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StadiumMK
events from an executive
meeting for 10 to an event for
up to 8,000 visitors. Ascot’s
Grandstand Galleria, with
its 27m high atrium, has
over 4,000sqm of exhibition
space.
Marshall Arena, Stadium:MK,
Buckinghamshire
Stadium:MK was opened
in 2007 by Her Majesty
Queen Elizabeth II, and is a
30,530-seat stadium in Milton
Keynes, and home to MK
Dons Football Club.
Adjoining the stadium is
the largest indoor space in
the area: the Marshall Arena,
which opened its doors in
2014 to host the National
Badminton Championships.
Since then it has hosted
car launches, televised
darts tournaments, tech
exhibitions and concerts.
Events held at the arena
include ebme, Vendex and
Group Leisure and Travel
Show.
» Size: 2,420sqm (Indoor)
» Capacity: 5,000
» Transport: Seven minutes
from Junction 13 of the M1
and 35 minutes by train
from Central London.
The South East at a glance
The South East is the second
largest contributor to the UK
events economy with 120,000
MICE visits recorded in 2018.
Only London sees more, with
750,000 recorded visits.
Twenty-two percent of
people visiting the South East
did so for business purposes
and 18% of those visitors were
meeting between 6-20 people
in the area.
It has a population of
8,635,000 and is the third
largest region of England.
Getting around
The main road
transport routes are
along the M1 through
Buckinghamshire; M40
through Buckinghamshire
and Oxfordshire; M4
through Berkshire and
Buckinghamshire; the M2
motorway/A2 and M20
through Kent; the M23
through Surey and West
Sussex; the M3 through
Surrey and Hampshire. All
these routes connect to the
M25.
The A34 provides a northsouth
road link through
Oxfordshire, Berkshire and
Hampshire. The east-west
corridor through the south of
the region is provided by the
A27 and the M27.
The main intercontinental
airport is Gatwick Airport,
with regional airports at
Shoreham and Southampton.
Heathrow Airport is in
Greater London but also
serves the South East region.
It also contains some
impressive natural and
manmade landmarks,
including the North Downs,
Chiltern Hills, New Forest,
Blenheim Palace, Windsor
Castle, Leeds Castle,
Canterbury Cathedral,
Hammerwood Park and
Wakehurst Place. Major
sporting events also take
place in the region including;
Henley Royal Regatta, Royal
Ascot and The Derby.
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