landscape that is matched by a diverse selection of venues for meetings and conferences.
With the Olympics in 2012, East Anglia provides the perfect alternative on the capital’s doorstep to organisers looking for venues close to the action but outside of the city.
From Alan Partridge in Norfolk to the cast of The Only Way is Essex, East Anglia has a venue for all.