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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The Apprentice: Away Day episode

Last night this year’s motley crew of Apprentice candidates were called to Guildhall in the City of London (which on a separate note is a stunning event venue!), where they were tasked with creating an ‘Away Day’ for prestigious corporate clients.

They had a healthy budget of £5,000.00 so we were avidly watching out for what new and innovative ideas the teams might come up with …

‘Back to School’ and ‘Army Boot Camp’ (after much discussion about how Majestic Medieval could be tweaked into a business concept) were settled on as themes.

… so far, so uninspiring …

As event planners ourselves this was serious cringe-worthy television, with key business objectives thrown out the window in favour of wine tasting – on a ‘school’ day?!

Thwarted by the Great British weather, one team hadn’t even got an indoor back-up plan to rescue themselves (and don’t get me started on the sumo suits).

Personally we’d say their biggest fault was focusing on profit over customer satisfaction, resulting in both corporate clients requesting a hefty refund.

I won’t spoil the ending (watch it here) but needless to say the boardroom squabbling is back at it’s best.

For an Away Day that’s less like a hastily put together childrens party, get in touch with our team on sales@effectiveeventsolutions.com and we’ll tailor a corporate team building session that really caters to your objectives and motivates your staff.

Skype Leadership Team conference, London

London played host to this year’s annual Skype Leadership Team meeting, with over 140 delegates flying in from various global offices to network and brainstorm over a 3 day event.

Instead of the age-old dull registration desk, we engaged with the delegates using YrSurface: an interactive table pre-programmed with our bespoke name cards. After each person had scribbled down some key info on these high-tech tables, we produced delegate postcards to form a networking wall in the break room. And took their ‘guilty pleasure’ songs to make a playlist for the welcome night dinner!

Making use of our Thames side location at the Wyndham Grand Hotel, we took the group from Skype and Microsoft on a wonderful river cruise aboard the Barracuda yacht for the welcome night dinner.

Our second evening was spent at the beautiful Kensington Roof Gardens engaging the whole team with a new marketing campaign as a ‘be together with Skype’ family dinner.

The days consisted of conference sessions, customer engagement activites, executive meetings and motivational speakers. As communication is always at the forefront of their company ethos, our dedicated AV team produced a stunning wall-to-wall LED screen to showcase slides in a visually exciting and engaging way.

After another thought-provoking week of presentations and inter-departmental networking, the delegates left London invigorated for the year ahead.

Photographer: Hannah Smiles

Showcase of NEC Display Solutions

We were delighted to assist NEC Display Solutions with their annual showcase at Tobacco Dock London last week.

For an event attracting over 1,000 visitors, the right venue is key. Whilst football stadiums & exhibition centres offer large flexible space, an event as high-profile as this needed a location just as exciting as the solutions on display … Tobacco Dock was formally a shopping centre, providing perfectly partitioned spaces to house the various zones for NEC’s zones: Retail, Healthcare and Transport to name a few.

NEC collaborated with over 50 hardware manufacturers and software providers to exhibit fully integrated display solutions, whilst we took care of the guest experience with coach transfers, welcoming cloakroom staff and a tasty ‘grab & go’ style lunch.

Have a look at NEC’s own video to see how the fabulous venue worked on the day, or check out this brilliant time-lapse video of visitors at the event.

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