Leadership training, not strip lighting.
No spare classrooms. No windowless halls with instant coffee. You run a multi-million-pound organisation — your development happens somewhere that treats you like it.
Bovey Castle
Five-star country house grandeur inside Dartmoor National Park — the South West residential venue.
Bovey Castle sits in 275 acres of Dartmoor National Park: a proper country house hotel with log fires, long corridors and the kind of dining room where the day's lessons keep being argued over well after the plates are cleared.
The South West residentials run here in January 2027. Accommodation, full board and all course materials are included in the delegate price — arrive, hand over the day job, and be pushed properly out of your comfort zone somewhere that treats you like the professional you are.
- 5-star country house hotel
- Inside Dartmoor National Park
- Championship golf course
- Spa, pool & country pursuits
- Award-winning dining
- Full board & materials included
- Free parking
The Midland Hotel
An Edwardian grande dame in the heart of Manchester — the North West residential venue.
The Midland has been Manchester's grand address since 1903 — a city-centre landmark that has hosted everyone from prime ministers to pop stars, and now hosts school leaders learning to refuse average.
The North West residentials run here in January 2027. Accommodation, full board and all course materials are included in the delegate price, and the location makes it an easy train journey from anywhere in the North.
- 4-star landmark hotel
- City-centre Manchester
- Spa & leisure facilities
- Renowned dining
- Full board & materials included
- Minutes from Piccadilly & Oxford Road stations
Conrad London St James
Five-star polish a short walk from Westminster — the London venue.
Conrad London St James puts you between Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament — leadership training in the same postcode where the country gets led, for better or worse.
The London residentials run here in January 2027. Accommodation, full board and all course materials are included in the delegate price. London pricing reflects the venue: this is the flagship.
- 5-star hotel
- Heart of Westminster
- Executive meeting suites
- Acclaimed restaurants & bars
- Full board & materials included
- St James's Park station on the doorstep
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