Lakeside Conference Centre

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  • York
  • 1 - 250
  • Meetings, Conferences, Training

Lakeside Conference Centre (York Biotech Campus)

Located within York Biotech Campus in an 80-acre parkland setting, Lakeside Conference Centre offers a refreshing venue hire option for corporate events in North Yorkshire. Overlooking the campus lake, the venue combines a 250-seat auditorium with flexible meeting rooms, making it a practical choice for conferences, training days, workshops, and team sessions. 

With floor-to-ceiling windows flooding the spaces with natural daylight and in-house AV support, Lakeside Conference Centre creates an engaging environment in York designed to encourage innovation while keeping logistics simple. 

Lakeside Conference Centre Spaces

Want to use a lakeside event venue for a conference, training day or corporate meeting? Browse our selection of rooms for hire for events in York of every size.

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    • YBC Sand Hutton Suite Auditorium
    • YBC Sand Hutton Suite View From Rear Of Room

    Sand Hutton Suite (Auditorium)

    Capacity: 250

    A bright, purpose-built auditorium with raked seating and lakeside views. Ideal for keynote sessions, presentations, and larger conference set-ups.

    • Auditorium space
    • Lakeside views
    • AV
    • YBC Claxton Room Boardroom Set Up

    Claxton Room

    Capacity: 50

    A flexible meeting room for breakout sessions, workshops, and training in a comfortable setting with in-room presentation facilities.

    • AV
    • Natural daylight
    • Meeting room
    • YBC Kirkham Room U Shape Set Up
    • YBC Kirkham Meeting Room In Cabaret Set Up

    Kirkham Room

    Capacity: 50

    A practical and adaptable space, well-suited to meetings, workshops, and smaller conference sessions.

    • Meeting room
    • Breakout space
    • Flexible layout
    • YBC Mezzanine Break Out And Catering Space

    Mezzanine

    Capacity: 250

    An elevated, L-shaped space above the atrium. Perfect for catering, networking, and exhibition-style set-ups alongside your main event programme.

    • Catering space
    • Networking zone
    • Exhibition area

Capacity at a Glance

Event Space Reception Theatre Boardroom UShape Dinner / Dance Cab Lunch / Dinner Max Capacity
Sand Hutton Suite (Auditorium) 100 250 37 35 0 80 0 250
Claxton Room 0 50 30 30 0 36 0 50
Kirkham Room 0 50 30 30 0 36 0 50
Mezzanine 250 0 0 0 0 0 0 250

Location

Located on the York Biotech Campus at Sand Hutton, Lakeside Conference Centre sits in the North Yorkshire countryside, around 7 miles from the historic city of York, while still offering convenient transport links for delegates travelling from across the region. The lakeside setting and parkland surroundings create a calm, focused backdrop for business events.

Travel

  • York Train Station 7 miles
  • Malton Train Station 12.5 miles
  • A1(M) 21.5 miles
  • Leeds Bradford 40 miles
  • A64 0.2 miles

Address

Lakeside Conference Centre (York Biotech Campus), Sand Hutton, York, YO41 1LZ

YBC Sand Hutton Suite View From Rear Of Room

Conference rooms

With a 250-seat auditorium and supporting breakouts, Lakeside Conference Centre works well for presentations, panel sessions, training programmes, and delegate-led events in York. Natural daylight, lakeside surroundings, and built-in AV help create an engaging delegate experience from start to finish.

YBC Kirkham Room U Shape Set Up

Meeting rooms

For smaller sessions in York, Lakeside Conference Centre offers flexible meeting rooms suited to boardroom discussions, workshops, and breakout groups. Whether you’re running parallel sessions or hosting a focused team day, the venue’s adaptable layouts and on-site facilities make it easy to tailor the space to your agenda. 

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Accommodation

If you’re planning an overnight stay after your event hire, you’ll find a wide selection of accommodation in York, from central hotels that are ideal for easy onward travel to quieter options on the outskirts. For a peaceful visit, the York Pavilion Hotel offers a relaxed rural setting, while Hotel du Vin York provides elegant accommodation complete with a bistro-style restaurant. For a convenient and affordable trip, Travelodge York Central is an excellent choice. 

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Catering

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14forty delivers high-quality workplace catering with a strong focus on fresh, seasonal food, wellbeing and sustainability. Backed by expert chefs and in-house nutritionists, their food services are designed to energise teams, support diverse dietary needs and create positive everyday dining experiences across a wide range of business environments.

Our Catering
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Sustainability

Our venues recognise the risks posed to the planet from climate change and the consequences of this change being felt by people all around the world. That is why they operate Meetings For Change & Better Banquets, where we offer the following commitments:

  • We believe in using fresh, seasonal products

    We prioritise British and seasonal produce. We have banned air freight.

  • We believe in the power of plants

    Our menus are always plant-forward, with a choice of great-tasting alternative proteins. 60% of menus now need to be vegan, vegetarian, or plant-forward. A plant-forward recipe is one which prioritises plant ingredients e.g. vegetables, fruits, legumes, and grains but doesn’t necessarily eliminate all animal-based foods.

  • We believe in zero waste 

    Whatever we’re cooking for your meeting or event our approach is root-to-stem, nose-to-tail. All our packaging is recycled or reusable.

  • We believe in ethical sourcing 

    All meat is sourced from the UK&I. All our fish is MCS 1-3. Our teas and coffees come from responsible suppliers. Our chocolate is Fairtrade and Rainforest Alliance certified.

  • We believe in protecting our planet