Stadium and sports venues
Stadium and sports venues, each profiled from the organisation's own published information.
The 30 venues listed here are in London, Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh and other UK cities. Profiles were last checked between 7 and 14 November 2026.
Venues
Aintree Racecourse
You can run a 600-seat plenary, breakouts and dinner on one site with free parking for 1,800 cars, and scale to 4,500 theatre style in the Equestrian Centre. Up to 4,500 · 14 spaces
American Express Stadium
You get 31 conference and meeting rooms for up to 500 delegates and 12 exhibition spaces with shutter loading in Brighton, with Falmer station next to the stadium concourse. Up to 500 · 31 spaces
AO Arena
Seat up to 9,100 in the Arena Bowl or dine 900 on its floor, with 3,120 m² of exhibition space and Manchester Victoria trains and trams at the door. Up to 9,100
Ashton Gate Stadium
You can run a 1,000-seat plenary, a 3,500 square metre exhibition and private boardrooms on one south Bristol site, with 300 on-site parking spaces and a route in from M5 junction 18. Up to 5,000
Brighton Racecourse
Hire a 985 m² hall with lorry access, eleven more suites for 10 to 250 guests and free parking for up to 1,000 cars, a short drive from central Brighton. Up to 450 · 12 spaces
Carrow Road
Carrow Road, Norwich City's stadium, hires 17 rooms including NR1 and Aria for 500 theatre style, with day delegate packages from £32 plus VAT. Up to 600 · 17 spaces
Chester Racecourse
You get 12 event spaces in Chester, from private boxes for about 40 people to a suite the racecourse gives a maximum of 700, with free event parking and in-house catering. Up to 700 · 12 spaces · 97 bedrooms
Coventry Building Society Arena
You can run anything from a meeting of 7 to a 7,000-delegate tiered conference here, with 2,200 parking spaces, a 119-bedroom on-site hotel and a rail station about five minutes' walk away. Up to 7,000 · 16 spaces · 119 bedrooms
Edgbaston Stadium
You can host up to 1,000 standing in the 1,050 m² Exhibition Hall or 40 in an Executive Box at this Birmingham cricket ground, with more than 400 free on-site parking spaces for delegates. Up to 1,000 · 39 spaces
Emirates Old Trafford
You can run a 1,000-seat conference in The Point, use the Pavilion suites for breakouts and house delegates in the 250-bedroom on-site Hilton Garden Inn, with Old Trafford tram stop outside the ground. Up to 1,000 · 8 spaces · 250 bedrooms
Exeter Racecourse
Exeter Racecourse on Haldon Hill hires 17 rooms for meetings, conferences and exhibitions of up to 300 guests, with free parking for more than 1,000 cars. Up to 300 · 17 spaces
Hampden Park
You can seat 450 theatre style in the Hampden Suites, run an exhibition across over 1,800 m² with underground loading, and park free on non-event days at Scotland's National Stadium in Glasgow. Up to 450
Headingley Stadium
Seat up to 450 for a conference or dinner in a suite overlooking both Headingley pitches, with 350 free parking spaces and 36 bedrooms on site. Up to 450 · 36 bedrooms
Leicester Racecourse
You can host a conference for up to 650 delegates or a dinner for 550 in the Kube at Leicester Racecourse, with free parking on site for more than 1,000 cars. Up to 650
Lord’s Cricket Ground
You can seat 600 theatre style or host 900 at a reception in the Nursery Pavilion at Lord's, with in-house catering and St John's Wood Tube about 10 minutes' walk away. Up to 900 · 17 spaces
Mattioli Woods Welford Road
You get 34 suites for 12 to 1,250 guests, a 900 m² exhibition hall with vehicle access and a connected 191-bedroom hotel, a 15-minute walk from Leicester station. Up to 1,250 · 34 spaces · 191 bedrooms
Motorpoint Arena Nottingham
You can run a 6,000-seat theatre-style conference or an exhibition on a 2,100 m² floor, with a tram stop five minutes' walk away and rooms from a 16-seat boardroom upwards. Up to 10,000 · 10 spaces
Murrayfield Stadium
You can host up to 1,500 guests in the West Stand or exhibit on 1,500 m² of carpeted space, with a tram stop at the entrance and free parking on non-match days. Up to 1,500 · 9 spaces
Newcastle Racecourse
You get a 1,400 m² ground floor exhibition hall with four loading points, a 450-seat theatre suite, 24 meeting rooms and free parking, a short drive from the A1 and A19. Up to 500 · 24 spaces
Old Trafford
You can seat 850 theatre style or 700 at dinner in the Manchester Suite, five minutes on foot from a Metrolink stop, with day delegate packages from £56 per person plus VAT. Up to 1,100 · 155 spaces
Principality Stadium
You get lounges for up to 320 theatre style in central Cardiff, about five minutes' walk from Cardiff Central, with in-house catering and published day delegate rates from £40 plus VAT. Up to 320 · 7 spaces
Sandy Park
You can run a conference for up to 825 theatre style, an exhibition in over 1,500m² and stay in a 250-room hotel linked to the venue, just off Junction 30 of the M5. Up to 825 · 24 spaces · 250 bedrooms
Stadium MK
You can put a 3,500 seat plenary, an exhibition on a 2,500 m² arena floor and a 304 bedroom hotel on one Milton Keynes site, with 18 event spaces in all. Up to 5,000 · 18 spaces · 304 bedrooms
The City Ground
You get eleven rooms for up to 550 guests beside the River Trent, with free on-site parking, room hire and Wi-Fi in day delegate packages from £27.50 per person. Up to 550 · 11 spaces
The Kia Oval
You can seat 700 theatre style or host a 1,500-guest reception at the home of Surrey cricket, choosing from 22 spaces, with Oval Tube station about 100 metres from the main entrance. Up to 1,500 · 22 spaces
Trent Bridge
Run a meeting or conference for up to 250 theatre style overlooking the pitch, with free on-site parking, in-house catering and day delegate packages from £34.95 plus VAT. Up to 250 · 20 spaces
Utilita Arena Newcastle
You can seat up to 9,000 people theatre style, run an exhibition on 3,960 m² of clear-span floor and park over 600 cars on site, a short walk from Newcastle Central Station. Up to 9,000
Utilita Arena Sheffield
You get an arena seating 3,500 theatre style or 13,600 standing, with its own tram stop, about 1,000 parking spaces and an in-house events team in Sheffield. Up to 13,600
Utilita Bowl
You can host up to 700 guests, sleep delegates in 171 on-site bedrooms and park for free at Hampshire Cricket's ground, 1.2 miles from M27 junction 7. Up to 700 · 171 bedrooms
Villa Park
You can seat 650 theatre style or host 700 standing in the Lower Grounds at Villa Park, with pitch-view breakout rooms, Levy catering and 929 m² of exhibition space. Up to 700
Compare venues in the Stadium and sports venues sector at a glance
| Venue | Town or city | Largest capacity |
|---|---|---|
| AO Arena | Manchester | 9,100 people (auditorium (floor and lower bowl), Arena Bowl) |
| Aintree Racecourse | Liverpool | 4,500 people (theatre style, Equestrian Centre (usable after the Grand National once flooring is down)) |
| American Express Stadium | Brighton | 500 people (conference delegates, Mayo Wynne Baxter Lounge (published range 100-500)) |
| Ashton Gate Stadium | Bristol | 5,000 people (seated conference, Pitchside in the West Stand) |
| Brighton Racecourse | Brighton | 450 people (banquet, Grandstand Hall (400 theatre style)) |
| Carrow Road | Norwich | 600 people (reception style, NR1) |
| Chester Racecourse | Chester | 700 people (maximum, layout not stated, The Pavilion Suite) |
| Coventry Building Society Arena | Coventry | 7,000 people (tiered seating, Exhibition Halls) |
| Edgbaston Stadium | Birmingham | 1,000 people (standing reception, Exhibition Hall) |
| Emirates Old Trafford | Manchester | 1,000 people (theatre, reception or dinner, The Point) |
| Exeter Racecourse | Exeter | 300 people (theatre style, Denman) |
| Hampden Park | Glasgow | 450 people (theatre style, Hampden Suites) |
| Headingley Stadium | Leeds | 450 people (theatre, cabaret, reception or dinner, Howard Suite) |
| Leicester Racecourse | Leicester | 650 people (delegates, largest room (room not named by the venue)) |
| Lord’s Cricket Ground | London | 900 people (reception, Nursery Pavilion) |
| Mattioli Woods Welford Road | Leicester | 1,250 people (reception (standing), Premiership Suite) |
| Motorpoint Arena Nottingham | Nottingham | 10,000 people (delegates, Main Arena (flat floor plus 6,500 tiered seats); capacity chart gives 6,000 theatre style) |
| Murrayfield Stadium | Edinburgh | 1,500 people (reception, West Stand) |
| Newcastle Racecourse | Newcastle | 500 people (Gosforth Park Suite (up to 500 delegates)) |
| Old Trafford | Manchester | 1,100 people (standing reception, Manchester Suite (theatre 850, dinner 700)) |
| Principality Stadium | Cardiff | 320 people (theatre style, Millennium Lounge) |
| Sandy Park | Exeter | 825 people (theatre style, Exeter Suite) |
| Stadium MK | Milton Keynes | 5,000 people (maximum, Arena MK) |
| The City Ground | Nottingham | 550 people (seated or reception, Trentside Lounge) |
| The Kia Oval | London | 1,500 people (standing reception, Jardine Suite) |
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Questions about Stadium and sports venues
How many listings are there for Stadium and sports venues?
You can compare 30 listings here: 30 venues.
Which towns and cities have the most listings in the Stadium and sports venues sector?
Nottingham (3), Manchester (3), Exeter (2), Brighton (2), Leicester (2).
Which venue in the Stadium and sports venues sector has the largest stated capacity?
Utilita Arena Sheffield, at 13,600 people, among the venues here that publish a capacity.
You can check every answer against the 30 listings in this section: each one is worked out from what they publish.