Fairmont Cheshire, The Mere is a beautiful private dining choice for those looking for gatherings both big and small in Cheshire, with the added luxury, comfort and infrastructure of a hotel setting. Set beside The Mere Lake in the Cheshire countryside, this glamorous hotel offers a collection of smaller event rooms that work for everything from important meetings to birthday suppers.
For the smallest gatherings, the James Braid, Nick Faldo and Edgar Hart rooms each seat 20 for a banquet, while the George Duncan accommodates 22. These spaces give groups the feeling of having a room entirely to themselves, without losing the service and catering standards you'd expect. The James Braid and Nick Faldo rooms are both designed as quiet, refined settings with natural daylight and high-spec furnishings, making them especially suitable for more discreet dinners or business entertaining.
The George Duncan offers a slightly different set-up, with a private entrance as well as its own separate bar and lounge area, useful if the evening begins with drinks before everyone sits down to eat. For a larger private meal, The Lakeside can host up to 90 banquet-style and overlooks The Mere Lake, adding a particularly scenic backdrop to dinner.
Another benefit of working with such a renowned hotel is access to the in-house catering. Menus can be shaped around you and your guests; this isn't a one-size-fits-all situation. Fairmont’s award-winning culinary team creates bespoke menus using seasonal ingredients and drawing on contemporary British cuisine. The hotel’s events team can also help organise the finer details, from choosing the most suitable room and arranging the layout to coordinating catering and the overall vibe of the evening.
Despite the countryside setting, the hotel is only around 10 minutes from Manchester Airport and is within easy reach of Manchester, Liverpool and the North West motorway network. There are also 450 free parking spaces, which makes it a practical as well as pretty option.