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The Whole Showground at The Bath & West Showground

Event Venue
·
Whole venue
The Bath & West Showground, Prestleigh, Shepton Mallet, BA4 6QN –
Doulting
Up to 100000
seats
Up to 100000
standing
Venue offers catering
External catering not allowed

About this space

The Bath and West Showground is a professional venue for indoor and outdoor events. It consists of 240 Acres of space and has 4 direct road access points. It suits anything from festivals and concerts to car rallies and sporting events.

Features:

• Outdoor arenas, woodland, and a lake
• Built-in toilets and showers
• Internal road system
• Multiple vehicle and pedestrian entrances
• Grandstand seating for 1,500
• Across-site services including electricity, water and WiFi

Home to: The Royal Bath & West Show, New Wine
Festival, Rock & Ribs Festival, The South West
Motorhome & Campervan Show

Prices

Monday
6:00 – 0:00
from £10000 min. spend
Per session
6:00 – 0:00
from £10000 min. spend
Alcohol licence until 2:00. All prices include VAT.
Tuesday
6:00 – 0:00
from £10000 min. spend
Per session
6:00 – 0:00
from £10000 min. spend
Alcohol licence until 2:00. All prices include VAT.
Wednesday
6:00 – 0:00
from £10000 min. spend
Per session
6:00 – 0:00
from £10000 min. spend
Alcohol licence until 2:00. All prices include VAT.
Thursday
6:00 – 0:00
from £10000 min. spend
Per session
6:00 – 0:00
from £10000 min. spend
Alcohol licence until 2:00. All prices include VAT.
Friday
6:00 – 0:00
from £10000 min. spend
Per session
6:00 – 0:00
from £10000 min. spend
Alcohol licence until 2:00. All prices include VAT.
Saturday
6:00 – 0:00
from £10000 min. spend
Per session
6:00 – 0:00
from £10000 min. spend
Alcohol licence until 2:00. All prices include VAT.
Sunday
6:00 – 0:00
from £10000 min. spend
Per session
6:00 – 0:00
from £10000 min. spend
Alcohol licence until 2:00. All prices include VAT.
Best price guarantee
Pricing updated by venue 4 months ago

Capacity

  • Standing
    up to 100000
  • Dining
    up to 100000
  • Theatre
    up to 100000
  • Boardroom
    up to 100000
  • Cabaret
    up to 100000
  • U-Shaped
    up to 100000
  • Classroom
    up to 100000

Catering and drinks

In-house catering available Venue can organise food and drink
No external catering allowed
Approved caterers only
Venue provides alcohol Venue can supply alcoholic beverages
No BYO alcohol allowed

Facilities

  • Wi-Fi available
  • Projector
  • Whiteboard
  • Flipchart
  • PA system / speakers Venue provides a sound system for music and announcements
  • Conference call facilities Equipment for video or phone conferencing during your event
  • Natural light Room has windows or a skylight, so daylight comes in
  • Storage space Place where clients can store items during their event
  • Quiet space
  • Dance floor Dedicated dance floor area
  • Soundproof Soundproofed room for noise control
  • Accommodation is available on-site On-site accommodation
  • Free parking is available on-site (20000 spaces)
  • Unavailable: Flatscreen TV
  • Unavailable: Air conditioner
  • Unavailable: Photo equipment
  • Unavailable: Video equipment
  • Unavailable: Lighting equipment
  • Unavailable: Greenscreen
  • Unavailable: Backdrops
  • Unavailable: Mirrors

Music & sound equipment

  • Play your own music Venue allows playing your own music
  • Bring your own DJ Venue allows bringing your own DJ instead
  • Space has noise restriction after 02:00

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair accessible Step-free access throughout the venue for wheelchair users
  • Accessible toilets Toilet(s) adapted for guests with disabilities
  • Ground level Guests can enter without using stairs
  • Accessible parking spot available
  • Lift to all floors
  • Unavailable: Cargo lift

Rules of the space

Allowed events

  • Promoted and ticketed events Events that you’re promoting or selling tickets for
  • No wedding licence
  • No Temporary Event Notices (TENs) available

Host rules

Certain services at the Showground are provided only by the Showground or its approved contractors. Clients and their subcontractors may not provide or resell these services. The Showground will deliver these services once the relevant order form has been completed.

The Showground’s exclusive services are:

Food and Beverage
Cleaning Services
Telecommunications (voice, data, internet, Wi-Fi, etc.)
Build / Strike of any Showground equipment or inventory
Utilities and utility services (electrical, plumbing, gas, water, and/or any other services necessary for the event)
Waste Management.

About The Bath & West Showground

The Bath & West Showground is a Tagvenue Partner. This business has registered with Tagvenue and agreed to our venue partner standards.

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