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Group Golf Event
Gold Medal Travel Group is a leading UK travel brand, renowned for creating tailor-made holidays and unforgettable experiences for the independent travel trade.
Since 2017, the company has trusted Carden Park Hotel as the home of their annual ‘Big Day Out’ Corporate Golf Event – a highlight of the industry calendar – that blends networking and collaboration with a touch of friendly competition. The 2025 event promised to be their most ambitious yet.
Date
24th June 2025
Attendees
180
Type
Corporate Golf Event
Facility
Hotel, Activities & Golf
The Background
Gold Medal consistently chose Carden Park to host their Big Day Out due to the venue’s excellent staff, varied facilities, detailed event co-ordination and the team’s proven ability to deliver a seamless multi-day activity programme for a large number of attendees. Once again, the 2025 event needed to connect tourist boards and destinations around the world to travel agents in a fun, engaging and memorable way.
To deliver the networking event, the Gold Medal team worked closely with Carden Park’s co-ordinators to structure a stand out agenda, covering many of the best activities and facilities across the 1,000 acre estate.
The event required:
The Event
Over three days in June 2025, Carden’s dedicated events team worked hand-in-hand with the client to bring their ambitious networking vision to life.
After a smooth check-in, the event began with an icebreaker drinks reception in Goldie’s Lounge, a stunning cocktail bar in Carden Park that could accommodate a BBQ on its adjoining terrace. All 180 attendees then retired for a restful night’s sleep.
On the first full day, attendees were split into two teams, ‘Golfers’ and ‘Adventurers’. Non golfers enjoyed an action-packed day with the Vertigo high ropes course, bubble football and a treasure hunt – complete with medal presentations. Golfers took to the Championship Nicklaus Course for a shotgun start, with 60 buggies and professional tournament scoring powered by Golf Genius. A halfway house lunch kept energy levels high.
Extensive branding by suppliers such as Royal Caribbean and Visit Florida could be found throughout the competition, with each hole of the Nicklaus course sponsored by a different partner. Other branding opportunities across all areas of the estate created a real sense of occasion.
In the evening, all delegates came together in Carden Park’s largest venue, the Carden Suite, for an evening banquet, complete with live entertainment, prizes and a buzzing dancefloor. The venue theming delivered a real wow factor, inspired by Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.
The event closed with a relaxed breakfast in Redmond’s Brasserie on the final day – the perfect way to round off a successful and memorable stay.
The Result
Feedback from delegates was outstanding, with both sponsors and agents praising the professionalism of the Carden Park team and the vibrant, memorable atmosphere. The range of activities and the fact the venue could seamlessly cater to golfers as well as non golfers was especially praised by attendees, along with the delicious catering throughout the trip.
We have been working with Carden Park for several years now. Each year, our Golf Day is managed with exceptional skill and attention to detail, making it clear that no request is too much effort. The extensive planning we undertake with their team leads to a truly memorable experience for both our clients and suppliers over the course of a couple of days.
Matthew
Gold Medal Travel Group
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