NAEC Stoneleigh, Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV8 2LG, is the National Agricultural Exhibition Centre, the UK's leading venue for agricultural shows, equestrian events, and countryside events. The park covers over 400 acres and includes purpose-built indoor exhibition halls, outdoor showground arenas, hardstanding areas, and parkland suited to large outdoor events. It hosts dozens of events every year across the farming, equestrian, and rural sectors.
Stoneleigh Park has a long history as a venue for agricultural and countryside events. The Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE) ran the Royal Show at Stoneleigh for decades, establishing the site as a natural home for large-scale farming and country events. NAEC Stoneleigh now operates the park as a commercial event venue, maintaining its identity as the UK's foremost venue for agricultural, equestrian, and countryside events.
The site includes several indoor exhibition halls with a combined capacity of over 35,000 square metres of covered event space, outdoor hardstanding areas for large machinery and equipment exhibits, showground arenas for equestrian and livestock events, and parkland areas for camping and temporary structures. The indoor halls are configured for trade shows and exhibitions with catering and hospitality areas built into exhibitor stand allocations.
NAEC Stoneleigh sits in Warwickshire, between Coventry and Leamington Spa. It is accessible from junction 2 of the M6, junction 15 of the M40, and the A46. The site is large enough to accommodate tens of thousands of visitors across its busiest events, with on-site parking for vehicles and facilities for exhibitors arriving with vehicles and trailers.
NAEC Stoneleigh hosts a broad range of events centred on farming, equestrian sports, countryside pursuits, and rural industry. Events range from national trade shows drawing tens of thousands of visitors to regional equestrian competitions and smaller industry conferences.
Regular events at NAEC Stoneleigh include:
For details of Expo Hire's supply to LAMMA specifically, see the LAMMA at NAEC Stoneleigh event page.
LAMMA is held every January at NAEC Stoneleigh and is the UK's leading show for agricultural machinery and farm equipment. Tractor manufacturers, implement dealers, precision farming technology suppliers, and agricultural services businesses exhibit, with visitors drawn from farming communities across England and Wales. The show runs over two days and attracts tens of thousands of trade visitors.
Exhibitors at LAMMA range from large outdoor stands displaying full-scale machinery to indoor stands for precision agriculture technology, farm services, and smaller equipment. Indoor exhibitors with hospitality areas use the show to build relationships with farming customers, often running hosted breakfasts, working lunches, and afternoon refreshments for key accounts throughout the two show days.
The indoor hall environment at LAMMA calls for practical furniture and catering setups. Poseur tables and bar stools suit the informal consultation zones common on agricultural machinery stands. For stands with dedicated hospitality rooms, round tables and banqueting chairs support a more formal sit-down meeting format. Catering equipment for self-service tea, coffee, and light meals is standard across stands of this type.
Beyond the agricultural shows, NAEC Stoneleigh is a venue for equestrian events throughout the year. The showground infrastructure, with its arenas, stabling, and vehicle access, makes it suitable for horse trials, dressage competitions, show jumping, and breed shows. Countryside sports events, including dog shows and shooting sports days, also use the site.
These events have different equipment requirements from trade shows. Catering at equestrian events is often informal, with marquees and temporary structures housing hospitality areas for exhibitors, sponsors, and VIP guests. Poseur tables, bar furniture, glassware, and outdoor catering equipment are common hire items for this type of event.
Expo Hire supplies furniture, chairs, linen, crockery, glassware, and catering equipment to exhibitors, event organisers, hospitality hosts, and stand operators at NAEC Stoneleigh. The range covers stand-based hospitality at trade shows like LAMMA as well as larger event catering setups for equestrian and countryside events at the park.
Expo Hire's furniture hire range for NAEC Stoneleigh events includes:
Expo Hire's chair hire range covers the seating requirements found across NAEC Stoneleigh events:
Expo Hire's linen hire covers table dressing for both formal and informal hospitality setups at NAEC Stoneleigh:
All linen arrives laundered and pressed. At NAEC Stoneleigh, where exhibitors are often setting up stands in a short build-up window, receiving linen ready to use directly from delivery is a practical benefit.
Expo Hire's crockery hire covers the needs of hosted meals and refreshments at NAEC Stoneleigh events:
Crockery is supplied in protective transit crates. For LAMMA exhibitors running hosted lunches across two show days, commercial-grade white porcelain crockery is the standard choice.
Expo Hire's glassware hire range is used at NAEC Stoneleigh for corporate hospitality stands, awards events, and formal dinners:
Glassware is supplied in stackable transport crates. For events at NAEC Stoneleigh where large quantities of glassware are needed across multiple days, Expo Hire can advise on quantities relative to cover numbers and sitting plans.
Expo Hire's catering equipment hire range supports food and drink production and service at NAEC Stoneleigh events:
The primary customers at NAEC Stoneleigh are exhibitors at LAMMA and other agricultural and countryside trade shows. Farm machinery dealers and agricultural technology companies running indoor stands with hospitality areas are a consistent source of orders for catering equipment, crockery, and glassware. These stands host farmers and farm managers for breakfast, coffee, and lunch throughout the show days, building relationships with existing customers and meeting prospective ones.
Event organisers running awards dinners, gala events, and corporate hospitality at NAEC Stoneleigh hire from Expo Hire for the full complement of furniture, linen, crockery, glassware, and catering equipment. The venue's rural Warwickshire setting and indoor capacity make it suitable for agricultural industry awards and rural sector dinners that require a full table service setup.
Marquee and event hire companies operating at NAEC Stoneleigh for equestrian events, country sports days, and outdoor hospitality also hire catering equipment, furniture, and bar items for temporary structures on the showground.
Exhibitors at NAEC Stoneleigh, like exhibitors at agricultural shows generally, travel to the venue with their products and displays. Adding owned catering equipment, crockery, and glassware to the load is a logistical overhead that most exhibitors prefer to avoid. Hired equipment is delivered to the stand at NAEC Stoneleigh and collected after the show, with no transport burden for the exhibitor beyond their core display materials.
For event organisers at the venue, hiring is the standard approach for all catering and furniture requirements. Buying and storing equipment for an annual event is not efficient when the storage, maintenance, and replacement costs are factored in over several years.
LAMMA takes place in January, which is a busy period for agricultural shows across England and Wales. Booking early ensures availability, as demand for catering and furniture hire at agricultural events is concentrated in the winter show season.
Expo Hire delivers to NAEC Stoneleigh in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, and to all venues across England and Wales. Delivery and collection starts from £40. Full delivery rates are on the delivery charges page, calculated based on distance from Expo Hire's depot.
For LAMMA deliveries, Expo Hire delivers direct to the exhibitor's stand at NAEC Stoneleigh during the build-up period and collects after the show closes. Contact Expo Hire in advance to confirm delivery timing and stand access details, particularly for large orders requiring multiple drops.
The minor damage waiver is available on all orders and covers light handling damage to crockery, glassware, and other fragile items.
Equipment for NAEC Stoneleigh events can be browsed by category and added to a basket at expohire.com. For larger orders covering multiple product categories for a full stand fit-out, contact Expo Hire to build a consolidated quote. This is useful for LAMMA exhibitors setting up hospitality areas for the first time who want to confirm quantities for their stand size and expected visitor numbers.
LAMMA bookings should be placed in November or December to ensure availability. The agricultural show season in January sees high demand for catering equipment and furniture hire. See the LAMMA at NAEC Stoneleigh event page for further details on what Expo Hire supplies for LAMMA exhibitors.
NAEC Stoneleigh is at Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV8 2LG. The site is accessible from junction 2 of the M6 motorway, junction 15 of the M40, and the A46. Leamington Spa and Coventry railway stations are both within a short drive of the park. On-site parking is available for cars, vans, and vehicles with trailers.
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