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Glasgow University Union, Reading Room

32 University Ave, Glasgow, G12 8LX -

Up to
100 guests
Offers
catering
Internal Catering
allowed

About Venue

Located in the heart of the West End, Glasgow University Union is a historic venue with impressive architecture and original features. It offers great flexibility, allowing it to be transformed into a stunning wedding venue or a professional corporate setting. Whether you're planning a large dinner event, conference, or wedding, we have extensive experience in hosting academic, corporate, and private functions.

Our venue has two spacious rooms capable of accommodating up to 200 guests for conferences, birthday parties, and evening receptions. Additionally, we offer three more intimate spaces, ensuring we have the perfect room for your event. Our bars are fully stocked with a wide selection of quality drinks, and our exceptional catering team prepares all dishes in-house. They are also adept at catering to specific requirements, whether you prefer canapés or a three-course meal.

The Reading Room offers a cosy, tranquil atmosphere which is perfect for relaxing with friends. It is often partnered with the Debates Chamber as a bar area, and is used for lunches, as a break out space for conference, or just for a get together with family or friends. The chesterfield sofas and leather chairs provide a comfortable lounge area for guests.

Capacity & Layout

Standing

up to 100

Theatre

up to 70

Cabaret

up to 36

Classroom

up to 35

Pricing
& Opening Hours

Weekly schedule

monday
09:00 - 01:00
tuesday
09:00 - 01:00
wednesday
09:00 - 01:00
thursday
09:00 - 01:00
friday
09:00 - 01:00
saturday
09:00 - 01:00
sunday
09:00 - 01:00

Price type: Per day

from £235 per day
from £235 per day
from £235 per day
from £235 per day
from £235 per day
from £235 per day
from £235 per day

Food & Beverage

Catering arrangements

Catering facilities

Refreshments

Alcohol

Facilities & Amenities

Table / chairs included

Premises parking

Space Rules

Allowed events

Wedding ceremony licence

Licensed for alcohol

Cancellation policy

100% refundable 28 days before the event

Location

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Reviews

Linda McIndoe
October 2025
We celebrated our wedding reception here and it was truly wonderful. The staff are superb - really thank you again - nothing was of any trouble, the set-up, food, service and bar tending was immaculate. We highly recommend this venue for a special occasion!
Larry Ndivo
September 2025
For a student centre, it is an ideal space to chill out and get some work done. A good range of soft drinks and snacks available but you might not find your favourite pick 😉
Ross Williamson
October 2025
Absolute shambles at the Glasgow Union’s Oktoberfest. We were promised free entry but got charged £7 at the door — total joke. They ran out of steins and Jäger almost as soon as it started, which completely defeats the point of the event. On top of that, the manager was downright cheeky to my friend when he asked about the free entry we were told about. Terrible organisation, terrible attitude. Wouldn’t waste my time or money here again.

Anna Jones
November 2025
Every single year, the way they go around the release of daft Friday tickets genuinely makes me so angry. Let’s get everyone to stand packed like sardines inside the union from 5pm without telling anyone what time tickets are released… then, at 10pm, let’s announce that tickets won’t be released for another 3 hours! Let’s create challenges that people can partake in for the chance to win a daft Friday ticket… every single challenge involves spending money inside the union … In debates chamber, one of the 4 rooms where the code was going to be released, there was a technical error following the countdown. The screen went black for around two minutes, and some man came in shouting the code from his microphone, to which nobody could really hear. The tickets obviously sold out, and most people in debates didn’t have a chance due to this. You’d think the union would’ve apologized for their diabolical organisation and planning, of course they didn’t. It all feels like one big social experiment to see the lengths that people will go just to get a ticket.. I understand that tickets are incredibly high demand, but just do it online like Glastonbury?