Pioneer Room at Manchester Conference Centre & Pendulum Hotel

About this space

The Pioneer Room is the largest of our rooms with a floor area of 350 square meters, natural daylight with direct access to the courtyard.

The Pioneer Room is an ideal space for large conferences, banqueting, formal dinners, Christmas parties, weddings and exhibitions. Maximum 220 theatre style, located on the ground floor.

Event offers and packages

Exclusive Party Night

£40 per person

We have a range of different rooms available, perfect for hosting private parties for groups of between 60-130 people with private bar. Our Exclusive Party Night includes canapés and a drink on arrival for you and your guests, followed by three courses, chosen from our Party Night Menu.

Starter:
Roast Parsnip Soup finished with Sage Oil (VE) Served with bread roll and butter
King Prawn and Avocado Salad (GF, H) Gem lettuce, pickled red onion and a smoked paprika sauce
Chicken and Tarragon Terrine (GF, H) With a cranberry chutney and truffle oil crostini

Main Course:
Rosemary Roast Turkey (GF, H) Thyme roast potatoes, honey glazed carrots, parsnips, sprouts, sage and onion stuffing and traditional gravy **Pigs in blankets served separately to the table**
Salmon Wellington (H) Salmon topped with spinach and wrapped in buttery pastry. With chive new potatoes, green beans and a dill
lemon sauce
Roast Stuffed Squash (VE, H, GF) Chive new potatoes, green beans, tenderstem broccoli, sage crisp and traditional gravy

Dessert:
Traditional Christmas Pudding Spiced custard, mini mince pie and a raspberry coulis
White Chocolate Cheesecake (V, H) Raspberry coulis and Eton Mess cream
Chocolate Fudge Cake Cherry compote, chocolate sauce and vanilla ice cream
Vegan Brownie (VE) Raspberry coulis and vegan ice cream

Prices

Monday

9:00 – 17:30

from £650 hire fee per day

Per day

9:00 – 17:30

from £650

Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00. All prices include VAT.

Tuesday

9:00 – 17:30

from £650 hire fee per day

Per day

9:00 – 17:30

from £650

Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00. All prices include VAT.

Wednesday

9:00 – 17:30

from £650 hire fee per day

Per day

9:00 – 17:30

from £650

Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00. All prices include VAT.

Thursday

9:00 – 17:30

from £650 hire fee per day

Per day

9:00 – 17:30

from £650

Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00. All prices include VAT.

Friday

9:00 – 17:30

from £650 hire fee per day

Per day

9:00 – 17:30

from £650

Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00. All prices include VAT.

Saturday

9:00 – 17:30

from £650 hire fee per day

Per day

9:00 – 17:30

from £650

Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00. All prices include VAT.

Sunday

9:00 – 17:30

from £650 hire fee per day

Per day

9:00 – 17:30

from £650

Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00. All prices include VAT.

Minimum booking duration: 2 hours

Capacity

Standing

up to 300

Dining

up to 180

Theatre

up to 220

Cabaret

up to 96

U-Shaped

up to 47

Catering and drinks

Facilities

Air conditioning

Paid parking facilities available nearby

Music & sound equipment

Accessibility

Rules of the space

Allowed events

Host rules

No smoking in the building
Outside catering is NOT allowed

Cancellation policy: Standard 60 day with Grace Period

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About Manchester Conference Centre & Pendulum Hotel

An unbeatable conference venue offering all year round, purpose built meeting and conference facilities plus accommodation as part of Pendulum Hotel.

Boasting 15 meeting rooms, exhibition space, and 117 bedrooms our venue can accommodate all conference, meeting, and event needs.

Our venue offers bespoke conference facilities which include a professional theatre, exhibition space and large private catering spaces for up to 280. These spaces are complete with state-of-the-art AV technology, projectors and screens, free high speed Wi-Fi and flip charts.