The Belfry Hotel & Resort hosts meetings, conferences, training days, gala dinners, weddings and private parties in more than 20 function rooms. The largest room seats 648 guests at banquet tables, and the resort accommodates up to 920 delegates in theatre layout. The Belfry stands at Wishaw, on the Lichfield Road near Sutton Coldfield in Warwickshire, about 10 miles from Birmingham city center. It combines event space with golf courses, a spa, restaurants and bedrooms.
Seminars and company events
The corporate offer covers company retreats, team-building days, training workshops and gala dinners. Rooms are equipped with a full suite of audiovisual technology for presentations, and delegate packages are put together around each group. Golf is the resort's main activity. The Brabazon course has hosted the Ryder Cup, and the resort also sells corporate and group golf days. A retreat can add spa sessions or fitness activities to the meeting program. Free parking and electric vehicle charging points are available on site.
Weddings and receptions
The resort lists a wedding venue section, and its largest room, the Masters Suite, is presented as suitable for large weddings as well as conferences, product launches and small expos. Private party packages cover birthdays, anniversaries, baby showers, graduations and christenings. Organizers choose a function room, then add entertainment and catering to match.
Rooms and capacities
The Masters Suite measures 852 square meters and holds 920 people in theatre layout, 648 at banquet tables and 464 in cabaret style. The Woodlands Suite is a stand-alone room with its own registration area, bar and a bright conservatory, for 418 in theatre layout or 276 at banquet. The Warwick Suite has its own bar and chandeliers and takes 276 in theatre layout or 253 at banquet.
Mid-size rooms include the Wishaw Suite (184 theatre, 132 banquet), the Lichfield Suite (150 theatre, 144 banquet) and the Sutton Suite (100 theatre, 96 banquet). The Lichfield Suite was the American team room during Ryder Cup matches and can be split into three syndicate rooms. The Ryder Room takes 60 in theatre layout. Smaller rooms, including the Stafford, Worcester, Cotton, Lake View and Kingsbury suites, take 30 to 50 people in theatre layout. The Manor View Suite seats up to 16 in boardroom layout, overlooks the 18th hole of the Brabazon and the lake, and opens onto a terrace. Boardrooms seat 12.
Accommodation
The resort offers rooms and suites in the Warwickshire countryside, with a spa and a leisure club that includes a swimming pool. The number of bedrooms is not stated on the pages we read, so confirm it with the events team if your group stays overnight.
Catering
On-site dining includes the Ryder Restaurant, Sam's Bar & Kitchen, the Brabazon Bar and Rocca's Taste of Italy, and the resort serves afternoon tea. For events, the kitchen team prepares menus from canapes to three-course dinners.
Getting there
The Belfry is 9.2 miles from Birmingham Airport and the international train station, and 10 miles from Birmingham city center, about 20 minutes by road. Parking is free.
