You can provisionally hold tickets for 10 days with no obligation when making a booking over the phone. After the 10 days, we require a £10 non-refundable/ non-transferable deposit per person.

You also have the option to make a booking online via our website. We would require immediate payment for you to secure the booking via debit or credit card. Bookings will be held for 3 days if payment is made via an electronic bank transfer.

• Canape reception
• 3 Course sit down meal
• Midnight breakfast
• Spectacular on stage entertainment
• Disco and professional DJ
• Professional group photography*
• Casino tables including blackjack and roulette**
• After dinner fairground attractions*

*These items are optional- There will be a small charge on the evening

**Fun casino- All profits are donated to our chosen charity, The NSPCC

Guests between 16-18 years old are welcome at the venue but we request that we are made aware of any under 18’s attending with your group to comply with our alcohol licensing policy

All inclusive nights are restricted to over 18’s only

All-inclusive party nights include beer, cider, bitter, house wine, alcopops and soft drinks all evening.

It excludes spirits, cocktails, champagne, fairground rides/stalls and fun casino which can be purchased separately on the evening.

We operate a strict responsible drinking policy to ensure the safety and enjoyment of all of our guests.

We will do our best to accommodate your request. However this will strictly depend on availability. Booking changes can only be accepted from the party organiser.

Should you require to cancel tickets, please refer to our terms and conditions.

• Refund 100% less deposit, if cancelled more than 56 days prior to your event date.
• Refund 75% less deposit, if cancelled more than 28 days but less than 56 days prior to your event date.
• Refund 50% less deposit, if cancelled more than 14 days but less than 28 days prior to your event date.
• No refund, if cancelled 14 days or less prior to your event date.

Assuming we have received full payment, tickets will be sent out by post to the address registered on the booking around 2 weeks before your party date.

Tickets are required to gain access to the party. Failure to present tickets to security will result in lengthy delays while we check our systems.

Our preferred method of payment is via an electronic bank transfer.  We also accept cheques made payable to Athena Events Ltd and debit or credit cards.

There will be a 2% surcharge when using a credit card. However there are no additional charges when using a debit card.

No. Payment can be made using a debit/credit card, cheque or via an electronic bank transfer.

You are able to provisionally hold a booking for 10 days before any payment is due.

You are able to provisionally hold a booking for 10 days before any payment is due.

Bookings will automatically be cancelled if payment hasn’t been received by the specified date.

Remaining balance payments are due 8 weeks prior to the event. If a booking is made less than 8 weeks prior to the event, we require full payment on booking.

Unfortunately, we do not accept part payments. We ask that the party organiser makes 1 payment for the deposit and 1 payment for the final balance. Multiple cheques/ payments will not be accepted.

Doors open at 18:30pm, where a 45 minute canapé reception will commence.

We recommend guests arrive no later than 19:15pm.

You will be invited to take your seats for dinner at approximately 20:00pm and dinner will be served at approximately 20:25pm.

All rides/stalls and bars close at 12:45am.

Doors close at 01:00am.

Our guests love getting dressed up and it really does add that extra special feeling to the night, so get those glad rags out and smarten up!

We do not allow jeans of any colour, trainers, t-shirts or sportswear to be worn on the night. Guests will be refused entry into the venue if wearing any of the items listed.

If you use the NCP car park on Halford Street, bring your ticket to the foyer in Athena to have it validated for a special price of £4.40 for 24 hours. You must use the NCP ticket machine to make the payment. Car parks A & B are free of charge and are on a first come, first serve basis.

Cars can be left overnight at the owner’s risk.

Taxis can drop off directly outside the venue.

There will be a fully staffed cloakroom for guests to leave any belongings free of charge. You will be provided with a ticket which must be presented when collecting your items. Please note we cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage of items left in the cloakroom.

You will be asked to wait until all items have been collected before any items are released.

On Sunday, Monday Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday we have a minimum booking requirement of 8 guests. On a Friday and Saturday we have a minimum booking requirement of 10 guests.

We would require full payment for the minimum requirement.  

Our round tables seat between 8-12 people. Larger numbers are split over tables located directly next to each other.

Due to the amount of changes we receive from customers, table plans are not completed until the day of the party and therefore we are unable to provide guests with table numbers prior to the event. Table plans will be clearly displayed in the reception area on the night with allocated table numbers.

You will only ever be seated with people in your party, we do not mix groups.

Should you wish to sit nearer the stage (or further away!) please speak to a member of our Events team who will try their best to accommodate all requests. Please note tickets are allocated on a first come first serve basis, so we cannot make any guarantees.

You are welcome to come and add your own name places to your table(s) on the evening during the reception. Please notify a manager when you arrive and they will show you into the dining room.

Yes. We offer a set menu with a vegetarian alternative.

We hold full allergen information on the menu tab on the website and in the office which can be sent to you upon request and our menu can be adapted accordingly.

As it is a set menu we regret that we are unable to prepare alternative dishes.

Menu choices for every member of your party must be submitted no later than 2 weeks before the event.

Your menu will be pre-selected for you. Therefore we will be unable to cater for any dietary requests.

Under no circumstances, do we allow guest to bring their own alcohol onto the premises.

All of our bars accept cash and cards. However the pre-ordered drink vouchers and packages are not available on the evening.

We offer some exclusive ways to save money on drinks and help your evening run smoothly.

Pre-order wine for your table(s)

We strongly advise you to pre-order wine for your table(s). You will avoid having to spend time at the wine order point on the evening which can become very busy. Your wine will be waiting for you (chilled if necessary) at your table when you are seated for dinner.

Pre-order discounted drinks vouchers* or all-inclusive drinks wristbands**.

We offer great ways to save money on drinks – either by pre-ordering discounted drinks vouchers (which entitle you to a glass of house wine, bottle of beer or cider or a single spirit and mixer), or by ordering all-inclusive drinks packages. These entitle you to inclusive drinks all evening and must be bought for all your guests.

*drinks vouchers are non-refundable after the event and cannot be exchanged for cash on the evening.

**please note drinks packages can only be purchased if one is bought for each and every guest in the party. All guests must buy the same package i.e. Party groups cannot mix package 1 and 2. For further info please read our terms and conditions or peak to our events team.

We do not accept any drinks orders less than 2 weeks before the party date and any orders made are only confirmed once payment has been received.

Tokens can be purchased in strips of 5 prior to the event priced at £5 per strip or single tokens can be purchased on the evening priced at £1 per token.

Fun casino – £5 per go (5 tokens)

Fairground attractions – £2 per go (2 tokens)

£5 will buy £10 of fun money for you to gamble on Roulette and Blackjack. Tokens are available to be purchased prior to the event and on the night.

All profits are donated to our chosen charity, The NSPCC.

The 3 guests with the most fun money at the end of the night will be awarded prizes.

A professional photographer will be more than happy to take formal (or informal!) photos throughout the evening.

Individual photos are £10 per print or 3 prints for £25.

Photos can only be purchased on the night. They are not available after the event.