Meeting and event venues in and around West Wirral

Hillbark Hotel & Spa

Country house hotel in Royden Park, Frankby, offering day delegate packages with complimentary on-site parking, a 65-inch smart TV, flipcharts and broadband. A private entrance is available for exclusive-use events.

Spaces: Three event spaces: the Great Hall, the Krug Room and the Library

0151 625 2400

Heswall Hall

Community hall in central Heswall with several configurable rooms, most with integrated AV. Paid parking is available behind the building.

Spaces: Gayton Room & Suite, Hurton Room, Alexander Room & Suite, Barnston Room, plus stage

groups of up to 200 people (venue website)

0151 342 2614

Shiftworks Hoylake

Coworking space on Market Street, Hoylake, with two hireable meeting rooms, a kitchen and breakout area, and a roof terrace. Open Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, with free on-street parking.

Spaces: A boardroom and a meeting room, bookable by the hour, half day or day

01244 390500

Ness Botanic Gardens

University of Liverpool botanic gardens near Neston with four meeting spaces, all with AV and full accessibility. The Hulme Room has views over the gardens, and there is ample free parking.

Spaces: Lecture Theatre, Hulme Room, Conference Room and Bulley Room

up to 130 theatre-style in the Lecture Theatre (venue website)

Neston Town Hall

Town council-run hall on Neston High Street, available to hire from 7am to midnight, with separate community and commercial rates. It has step-free access, and town centre car parks offer free long-stay parking.

Spaces: Main Hall with stage, Club Room and kitchen

Main Hall up to 250, or 100 seated (venue website)

0151 336 3840

Parkgate Clubhouse (The Neston Club)

Multi-sports club on Station Road, Parkgate, that hires out its function suite for corporate events. It has a large car park, air conditioning, wi-fi, a lift, disabled access, a self-contained entrance and licensed bars.

Spaces: The Cranston function suite

0151 336 4199

Thornton Hall Hotel & Spa

Hotel set in seven acres of gardens at Thornton Hough with meeting rooms for 2 to 600 delegates. Day and 24-hour delegate packages include a projector, screen, flipchart, Wi-Fi and free parking.

Spaces: Five rooms from the 10-seat Pagoda and two boardrooms up to the Cristal Suite and Torintone Suite

up to 600 theatre-style in the Torintone Suite (venue website)

0151 353 3716

Thornton Manor

Historic country estate at Thornton Hough, best known for weddings, which also takes private hire for corporate gala dinners and team-building events.

Spaces: Function rooms including the Music Hall, plus indoor and outdoor spaces

0151 353 1155

Westbourne Hall

Renovated community trust venue in central West Kirby with three rooms available from 9am to 11pm daily. It has on-site parking, disabled access, a hearing loop and tea points in every room.

Spaces: Main Hall, Connor Suite and a Conference Room

0151 625 0344

The Lauries Centre

Office and conference centre on Claughton Road, Birkenhead. The step-free ground-floor Exmouth suite seats up to 200 theatre-style, and the first-floor Training Hub takes up to 30. AV is available to hire, and wi-fi is free.

Spaces: The Exmouth suite, the Training Hub and a boardroom

up to 200 theatre-style in The Exmouth (venue website)

0151 650 6999

Eastham Hall

Coworking and office building on Eastham Village Road with a separate boardroom available to book. It has more than 85 free parking spaces, high-speed wi-fi and a shared kitchen.

Spaces: Bookable boardroom alongside coworking desks and breakout spaces

Floral Pavilion

Seafront theatre and conference venue on Marine Promenade with a conference suite and several smaller rooms, some overlooking the Mersey. Enquiries go to the events team by email or through the contact form.

Spaces: 814-seat theatre, three-room Conference Suite, plus Tower Room, Winter Gardens, Palace Room and Tivoli Suite

814-seat theatre; Conference Suite up to 500 theatre-style (venue website)

Hulme Hall

Historic hall in Port Sunlight village with about 10,000 sq ft of function space on one level and its own large car park. All rooms have wi-fi, a PA system, a screen and a projector, and day delegate rates are offered.

Spaces: Lounge, Ballroom, Ashley Suite and Arts Room, all on one level

up to 550 theatre-style with the Lounge and Ballroom combined (venue website)

0151 644 8797

Liscard Business Centre

Business centre in Liscard, Wallasey, with two hireable meeting rooms. They come with reception service, screen connection, dedicated wi-fi, and tea and coffee.

Spaces: Two meeting rooms (ground and first floor)

site says rooms seat 6 people comfortably

0800 640 6272

Chester Racecourse

City-centre racecourse with twelve meeting and event spaces, free parking for event guests, wheelchair access across the site and a Holiday Inn Express on site.

Spaces: 12 event spaces, including the Pavillion Suite, Long Room and Leverhulme Stand, plus private boxes

up to 700 in the Pavillion Suite (venue website)

01244 304 600

Storyhouse

Chester's theatre, cinema and library building on Hunter Street, with hire spaces from a 14-seat meeting room with a TV to the 800-capacity main theatre. The 140-seat Garret Theatre has a large screen for presentations.

Spaces: Main Theatre, Garret Theatre, cinema, Garret Bar and a meeting room

Main Theatre up to 800 (venue website)

01244 409 113

Liverpool Experience Campus (formerly ACC Liverpool)

Liverpool's waterfront convention, exhibition and arena complex, previously called ACC Liverpool. It has a 1,350-seat auditorium, 21 breakout rooms and 7,125 sq m of combined exhibition space across the hall and arena floor.

Spaces: Convention Centre, Exhibition Centre, 1,350-seat Auditorium, M&S Bank Arena and 21 breakout rooms

arena up to 11,000; auditorium 1,350 seats; 7,125 sq m of exhibition space (venue website)

0151 703 7294