
Meetings & Conferences
Meetings/Business Events Venue
Penglais,
Aberystwyth,
Ceredigion,
SY23 3BY
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Details
Aberystwyth University is centrally-placed within Wales with equal travel time from north and south, and ample free on-site parking - we are the perfect choice for your all-Wales day or residential meeting.
Excellent meeting and hospitality facilities are available all year round at Aberystwyth University - seven days a week. Overnight meetings can use our 300 en-suite bedrooms or a range of standard campus bedrooms at competitive rates during the summer vacation.
A host of meeting rooms with a complete range of sizes and styles from the very small meeting through to 1200 persons. Plus, high quality audio-visual capability including large screen computer and video projection - whatever your size we have facilities to suit.
Our team of professional conference organisers are available to assist you with planning and guidance right through to a complete event management service if required - leaving you free to organise your programme with confidence.
The educational and administrative offices of a range of Welsh organisations are situated within Aberystwyth, making it perhaps the 'Alternative Capital of Wales' with an exciting combination of indigenous and international flavours that only a small university resort can produce.
Beds: 300
Delegates: 1200
Open all the time
Prices
Please contact the University for rates or check out the website
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Address
Penglais,
Aberystwyth,
Ceredigion,
SY23 3BY
Location and nearby places
Directions
Map reference: SN 596819 Lat: 52.41790 Long: -4.06495
Directions upon request or visit http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/maps-travel/maps/
1 mile from train station, regular buses available.
Parking: free
Accessible by Public Transport: 1 mile from Aberystwyth station
Facilities
Cash Point
Coach parties accepted
Credit cards accepted (no fee)
Disabled toilets
Education/study area
Facilities for groups
Facilities for educational visits
On-site catering
On-site light refreshments
Public toilets
Regional Tourist Board Member
Accepts groups
Facilities for conferencing
Facilities for corporate hospitality
Smoking not allowed
Facilities for hearing impaired
Facilities for visually impaired
Self-Assessed Accessibility Details
Parking
Designated parking for guests with disabilities
Within 50 metres approx. of entrance
- The surface of the car park and pathway leading to entrance:
is solid
Drop-off point for guests outside entrance
- The route from the parking area to the entrance:
Has a ramp
Public Areas
- Level access (no steps/thresholds) or access by ramp or lift:
From the entrance to reception / ticket area
To a specially adapted public toilet suitable for wheelchair users
Good contrast between the floor and walls
Lift equipped with raised floor numbers or braille numbers or letters
Contrast markings on clear surfaces such as glass doors
General
Seating available for visitors with limited mobility
Clear signage
Effective lighting for visually impaired visitors
Good colour/tonal contrast for visually impaired visitors
Routes/pathways suitable for wheelchair users or visitors with limited mobility
Displays at suitable height for wheelchair users / children
Audible alarm system
Visual alarm system
Entrance
Ramp to entrance
Handrail by ramp
Entrance is well lit
Automatic door at the main entrance
Food
Level access (no steps/thresholds) or access by ramp or lift to cafeteria
Good contrast between the floor and walls
- Restaurant / cafe provide meals for visitors with special dietary requirements:
Sugar free (diabetic)
Gluten free (coeliacs)
Lactose free (dairy free)
Low potassium
Low sodium
Additive free
Organic
Vegetarian
Vegan
Seating suitable for wheelchair users, ie moveable and good height for person sitting in a wheelchair