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Portsmouth Guildhall, Meeting Room 1

Portsmouth Cultural Trust, Guildhall, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, PO1 2AB -

Up to
40 guests
Offers
catering
Internal Catering
allowed

About Venue

From the grandeur of the Main Auditorium to the intimate surrounding of the neighbouring rooms, Portsmouth Guildhall has a space to meet your needs. With its central location, the Guildhall also benefits from excellent transport links and accessibility, making it the ideal choice for your events. Whether you are planning a conference, meeting, seminar, exhibitions, business function, training, team building, networking event, dinners, award ceremonies, parties and receptions; Portsmouth Guildhall offers the best in both corporate and private party packages. Any of these functions will be made more memorable set against the backdrop of the fascinating history and stories that surround Portsmouth Guildhall.

Your booking is made effortless with an expert events team, classic facilities, excellent on-site catering services, and in-house technical specifications and support.

Over recent years the building has been transformed into one of Hampshire’s leading cultural platforms for the arts, providing a world class venue for private and commercial entertaining in the heart of the city.

Best known as the South of England’s prime live entertainment venue, Portsmouth Guildhall aims to become Hampshire’s main business hub offering a unique selection of conference halls and breakout spaces.

Situated on the third floor of Portsmouth Guildhall, the Meeting Room 1 includes a screen to connect your laptop to and offers lots of natural daylight. With high ceilings, this bright, spacious and airy room is a great space for meetings.

Capacity & Layout

Theatre

up to 40

Boardroom

up to 25

Cabaret

up to 25

Pricing
& Opening Hours

Weekly schedule

monday
00:00 - 24:00
tuesday
00:00 - 24:00
wednesday
00:00 - 24:00
thursday
00:00 - 24:00
friday
00:00 - 24:00
saturday
00:00 - 24:00
sunday
00:00 - 24:00

Food & Beverage

Catering arrangements

Refreshments

Alcohol

Facilities & Amenities

Disabled access

Flipchart

Lectern

Natural light

Table / chairs included

Tea

Public transport

Premises parking

Breakout rooms

Audio & Visual

Microphone

Projector & screen

TV screen

Flipchart

WiFi

Other

AV & catering prices available

Space Rules

Cancellation policy

Cancellation by Client Cancellations more than six months prior to the event will result in the loss of the full deposit. Cancellations between three to six months prior to the event will result in a 50% of total charge being due. Cancellations less than three months prior to the event will result in full charge being due.

Location

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Reviews

Maria
Invalid Date
We recently went for comic con. They usually have good events on and this was no exception. The best toilets are definitely in the basement. They have a few bars, a main stage and various other multipurpose rooms available. It's a beautiful building and an important Portsmouth location. Very accessible.
Teodor Ivanov Zhelyazkov
Invalid Date
Great place for concerts, stand up comedy graduation ceremonies and other type of performances. The Lord Mayor offices are here as well as the City Council chamber. The Guildhall hosted the International Comic Con for first time in 2018 and they will do so again in 2019.
Katarina Filipović
February 2026
Amazing venue for a gig. Went to see Suede there, and it was an amazing evening.

Tracey Rashid
January 2026
We won tickets to watch Elf the Musical and it was fantastic. Bit of panto thrown in for good measure too. The kids absolutely loved it. An evening well spent and it was out first visit to the theatre. Looking forward to going back
Sharron Blake
December 2025
Took my family member for a memorable early Christmas special, The Massed Bands of the Royal Marines Christmas Special, inside the Guildhall Portsmouth absolutely fabulous. I'd added the Hospitality Chautary board and pre ordered drinks from the bar, so glad this was done! this added to the night being more special, the staff throughout in the Guildhall were amazing, and the hospitality staff also throughout the evening, even assisting me with allergen information. Lol be careful of the security guard.. oh he was a chame, great with his banter and wit, had us laughing before even getting in the building, The Massed Bands...what can I say... Thank you so much for your service, Exceceptional, a very thought provoking performance, it certainly caused emotions, laughter and the use of your voice, I highly recommend. We sat in the side circle row FF, loved are seats but I didn't allow for our view to be impeded by a stop your fall rail, (To prevent those stumbling down the stairs going over into the crowd below potential) Great view and closeness barr that. But good knowledge for next time. Definitely worth pre booking in advance as we did. Couldn't fault the Guildhall in anyway. Toilet clean lifts available, disabled access, really lovely to see the lions at the front and the building wrapped in a bow. Loved our visit. 40+ years since our last vist A short walk from the IBis Hotel Taxi/UBER not required, benches and seating areas pubs and coffee stops along the way if you struggle with mobility like we did. Taking in the atmosphere was also a great part of the night, and we left early so we could bench hop our way there.