Meanwood Valley Urban Farm hires out two rooms for meetings, workshops, classes and team away days, including a courtyard room with a boardroom layout for 18. It is a charity city farm at Sugar Well Road in Meanwood, about two miles from Leeds city centre.
Seminars and company events
The Lower Courtyard Room is the room for a business meeting. It sits in the courtyard, opposite the farm cafe, and is available every day of the week. It can be arranged with or without tables and chairs, seats 18 around a boardroom layout, and comes with a projector, a screen, a flip chart and WiFi.
The farm also promotes corporate away days, in which a team spends time on the farm for team building and time in nature. The farm describes a corporate partnerships program as well, and encourages businesses to book a room for their next meeting. Ask the farm what an away day includes, since the pages we reviewed do not list activities.
Weddings and receptions
The farm does not offer weddings. Its room hire covers events, workshops, classes and parties, and the downstairs room can be hired for birthday parties. Do not plan a wedding reception here without discussing the request with the farm.
Rooms and capacities
There are two rooms. The EpiCentre downstairs room is a large room used by the education team during the week and available for hire at weekends. It can be arranged as a classroom or an audience layout, and has tables, chairs, a projector, a screen, a flip chart and WiFi. Its capacity is not published. The Lower Courtyard Room is available seven days a week and takes 18 at a boardroom table.
The farm also has woodlands, a coppice trail and an open barn that may be available when the farm is not using them, on request.
Accommodation
There is no accommodation on site. The farm is two miles from central Leeds, where hotels are available for guests who travel.
Catering
Groups that need food are asked to use the on-site cafe, Barn Coffee Shop, which the farm names as its catering option. Contact the cafe directly to arrange it.
History and setting
The farm is a charity and a nature haven in the city. It runs a market garden, animals, a bee area and learning programs for schools. Its EpiCentre building is known for sustainable features such as breathing walls, compost toilets, a turf roof and a reed bed drainage system.
Getting there
The address is Sugar Well Road, Meanwood, Leeds LS7 2QG. To book, fill in the booking form and send it to the farm's admin team by email.
