Venue for Functions:  Which of our venues is best for you?

All of our venues benefit from easy access to Thirsk, with ample car parking on site within 100 metres. The capacity and suitability of each venue for specific purposes varies, so we have drawn up the comparison below to help you plan your event.

  The
Manton
Suite
The
Hambleton Rooms
The
Garden Room
Grimthorpe
Hall
Outdoor Facilities
 

The Manton Suite

The Hambleton Rooms

The Garden Room

Guest Capacity 240 200 50 250 Many
Lecture 200 x 2 200   250 No
Workshop/Meeting 120 x 2   50 170 No
Fair/ Displays Yes No No Yes Outdoor
Coffee/Biscuits Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Finger Buffet Yes (2 x 120+) Yes Yes Yes No
Dining/Banquet Yes (2 x 100+) Yes (120) No Yes (170) No
Conference + Dining 100/120 No No No No
Wireless Network Yes No No No No
Projection/Screen Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Summary of our recommendations (shaded green)
  • The Manton Suite is purpose built for full day conference use, with one room set aside for business and the other for catering. Without catering the capacity is 240. Wireless networking and projection equipment are available by arrangement.
  • The Hambleton Rooms offer Banqueting/Dining facilities of a high standard.
  • The Garden Room is a more intimate venue for meetings and working breakfasts.
  • The floor area within the Grimthorpe Hall is ideal for Trade Displays and Craft fairs.
  • Outdoor fairs/markets and sports events can arrange to use covered stands and other buildings on site to satisfy requirements.

LARGE EVENTS CAN BE HANDLED BY HIRING A COMBINATION OF THE VENUES DESCRIBED HERE.

Thirsk Racecourse Ltd, Thirsk Racecourse,  Station Road, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 1QL
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