Manor and Ashbury Resorts, at Okehampton on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon, hosts conferences and away days for up to 250 delegates, with on-site accommodation and team-building activities. Two resorts share the offer, the Manor Resort and the Ashbury Resort.
Seminars and company events
The resort sells meeting room hire, conferences, team-building events and away days through a dedicated conference coordinator. Rooms can be arranged for small workshops or for a larger conference, up to 250 delegates. The equipment in the conferencing offer includes 130 inch projector screens, HD TVs, a PA system, flip charts, Wi-Fi, air conditioning and one-click connectivity.
Meetings are sold as all-inclusive packages. They cover tea and coffee on arrival, mid-morning and afternoon refreshments, a hot and cold buffet lunch, filtered water, use of the equipment and of the break-out rooms, and parking. Half-day and full-day formats exist, and a golf round or a spa visit can be added to a day.
Rooms and capacities
The official page gives one overall figure, 250 delegates, and does not name individual rooms or give their separate capacities. Break-out rooms are part of the package. Organisers who need a precise layout should ask the conference coordinator for the room list and the brochure the resort offers for download.
Accommodation
En suite rooms are available on site for overnight conferences. The 24 hour delegate package combines the full-day package, a hot and cold buffet dinner, a room and a hot and cold buffet breakfast. The website lists traditional, comfort and hot tub rooms. The number of bedrooms is not stated on the pages read.
Catering
Catering is handled by the resort's event and catering team. Lunches, refreshments, evening buffets and breakfasts are part of the packages above. Special diets are not described on the conference page.
Activities and setting
The resort is on the foothills of Dartmoor. Team-building options listed for corporate groups include five-a-side football, rounders, archery, tennis and ten pin bowling, and programmes can be built around them. The wider resort has four 18-hole golf courses, a par-3 course, a spa called the Moorland Spa, swimming pools and craft workshops, which delegates can use outside the meeting.
Getting there
The venue is 3 miles from the A30 and 30 minutes from the M5. Parking is free. Conference enquiries go to the coordinator by phone on 0800 955 0284 or by email at conferencing@manorashbury.co.uk.
