Conference & meeting rooms near Belfast
Three rooms in Parkgate, County Antrim, from a board meeting round a table to a conference in the main hall. AV and Wi-Fi on request, catering from our own kitchen, and free parking for 120 cars — twenty minutes from Belfast and fifteen from the international airport.
Meeting space in County Antrim
Jim Baker Stadium was built as a sporting venue, which is why its meeting rooms are larger and quieter than the price suggests. Companies, charities, councils, unions and training providers hire them for AGMs, board meetings, staff training, interviews, assessment days and full conferences. Your seated area is yours for the day, with your own tea station and nobody passing through it.
The rooms take theatre, cabaret, boardroom, U-shape and classroom layouts, and we set them up before you arrive rather than leaving you to move furniture. A screen, projector, PA and Wi-Fi are all available on request. Food is cooked here — tea and scones on arrival, a hot fork lunch, something in the afternoon — so nothing is brought in cold and lunch runs to your timetable rather than a caterer's.
There is a ramp at the main door and a lift to the rooms, which are upstairs; the toilets, including the accessible one, are on the ground floor. Delegates driving from Belfast, Antrim, Ballyclare, Larne or Randalstown park free at the door, and there is room for a minibus. For anything the rooms cannot take, the arena floor boards over.
- Rooms
- Three
- AV
- On request
- Layouts
- Set before you arrive
- Catering
- Cooked on site
- Parking
- Free, 120 cars
- Access
- Lift to the rooms
The arena floor boards over for conferences, trade shows and exhibitions — licensed for 540 across the two greens.
Exhibitions & events →Rooms and layouts
Every room is set to your plan before you arrive. Tell us the numbers and the layout and we will say which one fits.
- The McConkey Room
The main room. Stage at one end, bar service to the room, and enough depth for theatre rows or cabaret tables. A divider wall splits it in two when a session needs to break out. Used for conferences, AGMs and prize nights.
- Theatre
- Cabaret
- Classroom
- U-shape
- Boardroom
- The Bar Lounge
Half-day training, briefings and workshops, with the bar at one end for a reception afterwards and daylight down the length of the room.
- Theatre
- Cabaret
- Classroom
- Boardroom
- The Committee Room
A closed room for board meetings, interviews and appraisals — quiet enough for a full day of one-to-ones, and off the McConkey Room and the back foyer.
- Theatre
- 30
- Boardroom
- 14
- Boardroom
- Theatre
What a booking gets
- The layout set before you arrive
- Screen, projector and PA available on request
- Wi-Fi on request
- Tea and coffee station for your group
- Free parking for 120 cars, with room for a minibus
Quoted per booking, because the room, the layout, the catering and the hours differ every time. Send the date, numbers and layout and we will itemise room, catering and AV so finance has something to approve. Half days and evening meetings are quoted the same way.
Request a quoteWhat gets used for what
A fair spread of what comes through the diary in a season.
- AGMs & members' meetingsClubs, credit unions and associations. Theatre rows, a top table with a PA, and tea served at the break.
- Staff trainingClassroom or cabaret for the day, with a room you can leave set up overnight.
- Board & committee meetingsThe Committee Room for a closed session, with lunch brought in when you are ready for it.
- Interviews & assessment daysOne room for panels and a second for candidates waiting, so nobody meets in a corridor.
- ConferencesThe McConkey Room with registration in the foyer and lunch in the same building.
- Away daysA morning of work and an afternoon on the rinks. The reason most companies come back a second year.
- Charity & community meetingsLocal groups meeting midweek in the daytime — tell us who you are and we will price it accordingly.
- Exams & assessmentsQuiet, invigilated conditions away from public areas, with the room laid out to your seating plan.
Finish the day on the green
A couple of hours of bowls after lunch, run by our staff, with bowls lent out and teams drawn for you. It suits every level of fitness and every age in the room, which is more than can be said for most team-building. Work in the morning, competition in the afternoon, bar open when you finish.
Flat shoes or socks on the green. Some groups bring a trophy along for the winners.
- Group size
- 16 upwards
- On the green
- About two hours
- Bowls
- Lent out, no charge
- Then
- Bar and food in your room
How a booking runs
One contact from the first email to the invoice.
- 1Send the detailsDate, delegate numbers and layout by phone, email or WhatsApp. We aim to reply the same working day.
- 2Get a quoteRoom, catering and AV itemised, so finance has something to approve.
- 3Hold the dateConfirm by email. No deposit for room-only meetings; larger conferences take a holding payment.
- 4Confirm the detailsFinal numbers, menu and dietary requirements a week ahead. Layout plan agreed then.
- 5On the dayRoom set up before 08:00, tea ready on arrival, and one invoice afterwards.
Ballysavage Road, Parkgate, BT39 0DX — off the Antrim to Ballyclare road, five minutes from the M2 at Templepatrick. Twenty minutes from Belfast, fifteen from Belfast International Airport, ten from Ballyclare and Antrim town. Free parking for 120 cars at the door, lit, with room for a minibus.
Directions and contact details →Common questions
What organisers ask before booking a meeting room here — rooms, AV, catering, parking, access, invoicing and lead times.
- How many can you seat?
- The Committee Room takes fourteen round the table or thirty in rows. The other two depend on the layout and whether there is entertainment, which carries its own limit — tell us your numbers and the layout you want and we will tell you which room fits. For anything the rooms cannot take, the arena floor boards over. Exhibitions & events →
- Is there Wi-Fi and AV?
- A screen, a projector, a PA and Wi-Fi are all available on request — tell us what you need when you book and it will be set up with the room. Bring a laptop and an HDMI lead, or ask and we will have one out.
- Can we hold a half-day?
- Yes — mornings, afternoons and evening meetings are all quoted. Tell us the hours you need.
- What does it cost?
- Quoted per booking, because the room, the layout, the catering and the hours differ every time. Send the date, numbers and layout and we will itemise room, catering and AV so finance has something to approve.
- Do you cater dietary needs?
- Tell us numbers and requirements a week ahead and the kitchen builds the menu round them. Everything is cooked here.
- Can we bring outside caterers?
- No — catering is done in our own kitchen, which is what keeps lunch to your timetable rather than a caterer's. Tell us what you need and we will price it.
- How early can we set up?
- From 08:00 on the day, or the evening before when the room is free. The layout is set before you arrive either way.
- Is the venue accessible?
- There is a ramp at the main door and a lift to the rooms, which are upstairs. Toilets are two sets of male and female plus an accessible toilet, all on the ground floor. Tell us if any delegate needs step-free access and we will make sure it works on the day.
- Is parking really free?
- Yes, 120 spaces at the door, lit, with room for a minibus. Nothing to validate and no charge to delegates.
- Can you invoice us?
- Yes. Purchase orders and 30-day terms are fine for companies, councils and charities — say so on the enquiry.
- How far ahead should we book?
- A fortnight is usually enough for a meeting room. Conferences and anything in December should be asked about months ahead.
- Can we look round first?
- Yes. Ring the office and come up to see the rooms in the layout you have in mind before you commit.
Request a quote
Send us the date, the numbers and the layout. We aim to come back the same working day with a price you can put in front of finance.