Solent Views Ryde, The Boardroom Plus Discounted Hovercraft Travel

The conference centre at the Hovercraft Centre of Excellence is the perfect venue to hold conferences, board meetings and social events, offering the best views of the Solent in a large extendable conference space with sea views.

Home to Hovertravel, the world’s only year round passenger hovercraft service and Griffon Hoverwork’s Global Training Centre for hovercraft pilots and crew, this facility represents the pinnacle of six decades of hovercraft manufacture and operation. Your clients, customers and guests will have an experience unmatched anywhere else on the planet. If you're looking for a venue in Portsmouth or the Isle of Wight, Solent Views is the place. We can transport your guests from Southsea in Portsmouth to Ryde in just ten minutes by hovercraft, ensuring your guests enjoying a unique flight on the world's only scheduled, passenger hovercraft service. Solent Views offers unrivalled views from the spacious and modern meeting area, with a break-out room ideal for reception and break-out sessions, plus a smaller meeting room for 6 - 8 persons.

The versatile meeting space at Solent Views can be configured for a small conference, with an outstanding main meeting room, breakout areas and catering, or meetings which need a stunning backdrop to stimulate successful outcomes. Overlooking the world's only year round passenger hovercraft service against the backdrop of the Solent seascape, this venue offers a unique perspective.

With views as impressive as these, the centre is also ideal for social functions such as weddings, drinks parties and celebrations with a capacity of up to 50 guests or 14 in a boardroom layout.

Amenities and features include:

Breakout area for catering and exhibitors
Excellent natural light
Arrive on the world's only year round passenger hovercraft
Video conferencing
Free Wifi
All inbound and outbound transport needs can be added on
Locally sourced catering produce and suppliers – Wight Marque accredited.
Locally sourced tea, coffee and refreshments in all rooms