Flexible spaces with natural daylight, these rooms can adapt to your business needs, with a variety of set ups available to ensure conversation flows and nothing stands in the way of creativity, perfect for conferences, seminars, presentations, team building workshops and much more...
Keep it intimate in Man of Law with a variety of configurations including boardroom for eight or spread out a little in Wife of Bath with theatre for 30.
Flexible spaces with natural daylight, these rooms can adapt to your business needs, with a variety of set ups available to ensure conversation flows and nothing stands in the way of creativity, perfect for conferences, seminars, presentations, team building workshops and much more...
Keep it intimate in Man of Law with a variety of configurations including boardroom for eight or spread out a little in Wife of Bath with theatre for 30.
The unique Chef’s Table allows your guests to sneak a peek behind the scenes and observe our talented team of chefs in action preparing dishes for your enjoyment.
Celebrate a special occasion, give your working lunch some style or give someone a send-off to remember with delicious food, fine wines and a three-course meal or tasting menu in this intimate space for up to 12 of your nearest and dearest, colleagues, friends or family
The spacious County Room boasts distinctive to accommodate up to 150 guests making it ideal for partying the night away! The space is fully licensed for your big day too, with it’s own private bar and dancefloor.
Alternatively, the County Room can also adapt to business needs with enough space to allow a variety of configurations including cabaret for 64 and dinner for 100 – perfect for presentations, workshop sessions, team building and much more...
The Chaucer Room is a multifunctional space with enough room to allow a variety of configurations
The Hythe Suite room is a large bright, airy event suite with plenty of natural daylight overlooking a pretty courtyard. The suite holds up to 180 delegates in a theatre-style and up to 120 delegates for a dinner dance event.
The room also benefits from a partition wall to split into two rooms.
The room is located on the left-hand side of the hotel lobby adjacent to the entrance. It benefits from plenty of natural daylight, looking out onto the pretty patio area.
Double doors open into the restaurant, providing an annexe for private receptions. The Stratford Suite can hold up to a maximum of 50 delegates, making it ideal for small and medium-sized meetings or it can be utilised as a separate breakout area.
The Chatham Suite is ideal for board meetings and smaller events, holding up to 18 delegates in a boardroom style.
The Chatham is conveniently located near to the Hogarth Suite, aiding as a breakout area for this larger meeting space.
Intimate meeting room on the ground floor with natural daylight and air conditioning, holding up to 40 delegates in a theatre-style layout.
Ideal for confidential meetings, located away from the main hotel facilities
A bright spacious meeting room with natural daylight. The room also has direct access into the hotel car park and these doors can be used as it’s own entrance.
A breakout area is located at the rear of the room and has it's own entrance should a separate syndicate room be required.
A lovely room with natural daylight set just off the hotel’s central courtyard giving the delegates easy access to take a break.
Access is easy from the hotel lobby and the room is on the ground floor making ideal for any guests in wheelchairs.
Styled like the Lord’s Long Room, the Chiesman Pavilion is Kent's historic oasis in the midst of the grounds modern facility.
Guests will be surrounded by photographs and paintings of the greats of Kent Cricket, spanning over 150 years.
The chandeliers and décor set this room apart as the ideal venue for formal gatherings, dinners and meetings.
Built with an annexe extension, it can be expanded to cater for larger groups.
Half Day Rate (4 hrs) £400
Day Rate (8 hrs) £475/520
Evening Rate (from 6:00 pm) £475/520
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Coastal Cruises Poole invites the community to join a very special farewell cruise as one of Poole Harbour’s most familiar ships prepares to make her final departure.On Monday 12th October 2026, Coastal Cruises Poole will take to the water to escort Barfleur on her final sailing from Poole, marking the end of an era for a vessel that has been a much-loved sight in the harbour for more than three decades.For generations of local residents and visitors, Barfleur has been part of the fabric of Poole’s maritime landscape, carrying thousands of passengers between Poole and Cherbourg and becoming an instantly recognisable sight as she arrived and departed from the port.Now, members of the public will have the opportunity to be out on the water to witness her final departure and give her a proper Poole send-off.Coastal Cruises Poole’s Solent Scene will depart from Poole Quay at 7.30am sharp, with passengers able to enjoy bacon baps, tea and coffee as they begin this unique morning on the water.The boat will sail close to the Ro-Ro berth to watch Barfleur’s final loading before taking up position for a special farewell sail-past. In accordance with the Harbour Master’s Notice, Solent Scene will then follow approximately 50 metres astern as Barfleur makes her way out of Poole Harbour.The cruise is expected to return between 9.00am and 9.30am.Carol Scott, Director of Coastal Cruises Poole, said:“Barfleur has been such an important part of Poole’s maritime story for over 30 years, and for many people she has been a familiar sight throughout their lives. We wanted to give people the opportunity to come together, get out on the water and give her the farewell she deserves.“It will undoubtedly be an emotional morning, but also a celebration of the memories, journeys and connections Barfleur has created over the years. We are honoured to be able to play a small part in this very special moment in Poole’s maritime history.”Passengers are encouraged to wrap up warm and bring their cameras for what promises to be a unique opportunity to witness a piece of Poole’s maritime history from the water.
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