Venues & Events
(menu)On an all Time High
Feeling depressed about being back in the office after bank holiday? Then start planning your next teambuilding away-day, courtesy of Cotswolds-based Ultimate High's Aerial Top Gun Challenge.
It's every Maverick wannabes dream: flying suit, name badge (yes you can choose Maverick, or Ice-Man, or Girl's Blouse), and then fly off with an ex-Red Arrow or combat-trained instructor to enjoy
some tail-chasing, extreme aerobatics and close formation flying, before you get to take the controls yourself.
WHAT'S NEW: LONDON
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We've come late to Pearl's dessert cocktails but after a recent tasting, we can't get enough of them. It's hard to choose a favourite out of the five: rhubarb custard crumble, Bramley apple pie, strawberries and cream, lemon meringue pie and raspberry sherry trifle. Enjoy one in place of dessert in Silhouette, Pearl's gorgeous 12-seater private dining room.
Just Desserts at Pearl -
The glamorous Prism Restaurant & Bar is offering 50% off the minimum spend on private dining throughout August, until September 17. Choose from two spaces: the gentlemen's club-style Library seating 20, or the Mezzanine seating 40, with its dual aspect view of the restaurant and Leadenhall Market.
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Throughout the month of September, book an evening event at Museum in Docklands and you and your guests will receive a free cocktail on arrival, plus a private view of the excellent 'Jack the Ripper and the East End' exhibition. Carry on the party in one of the permanent galleries or unusual function spaces.
Free Cocktails at Museum in Docklands
Free Wedding Cake at Commonwealth Club
Credit crunch affecting your wedding plans? Here's an incentive to tie the knot before the end of next year. The Commonwealth Club is offering a complimentary Peggy Porschen wedding cake, to a maximum value of £1,000, for all wedding receptions booked in 2008/9.
WHAT'S NEW: UK
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Cathedral Quarter Hotel, Derby’s first boutique hotel, is a new £5 million development in the city’s buzzing Cathedral Quarter. Once home to the Derbyshire Police Museum, the listed building has had a major refurbishment and offers 38 bedrooms, two meeting rooms, a spa and gym. There is also a stylish restaurant and bar, with a private dining room for up to 18 guests, or a Chef’s Table for 8.
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With news that the British Grand Prix is coming to Donington Park in 2010, we thought it timely to remind you of its excellent conference facilities, such as the Paddock Suite Complex at the heart of the track holding up to 600, and the Conservatory Suite, situated right by the Melbourne Hairpin. Add a track experience and hey presto, you're Lewis Hamilton!
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It's never too late to hold a summer country house party, so if you're still wanting a place to take your colleagues for an off site, check out Colchester's 12-bedroomed Maison Talbooth, fresh from its refurb and boasting a new Garden Room, three new bedrooms, pool house, outdoor tennis court and spa. Special rates are offered on exclusive hire.
Late Summer Parties at Maison Talbooth
Free iPod Touch at Q
Book a conference at any QHotel between 1 August and 30 November 2008 to a value of £5,000 or more, and the booker will receive a sleek iPod Touch. With a choice of 21 luxury hotels throughout the UK, catering for up to 700, you're sure to find one that suits, particularly with such an appealing incentive!Hampers
The pick of heavenly hampers - for Christmas and beyond
Catering
From intimate dinners to 1,000-cover banquets
Food Delivery
Desk-side dining, from sushi to sandwiches
WHAT'S NEW: HOSPITALITY
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Summer may be nearly over but Sandown still have several racing fixtures left, with Pimms and BBQ-fuelled hospitality in either a private box or a marquee. Prices start from £90 for a Marquee BBQ Package, and £170 for a Private Box Package, catering from 10 to 500 guests. September fixture dates are 11, 12 and 17.
Last of the Summer at Sandown -
The listings are now in for the much anticipated BlackRock Masters event at the Albert Hall in December. Sampras, Edberg, McEnroe, Ivanisevic, Cash, Leconte, Bahrami and Pioline are all confirmed in the hottest line-up in the event's history, with Sampras making his first return to London's courts since his last Wimbledon triumph in 2002.
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Planning your hospitality for next year? Aston Villa is busy putting the finishing touches to Trinity Road, a suite of four new executive lounges each with its own packages at different price points, such as Directors at £7,000 per person, in a suite at the centre of the Trinity Road stand, or 82 Lounge, a relaxed, contemporary bar with premium seating, at £2,700.
New 2009 Hospitality for Villa Fans
Pimms Summerfest in Holland Park
Here's a lovely way to spend the last few days of summer: from 27 to 31 August, Holland Park and Pimms are hosting 25 talented comedians, each performing bite-size chunks of comedy in the open-air (but under cover) theatre, as you enjoy a Pimms picnic...
International News
Dublin Opening for Bentley's
Richard Corrigan is going back to his roots and has just opened a Dublin branch of Bentley's in his native Ireland. The exclusive oyster bar and grill is divided into a restaurant (available
for exclusive lunch hire for 75) and Aviator Lounge, also available for private hire and seating up to 100 for drinks and 40 for dinner. The Georgian building, which used to be Brownes Townhouse,
additionally houses a private dining room for up to 60 and ten bedrooms.
Alfresco Venues
