Abingdon Event Companies And Event Corporate Planner Service

Abingdon is bursting with fascinating buildings, beautiful riverside scenery, charming gardens and many sporting entertainment venues– which is why it’s the perfect place for all your event needs. Offering a rich history, Abingdon proudly claims to be the oldest town in the country, jam-packed with lively entertainment, unbelievable venues and a truly energising atmosphere.

Whether you’re planning a corporate event, party, conference, or you’re in need of a family activity day for 10 guests or 1,000; Effective Event Solutions is here to help. With nearing 20 years experience we’re committed to delivering only the very best, doing whatever it takes to ensure the success of your event. We offer a bespoke service making your ideas come to life, all with your budget in mind.

Event venues in Abingdon

Abingdon is recognised for special architectural merit with over 30 buildings dating back to the 17th Century.  Soak up the history and fantastic scenery by hosting your event in some of the finest venues the UK has to offer. For example the Abbey Buildings have many rooms of various sizes, including a small theatre, all perfect to give your guests a fascinating glimpse into the business life of the medieval monastery and create a unique and memorable event.

Abingdon is blessed with many halls, manor houses and alternative venues that can be hired for corporate events, private functions or exhibitions. There are museums, historic buildings, hotels and much more, all offering a wide variety of venue sites with guest accommodation.

Entertainment perfect for all occasions

You don’t’ always need four walls to host the event of the year. In Abingdon you can find riverside parks and gardens, leisure facilities for tennis, swimming and boating and great spaces for throwing the perfect summer fete. If you’re looking to host family day activities then you can swim or splash in Abbey Meadows outdoor pool or water feature for the perfect summer event.

Impress clients by taking them on a River Thames cruise. Regular summer services depart from Abingdon for trips to Oxford, Wallingford and the Thames downstream.  Moor up next to the oldest surviving lock chamber in the UK, Abingdon Lock, and enjoy fair ground rides, fun food stalls and quirky mobile cocktail bars. You’re sure to have an evening that won’t be forgotten!

As Abingdon is located in central England it is a great destination for day trips including Windsor castle, Shakespeare’s Stratford and the mysterious, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Stonehenge.

Our services

With our outstanding local knowledge, supplier connections and our determination to understand you, your business and your objectives, we aim to deliver an event that gives long lasting memories of one fantastic occasion. At Effective Event Solutions we strive to deliver a meticulous service, continually aiming to be the best event companies in Abingdon and the whole of the UK.

Getting there

Set in rural Oxfordshire, Abingdon is in the centre of England making a perfect base for an easily accessible event. It is easily located by road and rail and only a 45-minute train journey from London. Buses run regularly from Oxford City Centre and there are many great transport links to the rest of Oxfordshire.

Contact us

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Effective Event Solutions
01865 877 877
sales@effectiveeventsolutions.com

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01865 877 888
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Whisky Sour Day – creative cocktails at your next event

It may seem like there is a special ‘day’ or ‘week’ dedicated to almost everything at the moment. Some (e.g. Radio Commercials Day ) may be rather odd but many serve as a nice little reminder of our favourite treats, like yesterday which was Whisk(e)y Sour Day in the US.

Our mixologists have been providing stylish and creative cocktails at events for years, whether your tipple is classics like cosmos and mojitos or you want to wow your guests with some cocktail wizardry and special effects, we can create the perfect bar and menu for your event.

Find out more about our bespoke event management services here and drop us a quick email sales@effectiveeventsolutions.com to talk about your next event.

Find out more about Whisky Sour day here.

National Waffle Day, check into Hotel Bloom! in Brussels …

Today is National Waffle Day in the USA (it’s the date the US waffle iron was patented) so we decided there was no better time to introduce you to one of our favourite Brussels event locations: Hotel BLOOM!

Hotel BLOOM! (yes the exclamation mark is part of the name not just us getting excited) is a Brussels hotel with an enviable city location, early this year they added a traditional Belgian and completely renovated waffle van to their breakfast restaurant.

Plenty of hotels have waffles on offer for breakfast these days … but how many serve them from a converted VW camper van eh?

This 4 star property has more to offer than just waffles though – with 12 different meeting rooms and 305 bedrooms they can hold a range of events from small meetings to big conferences, quirky product launches to awards dinners.

Each of the spacious bedrooms has it’s own unique mural, and for art connoisseurs (or nosey folk) each room has a QR code on the outside so you can see what your neighbours’ painting is like.

Back to the waffles though – what a fun way to liven up your meeting coffee breaks? Or you can even theme a whole lunch around them with a selection of savoury waffles too!

Give us a call on 01865 877 877 or drop an email to sales@effectiveeventsolutions.com to talk to us about your next event!

Corporate Away Day in London

When gathering important delegates from different international locations it can seem difficult to please everyone, which is why we were enlisted to work with a VIP team of corporate executives this week.

Bringing high level executives from the company’s international HQs in China, Israel, India and the USA to London for a crucial 2 day meeting, our client had the opportunity to plan a corporate away day during the trip. These teams meet annually but don’t often get much ‘down time’ to spend with each other, nor sightseeing time to enjoy all the incredible places they travel to. So we produced an afternoon that encompassed exactly that.

Collecting guests from their morning meeting we began an afternoon seeing ‘unusual London’. The Effective Event Solutions tour guides know all the frequently asked city facts, but unlike a big bus tour they have a whole lot of unusual facts and entertaining tales to show our clients London in a completely different light.

Today’s tour guide Charley led the group on a whistletop tour of St Paul’s cathedral, enchanting them with tales of Prince Charles & Princess Diana’s wedding plus a few fun facts about the whispering gallery, before we whisked them off to the river for a private lunch time cruise.

The vessel we used was once a Royal barge; the perfect cruise option for our overseas guests! Catered by Jamie Oliver’s team, they took in the sights and sounds of the river during a sumptuous three course lunch with paired wines.

After disembarking from the Royal Nore we led the tour around St Katherine Dock and the Tower of London before whisking the guests back to their hotel for a relaxed dinner.

Check out our snaps from the day in this facebook album

We also organised private dining and private transfers throughout the week. If you’re looking for some corporate away day ideas to treat your team or wow visiting executives then get in touch via sales@effectiveeventsolutions.com or 01865 877 877

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