The Whittle Building
The Whittle Building is the latest venue offering from Bruntingthorpe. Set in the heart of the test tracks The Whittle Building provides 4,000 square-foot blank canvas venue. The venue provides a light and airy showroom environment, with the capacity to display of up to 10 vehicles, or up to 120 people in a seminar format.
A separate meeting room on the ground floor accommodates up to 20 people, with a conferencing facility on the first floor for up to 50 people. A first-floor balcony offers views of a vehicle display area below and the test track facilities beyond. With an adjacent car park for 100 vehicles.
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The Whittle Building has one room, which holds up to 120 guests seated or 120 standing.
- Whole venue120 seated120 standing
Travel Information
South Wigston (about 6.2 miles away)
Getting to The Whittle Building by public transport
In Leicestershire, The Whittle Building is about 6.2 miles from South Wigston (train).
Getting to The Whittle Building by car
For sat nav, use the postcode LE17 5QS.
Getting to The Whittle Building by air
The nearest major airports are East Midlands (about 25 miles away) and Birmingham (about 27 miles away). Distances are in a straight line, so the road journey will be longer.
The Whittle Building for seminars, vehicle displays and meetings
At Bruntingthorpe, surrounded by the test tracks, The Whittle Building is a light and airy showroom with 4,000 square feet of empty space to work with.
Vehicles, seminars and meetings
The showroom can display up to 10 vehicles or seat up to 120 people in seminar format, so a vehicle launch and a presentation can be arranged in the same space. A separate ground floor room accommodates up to 20 people for meetings, while upstairs a conferencing facility holds up to 50.
A balcony over the test track
The first-floor balcony overlooks the vehicle display area, with the test track facilities beyond, a place to step outside between sessions.
Presentations, awards and parking
An adjacent car park takes 100 vehicles, so guests arriving for a seminar, or for an awards night in a showroom built around the vehicles on display, are looked after.
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