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Venue Tips
Three golf venues to try
Pictured: The Belfry, The
Brabazon golf course
Pictured: The Old Course
Hotel in St Andrews
Pictured: The Vale
Resort
Golf is back on the
agenda, so why not plan
ahead on the fairway
The Belfry
The Belfry Hotel & Resort is
an award-winning hotel
situated in the heart of the
country in Royal Sutton
Coldfield, North Warwickshire.
The hotel’s three golf courses,
including The Brabazon and
PGA National, are recognised
as world-class, having hosted
The Ryder Cup four times,
more than any other venue in
the world, and 16 European
Tour events, producing some
of the most dramatic
moments in the history of golf.
The Belfry offers
world-class event and
conference facilities, with
event suites accommodating
up to 70 attendees while
physically distancing* and
550 acres of grounds for team
building activities. The resort
is home to 319 luxurious
bedrooms and suites and
several restaurants and bars
including Ryder Grill and The
Brabazon Bar.
The Belfry Hotel & Resort is
close to the M42 and M6 and
Birmingham New Street and
Sutton Coldfield stations.
Birmingham International
station and airport is just 15
minutes away.
*Capacity is based on current
physical distancing guidelines.
The Belfry’s large conference
rooms and event spaces can
usually host over 400 guests.
The Vale Resort
The Vale Resort is a luxury
4-star golf, spa and leisure
hotel nestled in more than
650 acres of stunning South
Wales countryside. The resort
is also home to two golf
courses, the Lake Course and
the Wales National Course, as
well world-class rugby and
football pitches, which have
been used by teams including
Juventus FC and Saracens.
The Vale Resort hotel has
15 multi-functional meeting
and conference spaces as
well as 143 bedrooms, an
award-winning on-site
restaurant and a beautiful
spa.
An alternative venue for
business events is the
stunning Grade One 17th
Century Hensol Castle, which
is perfect for private dining
and is also available for
exclusive hire.
The resort is a short drive
from the M4 motorway and is
easily accessible from and the
international airport.
*Capacity is being reviewed to
adhere to physical distancing
guidelines. The Vale Resort’s
largest conference and event
space can usually host 700
guests, with Hensol Castle’s
largest space capable of
hosting 200.
The Old Course Hotel St
Andrews
Located at the ‘Home of Golf’
is the prestigious The Old
Course Hotel in St Andrews.
The luxurious hotel, which is an
AA Five Red Star resort,
overlooks the famous 17th
Road Hole of the Old Course,
St Andrews which will host the
150th Open tournament in
2022.
The 144-bed hotel also has
its very own golf simulator and
an 18-hole links golf course,
The Duke’s, which provides
unrivalled views of the town of
St Andrews and across the Fife
coastline. The Old Course Hotel
also has six on-site restaurants
and bars, as well as a five-star
KOHLER spa, the first of its
kind outside of the US.
The Old Course Hotel offers
eight meeting spaces, which
are suitable for conferences
and meetings and a variety of
rooms perfect for intimate fine
dining dinners.
The hotel is a 20-minute
drive from Dundee Airport and
is a short drive from the A91,
which joins the M90 to
Edinburgh.
*Capacity is being reviewed to
adhere to physical distancing
guidelines. The Old Course Hotel
St Andrew’s largest conference
and event space can usually
host 200 guests.
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