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Organising group activities needed be a hassle; provided your venue is set up and resourced to take the strain. All to often hotels either can’t cope with groups or they don’t think about the simple things groups need, like a separate room to meet and congregate, a meeting point set up to meet your needs.

It’s the little thing that count; pre-register rooms, a prepared printed room list for your group and a printed itinerary list, and a customer service manager, who meets and greets your guest.

The Royal Victoria Hotel is the perfect hotel; it offers spacious accommodations in a magnificently restored historic property with the charm that escapes most city centre hotels. Ideally centrally situated in heart of Sheffield’s this luxury 4 star hotel is two minutes by taxi from the train station, with close links to the M1 motorway. Importantly the hotel offers abundant on-site free parking, so when your group set off on daily group excursions, you can leave together from the hotel car park.
Sheffield offers a dazzling array of attractions, so the City can promise something of interest for every group from historic buildings; award-winning museums and galleries; an enviable theatre and live music programme; to world class sporting venues. Sheffield is the greenest city in Europe; 61% of the city is green space and with over two million trees it has more trees per person than any other city in Europe. With a third of the city’s boundary lying within the UK’s most visited National Park, the Peak District, the biggest choice you’ll need to make is just how long to stay!

If your interest is cultural or industrial heritage, there’s so much to discover. Pride and Prejudice was filmed on location at Chatsworth House, while Mary Queen of Scots was a frequent visitor to Sheffield and nearby Hardwick Hall. The industrial museums offer a fascinating insight into why Sheffield was, and is, the world leader in cutlery and steel making.

If you are looking for something more active, choose from the extensive range of sporting facilities. These include Europe’s largest all-season ski resort, Olympic standard swimming facilities, a choice of golf courses, ice skating and rock climbing.

Must See And Do

• Millennium Galleries, Sheffield
• Kelham Island Industrial Museum, Sheffield
• Botanical Gardens, Sheffield
• Magna Science Adventure Centre, Sheffield
• Chatsworth House, near Sheffield
• Cathedral Church of St Peter & St Paul, Sheffield
• Sheffield Ski Village, Sheffield     

Related Links

• Sheffield City
• Sheffield Galleries
• Sheffield International Venues
• Sheffield Theatres
• Yorkshire Tourist Board

If you’re looking for a City and a hotel that is ideal for your group gathering, the Holiday Inn Royal Victoria is your natural choice. It is worth noting, that most hotels never make reference to groups in their published literature. We do, and we understand how to take the stain off the organiser, and provide the welcome that your group will remember with affection.

Should you be planning a group gathering please contact our groups coordinator on 0114 252 6522 or complete our schedule an event form or e-mail us on leisuregroups@holidayinnsheffield.co.uk.

Special Offers

• Christmas 2010
  Bookings now being taken for our great Christmas 2010 programme of events. The perfect Sheffield party venue for Christmas parties, and office party lunches and party nights.
  
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• Romantic Breaks
  Woo the one you love with our sensational Romance Package - an overnight stay in one of our luxurious executive rooms, with king sized bed, soft bed throws, pillow menu, TV and complimentary video, a box of chocolates and a bottle of Champagne to sip while you soak in fragrant bubbles.  
  
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• Tribute Nights
  The Holiday Inn Royal Victoria has built up an excellent reputation for running and hosting its own events. These include Tribute Nights include: The Beatles Night, The Freddie Mercury Night, The Robbie Williams Night, The Spice Girls Night, Take That Night, Tom Jones Night and The Blues Brothers Night.
  
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• Weddings
  The most special day deserves very special surroundings, and the period Victorian elegance of The Royal Victoria Hotel provides a stunning backdrop for unforgettable wedding celebrations.
  
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• Late Deals
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