Awards & Accreditations
IACC
Sundial venues are accredited members of IACC. Setting standards for the dedicated meeting environment this organisation brings together some of the best specialist business meeting venues in the world, helping members stay well informed of developments and trends and responsive to the needs of clients.
Venues Of Excellence
Sundial venues are member of Venues of Excellence - a leading collection of exceptional venues delivering excellence in conferences, training and events.
Accredited in Meetings (AIM) Accreditation
Sundial Group has secured the prestigious Accredited in Meetings (AIM) accreditation by the Meetings Industry Association (mia) at its two business hotels, Highgate House in Northamptonshire and Woodside in Warwickshire.
Sundial Group - ‘Investor in People’ Standard
Sundial Group has once again been accredited with the prestigious ‘Investors in People' Standard, reconfirming its commitment to the success and development of its employees.
Hotel Booking Agents’ Association
Sundial venues are Charter Partners of the HBAA, meaning they abide by the organisation’s code-of-conduct. The HBAA represents the interests of booking agents in the United Kingdom
Gold Standard - BDRC Continental’s “VenueVerdict” survey - 2017 Q2
Highgate House in Northamptonshire and Woodside in Warwickshire have both been awarded ‘VenueVerdict Gold Standard Accreditation' by BDRC Continental.
Mary Palecek - 2017 Junior WORLD Copper Skillet Competition Winner
Mary Palecek (Senior Chef de Partie at Woodside), has won the 2017 Junior Global Copper Skillet Competition run by IACC.
Gold Standard - BDRC Continental’s “VenueVerdict” survey - 2017 Q1
Highgate House in Northamptonshire and Woodside in Warwickshire have both been awarded ‘VenueVerdict Gold Standard Accreditation' by BDRC Continental.
Sundial Group - ‘Best Venue Group Meeting Product’ - Silver - M&IT Awards 2017
Woodside - ‘Best UK Management Training Centre & Best Value for Money Conference Venue’ - Silver - M&IT Awards 2017
Highgate House - ‘Best UK Management Training Centre & Best Value for Money Conference Venue’ - Bronze - M&IT Awards 2017
Highgate House - ‘Wedding Venue Customer Service Award’ - Finalist - 2017 Guides For Brides Awards
Gold Standard - BDRC Continental’s “VenueVerdict” survey - 2016 Q3
Highgate House in Northamptonshire and Woodside in Warwickshire have both been awarded ‘VenueVerdict Gold Standard Accreditation' by BDRC Continental.
Mary Palecek - 2016 Junior European Copper Skillet Competition Winner
Mary Palecek (Senior Chef de Partie at Woodside), has won the 2016 Junior European Copper Skillet Competition run by IACC.
Gold Standard - BDRC Continental’s “VenueVerdict” survey - 2016 Q2
Highgate House in Northamptonshire and Woodside in Warwickshire have both been awarded ‘VenueVerdict Gold Standard Accreditation' by BDRC Continental.
Sundial Venues - TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence 2016
Highgate House in Northamptonshire and Woodside in Warwickshire have each been awarded a Certificate of Excellence for 2016.
Mary Palecek - 2016 Junior UK Copper Skillet Competition Winner
Mary Palecek (Senior Chef de Partie at Woodside), has won the 2016 Junior UK Copper Skillet Competition run by IACC.
IACC Green Star Award for Sustainability - 2016
Highgate House in Northamptonshire has received Platinum status while Woodside in Warwickshire has received Gold status.
Sundial Group - ‘Best Venue Group Meeting Product’ - Gold - M&IT Awards 2016
Sundial Group won Gold for ‘Best Venue Group Meeting Product', beating off prestigious hotel group giants including Hilton Worldwide, Marriott Hotels, Radisson Blu, De Vere Venues and Q Hotels, in a highly competitive category. This is the sixth time the group has received this accolade in the past seven years.
Gold Standard - BDRC Continental’s “VenueVerdict” survey - 2016 Q1
Highgate House in Northamptonshire and Woodside in Warwickshire have both been awarded ‘VenueVerdict Gold Standard Accreditation' by BDRC Continental.
Woodside - ‘Best UK Management Training Centre & Best Value for Money Conference Venue’ - Gold - M&IT Awards 2016
Woodside - ‘Best Conference & Banqueting Staff’ - Silver - M&IT Awards 2016
Gold Standard - BDRC Continental’s “VenueVerdict” survey - 2015
Highgate House in Northamptonshire and Woodside in Warwickshire have both been awarded ‘VenueVerdict Gold Standard Accreditation' by BDRC Continental.
Gold Standard - BDRC Continental’s “VenueVerdict” survey - 2015 Q3
Sundial Venues have received ‘VenueVerdict's Gold Standard Accreditation' for 2015 Q3 by BDRC Continental, one of the UK's leading suppliers of marketing research in the meetings sector.
Sundial Group - 2015 Living Wage Employer Champion Award
Sundial Group has been chosen as the winner of the Living Wage Employer Champion Award 2015 for the East Midlands region. Managing Director, Tim Chudley, has also been personally awarded for his outstanding leadership and commitment to driving the Living Wage campaign, receiving the Leadership award for the East Midlands.
Gold Standard - BDRC Continental’s “VenueVerdict” survey - 2015 Q2
Sundial Venues have received ‘VenueVerdict's Gold Standard Accreditation' for 2015 Q2 by BDRC Continental, one of the UK's leading suppliers of marketing research in the meetings sector.
Sundial Venues - TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence 2015 & Hall of Fame
Highgate House in Northamptonshire and Woodside in Warwickshire have both been recognised as a TripAdvisor Hall of Fame winner, after achieving a Certificate of Excellence for five consecutive years.
Gold Standard - BDRC Continental’s “VenueVerdict” survey - 2015 Q1
All 3 Sundial Venues have received ‘VenueVerdict's Gold Standard Accreditation' for 2015 Q1 by BDRC Continental, one of the UK's leading suppliers of marketing research in the meetings sector.
Sundial Group - ‘Best Venue Group Meeting Product’ - Gold - M&IT Awards 2015
Sundial Group won Gold for ‘Best Venue Group Meeting Product', beating off prestigious hotel group giants including Hilton Worldwide, Marriot Hotels, De Vere Venues and Q Hotels, in what is a highly competitive category. This is the fifth time the group has received this accolade in the past six years.
Woodside - ‘Best Value for Money Conference Venue’ - Gold - M&IT Awards 2015
Warwickshire based venue, Woodside, scooped a Gold award for ‘Best Value for Money Conference Venue' in the 2015 M&IT awards.
Highgate House - ‘Best Value for Money Conference Venue’ - Silver - M&IT Awards 2015
Northamptonshire based venue, Highgate House, received Silver for ‘Best Value for Money Conference Venue' in the 2015 M&IT awards.
Iain Miller - 2015 UK Copper Skillet Competition Winner
Sundial Group chefs have scooped first, second and third place at the 2015 UK Copper Skillet Competition, run by IACC. Iain Miller, Head Chef at Warwickshire venue, Woodside, was awarded 1st place, Mitchell Leech, Senior Chef de Partie at Woodside, scooped 2nd place and was also declared junior category champion, while Lee Gaskins, Head Chef at Northamptonshire venue, Highgate House, received 3rd place.
Gold Standard - BDRC Continental’s “VenueVerdict” survey - 2014
Sundial Group’s meeting venues, have been awarded ‘VenueVerdict’s Gold Standard Accreditation' by BDRC Continental for delivering consistently exceptional customer service in 2014.
2014 Family Business Awards - Service Excellence - Highly Commended
Sundial Group have been awarded 'Highly Commended' for Service Excellence at the 2014 Family Business Awards
Gold Standard - BDRC Continental’s “VenueVerdict” survey - 2014 Q3
All 3 Sundial Venues have received ‘VenueVerdict's Gold Standard Accreditation' for Q3 by BDRC Continental, one of the UK's leading suppliers of marketing research in the meetings sector.
Gold Standard - BDRC Continental’s “VenueVerdict” survey - 2014 Q2
Highagte House and Woodside have received ‘VenueVerdict's Gold Standard Accreditation' for Q2 by BDRC Continental, one of the UK's leading suppliers of marketing research in the meetings sector.
Sundial Venues - TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence 2014
Highgate House in Northamptonshire and Woodside in Warwickshire have been awarded ‘Certificates of Excellence' by TripAdvisor.
Highgate House - Gold Standard - BDRC Continental’s “VenueVerdict” survey - 2014 Q1
Highgate House, has received ‘VenueVerdict's Gold Standard Accreditation' for Q1 by BDRC Continental, one of the UK's leading suppliers of marketing research in the meetings sector.
Woodside - Gold Standard - BDRC Continental’s “VenueVerdict” survey - 2014 Q1
Woodside, has received ‘VenueVerdict's Gold Standard Accreditation' for Q1 by BDRC Continental, one of the UK's leading suppliers of marketing research in the meetings sector.
Sundial Group - ‘Best Venue Group Meeting Product’ - Gold - M&IT Awards 2014
Sundial Group won Gold for ‘Best Venue Group Meeting Product', beating off prestigious hotel group giants including Hilton Worldwide, Q Hotels, Mercure UK and De Vere Venues, in what is a highly competitive category. This is the fourth time the group has received this accolade in the past five years.
Highgate House - ‘Best Value for Money Conference Venue’ - Silver - M&IT Awards 2014
Highgate House in Northamptonshire, received three awards at the 2014 M&IT awards; Silver for ‘Best Value for Money Conference Venue' and Bronze for ‘Best UK Management Training Centre' and ‘Best Conference and Banqueting Staff'
Highgate House - Gold Standard - BDRC Continental’s “VenueVerdict” survey - 2013
Sundial Group's Highgate House venue has once again been awarded ‘VenueVerdict Gold Standard Accreditation' by BDRC Continental (one of the UK's leading suppliers of marketing research in the meetings sector) for 2013.
Woodside - Gold Standard - BDRC Continental’s “VenueVerdict” survey - 2013
Sundial Group's Woodside venue has been awarded ‘VenueVerdict Gold Standard Accreditation' by BDRC Continental (one of the UK's leading suppliers of marketing research in the meetings sector) for 2013.
Lee Gaskins - Northamptonshire Food & Drinks Awards ‘Chef of the Year - 2013
Lee Gaskins, Head Chef at The Terrace Restaurant, Highgate House has been crowned ‘Aspire Chef of the Year' in the Carlsberg UK Northamptonshire Food and Drink Awards
Highgate House - Gold Standard - BDRC Continental’s “VenueVerdict” survey - 2013 Q3
Sundial Group's Highgate House venue has been awarded ‘VenueVerdict Gold Standard Accreditation' by BDRC Continental (one of the UK's leading suppliers of marketing research in the meetings sector) for the third quarter in a row in 2013
Highgate House - CCE - Non-member Venue Most Admired by Conference Centres of Excellence 2013
Members of the Conference Centres of Excellence, the UK's leading consortium of specialist venues, have voted Highgate House the venue they most admire outside of the consortium.
Highgate House - Gold Standard - BDRC Continental’s “VenueVerdict” survey - 2013 Q2
Sundial Group's Highgate House venue has yet again been awarded ‘VenueVerdict Gold Standard Accreditation' by BDRC Continental, one of the UK's leading suppliers of marketing research in the meetings sector.
Highgate House - Gold Standard - BDRC Continental’s “VenueVerdict” survey - 2013 Q1
Sundial Group's Highgate House venue has been awarded ‘VenueVerdict Gold Standard Accreditation' by BDRC Continental, one of the UK's leading suppliers of marketing research in the meetings sector
Sundial Group - ‘Best Venue Group Meeting Product’ - Gold - M&IT Awards 2013
Sundial Group has won gold for ‘Best Venue Group Meeting Product' at the 2013 Meetings and Incentive Travel Industry (M&IT) Awards, beating off prestigious hotel group giants including Hilton, Marriot and De Vere in a highly competitive category.
Woodside - Highly Commended - BDRC Continental’s “VenueVerdict” survey - 2012
Woodside has been awarded the ‘Highly Commended Accreditation' by BDRC Continental's VenueVerdict for delivering consistently exceptional customer service in 2012.
Highgate House - Gold Standard - BDRC Continental’s “VenueVerdict” survey - 2012
Sundial Group's conference venue in the Midlands, Highgate House, has been awarded ‘Gold Standard Accreditation' by BDRC Continental's VenueVerdict for delivering consistently exceptional customer service in 2012.
Highgate House - 3 x Bronze - M&IT Awards 2013
Sundial Group's venue Highgate House, has won three awards at the 2013 Meetings and Incentive Travel Industry (M&IT) Awards ceremony, held in London on 19 March.
The venue was awarded bronze in the following three categories: Best UK Management Training Centre | Best Value for Money Conference Venue | Best Conference and Banqueting Staff
Sundial Group - Best Value For Money - BDRC Continental’s “VenueVerdict” survey - 2012
Sundial has been awarded ‘Best Value for Money' meeting venues group by BDRC Continental's VenueVerdict Awards for 2012, continuing to hold the position since the awards began.
Sundial Venues - Considerate Hoteliers (Accreditation)
Recognised as part of the hotel industry's specialist body for environmental awareness and corporate social responsibility
Sundial Group accredited by ‘Compliant Venues’ for Healthcare sector events
Sundial Group is delighted to announce that its venues have undertaken an accreditation and training solution designed to enable meeting venues to work competently with healthcare clients
HBAA Venue Social Media Award 2012
Sundial Group have scooped the prestigious HBAA Venue Social Media Award 2012 in recognition of its social media efforts across the Sundial venues.
Sundial Venues - Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence 2012
Sundial Group Venues - “Best Venue Group Meeting Product” - SIlver - M&IT Awards 2012
Sundial Group Venues have been awarded Silver in ‘Best Venue Group Meeting Product' at recent Meetings & Incentive Travel Awards.
Highgate House - Best Value for Money Venue 2012 - Bronze
Highgate House in Northamptonshire, collected bronze in both Best Value for Money Venue in the Meetings & Incentive Travel Magazine Awards 2012
Highgate House - Best UK Management Training Centre 2012 - Bronze
Highgate House in Northamptonshire, the largest of the Sundial Venues, collected bronze in both Best UK Management Training Centre in the Meetings & Incentive Travel Magazine Awards 2012
Woodside - Gold Standard - BDRC Continental’s “VenueVerdict” survey - 2011
Sundial Group - Best Value For Money - BDRC Continental’s “VenueVerdict” survey - 2011
Sundial Group awarded ‘Best Value for Money' Meeting Venue Group 2011 for a fourth consistent year.
Woodside - Gold Standard - BDRC Continental’s “VenueVerdict” survey Q3 2011
Woodside has achieved ‘Gold Standard' in BDRC Continental's "VenueVerdict" survey for Q3 2011.
Sundial Venues - Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence
Sundial Venues are honoured as highly rated hotels, as reviewed by customers on TripAdvisor. Highgate House in Northamptonshire and Woodside in Warwickshire have both received TripAdvisor Certificates of Excellence.
Lee Gaskins, Head Chef at The Terrace Restaurant named Northamptonshire ‘Chef of the Year’
Lee Gaskins, Head Chef at The Terrace Restaurant at Highgate House was awarded the 'Booker Chef of the Year'!
Highgate House - Number One Hotel in Northampton - TripAdvisor
Highgate House's continuous dedication to offering the very best in customer service has lead to Highgate House now holding the position of Number One Hotel in Northampton for over a year in the TripAdvisor Popularity Index.
Highgate House - Best Business Tourism Establishment in England 2011
Highgate House has won the Gold title for ‘Best Business Tourism Establishment' throughout the country, at the weekend's EnjoyEngland Excellence in Tourism Awards.
Sundial Group Venues - “Best Venue Group Meeting Product” - M&IT Awards 2011
Sundial Group Venues have been named ‘Best Venue Group Meeting Product' for a third year at recent Meetings & Incentive Travel Awards.
Highgate House - Number One Venue - BDRC Continental’s “VenueVerdict” survey - 2010
Highgate House have been ranked ‘Number One Venue' in BDRC Continental's "VenueVerdict" Survey of 2010.
Sundial Group - Number One Value For Money - BDRC Continental’s “VenueVerdict” survey - 2010
Sundial Group have topped ‘Value for Money' in BDRC Continental's "VenueVerdict" survey for 2010.
Highgate House & Woodside - Gold Standard - BDRC Continental’s “VenueVerdict” survey - 2010
Sundial Group's Midlands-based dedicated meeting and training venues, Woodside in Warwickshire and Highgate House in Northamptonshire, have both achieved ‘Gold Standard' in BDRC Continental's "VenueVerdict" survey.
Meetings & Incentive Travel Awards 2010
Sundial Venues have completed a customer service double by winning the "Best Venue Group Meeting Product" category of the M&IT Magazine Industry Awards.
Enjoy England, Excellence in Tourism Awards 2010
Woodside has been named runner up in the ‘Business Tourism' category of the Enjoy England Excellence Awards 2010 - Heart of England Region. The award acknowledges a thriving business tourism market in the UK, and recognises in particular those attributes that contribute to unrivalled success.
BDRC VenueVerdict No.1 Brand 2009
East Midlands Tourism Enjoy England Excellence Awards 2010
BDRC VenueVerdict Gold Standard
IACC Green Accreditation
Sundial venues have signed up to IACC's Code of Sustainability, agreeing that our organisation (1) has agreed to sustain and support IACC's Environmental Policy; (2) has adopted and currently adheres to all of the tenets of the code; and (3) willingly joins other member organisations that have signed the code in an association-wide effort to strive for greater sustainability.
Warwickshire Wildlife Trust
Woodside has joined the local Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, which is the leading local environmental charity and protects wildlife and natural places throughout Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull.
Cyclists Welcome
As part of Visitbritain's Quality in Tourism assessments, Highgate House has achieved the 'Cyclists Welcome' accreditation.
Walkers Welcome
As part of Visitbritain's Quality in Tourism assessments, Highgate House has achieved the 'Walkers Welcome' accreditation.
Enjoy England, Excellence in Tourism Awards 2007
Woodside has been named runner up in the ‘Meet England' category of the Enjoy England Excellence Awards 2007 - Heart of England Region.
Highgate House Strikes Gold
Highgate House is a Gold Award winner in the 'Meet England' category of the Enjoy England Excellence Awards 2007 - East Midlands Region.
Sundial Chef wins IACC Copper Skillet
Lee Gaskins, recently-appointed head chef at Highgate House, our Northamptonshire venue, has won the UK heat of the IACC ‘Copper Skillet' competition and will go on to represent the UK at the world final in America this April.
Heart of England ‘Excellence in Tourism’ Awards
Woodside, our Kenilworth-based venue, has won the 2006 Gold Award in the Business Tourism Category.
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