The Westgate Suites hosts conferences, networking evenings, training days, private parties and weddings for up to 200 guests, with the whole venue hired for exclusive use. The two suites occupy the first floor of a former Victorian mill on Westgate in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, a town between Nottingham and Derby.
Seminars and company events
The corporate offer covers conferences, networking events and development or training sessions, including team-building activities. The floor area is generous and the layout adapts to each format, from rows facing a speaker to tables set for group work and conversation. High-speed Wi-Fi is included. Menus for delegates are written by the head chef of The Butchers, the independent restaurant on the ground floor, and are matched to the style of the day, from a working lunch to an evening reception. Product launches, staff parties and client evenings can move to the bar and the dance floor once the sessions end.
Weddings and receptions
The venue holds a license for marriage ceremonies, so a couple can marry, eat and dance in the same building. The ceremony takes place in the Clifford Suite, which seats 80 and is reached through a hidden entrance. Guests then go down to the bar while the Westgate Suite is prepared for the wedding breakfast, served for up to 200. In the evening the same room turns into a party space with a black and white dance floor, a stage area and plenty of seating. Couples can look through real weddings held at the venue on its website. The suites also take birthdays, anniversaries, baby showers and private family dinners.
Rooms and capacities
The Westgate Suite is the main room, with high ceilings, cast iron windows, custom lighting and a leather-clad bar. It seats up to 200 for a sit-down meal. The Clifford Suite seats 80 in ceremony layout and keeps visible traces of the building's industrial past. Both suites are on the first floor, served by a ramp at the front door and a lift, with an accessible toilet that includes baby changing. Capacities for theater or classroom layouts are given on request.
Catering
All food is prepared by the head chef of The Butchers, which works with locally sourced produce. Menus are tailored to each group, whether a wedding breakfast, a delegate lunch or a buffet for a birthday party. The bar serves the suites during events, and a downstairs bar receives guests between ceremony and meal.
History and setting
The building is a Victorian mill converted into an event venue, and its interiors keep the iron windows and industrial details of that period. Long Eaton is a market town in south Derbyshire, close to the Nottinghamshire border, and the venue sits in its center on Westgate, with the restaurant at street level and the suites above.
Getting there
The address is Westgate, Long Eaton, NG10 1EE. Long Eaton station on the Midland Main Line has trains to Nottingham, Derby and London St Pancras. East Midlands Airport is a short drive away, and the M1 motorway passes west of the town.
