Yarnfield Park National Training Centre

I was nervous about my first visit to Yarnfield not being familiar at all with the area, but I didn’t need to be! Travel was super straightforward flying from Northern Ireland (Belfast International) to Manchester before getting connecting trains from the airport right to Stone. A short taxi tr ip brought me to the conference centre. The return leg was even simpler – a train to the airport, changing just once in Crewe. My time at Yarnfield could not have been more enjoyable. Food is at such a high standard, and there’s plenty of it. Drinks and snacks are kept well stocked at the different coffee stations and the rooms were kept routinely freshened each day. It’s a great conference venue and I would be so happy to return to it in the future. ... Read All

James – Yarnfield Park Guest

‘We are a small charity with a unique group of needs. After a lot of research, we found Yarnfield Park, who have been excellent and very helpful. We booked Yarnfield because it met all our needs. We found booking relatively straight forward. Yarnfield has everything we need; A variety of different sized conference rooms, a range of accommodation and the food is very good with lots of choice. We received great feedback from our delegates. The staff are all lovely and work hard. They do their best to meet any, and all, of your needs. Remembering it is not a hotel, but a conference centre, with comfortable, clean accommodation. It meets all the needs for a busy conference. It is good value for money and has lovely grounds, with lots of space. The atrium and bar area create a nice space for socialising. This venue ticks the majority of boxes for a good residential conference. It is good value, comfortable and the staff are lovely and friendly. We have book for a third year, and I would highly recommend Yarnfield Park and their team.’ ... Read All

Arlene Smyth – Executive Officer, Turner Syndrome Support Society

I run a twice annual weekend retreat for the British Improv Project at Yarnfield Park for around 90 guests. The facilities were ideal for us, providing everything we needed for an immersive and fun-filled improv weekend. The accommodation was clean and comfortable, and the meeting spaces were perfec tly set up to our requirements for our workshops and performances. The food had a wide range of delicious options to suit everyone. We appreciated the buffet style for speed of service and wide choice of mains and salads. Desserts and coffee/tea are also available. Nobody ever said they were hungry. Beth Chell and Mark, the Duty Manager, deserve a special mention for their friendly and attentive approach. Their support ensured that everything ran smoothly, and Mark was always ready to assist with room facilities or announcements over the PA. This venue is good value for money. The flexibility of Yarnfield Park to accommodate the needs of our group is always greatly appreciated. Overall, Yarnfield Park is a perfect host for the British Improv Project, and we book our events up to 3 years ahead. We already have 6 more events either signed up or on hold with them. ... Read All

Geoff Monk, British Improv Project

Cancer Research UK have been using Yarnfield Park for over 10 years and we LOVE the experience we have at this venue. We hold two training conferences each year for our team of Event Managers (circa 60 people) and our team of Event Assistants (circa 90 people). Our training conferences require us to use multiple rooms, a dedicated registration area and outdoor space so that we can not only make our delegates feel special and welcome but so that we can deliver a series of lectures, interactive workshops, table-top exercises, and outdoor activities, all of which will help to prepare our team to deliver best in class events for CRUK. The training facilities at Yarnfield lend themselves so brilliantly well to our needs of indoor & outdoor teaching requirements as well as having space in the evening to relax and have some informal fun. We picked this venue as it is located centrally for our UK based national team, it has all the conference facilities we need, it has adequate outdoor space, great evening relaxation facilities, fantastic canteen service with a huge selection of food and drink offerings and all accommodation needs are on site. Beth Chell and the team are marvellous, they are incredibly attentive to our needs, and as we have been coming to this venue for several years now, they know our needs and requirements so well and trust us 100% in the activities we bring along. They always amaze me with their ability to adapt quickly to our random and unconventional requests! I would recommend this venue, and we will always keep coming back to Yarnfield. In fact I’m so confident in their facilities, services and the way they look after us that I book my conferences 3 years in advance! ... Read All

Ali Cleveland – Senior Manager Mass Events, Cancer Research UK

We hosted the 6th Annual Critical Incident Stress Management Conference, bringing together emergency blue light services and specialist NHS Staff together at Yarnfield Park. This was our third experience of using the conference centre and it has been because of our previous experiences, ease of b ooking, great communications, incredible venue and food, together with the support on offer at the beginning of the day, and if needed, help during the day. This is our venue of choice for this event, and we have already booked for next year. Having presented at the event, the stage facilities, sound system and visual access for those attending is spot on. The drinks and food package compliment the day in making our event so successful and already the demand for next year is high. ... Read All

Jan Summerfield – North Staffs Combined Healthcare

BPCA has been a client of Yarnfield Park for many years. The site, and its facilities, provide our students with an ideal environment in which to study and connect with their fellow learners. The staff at Yarnfield Park are always helpful and a special mention must go to Mark who will always go abov e and beyond to facilitate any additional requirements we may have whilst our training is ongoing. ... Read All

Clare Penn, Training Administrator – British Pest Control Association

Thank you Yarnfield for a fabulous stay. From the comfortable rooms to easily accessible conference facilities, delicious food to friendly and helpful staff, it’s been a delight! I found the rooms we used were ideal for our meeting needs and we were able to use the additional seating for breakout discussions and relaxing conversations. Having access to the refreshments enabled us to feel comfortable and well provided for alongside plentiful spaces to gather and meet. Excellent location for our region and always a pleasure to visit. ... Read All

Carole

I carried out some Live Radio Broadcasts while in attendance: I’d hoped and planned to do so, but couldn’t fathom just how good the internet quality was for Wi-Fi – it was brilliant and made my life much simpler while in attendance. I spoke to various staff, for a number of reasons – at d ifferent times across the 3 day conference – and all were wonderfully polite, and willing to go above and beyond to help me.  ... Read All

Andy Berry

The booking process was easy enough despite some chopping and changing from our side. The staff were very friendly and helpful and the meeting room and facilities really good as well as the food in the restaurant. All in a great place for a meeting or conference

Jonny Birch

Thank you to the team once again for making us feel so welcome and supporting our training conference needs throughout our two days (despite Covid restrictions).  We saw the effort and hard work from everyone behind the scenes. You all worked so hard to make our stay the best it could be.

Ali, Senior National Events Manager, Cancer Research UK

I wanted to write and express our sincere gratitude to all at Yarnfield for the support in making our events a success. All the rooms were really well laid out, the support from your colleagues was superb and the lunches were exceptional. So in short our very sincere thanks to one and all.

Emma, Leadership Development Manager, Atlanta

We have been using Yarnfield Park now for a number of years as our apprentices attend the nearby Stafford College.  We have always found the staff to be very helpful, and professional.Our apprentices are very well looked after and the staff aim for them to have a home from home experience.J.C

Apprenticeships, J.C

We thought the conference rooms were brilliant, and most staff commented on how Covid safe they felt with the way it was all set up. The staff around the building, the ones that I spoke to were happy to help, and very professional.We would like to thank you especially, for all your assistance and he lp, not forgetting the number of deliveries that you signed for and allowed to be delivered to site prior to our meetings. The food was amazing, and the service on the food counter was too.We will definitely be coming back to Yarnfield Park when we need to arrange some more general meetings and another staff team day next year, hopefully with less deliverable items. ... Read All

IRO (Institution of Railway Operators)

We needed to find a suitable location to meet and demonstrate new product to remote colleagues and under the current circumstances were interested in finding a venue in a good central location away from our operational site.  The Yarnfield Park venue was ideal, we were able to carry out a safe, soc ially distant and ultimately successful training event for our team.  The site was well organised to reflect current rules and requirements and made us feel welcome and well catered for – including a hot lunch! ... Read All

P.C

Can you please send our thanks and appreciation to your Manager and the whole team for making the last 3 weeks stay at your conferencing facilities as smooth as possible in the current climate.It was noted the high level of effort, you and your team went to, in order to make our stay as safe and uni nterrupted as possible in order to start our course.The way you all pulled together, working as a team and filling in the gaps where needed, and keeping the smiles going was really appreciated. Nothing was too much trouble.We look forward to using the venue again and again in the future and wish you all the best. ... Read All

R.T

A big thank you for everything you and everyone working at Yarnfield Park has done for us this week.The work that you have all put in to ensure that our event went smoothly and safely for all, has been magnificent and all the processes you have put in place were managed superbly.We have had fantasti c feedback from our delegates who really did appreciate all your efforts.We’re very much looking forward to coming back and will definitely be looking to see what other training and events we can work with you on.Please pass on our thanks to all the team for all their hard work and efforts. ... Read All

Karen, BPCA

Teenage Cancer Trust has been working with Yarnfield Park to facilitate our annual over 18s post treatment conference for young people who have experienced cancer treatment. Young people come from across the UK to spend time together and share experiences and Yarnfield has always been a welcoming an d accommodating venue to work with. We enjoy making use of the varied spaces and the food is always very well received. Thank you for the ongoing support ... Read All

Teenage Cancer Trust

When an established Conference makes a change of venue after ten years, it’s important to get it right! From initial enquiries to site visits the Yarnfield team were helpful and efficient in understanding our conference needs in order to ensure it would run smoothly.On the Conference days, the sta ff were visible and helpful, the bedrooms comfortable and clean, the meeting rooms set out for our specific needs, and the food was excellent in quality and quantity. Feedback from our 140 delegates was overwhelmingly favourable and we have confirmed Yarnfield Park for the next two years.FEW Conference for Evangelists ... Read All

Janice Bowman