Lakeside Conference Centre
Set within 32 hectares of peaceful woodland just outside York, Lakeside Conference Centre offers a refreshing escape from the everyday, while maintaining the credentials of a leading science and innovation hub. The venue is perfectly suited to organisers seeking a discreet setting for strategic planning, creative retreats, or content-driven conferences, all supported by high-quality on-site facilities.
A key highlight is the impressive 250-seat auditorium, making Lakeside an excellent choice for educational events, screenings and impactful presentations. Throughout the venue, floor-to-ceiling windows flood the spaces with natural light, while indoor and outdoor breakout areas provide delegates with room to relax, reflect and recharge between sessions.
The experience is further enhanced by a bright mezzanine space, ideal for exhibitions, showcases and informal networking, alongside a range of flexible meeting rooms suitable for board meetings, workshops and training days. Surrounded by restorative countryside, Lakeside also lends itself beautifully to wellbeing-focused events, team building and incentive experiences.
Free onsite parking for 150 cars.
Key Features
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Set within 32 hectares of woodland countryside just outside York
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250-seat auditorium for conferences, presentations and screenings
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Bright mezzanine space for exhibitions and networking
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Range of flexible meeting rooms for workshops and training
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Floor-to-ceiling windows and abundant natural daylight
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Indoor and outdoor breakout and relaxation areas
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Ideal for strategy sessions, creative retreats and wellbeing events
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On-site facilities within a science and innovation hub environment
Facilities include:
- Conference and meeting rooms
- Exhibition space
- Lakeside terrace
- Integrated audio-visual equipment
- Communication facilities
- Reception services (including delegate registration)
- Full catering service (with 5/5 rating for food hygiene)
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Lakeside Conference Centre has 6 rooms. The largest, Sand Hutton Suite, holds up to 250 guests seated.
- Sand Hutton Suite35-250 seated
- Claxton Meeting Room30-50 seated
- Kirkham Meeting Room30-50 seated
- Sherriff Hutton Meeting Room8 seated
- Mezzanine Exhibition Space20 stands
- Atrium Exhibition Space20 stands
Travel Information
York (about 6.3 miles away)
Getting to Lakeside Conference Centre by public transport
In York, Yorkshire, Lakeside Conference Centre is about 6.3 miles from York (train).
Getting to Lakeside Conference Centre by car
For sat nav, use the postcode YO41 1LZ.
Getting to Lakeside Conference Centre by air
The nearest major airports are Leeds Bradford (about 30 miles away) and Teesside International (about 39 miles away). Distances are in a straight line, so the road journey will be longer.
Lakeside Conference Centre for retreats, conferences and exhibitions
Set within 32 hectares of peaceful woodland just outside York, Lakeside Conference Centre offers a discreet setting for strategic planning, creative retreats and conferences in the countryside, while keeping the credentials of a science and innovation hub. Everything is supported by high-quality on-site facilities, so a discreet stay away from the office does not mean doing without.
A 250-seat auditorium
A 250-seat auditorium handles educational events, screenings and impactful presentations, with floor-to-ceiling windows flooding the spaces with natural light, so 250 delegates in one room can follow a keynote together.
Mezzanine and atrium for exhibitions
A bright mezzanine and the atrium provide exhibition space for showcases and informal networking, with floor-to-ceiling windows and natural daylight around them.
Rooms for boards, workshops and training
Claxton and Kirkham each seat 30 to 50, and Sherriff Hutton seats 8, giving board meetings, workshops and training days a room of the right size.
Wellbeing and incentive days
Restorative countryside lends itself to wellbeing-focused events, team building and incentive experiences, and a science hub in the woods is an unconventional backdrop for a conference.
On-site facilities
Indoor and outdoor breakout areas give delegates room to relax, reflect and recharge between sessions, and free onsite parking takes 150 cars. A lakeside terrace, integrated audio-visual equipment, communication facilities, reception services including delegate registration and a full catering service with a 5/5 food hygiene rating come with the booking.
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