National Space Centre Leicester - Conference Venue in Leicester,Leicestershire,East Midlands,United Kingdom

For an event that is “Out of this World” the National Space Centre, located just 2 miles north of Leicester City Centre, provides a spectacular setting for any event.

Making the most of our spectacular content and the state-of-the-art building, corporate events at the centre typically combine professional meeting facilities and first-class dining with an opportunity to see the attraction. With ample parking and signs directing visitors to us from all arterial routes around the City, it’s clear to see why the Centre has been chosen to host a broad range of high profile events ranging from product launches to award ceremonies and gala dinners. The venue needs little theming and appeals to organisers and delegates alike as a unique and memorable location.

The dedicated sales team work closely with you to ensure that all details, no matter how small, are taken care of. With the advantage of having our catering and technical teams in house, we can offer the flexibility to meet our customers needs and can tailor an event to ensure it continually exceeds customer expectations.

The Shuttle Suite is the main conference room and can accommodate up to 150 people. It can also be split into smaller sections with soundproof partitions, making it ideal for large conferences, or a smaller sized conference with breakout rooms.

The Space Theatre is the UK’s largest planetarium and is an exciting venue for any presentation. Fitted with state-of-the-art AV equipment and an interactive keypad facility, the theatre is ideal for product launches.

The futuristic 42 metre high Rocket Tower is the perfect setting for a champagne reception where the two rockets that are suspended vertically act as a stunning backdrop. “Boosters” is located at the base of the Tower and is used regularly as a unique location for dinner or for people to dance the night away under the rockets.

The Hub is the central point in our galleries and is perfect for glitzy award ceremonies and gala dinners for up to 180 people. With a backdrop of planets, satellites and astronaut suits, the area is popular with companies looking to impress their clients and employees with an event they will remember.

Running alongside the attraction is the Challenger Learning Centre, a unique team-building activity offering simulated space missions for between 8 and 30 people. Currently, the only one of it’s kind outside North America, the Challenger Centre is proving popular with managers wanting to put their teams in an unusual environment, but at the same time, it is somewhere they can identify parallels between a space mission and the everyday working environment. The mission is designed to test individual communication and team-building skills to the limit as delegates take on the roles of astronauts and mission control scientists. Several packages are available, missions can either run as part of a full day training programme or as a stand alone activity.