Facility hire

The Port Training Centre is able to host a whole range of large scale events such as conferences, major meetings and away days in its flexible conference space. With superb views across the harbour breakwater towards the North Sea and passed the turbines of EDF’s Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Wind Farm, the Centre’s Conference Room can comfortably host up to 100 guests with superb options for food and drink available, with smaller spaces suiting 20-40 guests also available and high quality audio visual solutions and high speed wifi in all spaces.

Boasting several meeting rooms with adjoining breakout areas, kitchens and changing facilities if required, the Port Training Centre is the ideal location to host meetings for up to 40 guests depending the requirements of the meeting. High quality and great value catering can be provided by our local partners with hot and cold drinks provided. High quality audio visual solutions and high speed wifi in all spaces.

The Port Training Centre boasts an enviable position on the River Blyth and so is able to support a range of water based training opportunities. As a result, the Centre is well equipped to support such activities with brand new changing and showering facilities and drying rooms for personal equipment as well as outdoor shower areas for the preparation and cleaning of equipment.

Funded by the Coastal Communities Fund, the wind turbine training facility is a project to help facilitate the training and education of aspiring new entrants to the wind energy sector, as well as facilitate the continuous professional development of the existing workforce.  The facility will also help the introduction of innovative new technologies to serve the wind energy sector.