Acklam Hall hosts meetings, conferences, training days, awards evenings and private dinners for groups of 2 to 120 people, and it holds weddings on an exclusive-use basis for up to 120 guests. The house is a restored 17th-century mansion on Hall Drive in Acklam, a residential district in the south of Middlesbrough, and it is the only Grade I listed building in the town.
Seminars and company events
The corporate team rents meeting and conference rooms by the hour, by the half day or for a full day. Smaller rooms suit board meetings and interviews, while the larger event spaces take conferences, training sessions, networking events and awards dinners. Delegate packages combine room hire, refreshments and food. Wireless internet runs through the whole building, and the hall provides audiovisual equipment, flipcharts, conference pads and stationery. Acklam Hall also runs serviced and virtual offices with reception support, so the staff are used to business guests during the working week. A meeting can end with a dinner in one of the private rooms or in the brasserie.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are held on an exclusive-use basis, so only one couple marries at the hall on a given day. Three rooms are licensed for civil ceremonies, for groups of six up to 120 guests. Packages are built to order and can include a master of ceremonies, a photographer and drinks. Couples can use the Queen's Room bridal suite, which has a four-poster bed and a bathtub. Beyond weddings, the events team arranges christenings, baby showers, birthdays and other family celebrations, with help on room dressing, lighting and entertainment. The hall also hosts funeral receptions.
Rooms and capacities
The largest configuration takes 120 guests. The Drawing Room is the main named reception room. For smaller groups, two private dining rooms can be booked for exclusive use, each suited to roughly 6 to 30 people. Room-by-room figures are not published, so organizers should ask the events team for layouts by format, whether theatre, boardroom or banquet.
Accommodation
There are no guest bedrooms at the hall apart from the bridal suite. For weddings, the venue works with travel companies that take guests to and from their hotels. Corporate groups staying overnight will need to book hotels in Middlesbrough or the wider Teesside area.
Catering
Food is prepared on site. The Acklam Hall Brasserie serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, Sunday lunch and afternoon tea, with a walk-in or a white-tablecloth service for tea. Event menus, delegate packages and drinks packages are arranged by the in-house team, so there is no need to bring in an outside caterer.
History and setting
The hall dates from the late 17th century and has been carefully restored, with original period interiors kept alongside modern facilities. It stands in landscaped gardens reached by a long driveway, which gives arrivals a sense of occasion even in a suburban part of town. The gardens also serve for wedding photographs and summer drinks.
Getting there
The address is Hall Drive, Acklam, Middlesbrough TS5 7DY. The hall has on-site parking and is easy to reach by road from across Teesside. Middlesbrough railway station is a short taxi ride away, and Teesside International Airport is the nearest airport.
