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and contemporary art featuring the largest pop art collection outside of London . The building offers impressive and affordable spaces . The refurbished Georgian Gallery can host up to 100 delegates .
Also , in the heart of the city centre is The Grand Palace , a Grade II * listed building with a capacity to host up to 650 guests in its main space , along with an additional 170 in the second suite . Able to host a variety of events , the venue excels at banquets .
A city institution and key venue is Molineux , home of Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers FC . It ’ s unusual for a football club to be so close to a city centre . The stadium , as well as being a heritage site of this
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grand old club which has seen many famous players run out in the old gold shirt , is also a treasure trove of event spaces , with its All Bar One space offering uninterrupted views of the pitch .
Staying with the sporting venue theme , and Wolverhampton Racecourse is only 10 minutes from the M54 and has 1,500 free car parking spaces . It is also setting a galloping pace for events with suites and halls for hire , and like most racecourses offers expansive loading areas , suitable for exhibitions , as well as staging conferences and product launches . Its largest suite on the ground floor offers 600sqm of pillar-free space that can hold up to
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Above left : Wolverhampton ’ s Civic Halls
Above right : The Georgian Gallery
Left : Grand Theatre
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600 delegates . Other key indoor entertainment venues include the council-run Bilston Town Hall ( 1,000 ) and the 700-capacity Robin 2 . And the city ’ s much-loved Victorian West Park plays host to many major events .
The council is encouraging many other new facilities to come on stream , among them a new four-screen independent cinema at the historic Chubb Building .
There is a Holiday Inn on site and a four-star option nearby as you head towards the Shropshire Hills , The Mount Hotel Country Manor .
Wolverhampton , while proud of its city heritage , is also a close neighbour to some stunning countryside .
Landmark events The City of Wolverhampton ’ s portfolio of landmark events over the last two years includes the start and finish of the Commonwealth Games road cycling time trials , the prestigious British Art Show 9 . The city also became the first in the UK to host the FISE Xperience urban sports tour .
Wolverhampton has a history of spawning star talent , including pop icons Slade , Beverley Knight , the late Liam Payne and Kevin Rowland , along with sports greats ranging from cycling
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