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Client Testimonials

What a fantastic conference venue, after holding conferences for the last 15 years at various venues, I would strongly recommend the Monkhouse Granary to anyone requiring the perfect first class conferencing service. The location is ideal with central links to all areas for both Shropshire and further afield. The venue itself was more akin to Grand Designs than your standard conference facility. It was such a refreshing change to have a dedicated conference facility (instead of a bolted on service in a hotel), offering latest technologies, dedicated parking, a team on hand that could not do enough, a comfortable and stylish conference room environment, wonderful food and a setting that encompassed both countryside and main transport links.
Angela Morris - Shropshire CVS Partnership Project Manager

Hello, I just felt that I should drop you a line to congratulate you and your team on the service that we received today. I was one of the trainers called in by Shropshire County PCT to cover the morning session on Project Management.

Going to many venues across the West Midlands on a regular basis as I do, it is extremely rare to find somewhere quite so well equipped and run. Your attention to detail is fabulous, not to mention the setting itself and the service too. I will certainly encourage my other contracts to make use of your facilities in the future. Many thanks.
Karen M Yates, Managing Director, Karen Yates Associates

I really did mean to email you last week to say how much we enjoyed our Day at the Monkhouse Granary and to thank you for both the superb food and for looking after us so well. I overheard a lot of very complimentary remarks and you will certainly be very highly recommended!
Public Health, Shropshire County PCT

Excellent venue
Lunch was fabulous
Lovely venue – food delicious!
Food was lovely
Shropshire County Primary Care Trust

Just a quick note to say thank you very much for making yesterdays meeting so enjoyable.

The venue was perfect and the food second to none. Everyone commented on how smoothly everything ran and how good the biscuits, cakes and lunch were. Please pass on all our thanks to your Mum in law and the catering lady.

We will hopefully be returning to visit in the near future so will be in touch. I will also be recommending your facilities to anyone I know who is thinking of arranging a conference or meeting in the area.

Wishing you all the very best in the future and congratulations to you all on an extremely professional service and excellent location.
Carol, PA to Local Service Manager Wales, Cheshire & Merseyside

Thank you very much for providing such a great venue for yesterday's Meet The Buyer event, the day went really well which was undoubtedly helped by the very professional and pleasant surroundings, the calm organisation and help during the day and of course the wonderful lunch!
Many thanks again! Kind regards
Lynn Wood, Marketing Executive Shropshire, Heart of England Fine foods

We would like to convey out thanks for a really super day. Once again the homemade biscuits & lunch were outstanding. We all really enjoyed ourselves & would thoroughly recommend your venue to everyone. Look forward to seeing you again in the near future.
Jane Ellis, Morgan Taking Part, Advocacy Group

As frequent users of the Monkhouse we have always been very satisfied with the efficient and friendly service which we receive.The venue is very adaptable and we are always looked after really well by Clare and Elaine. Keep up the good work!
Liz Gurney, Shropshire Housing Group

Monkhouse Granary provides a superb venue and excellent food. I booked my first scheduled course here in September 2004, and the service and facilities have been second to none. The positive feedback from delegates on my courses is such that I have not only held a further 18 training days here, but have booked for 7 more in 2007. Congratulations to everyone at Monkhouse Granary for not only setting an extremely high standard, but consistently meeting it!
Chris Page, Page Communication Ltd

Just a quick note to thank you very much for all your help organizing our Away Days last week. I could tell as soon as I spoke to you our bookings were going to be dealt with efficiently even though I kept emailing you with changes to timings and numbers.

The Hayloft was ideal for the meeting we had with our Trustees and the Coach Room was ideal for a breakaway room but also for our informal group the next day. The lunches were excellent and it was so nice to have a choice of menu other than the usual buffets. We were spoilt for choice when we had to decide!

We'll certainly be using you again and I will be recommending you when anyone asks me about a venue. Thanks again for all your help.
Julie Stedman, Community Council of Shropshire

Just a quick email to thank you very much for all that you did towards our meetings last week. The venue was excellent and so was the food! We'll certainly be using you again. Thanks again.
Julie Stedman, Executive Assistant, Community Council of Shropshire

My recent 60th birthday celebration, a buffet supper for 40 guests,was a great success, due largely to Clare’s organization.

The Hayloft, set out with carefully decorated tables(including arrangements of my favourite flowers) looked beautiful. Welcoming drinks on arrival and an excellent buffet, served with calm efficiency by Clare and her family, ensured that everyone had a wonderful evening in a relaxed and Convivial setting.
Glenda Walton, Private Dining Guest

INC (Shropshire) hold all their master classes at Monkhouse Granary. The facilities are excellent - whichever room layout we choose - and the home-made cakes are absolutely delicious!
Barbara Rainford, Secretary, The Independent Network Club (Shropshire)

An excellent venue that provides a first class service at a realistic price!
Brian Benson, Crown Wealth Management

Monkhouse Granary is a delightful venue, which we enjoy using. The attention to detail, efficiency and friendliness of Clare and her team, and the excellent catering, ensures that every visit feels special.
Sarah Boden, Severnside Housing

Clare and Lindsay are a professional and friendly team that provide an excellent local service for us which is tailor made for our needs. The food is locally sourced and always well presented. A real gem!
Sarah Jakeman, NFU Mutual

I recently needed a top quality meeting facility both to conduct a seminar and to use for filming some of my company's mission critical video work. I knew this facility had to be right for clients and the (ex-BBC) professionals I hired to do the video work. My decision was The Monkhouse Granary and it turned out to be one of my best decisions.

We held two days of meeting and filming with a very important dinner party as well. Every detail was professionally and impeccably handled. The food was superb both at breaks and for the formal dinner and the care and detail coverage could not have been better.

I strongly recommend your careful consideration of Clare's facilities and service at the Monkhouse Granary and I am sure you will be returning time and time again, just as I will be.
Bill Moore, Smile Britain

Our meetings at Monkhouse Granary are always very well attended as well as intensely productive. The environment is so conducive to 'blue sky' thinking; it must be all that magnificent open space. The convivial atmosphere always sets just the right tone and we have noticed that the superb environment, so carefully crafted by the founders, is painstakingly maintained while the attention to detail and the quality of the food and drink remains consistently high. Our meetings here really do combine business with pleasure.
Fay Easton, Shrewsbury Enterprise Partnership

When my family booked Monkhouse Granary for a private dinner party, from the initial enquiry to the actual evening we found all the staff to be very pleasant and accommodating, but also very business like and efficient. The food was of a very high standard,beautifully cooked and served,using local ingredients. The wine and spirits were good quality and well served. I'm sure Monkhouse Granary has a very bright future.
Marion Burgess, Private Dinner Party Guest

Quality and attention to detail deserve success therefore Monkhouse Granary deserves ' massive ' success.
Tony Lawrence, Turnaround Bureau

The food and venue were fantastic.
Heidi Barrett, Practise services UK

Page Communication Ltd is a provider of Soft Skills and Information Technology training. We have been very impressed by the technical facilities offered by Monkhouse Granary, and always find it easy to set up our PCs and connect into the network and Internet. Not only that but the welcome we receive is first class and we have always found Clare and her staff extremely helpful.
Page Communication - Soft Skills & IT Training, Shawbury
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I run regular seminars and marketing training courses and always use Monkhouse Granary as my first choice of venue. The atmosphere is comfortable but business-like and all needs of instructor and delegate are catered for admirably. The food is sublime and Clare is always on hand to ensure that everything runs smoothly. My delegates love coming to the Granary – and so do I. I can whole-heartedly recommend it to any business that needs a conference room or training facility.
Julie McKeown, Sorath Partnership, Whitchurch

At Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin Connexions Partnership we regularly use the facilities at Monkhouse Granary for meetings and selection interviews. The Granary provides an excellent local facility, combining up-to-date technology with a lovely traditional setting. We especially appreciate the attention to detail in the presentation of the meeting rooms, including fresh flowers and iced water as standard, and also the imaginative catering - it makes a real difference.
Shropshire & Telford & Wrekin Connexions Partnership, Shrewsbury & Telford

The opening of the Monkhouse Granary has proved to be a great help to CS Contract Furniture. The conference suite and meeting room have given Managers the opportunity to meet colleagues and clients away from the noise of our factory to consider in greater detail proposals that will be of mutual benefit. The I.T. facilities have enabled us to improve the professionalism of our presentations in a relaxed yet business like atmosphere. The high quality of catering has always meant that everyone has left the Granary feeling that they have really been looked after. The Granary provides meeting room facilities that are, as far as I know, unrivalled in North Shropshire.
Roger Belham, CS Contract Furniture, Whitchurch 

INC Shropshire is a thriving business club which features monthly Masterclasses in key skills for its members. The INC Masterclasses were launched at Monkhouse Granary in the Autumn of 2004 and, as we approach the anniversary of our launch, we can look back and see how the venue has contributed to the success of our first season. Firstly, Monkhouse is professionally run and totally focused on the conference requirements of clients. When your organizing a 2 hour session with both the speakers and the delegates arriving straight from work, you don't want to waste time setting-up. At Monkhouse you don't. One quick call ahead of the day has enabled our presenters to get exactly the layout and equipment that they need. It's there, ready to role, on time, every time.The facilities are ideal. clearly planned with users like us in mind. The rooms a flexible and comfortable. Airy and light but with good acoustics. All-in-all a great learning ambience. The Monkhouse team are great too. Courteous and supportive without being fussy or intrusive. And as for the catering - no complaints there! The homemade cakes and cheese-board are particular favourites with our delegates.
Carl Kovacs: INC Training Coordinator

WiRE (Women in Rural Enterprise) uses the Monkhouse Granary regularly and we are absolutely delighted with the food, facilities and service that we receive from Clare and Iris. Some 30 WiRE members congregate once a month and are universal in their raise for the buffet lunch, lovely staff and other facilities (you know what I mean ladies!) Our trainers can just turn up - they know that everything will be in place to stand up and go (no re-arranging the room and mending the OHP). WiRE can be assured a complete and efficient business package - making our lives so much easier. Thank you Monkhouse Granary, finally a business facility which lives up to its promises.
WiRE ( Women in Rural Enterprise ) Shropshire Group

We have been using the Monkhouse Granary for a development programme for 18 people since February. As the day is quite interactive, the usual "classroom" style is not required. Working with Clare and her team is excellent, they are very responsive to any request and even more importantly, they remember what you need for the next time you are there. The setting is lovely and the use of the room downstairs for break out activities and refreshments is valuable. The email and internet facility is also very useful. Nothing is too much trouble for the team and every effort is made to ensure that your workshop goes as smoothly as possible.
Facilitator (NHS), Shropshire

The Monkhouse Granary is an ideal venue for our seminars, group coaching sessions and workshops.

Clare Downes and her Team offer a friendly, flexible and very efficient service. They provide all-round, professional care, attention to detail and value for money. Nothing is too much trouble and the catering is 5 star.
Gareth Emberton, Action International - Business Coaching, Shrewsbury

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your assistance in organizing our breakfast seminars. Our clients and staff have all been extremely impressed with the venue and the relaxed atmosphere that you offer at Monkhouse Granary.

Thank you also for your support & guidance during the design and printing of our business cards.

We are extremely impressed by your professional expertise and your efficient and friendly manner.

Please thank your team for help and advice and let them know that we look forward to working with you all in the future.
Tranter Lowe, Chartered Accountants, Wellington