- No. of meeting rooms: 19
- Meeting room max capacity: 1000
- No. of Bedrooms: N/A
- No. of car parking spaces:
- Nearest Motorway: M56
- Nearest Train station: Manchester Oxford Road Train Station
- Nearest Airport: Manchester Airport
As Eastbourne’s premier conference and exhibition centre, it can boast exceptional facilities coupled with competitive rates to give the perfect mix of location, service and dedicated meeting rooms.
For larger conferences our main hall can seat 750 delegates and is equipped with the latest audio and visual presentation equipment. We also have two further halls including a fully equipped sports hall, all of which can easily be reorganised into excellent exhibition spaces.
There are a number of other rooms accommodating 8 to 150 delegates that can be used as small conference venues, training rooms, board rooms and lecture rooms. Whatever the size of your event, there are dedicated staff that will ensure you get the most from your booking.
Kings Centre has full disabled access and is within easy reach of the main roads into Eastbourne and Hampden Park railway stations.
The Finest Choice Coffee Shop (our in-house coffee shop) offers an extensive range of foods from quick snacks to full roast dinners. We can offer a first rate buffet menu for conferences at affordaable prices, tailored to your requirements.
Five reasons to choose Kings Centre?
All our rooms are bright, clean and superbly maintained with air conditioning and an extensive range of audio visual equipment.
Easy Access from all transport links with on-site car parking.
A dedicated service team to meet your business needs during the event and who are committed to working with you to make your event a success.
Meeting rooms will be set up to match your stated requirements.
A booking process that is both timely and effective, so that your needs are identified – and with no hidden extras.
| Suite Name | Capacity (people) | Dimensions(m) | |||||||||
| Theatre | Classrm | Boardrm | Cabaret | Banquet | Ushape | Rec. | H | L | W | A | |
| Kent | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5.9 | 4.3 | 25.37 |
| A smaller room, the Kent benefits from windows, LAN and telephone points and air-conditioning. A must for breakout groups, conference, office or job interviews. | |||||||||||
| Surrey | 40 | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 | 5.7 | 35.34 |
| The Surrey, located on the first floor, is a bright and natural training room. Large enough to take a board meeting up to 25 people, the Surrey is also ideal for seminars, lectures and breakout rooms too… | |||||||||||
| Devon | 250 | – | – | – | 150 | – | 400 | – | 17.5 | 11.5 | 288 |
| The Devon Hall provides a fourth large meeting hall and exhibition space at the Kings Centre. The Devon Hall has its own café area, toilets (including disabled) and separate entrance (if required). Ideally suited for exhibitions, displays and product launches. | |||||||||||
| Norfolk | 25 | – | – | – | 15 | – | – | – | 4.3 | 5.6 | 35.4 |
| This room, situated on the first floor makes a perfect boardroom meeting room. Fitted with air-conditioning, windows, LAN and telephone points, the Norfolk will provide a comfortable and smart area for those important out-of-office meetings. | |||||||||||
| Main Hall | 750 | 200 | – | – | – | – | 1000 | 7 | 36 | 21.1 | 789 |
| Our bright and spacious main auditorium provides an exceptional conference arena. It offers flexibility with quality and because of its high level of adaptability it can be transformed from a conference place into a seminar or exhibition space. Whatever your requirements, the Main Hall is a professional venue that provides excellent value for money. The Main Hall has extensive built-in audio-visual resources including video/data projector, pa, CD and mini-disc playback, video and digital TV, Broadband LAN facility and visual ‘foldback’ TVs facing the stage. | |||||||||||
| Cheshire | 40 | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | 8.2 | 5.6 | 15.5 |
| Large enough to take a board meeting of up to 25 people, The Cheshire is ideal for seminars, lectures and breakout rooms. | |||||||||||
| Foyer | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Our large, bright and open foyer is used as a central point for that all important networking during registration, coffee breaks and lunch. Many clients appreciate a separate registration area that lets them concentrate on finishing touches to the conference room without the guests present. The Foyer has a mixture of soft chairs, café style tables and chairs, drinks and snack machines, payphone and taxi freephone. | |||||||||||
| Sussex | 140 | – | – | – | 80 | – | 200 | 7 | 18.1 | 12.2 | 220 |
| The Sussex is an impressively spacious room for medium sized conferences, product launches or break-out rooms. Comfortably accommodating up to 140 people theatre style, the Sussex has been the host for a wide range of events from new car launches to blood donors! | |||||||||||
| Sporrts Hall | – | 200 | – | – | – | – | 500 | – | 24 | 21 | 504 |
| Our Sports Hall is fitted with a state-of-the-art Granwood sprung sports floor. Opened in 2003 by world triple jump champion Jonathan Edwards, the hall would suit exhibitions, exams or a team-building game of basketball or 5-a-side football! | |||||||||||
| Wiltshire | 90 | 40 | 35 | – | 60 | – | 100 | – | 11.3 | 7.9 | 90 |
| Situated on the first floor, the Wiltshire is a large seminar and conference room. Ideal for seminars, sales conferences and breakout rooms, the Wiltshire is also available as a larger room with the Dorset. The Wiltshire has the benefit of air-conditioning | |||||||||||
| Dorset | 55 | 20 | 20 | – | 40 | 7 | 75 | – | 8.1 | 7.9 | 64 |
| The Dorset adjoins the Wiltshire and is separated by a soundproofed folding screen. A great classroom, breakout room or boardroom. The Dorset benefits from air-conditioning. | |||||||||||
| Wiltshire & Dorset | 150 | 60 | 45 | – | 100 | – | 175 | – | 19.4 | 7.9 | 154 |
| Opened up, the Wiltshire and Dorset give a large, light room with plenty of space for a significant lecture, conference or training meeting. | |||||||||||
| Somerset | 45 | 20 | 20 | – | 35 | – | 50 | 2.3 | 11.7 | 5.8 | 67.9 |
| As one of the most popular rooms, the Somerset should be booked several months in advance to ensure availability. The Somerset benefits from a lowered ceiling, dimmable down-lighters and soft chairs. Ideal for breakouts, seminars and board meetings. | |||||||||||
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