This quintessentially British hotel & spa is located on Southport's promenade, less than 10 minutes' walk from the beach. It features 7 conference suites catering from 2 to 250 delegates, available for a variety of events. The meeting rooms provide free WiFi, audiovisual equipment and natural light. The grand Victorian building also offers comfortable en suite guest accommodation, a relaxing spa and a contemporary restaurant. Complimentary on-site parking is available.

Occupying a selection of 18th-century farmhouses with extensive grounds, ideal for outdoor team building events, this traditionally styled hotel features 15 meeting rooms with flexible layouts, audiovisual equipment and high-speed WiFi as standard. It's also home to comfortable and spacious guest accommodation, as well as a restaurant, bar and spa. Located just 25 minutes from Manchester city centre, it also provides ample on-site parking.

Ideally located for both Manchester and Blackpool, this popular chain hotel sits amongst woodlands, a minute from junction 32 of the M6 motorway. Equipped with 149 bedrooms and 13 meeting rooms, as well as a spa and leisure club, this hotel offers fine dining and light snacks in its on-site restaurant and lounge bar.

This hotel is fully equiped with a bar, health club, on-site parking, nine meeting rooms with space for up to 300 delegates, and free WiFi and flatscreen TV in each of its 91 rooms. The Georgian manor house is just one mile from the Reebok Stadium, home of Bolton FC.

This oval St Helens racecourse is just over a mile long, with the nearest mainline train stations eight miles away. It features several conference and meeting facilities which include state-of-the-start audiovisual equipment, free WiFi and flexible layouts. The extensive grounds also provide ample space for outdoor team building events. Guests have several dining options, including private boxes, food stands and restaurants. On-site parking is available.

This family-run hotel boasts good access to the M3, a swimming pool, sauna and gym, while each room has luxury mattresses and free WiFi. Guests will enjoy the Walled Gardens Bistro Menu, Sunday Lunch or Afternoon Tea, and the hotel also has a number of meeting rooms and a well-appointed conference centre.

A touch of elegance in Preston, each of the 98 rooms at this hotel boasts a private bathroom, trouser press, and tea/coffee making facilities. Regional cuisine is available in the restaurant, modern, well-equipped meeting spaces are available to hire and the scenic Yorkshire Dales are only 30 minutes' drive away.