Hellaby Hall Hotel hosts conferences for up to 300 delegates in theatre style, dinner dances for 220 and weddings with civil ceremonies, across eight rooms of a 17th-century manor house. The four-star hotel stands in Hellaby, near Rotherham in South Yorkshire, with access to Sheffield and Doncaster.
Seminars and company events
The Colonial Suite is the main conference room, with 300 theatre seats or 160 in classroom layout. A soundproof partition splits it into the Bramley Suite and the Garden Suite, so a plenary can break into two rooms. Smaller meetings use the rooms of the old house: the Cellar, fitted with an interactive whiteboard and a projector, the Kitchen with a central boardroom table, and the Bakery for interviews or meetings of eight. All conference rooms have broadband and dedicated phone lines. Meals come from the in-house chefs, and the hotel offers team building and outdoor activities on site and in the area. Christmas parties are a regular part of the calendar.
Weddings and receptions
The Drawing Room, the Garden Suite and the Bramley Suite are licensed for civil ceremonies. The hotel hosts one wedding a day, so the team works for a single couple. The Colonial Suite takes 220 for a dinner dance, with its own bar, kitchen, restrooms and moveable dance floor, and the landscaped gardens serve for drinks receptions and photographs. The hotel mentions weddings of up to 200 guests as well as small celebrations.
Rooms and capacities
The Colonial Suite measures 416 m2 and holds 300 in theatre, 220 for a dinner dance, 160 in classroom and 150 in cabaret. The Bramley Suite, 228 m2, takes 200 in theatre and 150 for a dinner dance, with daylight and private garden access. The Garden Suite, 150 m2, takes 100 in theatre, 80 for a dinner dance and 30 in boardroom style, and opens onto the patio. In the manor house, the Cellar takes 40 in theatre, the Drawing Room 30 in theatre or 22 for dinner, the Library 29 for dinner, the Kitchen 20 and the Bakery 15.
Accommodation
Delegates and wedding guests stay in the hotel's bedrooms, which have broadband. Leisure facilities include a gym, a 20 m swimming pool and a spa with Elemis treatments. The website does not state the number of bedrooms.
Catering
The Carnelly Restaurant uses local produce and cooks food fresh to order. Event catering is handled by the in-house chefs, and the Colonial Suite has its own kitchen for banquets. The Drawing Room and the Library work as private dining rooms or for afternoon tea.
History and setting
Hellaby Hall is a 17th-century manor house, listed Grade II, set in landscaped gardens. Several meeting rooms keep features of the original house: the Kitchen was the main kitchen, and the Cellar sits in the old cellar. The Drawing Room looks over the front gardens.
Getting there
The address is Hellaby, near Rotherham, S66 8SN. The hotel lies close to the M18 motorway, and Rotherham Central is the nearest main railway station.
