The Beacon
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The Beacon
Portway
Wantage
Oxfordshire
OX12 9BX
01235 763456
The Beacon
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The Beacon description
Community Hall / Business Meeting Rooms / Hotel / Conference Centre / Party Venue / Cinema / Commercial Venue
Large (1-300)
Venue suitability
This venue is suitable for the following uses:
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Venue facilities
100 spaces
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Yes - Full - Facilities to prepare meal
20 round tables, 50 rectangle tables
400 chairs
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Yes - Manned
Other venue facilities
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Explore the rooms this venue has for hire by expanding the sections below.
The Ridgeway
The Ridgeway is a purpose built, versatile hall able to accommodate in excess of three hundred people, depending on the type of function held.
With its flexible staging, tiered seating, theatre lighting and an induction loop, the hall is the ideal auditorium for productions, concerts, large public meetings, conferences and presentations.
Weddings, dinner dances and parties benefit from the spacious surroundings and large adjoining bar.
Capacity
As meeting room:
350
For dining:
200
As theatre:
348
For dancing:
200
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The Lockinge accommodates up to one hundred people in a theatre style setting. This light and spacious room is situated on the ground floor and makes an ideal venue for lectures, conferences, seminars and meetings.
The room further benefits from an induction loop system and visual aids discreetly masked behind oak panelling
Capacity
As meeting room:
100
For dining:
60
As theatre:
100
For dancing:
100
The Challow is situated on the ground floor and boasts a sprung wooden floor, plenty of natural light and large mirrors adorning the walls, making it an ideal space for dance and keep fit classes.
With access to the rear of the stage, this room also lends itself perfectly as a dressing room for productions and concerts taking place in The Ridgeway.
The room can seat fifty people in theatre style, making it equally suitable as a meeting room.
Capacity
As meeting room:
50
As theatre:
50
For dancing:
50
The Hanney, adjacent to The Challow, is ideal for smaller meetings and lectures as well as being the perfect size for children's parties and buffet lunches. With its digital projector and ceiling-mounted screen, business is easy!
Capacity
As meeting room:
30
As theatre:
30
For dancing:
20
Our coffee shop is open Monday - Saturday and offers a wide range of hot and cold drinks with handmade cakes and sweet treats to have in or take away. Come and try our new food range, a great selection of sandwiches, wraps, salads and hot eats to eat in or take away from £2.80.
Our coffee is hand roasted by a small, artisan company called Bean Bags, based in Worminghall, Oxfordshire. It is freshly ground, just for you, and will be served by our fully trained Baristas. Bean Bags are committed to sustainable sourcing and all our coffee is fair trade and organic. We also have a wide range of tea available, from English breakfast, to Mint Fusion and Green Tea with Mango. Our take-away coffee cups are made of Vegware packaging, made from plants and are completely compostable!
We have high chairs for the little ones, comfy chairs for the grown ups and we welcome everyone from family groups to business meetings.
Our fantastic long bar comes into its own for functions being held in The Ridgeway. With a wide selection of beers, wines and spirits, the bar is open for events, including our popular cinema evenings.
It is also a flexible meeting space and can be hired as a seperate space.
Capacity
As meeting room:
25
For dining:
25
As theatre:
30
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