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Whether you are planning an executive board meeting, a multi-day retreat, a birthday celebration, an awards ceremony, or a company-wide AGM, let us help you create an event that is memorable, and aligns with your unique requirements.

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Where Business Meets Enjoyment

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Clevedon Hall is the perfect setting for business events of all kinds, offering exclusive use, exceptional facilities, and a dedicated team to ensure everything runs seamlessly.

From networking and team building events, training workshops, launch events, strategy sessions, a summer barbecue or board meeting, we will provide everything your event needs.  

Bespoke Packages Expertly Curated for Your next Business event

24 Hour Delegate Rate from £299pp Inc. VAT

Minimum numbers apply.

Event Coordinator
On the Day Event Manager
Use of appropriate sized meeting room for up to 8 hours (9am-5pm)
Essentials Stationary Pack
Unlimited Tea and Coffee
Unlimited Water, Cordials and Mints
Arrival Pastries
Mid Morning Refreshments
Working Buffet Lunch
Mid Afternoon Refreshments
Essential AV equipment
3-Course Dinner in a private room
Overnight Accommodation
Breakfast the next morning
Complimentary Car Parking

Full Day Delegate Rate from £55pp Inc. VAT

Minimum numbers apply.

Event Coordinator
On the Day Event Manager
Use of appropriate sized meeting room for up to 8 hours (9am-5pm)
Essentials Stationary Pack
Unlimited Tea and Coffee
Unlimited Water, Cordials and Mints
Arrival Pastries
Mid Morning Refreshments
Working Buffet Lunch
Mid Afternoon Refreshments
Essential AV equipment
Complimentary Car Parking

Half Day Delegate Rate from £47pp Inc. VAT

Minimum numbers apply.

Event Coordinator
On the Day Event Manager
Use of appropriate sized meeting room for  up to 4 hours (9am-1pm OR 1pm-5pm)
Essentials Stationary Pack
Unlimited Tea and Coffee
Unlimited Water, Cordials and Mints
Mid Morning OR Mid Afternoon Refreshments
Working Buffet Lunch
Essential AV equipment
Complimentary Car Parking

Bespoke Pricing

For a truly unforgettable experience, we offer the exclusive opportunity to take over our stunning mansion for multiple days, allowing you to extend your business event beyond just one day.  Whether it’s an intimate welcome gathering, a company wide AGM or retreat for out of town corporate clients, let us create a multi-day business experience, with the freedom to tailor every detail to your specific needs.

PLEASE CONTACT US FOR A BESPOKE OR MULTI-DAY HIRE PROPOSAL.

Private Parties

Fun Memories, magical moments

Clevedon Hall is the perfect setting for events of all kinds, offering exclusive use, exceptional facilities, and a dedicated team to ensure everything runs seamlessly.

With options for intimate gatherings or grand celebrations, our venue and customisable package options cater to all occasions, big or small. From glitzy gala dinners, a memorable anniversary lunch or birthday party, a Christmas party or a laid back family gathering. Whatever it is you're celebrating, let us take care of it.

Bespoke Packages expertly Curated for Your next Party or Family Gathering

Day Celebration Package From £2,000 inc. VAT

Event Coordinator
On the Day Event Manager
Use of appropriate sized room for up to 4 hours (1-5pm)
Arrival Tea and Coffee
Afternoon Tea
Use of PA System
Use of Cake Stand and Knife
Post Box for Cards
Canopy of Fairy Lights
Complimentary Car Parking

Evening Celebration Package From £8,500 Inc. VAT

Event Coordinator
On the Day Event Manager
Exclusive use of the Hall and Estate (5pm-midnight)
Arrival Drink
Tray Served Evening Food
10 Luxurious Bedrooms
Breakfast the following day
Use of PA system
Use of Cake Stand and Knife
Post Box for Cards
Canopy of Fairy Lights
Dance floor
Complimentary Car Parking

Bespoke Pricing

For a truly unforgettable experience, we offer the exclusive opportunity to take over our stunning mansion for multiple days, allowing you to extend your celebrations beyond just one day.  Whether it’s an intimate welcome gathering for family and friends or an Elaborate two or three day party, let us create a multi-day business experience, with the freedom to tailor every detail to your specific needs.

PLEASE CONTACT US FOR A BESPOKE OR MULTI-DAY HIRE PROPOSAL.

Discover What Makes Us
Exceptional

25 Beautiful
Bedrooms

If guests at your event want to stay overnight there’s a wide choice of gorgeous bedrooms – individually designed, they combine luxurious comfort with the very latest hi-tech facilities.

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An Experienced
Team

Our team of event management professionals provide everything from meticulous planning to inspired catering, with outstanding personal service to match – they specialise in exceeding expectations.

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The Great
Outdoors

Located in a tranquil setting, our venue provides a peaceful and rejuvenating environment that is perfect for team building and collaboration, drinks receptions and sizzling summer barbecues.

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Recipe For
Success

Our Head chef uses the finest, locally sourced ingredients to create a range of culinary delights that are a feast for the eyes and a treat for the taste buds. From light bites to hearty feasts, our team of expert chefs will happily create bespoke menus based on your specific event requirements or theme.

Continually
Improving

Since spending more than £4.2 million to completely refurbish the venue a few years ago, including the addition of our stunning orangery and luxurious bedrooms, we’ve continued to invest in even better facilities and a stronger team in our quest to be the very best.

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Easy To
Reach

Located in the seaside town of Clevedon, just a stones throw away from the historic pier and beach, a convenient 25 minutes from Bristol Airport and only half an hour from Bristol’s two mainline stations, with room to land your helicopter, the relaxed country house setting is private and tranquil.

A living room filled with furniture and a fire place.

First Class
Furnishings

The interiors at Clevedon Hall cannot be bettered. Every detail, from smart boardroom tables to comfortable executive seating, is of the highest quality because these things matter.

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We Have
the Tech

Our commercial grade wi-fi network operates at 1Gbps and will support 600 users simultaneously, providing secure, seamless internet, perfect for streaming for conference calls and training programs.

Can Be
All Yours

Unlike a hotel, there’s no need to share with other guests. Our whole team is entirely focused on making your day everything you could wish for while you enjoy total privacy, tranquility and exclusivity.

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17

acres of beautiful property

16

years of hosting memorable events and exquisite parties

400+

4.7 Star Google Reviews

Why trust us?

"Everything about Clevedon Hall was first class. The staff and management were friendly, approachable and attentive to our requirements."
Zebra Tech
"Visited for business, beautiful venue, quality food, friendly staff. Thank you."
Wayne Cook
"Everything about Clevedon Hall was first class. The staff and management were friendly, approachable and attentive to our requirements."
Zebra Tech
"Visited for a work event. The venue was stunning, and the staff provided excellent service with delicious coffee and pastries. Lunch and afternoon tea were equally impressive."
Helen Graham
"A fantastic experience, superb food with excellent service...Thank you"
Deutsche Bank
"A fantastic venue and the event was perfectly run. The food was amazing."
Ava Sunlife
"A fantastic venue and the event was perfectly run. The food was amazing."
AXA Sunlife
"Overall great venue with amazing service. Particularly impressed by the barmaid with the black hair, lots of knowledge on the drinks, and positive attitude - great work!"
Spud Green
"Amazing venue! Attended an award ceremony. Staff were welcoming and accommodating. Excited for our Christmas party!"
David Booker
"The grounds and rooms are stunning. The staff is friendly and welcoming. We enjoyed a delicious 5-course meal and had a restful night in a beautiful room."
Carly Dryhurst-Smith
"An Outdoor Cinema Experience was held here & I really enjoyed myself."
Imogen Reeves
"Overall great venue with amazing service. Particularly impressed by the barmaid with the black hair, lots of knowledge on the drinks, and positive attitude - great work!"
Spud Green
About us

Meet Jenna, your event Coordinator

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Jenna oversees all Corporate, Social, and Christmas events at the Hall, playing a pivotal role in our events team. She drives both social and corporate sales, ensuring the smooth and successful execution of everything from intimate gatherings to large-scale corporate functions.

With a solid background in administration and client relations, Jenna is dedicated to fostering and growing relationships with clients and partners.

From the initial consultation to the final follow-up, Jenna ensures every detail of each event is carefully planned and flawlessly executed.

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Best practice for hiring staff in a very tight labour market
October 1, 2023
Corporate
2 min read

Best practice for hiring staff in a very tight labour market

Any company that wants to succeed requires good employees – those with the right skills, abilities, personal attributes and attitudes. Yet employers in almost every industry are struggling to find the people they need. In this post we provide some pointers for small and medium sized business owners about how to go about creating an effective recruitment strategy that will help you attract and hire the appropriate talent.

Take a standardised and consistent approach

If you use the same process for all candidates this makes it much easier to make meaningful comparisons.  It’s also fairer as it eliminates the potential for bias and subjectivity to influence your hiring processes.  What’s more, a well conducted and standardised process will reflect well on your organisation and make a favourable impression with candidates.

Understand the job requirements

If you are the owner of a very small business you may have a pretty good idea of what the job entails (you might well have been doing it yourself until the business started to grow).  However, in a slightly larger organisation the owner/manager or hiring manager may not have that detailed knowledge.  It’s important that the person responsible for filling that vacance learns as much as possible about the details of the role before starting to develop a job description.  The best way to gain this information is to take the time to talk to staff and managers who are more closely involved with this part of the business.

What kind of person are you looking for?

As well as defining the job itself you need to build up a picture of the ideal person to fill it – their skills, qualifications and their personal characteristics.  Do they need specific IT capabilities, are you expecting them to be very creative and capable of solving problems with little supervision, do they need to be good communicators who work well in a team…?  The more specific you are about exactly the kind of person you want the better your chances of finding someone who is a good fit.

Create an accurate job description.

You do this by combining the information you have collected about the job and your ideal candidate.  Include a description of your business, details of the role, preferred experience, required skill sets, personal qualities you are looking for along with a description of salary and other benefits.  Try and communicate something about the company culture – this will attract suitable candidates and discourage those who are unlikely to be a good fit.

Advertise the position

Publicise your opportunity of job boards, ideally those that are specific to your industry.  Social media is also a great tool for spreading the word – share the job description with all your contacts and encourage them to spread the word.  It’s also a good idea to set up an applicant tracking system that is capable of collecting and sorting applications.

Don’t overlook internal talent

Promoting people from within has many benefits.  They are already familiar with your business, so onboarding is not an issue.  Also, you already know what skills and personal characteristics they have, so that reduces the risk of hiring someone who turns out to be unsuitable.  Finally, it improves company morale by showing your staff that there are excellent opportunities for progression within the company.

Manage your pool of candidates

Collect all your applications (external and internal) in one place using your applicant tracking system.  Review each applicant by comparing them to the requirements listed in your job description.  Hopefully you’ll be able to compile a shortlist of about 10 candidates who tick most or all of the boxes.  You might like to create a reserve list of 5 others in case some of your prime candidates have dropped out or you struggle to contact them.

Do your due diligence

Gaining a full understand a candidate's priorities and personality through interviews alone can be challenging.  It’s smart to research their backgrounds and check the references they’ve provided before you meet them – this will help you engage with them and ask more probing questions.  You’ll gain useful insights by examining their internet presence and social media footprint (most candidates understand that what they post online will be viewed by prospective employers).  This type of search will reveal information about a candidate's interpersonal nature, creativity, intelligence, social responsibility and more.  Make sure you take good notes during this process so you can refer back to these points when speaking to each candidate.

Make preliminary calls

Conduct first round interviews with all the candidates on your shortlist on the telephone or using some kind of video conferencing platform such as Zoom.  This will give you an opportunity to meet and greet candidates and gain some further insight into their background, personality, experience and interest in the job.

Check what they tell you against your research notes and the feedback you got from their references – you want to make sure you are not being misled!  Also pay close attention to their manner to try and gauge their personality and attitudes – will they be a good fit in your team?

Final interviews

Leave a few days between the preliminary call and the final interview so you and the candidates have time to prepare properly.  You should draw up a list of topics you want to discuss, with a mix of closed and open questions to ask.  These should obviously be related to the job description.  When you print the list leave plenty of room for writing down their answers and any notes you want to add.

You should also use the interview to ensure the candidate has a good understanding of your company, its culture and what is expected of them.  Take them on a tour of your premises, talk through the company background, your future plans and the kind of career prospects (with benefits such as salary, pensions, staff discounts and any other perks).  You are evaluating them but understand that the reverse is also true!

Having said that, the focus should be mainly on them.  They may be nervous but it’s important that they do most of the talking.  Listen carefully, take detailed notes and don’t be afraid to dig a bit further – asking “that’s interesting, could you tell me a bit more about that?” is a great way to draw people out and get them to reveal what may be behind their initial answer.

As well as covering what’s on the job description you really want to discover everything you can about the candidate’s work ethic, job history, future career aspirations and expectations of your company.  If you manage to get this depth of information every time it will be easy to select the right person to fill your position.

Experience and skills are not everything

Employers tend to favour candidates who have the right credentials in terms of skills and experience.  However, don’t overlook those who score less highly on these criteria but possess drive, energy and potential – they can be trained and taught the skills they need to excel in a role and may be better at adapting to meet your organisations changing needs.

Make an offer to your chosen candidate

To pick your first choice candidate sit down with your hiring manager, and any others who may have attended the interviews, to compare notes.  Discuss both their strengths and their weaknesses and any doubts that anyone has about them – make notes (these will be useful when you onboard and train them).   Now decide on three individuals, your top pick and two others in case your first choice turns the offer down.  

Start the onboarding process

You need to get them up to speed as soon as possible and provide everything they need to do a great job.  Explain their benefits, duties, and responsibilities.  You’ll also need to familiarise them with all the business processes that are relevant to them.  Set up their credentials so they can access your software systems, provide them with any hardware they need and introduce them to the rest of the team.  The onboarding process will be much easier, and more effective, if you have an employee handbook to give your new hire.  Creating such a document is another subject in itself but suffice to say that if you haven’t got one then it’s probably time you set this right!

A final staff retention tip

Once you’ve got the people you need it’s important to hang onto them.  To do this you need to make them feel appreciated, provide training and development as well as creating a team spirit.  Clevedon Hall is a great venue for hosting training sessions, team building days and company parties.  Our staff have all the event planning and management capabilities to make organising it easy and to ensure the day is a terrific success - just get in touch!

Business survival tips for challenging times
January 10, 2023
Corporate
2 min read

Business survival tips for challenging times

The business environment is especially challenging right now. With rising costs, weak demand, staff shortages, and general industrial unrest 2023 looks like being a challenging year. Having said that, things are bound to pick up eventually – they always do. And the businesses that come out the other side will be well positioned to capitalise on the opportunities the upturn presents. So, just hang in there! Follow these survival tips and you should be fine.

Concentrate on cashflow

One of the main reasons businesses fail is poor cashflow management – if you reach a point where you have insufficient available cash to pay bills and wages Then the business will be declared insolvent.  So, assess your likely cashflow for the next 12 months and try and anticipate any times where your expenses may be especially high, your income particularly low, or both are likely to coincide.  Paradoxically you may be at most risk when things are going well – if you pick up a big contract and have to hire more staff, move to bigger premises of invest in extra equipment this will drain your cash but there is likely to be a delay before the income catches up.  

Make sure you have access to expert help and advice

There will be some aspects of your business that fall outside your core competencies and you need to find capable and experienced people to help you with them.  First of all explore free sources of advice and help.  However, in some instances you’ll have to pay for professional assistance.  Don’t be tempted to tackle these things yourself as your time is better spent doing the stuff you are good at – it’s a false economy!  You’ll almost certainly need to hire an accountant, and possibly a book-keeper.  An IT expert to keep your computer systems operational, a web designer to take care of your online presence and possibly a marketing expert are also must-haves.  

Keep your cost down

Analyse every expense and review your arrangements at regular intervals.  Survival sometimes means having to take tough decisions so be ruthless with anything that’s not an absolute necessity.  Try to negotiate better deals with all of your suppliers and explore alternatives.

Tighten up your credit control

The quicker you get paid the healthier your cashflow.  So, generate invoices at the earliest opportunity and make your payment terms clear.  When payment becomes due send a reminder and follow up if that doesn’t do the trick.  If you get a bad debt don’t be afraid to hire a debt collection agency – people usually pay up when they realise you are serious about getting your money!  Monitor your cashflow situation on a regular basis.   If it is always a worry you might do well to look at some kind of invoice finance solution.

Credit check new customers

It’s great getting new clients and customers – but only if they pay on time.  Do some basic due diligence before you put yourself in a position where they owe you money.

Enhance your business offering

Are there any inexpensive ways improve your existing products and services to offer better value for money and attract more clients?  Or could you add new products and services to broaden your appeal and open up fresh income streams?  The more diversified your offering and revenue sources the more you spread the risk if the economic situation changes.

Back up your data

If you lose your data, either through a system failure or because you’ve been hacked, the business will struggle to recover.  Make sure everything is backed up on the cloud and put the necessary security measures in place – this is an absolute must!

Can you raise prices?

Even a small increase in your charges can make a big difference to your bottom line.  And right now, with inflation a big issue, your customers and clients won’t be surprised!

Can you sell more to your current customers?

It’s easy to overlook them but if you can encourage them to buy more it’s cheaper than acquiring new customers (eight times less expensive by some estimates!).  Can you offer them additional products and services, or encourage them to buy more by offering bulk discounts?  Another idea is to offer them rewards for recommending your business to others.

Review your marketing efforts

Try and identify which marketing channels and activities are producing the best sales results.  If you haven't already done so, explore no-cost and low-cost ways to publicise your business, including social media websites such as LinkedIn and Facebook.  Also look at ways to make your website more effective – do you need to improve SEO, rewrite the home page to make it more engaging or add fresh content?

Focus on improving productivity and profitability

Are you and your employees wasting time on tasks that don’t produce revenue?  It may be that you suspend certain activities in the short term, or you look at outsourcing jobs that would then free up your people to concentrate on things that actually make a positive impact on the bottom line.

Stay on top of compliance

Make sure your business compliant with current laws and regulations in the UK.  Check that all your employment contracts up to date?  Have you got all of your important documents filed and accessible.  Staying on top of this stuff puts you in a much stronger position if things get tough – you don’t need an employment tribunal, a fine or a dispute on top of everything else!

Build a tight team

If your business hits turbulence survival is a team effort.  Do all you can to get full buy-in from your employees.  Make them feel valued and communicate with them – ask them for ideas on how to make the business work more effectively and what steps you can take to boost morale.

Stay strong

We hope you find these tips helpful – and if you want to celebrate your business survival later in the year we’d love to host you and your team at Clevedon Hall!

Co-working - what you need to know about this new trend
November 28, 2022
Corporate
2 min read

Co-working - what you need to know about this new trend

Before Covid most companies were reluctant to embrace the idea of employees working from home and slow to make use of the new technologies that enable virtual meetings. Now WFH (working from home) has become as normal as working from the office, with most businesses adopting some kind of hybrid model (workers splitting their time between these two locations), making full use of tools such as Zoom and Teams. There is, however, a third option that is becoming increasingly popular with a number of workers – co-working.

What is co-working?

It means working in shared space that is not a home and where the occupants are not employees of single company.  The term co-working, used in this sense, was coined by Brad Neuberg, a programmer who opened the first official co-working space in San Francisco in 2005.  

The concept has caught on big time across the United States with estimates suggesting that there were about 760 co-working spaces in 2011.  Co-working spaces have popped up in pretty much every major city around the globe (and quite a few smaller towns too).  There are at least half a dozen in Bristol.  Most co-working spaces are also fully equipped with the usual amenities like speedy internet access, audio and video equipment, printer/scanner, reserved desks, meeting spaces and somewhere to prepare teas, coffees and snacks.  

Why is co-working becoming so popular?

Because it caters to the needs of a growing number of today’s workers.   Over recent years there has been a huge rise in the number of people becoming self-employed or working freelance – professionals setting up on their own, solopreneurs, entrepreneurs working alone to get start-ups off the ground, independent contractors, consultants.  The same is true for remote workers - the employee that travels a lot in the course of their work (a trainer or a salesperson for instance).

All of these people could work from home, hire a small office or, in the case of the remote worker, work from their hotel room - but it’s a lonely existence and the home environment is full of distractions.  

What are the benefits of a co-working space?

Sense of community

You are less isolated because you become part of a group of people with whom you probably have a lot in common.  Because all of you are working alone everyone is keen to make connections and support each other – it’s easy to build relationships.  This kind of social interaction is great for your mental wellbeing but it’s also really useful to have people to bounce ideas off and whose brains you can pick.

A professional environment

Working from home can present a few challenges.  Lack of space may be one – unless you have a spare room you’ll end up in the living room, on the kitchen table or under the stairs, none of which are ideal.  Working from home can also mean that concentration is difficult – there are distractions like children, pets, a partner or the TV.  The flipside of this is the fact it can be hard to switch off at the end of the day – there’s no physical separation from work life and home life.  An added aspect of that is that it’s hard to feel “at work” when surrounded by laundry and dishes.  Likewise it’s hard to feel “at home” when there’s a laptop and piles of reports spread over the floor.  All of these issues are immediately resolved when you use a co-working space.  

Networking opportunities

When you join a co-working group, and start building relationships, you’ll find that some of these people may be interested in your services, or know others that could use them – you’ll probably pick up some new clients, either directly, or through referrals.  You’ll also discover that some of these people have skills or connections you could use – you might become clients of theirs or become collaborators.  The bottom line is that new people represent new opportunities – how many great opportunities will you miss in a week, a month, a year if you work from home in isolation?

A few questions for you

Have you tried using a co-working space?   What was the experience like and would you recommend it to others?  Do you have any tips on how to choose between co-working spaces and find the one that’s most appropriate your needs?

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