Celtic Manor Resort hosts conferences, conventions, gala dinners, award ceremonies, board meetings, incentive programs and weddings, for groups from 8 to 1,200 guests. The five-star resort sits in Coldra Woods above the Usk Valley, on the edge of Newport in South Wales, just off the M4 motorway.
Seminars and company events
Business events are a large part of what the resort sells. It lists 40 meeting rooms and three large event spaces, grouped in the Ian Edwards Conference Centre, which includes a ballroom and an exhibition hall. Uses on the official pages range from interviews and board meetings to multi-day conferences, conventions, charity balls and corporate dinners. The resort is accredited by the Meetings Industry Association and holds ISO 14001 certification. An in-house team handles event planning and production support, and the resort runs team-building activities and wellness packages for delegates. Small meeting packages include passes to the Forum Health Club. In 2025 the resort served as headquarters for the Wales Investment Summit, with 350 delegates from 29 countries.
Weddings and receptions
The resort sells weddings from small family gatherings to large celebrations, with set packages and menus that couples can adapt. It also caters for Asian weddings and civil partnership ceremonies, and offers spaces for engagement parties and post-wedding receptions.
Rooms and capacities
The conference center accommodates groups from 8 up to 1,200 guests. Alongside the main rooms, the resort promotes several less formal venues for receptions and dinners: rooftop terraces, the Chairman's Marquee, the Samuel Ryder Suite and the self-catering Hunter Lodges. Floor plans and room-by-room capacities are available from the events sales team.
Accommodation
The main resort hotel has 332 bedrooms, from superior and deluxe rooms to family rooms, suites and two Presidential Suites with large terraces. On the same grounds, the Hunter Lodges sleep up to eight adults and two children each, with open-plan living areas, hot tubs and saunas, which suits leadership teams who want space of their own. The Manor House, the resort's original four-star country house hotel, and Coldra Court Hotel provide further rooms nearby. Digital check-in is available, and the grounds have more than 30 electric vehicle charging points.
Catering
The resort has six restaurants and five bars. Restaurants named on the site include The Grill, Steak on Six, Rafters, Merlins and Sona. Banquets, conference meals and bespoke menus are prepared by the in-house culinary team.
History and setting
The resort covers a large estate of woodland and open countryside in the Usk Valley, with three championship golf courses. It hosted the Ryder Cup in 2010, the source of names such as the Samuel Ryder Suite. Delegates have access to the Forum Spa, health clubs, PGA golf lessons and outdoor activities between sessions. The resort also states it has been named Best UK Hotel at the M&IT Awards twelve times.
Getting there
The resort sits just off the M4, and the official site puts it about 90 minutes by road from London Heathrow. It has links to the main UK rail network and airports. The closest main line station is Newport, on the line between London Paddington and Cardiff.
