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.

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

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.

Training Venue of the Year

Highgate House has won the ‘Training Venue of the Year' title in the World of Learning Awards 2007.

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.

Godiva Awards 2007

Woodside have received a bronze award under the Best Conference Venue title

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.

National Training Awards 2006

"Through the Customer's Eyes", the training programme we deliver to our staff, has landed us our second East Midlands training award.

Further success for Sundial Group Chef

We are delighted to announce that Woodside, our Warwickshire venue, is celebrating further success in the kitchen after David Webb, Chef de Partie, took home the Gold Award in the CCE/IACC Chef of the Year Competition 2006.

Godiva Awards 2005

Woodside, in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, was a finalist in the 'Best Conference Venue' category of the 2005 Godiva Awards

Meetings Industry Marketing Awards 2005

Sundial Group was honoured at the Meetings Industry Marketing Awards with the silver award in the "Best Public Relations Campaign" category in recognition of the Chudbus, the promotional red London bus the company uses to tell its family story.

Coventry Evening Telegraph Business Awards 2005

Woodside has won the 'Training Excellence Award' category of the Coventry Evening Telegraph Business Awards.

IACC ‘Forum for Great Ideas’ 2005

The Chudbus was honoured with three awards by IACC. Having impressed the judges in the Sales and Marketing Category it was then awarded a 'Best of the Best' prize before being voted the conference delegates' favourite entry in the 'People's Choice' award.

Meetings and Incentive Travel Magazine Industry Awards 2005

Sundial Group was ecstatic to win the "Best Venue Group Meeting Product" category at the 2005 M&IT Awards, particularly as the other finalists, hotel giants Hilton and Marriott, offered such stiff competition.

Meetings and Incentive Travel Magazine Industry Awards 2005

Highgate House was a finalist in the 'Best Conference and Banqueting Staff' category.

Meetings and Incentive Travel Magazine Industry Awards 2005

Highgate House was a finalist in the 'Best UK Management Training Centre' category.

Northamptonshire Business Excellence Awards 2004

Highgate House, last year's winner, was again a finalist in the 'Best Customer Service' category of its local excellence awards.

National Training Awards 2004

Sundial Group was named as an East Midlands Regional Winner of the National Training Awards 2004 for a training programme designed to ensure management skills are consistent across the company. 

Hotelympia Conference Chef of the Year 2004

Woodside's head chef picked up the bronze medal in these prestigious catering awards.

Meetings and Incentive Travel Magazine Industry Awards 2004

Highgate House, our Northamptonshire venue, was victorious in the 'Best Conference and Banqueting Staff' category of the M&IT Industry Awards.

IACC ‘Best Practices Forum’ 2004

Sundial Group's Goody Bags were recognised by IACC at its annual conference. The prize was in the Conference Services/Planning Category.

Northamptonshire Business Excellence Awards 2003

Highgate House was delighted to be given the 'Best Customer Service' award of the 2003 Northamptonshire Business Excellence Awards.

IACC ‘Best Practices Forum’ 2003

Sunetic Walls, Sundial's patented magnetic walls display system, has won the 'Conference Room Design' category of the IACC 'Best Practices Forum'