Ark Conference Centre
Built entirely through charitable donations (Ark Medical Trust), the Ark provides a stunning new experience not only for conferences, training events, seminars, breakfast meetings, AGM’s and product launches but also formal dinners, parties and celebrations.
The Squire Lecture Theatre features cutting edge technology linked with stage lighting, to help communicate each company’s key messages. The Lecture Theatre provides comfortable environments for delegates encompassing high definition video with possibility of live links. We also provide our own in house technical team.
A further 9 meeting rooms plus a great Pavilion provide flexible space for large events with many fun lighting options, board meetings, training courses, work-shops, video conferencing and interview sessions which are all equipped with modern presentation systems.
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Get my Free Venue ShortlistThe Ark Conference Centre offers a variety of flexible room space to accommodate every training or conference requirement.
With a unique lecture theatre and seven additional rooms of varying capacities, plus a superb Pavilion ideal for lunches, dinners and product launches, the Ark is the perfect and most flexible venue to host your event.
Room Information
Ark Conference Centre has 12 rooms. The largest, Pavilion, holds up to 220 guests standing or 200 seated.
- Upper Squire103 seated
- Lower Squire60-77 seated
- Squire200 seated
- Caspian16-50 seated, 60 standing
- Aegean20-40 seated, 40 standing
- Andaman20-40 seated, 40 standing
- Barents12-30 seated, 30 standing
- Caspian and Andaman13-100 seated, 100 standing
- Garda14-30 seated, 30 standing
- Geneva30-70 seated, 70 standing
- Lugano15-40 seated, 40 standing
- Pavilion40-200 seated, 220 standing
Travel Information
Basingstoke (about 1.3 miles away)
Getting to Ark Conference Centre by public transport
In Basingstoke, Hampshire, Ark Conference Centre is about 1.3 miles from Basingstoke (train).
Getting to Ark Conference Centre by car
For sat nav, use the postcode RG24 9NN.
Getting to Ark Conference Centre by air
The nearest major airports are Southampton (about 25 miles away) and Heathrow (about 31 miles away). Distances are in a straight line, so the road journey will be longer.
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