Milton Keynes City Discovery Centre

Venue Hire


Weddings, parties, meetings and conferences

City Discovery Centre offers a choice of three Bradwell Abbey venues for social, business and community occasions. Choose from the Cruck Barn, the Lecture Theatre or the Meeting Room. Bradwell Abbey is a heritage site and is located approximately 5 minutes from Central Milton Keynes. map


The Cruck Barn

  • refurbished 14th century tithe barn with many original features still on view
  • seats between 100 (served meals) and 150 (buffet meal and theatre style for talks and performances).
  • beautiful and tranquil setting
  • access to 5 hectares of open parkland which includes the medieval pilgrim chapel and herb garden - wonderful setting for wedding videos and photos
  • staffed licensed bar
  • you can bring your own caterer
  • tables and chairs included
  • easy parking and access
  • toilet facilities for people with disabilities
  • you can bring your own entertainment

  • View a short video tour of Bradwell Abbey (wmv, 975K)

     

    Check available Saturdays here

Wedding couple shown in the herb garden at Bradwell Abbey
The herb garden at
Bradwell Abbey makes an
ideal backdrop for your
wedding photos

Interior of Cruck Barn
Cruck Barn with tables
set for a wedding.
Remember, when you
hire the Cruck Barn you
choose the caterer

interior of the Cruck Barn
Cruck barn set up for
a wedding. There is
room for 100 covers.

The bar in the Cruck Barn at Bradwell Abbey
A stafffed licensed bar is included.


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The Lecture Theatre

The Lecture Theatre at City Discovery Centre

Our lecture theatre overlooks
a meadow and medieval fishpond.
It can accomodate up to
60 and can also be used as an
exhibition space

lecture theatre at City Discovery Centre

Bright, airy with good acoustics for
presentations

  • seats between 20 to 60 people in theatre style
  • views on to surrounding meadows and medieval fish pond
  • tea/coffee/lunch by arrangement
  • easy access within the building but some gravelled areas in car park area
  • toilet facilities for people with disabilities
  • presentation equipment by arrangement
  • hire charges

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The Meeting Room

The meeting room in the resource centre at Bradwell Abbey

The meeting room at City Discovery Centre

Located on the first floor,
there is lift access to this
room

  • seats up to a max of 18
  • views on to surrounding meadows and horse paddock
  • tea/coffee/lunch by arrangement
  • presentation equipment by arrangement
  • a lift is available for people with disabilities
  • easy access within the building but some gravelled areas in car park area
  • hire charges

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The Director of the Milton Keynes City Discovery Centre is

Henk van Aswegen

e-mail henk@mkcdc.org.uk


The Business Development Manager is

Lynne Dawson

for all inquiries regarding room hire

tel
+44[0]1908 227229

email
information@mkcdc.org.uk

The Education Officer

Post is VACANT >  refer to vacancies

email education@mkcdc.org.uk


The Librarian and Archivist is

Jenny McLellan

for all inquiries regarding the Milton Keynes archive and image collection e-mail library@mkcdc.org.uk