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.

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New on the Block – The Beaumont Hotel

 At Effective Event Solutions we work with a huge range of hotels (from New York high flyers, to Scandi cool design hotels) so we always keep an eye out for ‘The Next Big Thing’ … The Beaumont opened it’s doors in the autumn of 2014, welcoming guests into sumptuous art deco surroundings.

Just a few months since opening, the hotel has certainly proved it’s luxury credentials with rave reviews on tripadvisor and a thumbs up from The Telegraph newspaper. So what makes it so special?

The Beaumont is Jeremy King and Chris Corbin’s first hotel, adding to their enviable portfolio of arguably London’s finest restaurants. Evoking the elegance and personalised hospitality of pre-war Mayfair, it is grand in style and yet intimate in feel. With 73 rooms, including 23 suites. The hotel includes a classic Grill Room, an American Bar, a separate Residents’ Bar & Lounge, a Boardroom, and a Gymnasium and Spa with Hamam.

By far the stand out element of this new hotel is ROOM; a suite in the form of an inhabitable sculpture by Antony Gormley. Clearly visible from the exterior, the juxtaposition of a three storey high cuboid figure against the Art Deco, Grade II listed facade of the hotel is in itself fascinating.

The inside of ROOM by Antony Gormley is a dark fumed oak-clad bedroom in a one-bedroom suite, accessed up seven steps through a black curtain from a strongly contrasting, pure white marble bathroom, is just as important as its exterior: a giant crouching cuboid figure based on the artist’s body.

For meetings and events, this new hotel in London has The Lotos Room, a boardroom/private dining room space seating up to 16.

Contact our Event Management team for more information and ideas for your next event or incentive trip. Sales@EffectiveEventSolutions.com

Customise this Asian Restaurant for events

As noted by Emma Cullen in a recent post the British appetite for Japanese cuisine is growing and we’re not just talking about Blue Mondays at Yo Sushi

A great one for groups is Inamo (pictured), with two central London locations (Soho and St James’) the restaurants feature innovative interactive tables, modern Asian cuisine and mouth-watering sushi.

The interactive tables add an extra dimension to the dining experience with guests able to order food, change their ‘tablecloth’ and even spy on the kitchen at the swipe of a finger. This is a novel way to brand a corporate dinner event or party too – the tables (beamed from projectors above your head) can be completely customised to your brand.

Corporate groups can also have a bit of fun with a team building sushi masterclass or cocktail creation session in Inamo’s seductive bar.

Jay Rayner of The Observer said ‘From the interactive menu to delicious sushi, this is Asian fun at your fingertips’

Contact us here to find out more about what we can offer for product launches and incentive groups as well as corporate experiences at Inamo!

Winter Party Decor Ideas

The Effective Event Solutions team have creative ideas and the practical skills to style any venue to any theme, here’s proof in the form of a winter party we recently produced:

The Banking Hall stands at the centre of London’s financial district, just opposite the Bank of England, and is a piece of banking history complete with original art deco features. So stunning is the venue that it even featured in a recent Michael Buble music video!

Our challenge was to turn the art deco venue into a winter wonderland for a corporate party of up to 500 guests – have a look at the before and after photos on our facebook page!

We installed stalactites from a suspended cloth ceiling and used UV lights to create a chilled wintery feel in the entrance hall. Extra features like the iceberg (to the left of the above photo) was actually a clever way of hiding an un-movable marble table!

For the large main hall we dressed the pillars with wintery white trees and foliage and used gobo lights to project swirling snowflakes onto the ceiling. Our event management team hired a huge snowglobe for guests to take snowy team photos throughout the evening too.

The Effective Event Solutions bar team served delicious cocktails from a sumptuous white padded bar and a long mirrored bar, which added to the overall winter style of the main hall.

The winter party decor continued upstairs on the mezzanine level, where our event designers created a cosy winter lounge complete with faux fireplace and luxe velvet seating areas.

For more event design or winter party decor ideas please contact us here or email Sales@EffectiveEventSolutions.com

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