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Nº 107 in 305 in North Warwickshire

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Excellent venue for 250+ attendee events. Lots of space, furniture to suit, parking, and on site accommodation and dining facilities

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Pratik Patel . 2024-10-28

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Very quirky place but amazing, food was great and I stayed in a shepherds hut which was very spacious for the size and very clean. Had a great time!

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Jade Stott . 2024-10-28

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Great place to celebrate award ceremonies and Chocolate mouse was awesome!

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S K . 2024-10-21

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Always very good, great staff, great food & a grest venue. Our favourite by a mile.

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Gareth Holden . 2024-10-16

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Lovely hotel, very quirky. My pod was super cute and cosy, just rather annoying the tv didn’t work at all, no channels and no streaming as tv wifi wasn’t connected.

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Jordan Wilson . 2024-10-13

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Efficient Staff.Log burning fire...Food was something special..Will highly recommend to my friends

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Raymond Barrington Dalby . 2024-10-09

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Great place friendly staff great for conferences and smells beautiful the place does

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W P . 2024-10-04

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The Marquee flooring was inadequate for the downpour of rain, the carpet that was laid in the foyer was soaking wet, creating small puddles as you walked on it. There were no wet floor or slip hazard signs to warn guests as they walked in. The venue had put on a very large heater which was giving off a burning smell. This was followed by the damp smell in the main hall where the wedding was taking place. There was a lack of ventilation in the venue which was creating a very hot environment for the amount of people in one space. The points above were in breach of the health and safety of guests and The Heart of England should look to address these items with a matter of urgency. Furthermore, staff on the day were not helpful and patronising at times for example when we asked for a glass of milk for a 1 year old baby. Firstly, a patronising conversation was had regarding which type of milk we were requesting, followed by the staff member coming back to confirm that all the milk in the venue had been used in the tea. We had to leave the wedding and purchase our own milk and then plead with staff to warm it up in the kitchen - I find this ridiculous and unhelpful for such a large and established venue. Secondly, there were no high chairs on tables with infants and we were met with awkward asks of if we had booked high chairs. At this point I was questioning myself if I was hearing correctly. Overall we didn’t have a good experience at The Heart of England and hope that the points we have raised are seriously looked into as I would not recommend anyone to have an event at this venue.

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ItsRij . 2024-09-29

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Had an awful experience here during an Asian wedding event. Staff were rude/unhelpful and the venue smelled like a swamp. What's worse is the venue is posting fake positive reviews to offset the bad ones. I think that sums this place up.

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Danny H . 2024-09-29

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We attended a wedding here this weekend which was arranged by ZQ wedding planners, I cannot stress enough how much I recommend their services, Qas from ZQ was incredible, his attention to detail was second to none and he made the entire event perfect. He was also so attentive to everybody in attendance while remaining professional and courteous.

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Phoebe . 2024-09-27

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There was a wedding on the weekend that I was invited to even though the weather was not the best which is in no one‘s control. I needed a few bits and pieces for my child such as hot milk to no surprise Cassie was able to help us and when above and beyond to make sure that my child was okay, even make sure that I was okay my own partner didn’t even check up me - QAs has got a reputation for being half of ZQ wedding planners and works very closely with Friends Corner - the food was brilliant and always tasty and the refills came very quickly and rapidly

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Molly Daniels . 2024-09-26

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Qas was here and I’ve seen him at other weddings directing traffic and making sure that the event is running smoothly now soon as I saw Qas. I knew that we were going to be served at a very good level and also Qas was all over his waitering team and the logistics of this wedding I will definitely book this place when it comes for me and I always have to make sure Qas is planning the event. Amazing

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Katie Kennie . 2024-09-26

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I recently attended a wedding hosted at the Heart of England Conference and Events Centre, and I must say the experience was fantastic! Qas from ZQ Wedding Planners went above and beyond to ensure everything ran smoothly. He was incredibly attentive, ensuring that every detail was perfect, and made sure that all the guests were well taken care of throughout the event. His professionalism and dedication truly made the day unforgettable. I highly recommend his services for anyone looking for a reliable and thoughtful wedding planner!

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Media Manage . 2024-09-26

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Fantastic place, Can not fault the staff who go that extra mile. Fully functional for all event types and deffo for weddings. Especially having attended an Asian wedding which consisted of drinks reception, chocolate fountain, Civil Wedding ceremony, an Islamic Nikah, followed by the wedding reception, the food which was complemented by a lot of the guests including thanks for watering staff and ended up having tea and cake too. Although it was heavy downfall of rain the marquee floor was a little damp but no rain coming in from the top and the main function room had no faults but executed a grt event. Massive thanks for the family to hosting it and all that made the event a succes. Deffo telling others of this place. Thks

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Zeb Ghumra . 2024-09-26

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Amazing grounds and facilities, quirky interiors and great for the classic car show I attended

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Rob Heap . 2024-09-25

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Good value food, breakfast was tasty but I would prefer it to be hotter.

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Alan Crowley . 2024-09-24

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Probably one of the worst venues that offer a marquee i have ever been to for a south asian wedding. Awful food. Kitchen not forthcoming to provide milk for a 1 year old giving a poor excuse that all the milk’s been mixed in with the tea. Horrific upkeep of the interior with a stale damp smell in the carpets. Huge puddles and sinking carpets within the marquee. No ventilation in the marquee itself quite suffocating. Would not recommend.

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Anam K24 . 2024-09-23

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Attended a wedding event here - food generally very poor (barely warm, bland, old stale salad, hair in dessert, soup overwhelmingly peppered), welcome drinks were noticeably watered down, staff were condescending, overbearing & obstructive, marquee not fit for purpose in wet weather with an intrusive damp smell, some rooms were almost as cold as outside, I’d really never want to come back here.

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shahfaz H . 2024-09-23

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Attended a wedding - venue had puddles inside and one room had strong unpleasant odour. Staff were not helpful or polite and were strangely antagonising at times. For example, when asking for a highchair for 2 small children, I did not expect to be met with cross questioning as to whether or not I had booked the high chairs, rather than helping me with high chairs that were readily available behind a door. I have never met such unnecessary cross questioning!

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M Hashmi . 2024-09-23

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Amazing venue, great to work with. Would highly recommend.

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Signature Events . 2024-09-16

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This is a great venue (I was at an event this week) and I also stayed in one of the glamping pods which was great as well. Highly recommend.

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Daniel Jarvis . 2024-09-06

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Went her for family meal, loved it.

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Terry Street . 2024-08-31

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Our favourite place! Stephen and all his staff have and run such a wonderful and peaceful place. Have enjoyed camping here on 2 occasions and it's beautiful place for my beautiful family. We aim to come back at least once a month for camping and hope to enjoy and make use of the hotel and glamping pods during the winter months. Would live here permanently if we could

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ANTHONY STANTON . 2024-08-27

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Lovely atmosphere, polite and friendly staff, great value for money and great menu

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Karen Bagnall . 2024-08-26

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Great place to eat and show off your cars

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jeepmadkev jeepmadkev . 2024-08-26

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I had a wonderful experience on 17 August 2024, working at large Asian wedding as wedding toastmaster and coordination. The staff were fabulous and very helpful, and just loved the whole venue.

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The Complete Toastmaster Jonathan Waterman . 2024-08-19

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Nice Sunday roast in a great setting

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Nathan Barnes . 2024-08-16

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Great setup with plenty of activities, bar was a bit haphazard and service up and down but overall good

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Anthony Gillespie . 2024-08-16

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Afternoon tea for four people. Very good service and excellent food and drinks.

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Catherine Amphlett . 2024-08-10

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Lovely wee spot so quiet an peaceful

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Michelle Wright . 2024-08-06

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Read the reviews about the Heart of England Camping, thought they couldn't be that bad, well they were, absolutely shocking facilities, toilets total health and safety issue, filthy dirty, broken toilet seats, no hand dryers or paper towels, flooring dangerous, 1 inadequate shower for the whole field, washing dishes facilities awful, wouldn't wash a dog it, no elsan or grey water facilities, went to complain and ask for a partial refund, lady in office said she never went to the field so didn't know what the facilities were like, the other lady didn't know what a motorhome was, we were promised a phone call from reservations about our complaint, still waiting, we were there for a wedding, so having travelled 200 miles we had no choice but to stay, thank god we had our own facilities in our motorhome, would never ever go back which is a shame because they are missing out on good revenue for Camping if they cared, surroundings are lovely.

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Millie Mollie . 2024-08-05

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I thoroughly enjoyed my stay at the Old Hall House. I stayed one night at room 1, ground floor. The place is super clean and the decor is of high standards. It feels very cosy and homely. The room is spacious with basic necessities provided (I.e, kettle, variety of hot drink sachets, iron and iron board and ample of storage). There's parking on site. The ground area and surroundings is stunning. The price comes with a hot breakfast at the restaurant which is a stone throw away. The only niggles I had was that that it's an old building and the windows were stiff to close, the bathroom door was also still to close. I would definitely stay here again.

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MS S. Akhtar . 2024-07-24

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Met friends, lovely food. Only down side you couldn't run a tab so had to pay each time after an order. This time, just ladies out for afternoon tea, lovely food, and service. Well looked after. Not rushed. Would recommend this place for meals, drinks etc.

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Laraine Mullaney . 2024-07-18

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Fantastic quirkey place .excellent food great service.. amazing setting . Well worth a visit ..

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craig stubbs . 2024-07-17

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Nice venue, lovely grounds, ideal for families as there is a large play area.

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Mick Dale . 2024-07-14

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Easy to locate, ample amount of parking, and excellent conference facilities.

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Simon Wheeler . 2024-07-07

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could not have been much better

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kleeblatt samuel . 2024-07-02

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Really good food and great staff

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Jane Middlemas . 2024-06-29

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Very nice place, great entertainment great food, and we went and enjoyed the classic car show on tonight.

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Barry Avery . 2024-06-28

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The most amazing breakfast with wonderful coffee and the staff were excellent 👌

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Stuart Gibson . 2024-06-27

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Fishing is quality not for the faint of heart Must have strong tackle and large landing net unhooking matt and plenty of bait

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catalick converta . 2024-06-24

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Corporate day out. Good experience, plus we had nice weather.

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Michael Smith . 2024-06-22

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The Meal that we had at the quick tree was outstanding and highly recommend it’s a little hidden gem best Me I’ve had for a long time

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Richard Giles . 2024-06-21

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I was eating in the Quicken Tree, which is the restaurant attached to these conference facilities. Very quirky decor, friendly service and super food. The chips were particularly good. One of the best things about this place is the outside space. There are ample grounds with amazing views over the countryside. Well worth a visit.

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Steven Courtney . 2024-06-21

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Great place. Service very nice and helpful. I recommend it

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Joanna G . 2024-06-20

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Visited the past few years for a Scouts event, great space to use with a lake

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John Atwell . 2024-06-14

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What an interesting place to have a training day. Warm friendly staff in the restaurant & great breakfast thanks. Hopefully will visit again soon. Andy

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andy felthouse . 2024-06-10

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Love it here. A quiet Tuesday morning breakfast, food delicious as ever. The best sausages - no wonder they're award winning. Friendly staff. AND breakfast is 2 for 1! Highly recommend.

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Margaret Nuttall . 2024-06-06

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First class service and advice from a very professional team. Set up and take down was very quick and with no inconvenience to our members. Thanks Stu

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Stuart Gealy . 2024-06-03

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Great stay in the pod, cosy & comfortable & great restaurant on site for complimentary breakfast. Our third visit and will be back in the summer.

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Catherine Browne . 2024-05-30

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Very well organised event venue

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George Field . 2024-05-27

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Excellent and friendly service provided by all.

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Anthony Baldwin . 2024-05-25

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Great restaurant, shame about our overnight stay. We were basically put in a grass field, no pitches marked out. The field sloped from top to bottom and from side to side. There was a water standpipe that had more leaks than Wales, I got soaked trying to fill up a water container. There was no electric, no toilets, shower block, no chemical toilet disposal or grey water disposal. It is easily the worst place we've ever stopped at in 4 years. To charge £36 for an overnight There is an absolute disgrace, if I owned it, I would be ashamed to charge for it. We parked for a day twice in different Aires de Camping in France and they were way better than this, they are level, have hard standing, tree coverage, provide water, electric, chemical water disposal and grey water disposal and charge €12 per night. In the restaurant which was great they have a poster about the house they've converted into accommodation and is says they've been on Channel 4 for 4 in a bed. Well for they're temporary caravan/motorhome accommodation they should be on the BBC, Rip Off Britain. I will be writing to Pitch up to have them removed as they are most definitely NOT A CAMPSITE, it's a field. They should be taken up under the trades description act. We could stayed on the street for nothing and been no worse off, in fact we'd have been better off, at least we would've been level.

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Alex Hunter . 2024-05-25

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Very Good venue for so many different events

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Nigel Goring . 2024-05-22

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Great location, food was exceptional,pod was very clean as was the facilities in the restrooms. Will definitely stay again

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rob lake . 2024-05-16

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We visited the Festival of Witches and Pagans, as I know one of the Covens that help organise/run this. Especially brilliant as I finally managed to meet Kristoffer Hughes (druid) to purchase his new bee tarot. Met many friends there and learnt lots from the different stalls and workshops.

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Kate Crawford . 2024-05-15

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Beautiful setting for any event, but the camping facilities completely let it down :( 1 shower for whole field and you have to stand in the shower to be able to open/close the door! No lights, so once the door is shut you're in complete darkness, and it's the same in the toilets! 2 toilets, only 1 with a wash basin, 1 without lights, both without loo roll. The ladies and gents are entered via the ladies!!! My husband reported 1 urinal was blocked. There were 2 falls on these broken steps, 1 lady ended up in A&E having x rays for a broken ankle - said steps were miraculously mened the next day lol. Washing area has cold water only and was absolutely filthy. This is my second visit and the camping fees have gone up to £40 a night - JOKE!!! This camping is comparable to a £15 a night farmers field I stayed in, and he had lighting and plentiful hot water. I won't be coming back, which is a shame as it could've been a truly amazing experience, the event was wonderful, but facilities the exact opposite. Felt ripped off :(

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Lauraine Blackburn . 2024-05-14

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Lovely area, I camped on site for a festival. The site is nice, but the outdoor facilities need a bit of work. Still loved it

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Katherine Harvey . 2024-05-13

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A shocking camping experience for a recent festival that was held on their site. The shower and toilet facilities were in a poor state. The gents urinals were blocked after 3 people used them, one of the ladies stalls didn't have a lock on a year after it was reported by someone else. The ladies toilets leak. The steps into the toilet block were dangerous and unstable, these were miraculously fixed sunday morning. We were charged more for staying in our campervan than what the same stay in a tent would cost. There was not even an electric hook up for us to use. They decided to cut the grass on the Friday as lots of us were arriving, then proceeded to leave the grass everywhere to be walked through.

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Craig Wingfield . 2024-05-13

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We have a great TEAMS day on the 19th April, the staff were very friendly and fun and the events that we took part in were great fun! Especially the human football. We would strongly recommend giving it a go!

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Angela Wood . 2024-05-07

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Lovely venue. Would highly recommend hiring this place if anyone looking for weddings or birthday parties.

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Sima Mistry . 2024-05-05

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Amazing experience for a team building day, friendly efficient staff, quirky venue, great food, easy parking. Would definitely recommend 👌

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Sara Lee . 2024-04-29

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Coventry BID had a great team building day, I would highly recommend for others to book a day. Thank you to the whole team what a great experience we had.

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Joanne Glover . 2024-04-17

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Amazing event space, brilliant restaurant and incredible views

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Tim Wilks . 2024-03-20

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Decent tasty food but service not good Kept waiting for too long and requests for butter, more tea etc were forgotten. Too familiar - sweetheart, darling etc.

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John Handley . 2024-03-05

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Very nice place. Well decorated, great quality food, helpful friendly staff. Lots of different things to look at

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Charles Edmead . 2024-02-22

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Super afternoon tea.Venue and staff lovely

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Julie Higginson . 2024-02-17

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Superb venue & staff deliver excellent service too

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Marian Townsend . 2024-01-19

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Beautiful venue for wedding photography, very unique

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Russell Whitehead . 2024-01-08

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Fantastic venue for our conference, Great service and food.

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jonathan hayreh . 2024-01-06

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Visited the Santas grotto which was such a great day however it seemed everything just needs a little tlc a bit of updating/cleaning

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Shayna Davies . 2024-01-06

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Fansastic venue. Great pub and food

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Michael Klaja . 2023-12-16

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Went to the moulin rouge show and party was a great evening, food was actually really nice even though they had over 1000 people in the centre. Great evening

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anita sogi . 2023-12-11

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Had a lovely meal again staff were lovely

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Joan Jones . 2023-12-09

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Lovely afternoon tea and great service.

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Norman Green . 2023-12-01

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Fabulous Moulin Rouge Christmas experience

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Joy Jackson . 2023-11-26

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A fantastic establishment, has everything to offer

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Christine Killinger (Chrissy) . 2023-11-17

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Stayed in Shepherd hut Bill on Saturday 28th October for one night the noise was so loud could not hear the TV, kids could not sleep. Called reception staff but never returned call.Emaied no response. Cost £100 for one night in October, rubbish worst night ever.

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Tracy Jolliffe . 2023-11-09

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The Heart of England Conference Centre was a great venue, all staff where helpful from intial booking, planning to the actual day. It was a very smooth day with no gliches all staff were very helpful. Albeit the house a bit different ;-)

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Caroline Benjamin . 2023-11-06

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Lovely place I had breakfast with my family and it was very nice, the area surrounding is beautiful and lots of places to sit and walk with my dog

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Robski. P . 2023-10-12

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The Heart of England Centre hosts Solihull Cycling Club's cyclocross event every year in early Autumn. It's a great venue for outdoor activities and Steve and his team are superb hosts. They are so supportive and they are always willing to go the extra mile to accommodate our requirements.

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Gary Rowing-Parker . 2023-10-08

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Nice and friendly good service great views

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Gez Bembridge . 2023-10-04

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lovely place, with amazing food

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mick Stroud . 2023-10-03

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Beautiful grounds. Peaceful atmosphere. Never been inside the conference centre so can't comment on that.

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Lainy McHardy . 2023-10-01

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Great venue, lots of fun activities for most active people, you need decent weather though as outdoors.

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Betty Oo . 2023-09-24

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Food was not piping hot service poor won't be going back again

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Jeanette Hinds . 2023-09-23

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Huge venue, many activities day and night

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Shaun McGreevy . 2023-09-16

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Confortable ,nice to go more time.thanks

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Eduard Rotaru . 2023-09-13

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Great a lot of activites to do good for a family even couples or relax

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Eva Makulova . 2023-09-09

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Great setting for a car show!!!

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MR T . 2023-09-09

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A very different and versatile space, with space for both indoor and outdoor events.

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Sue Williams . 2023-09-05

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We hired a space for my daughter’s birthday with food for the kids. It was absolutely amazing. The manager on duty answered all allergy questions immediately. The dome area we had was perfect and the food amazing! Highly recommended for any party or gathering!

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Holly Kilbey . 2023-09-03

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Had a great experience. Booked it for my daughters birthday. The buffet and the service was great. The kids loved the playing outside area and parents had good food and drinks at the pub. Everyone happy. Really recommend.

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Leonardo Oliveira . 2023-09-03

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Very nice went to my friends golden wedding party really enjoyed it

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Joy McDonough . 2023-08-31

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Beer and burgers far too expensive

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Mark Kilsby . 2023-08-18

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Love this place but one thing stops me going. Went to a Christmas party and had a pint in the bar, when I came through to the Christmas party, I was being charged more for alcohol. These places should be just a happy us booking there and buying beerand not profiteering

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Christopher Farmer . 2023-08-16

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Had an event here. Chips were nice. Eventing was not eventful. It was a good event.

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Matthew Twiss . 2023-08-12

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Lovly place for evening function

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Aliya Almass . 2023-08-09

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Great place brilliant Christmas and New year functions each year a different theme highly reccomend

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wanda jones . 2023-07-23

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Always love visiting the Heart of England Conference Centre, food is always amazing too

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Shaun Hall . 2023-07-20

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