Skylark Country Club takes conferences and training days for up to 120 delegates, weddings for 120 seated guests plus an evening party, and private celebrations for up to 180. The club is at Skylark Meadows in Whiteley, near Fareham in Hampshire, and combines its event rooms with an 18-hole golf course, a health club and a clubhouse restaurant.
Seminars and company events
Four rooms cover most business formats. The Skylark Suite, the largest, holds 48 to 120 guests for conferences, presentations and larger gatherings. Room 19 takes 14 to 48 for a mid-size meeting, networking or a private lunch. The Boardroom suits 6 to 14 for a board meeting or a planning day, and a smaller Meeting Room serves 2 to 6 for interviews and breakout sessions. Layouts are adapted to each event, and the meeting and the meal can share one room or use separate areas.
The full-day delegate package covers room hire, free parking, unlimited tea and coffee, water on the tables, wifi, a large presentation screen, a flipchart and stationery, and a freshly prepared buffet lunch. The half-day package keeps the same room services and adds a choice of breakfast baps or afternoon refreshments. Branded materials are welcome. The golf course also runs golf days, an easy way to extend a client or team event.
Weddings and receptions
The club is licensed for civil ceremonies and civil partnerships, so the ceremony and the reception can be held on the same site. Weddings take up to 120 seated guests, with room for extra guests in the evening, and exclusive use of the venue can be arranged. The events team also hosts engagement parties, anniversaries, birthdays, baby showers, christenings and celebrations of life.
Rooms and capacities
Skylark Suite: 48 to 120 guests. Room 19: 14 to 48. Boardroom: 6 to 14. Meeting Room: 2 to 6. Across its spaces the club handles anything from a dinner for two to a party for 180.
Catering
Catering and event coordination are in-house. Wedding menus range from a formal seated meal to a relaxed barbecue or an evening buffet, with welcome drinks and canapés, and they are adapted to tastes and dietary requirements. Business menus cover different dietary needs and event themes, and a sample menu can be downloaded. The clubhouse restaurant, Nineteen, serves day-to-day dining, with a corporate lunch service during the week.
History and setting
The club sits in Hampshire countryside around its 18-hole course. The Well House health club has a fully equipped gym, a covered swimming pool and a spa, and the events site also sells spa days. The official site does not list bedrooms, so guests who stay overnight book a hotel nearby.
Getting there
The address is Skylark Meadows, Whiteley, Fareham, PO15 6TJ. Whiteley lies just off the M27 between Southampton and Portsmouth, and both delegate packages include free parking, which makes the club simple to reach by car for a day meeting.
