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Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth Room

Location pin

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

  • Users

    Up to
    100 standing

  • Table with chairs

    Offers
    catering

  • Delivery truck

    Internal Catering
    allowed

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, whatever your event. Hire one of our ten rooms for your seminar, banquet, party, training, networking event or business function.

Whether you are planning a meeting, training event, conference, exhibition, reception or dinner; 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.

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.

The Portsmouth Room is an elegant, light-filled space with iconic decor that creates a stunning backdrop to any event.
Located on the first floor, the Portsmouth Room is perfect for conferences, meetings, team building events and dinners and is complete with its own bar and lounge area.

Capacity & layout

Standing

Standing

up to 100

Theatre

Theatre

up to 100

Boardroom

Boardroom

up to 40

Cabaret

Cabaret

up to 64

Pricing
& opening hours

Weekly schedule
  • monday

    0:00 - 24:00

  • tuesday

    0:00 - 24:00

  • wednesday

    0:00 - 24:00

  • thursday

    0:00 - 24:00

  • friday

    0:00 - 24:00

  • saturday

    0:00 - 24:00

  • sunday

    0:00 - 24:00

Catering & drinks

Catering arrangements

Catering arrangements

Refreshments

Refreshments

Alcohol

Alcohol

Amenities

Cloakroom

Cloakroom

Disabled access

Disabled access

Flipchart

Flipchart

Lectern

Lectern

Natural light

Natural light

Table / chairs included

Table / chairs included

Tea

Tea

Public transport

Public transport

Premises parking

Premises parking

Audio & visual

Sound system

Sound system

Microphone

Microphone

Projector & screen

Projector & screen

Flipchart

Flipchart

WiFi

WiFi

Other

AV and catering prices available on request.

Space rules

Allowed events

wedding

Wedding ceremony licence

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

Reviews

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Ashley-May Williams

    February 2024

    Amazing venue. Absolutely loved seeing You Me At Six there. Will definitely be back. I've seen YM@6 at other venues. But nothing tops this 💕

  • Sadie 376

    February 2024

    While it was never my favorite venue, I've been to a lot of good gigs here. Unfortunately, the bar does not accept cash any more, so I was unhappy (having spent over £65 to get in to the gig) & the revelation put a bit of a dampener on the evening. Despite being the closest 'large' venue to where I live, Portsmouth Guildhall has now been added to my boycott list as I do not support face-to-face businesses or venues that don't accept cash. The venue needs to make it clear that this is now a cashless venue BEFORE people buy tickets & get to the bar... That way, they can choose to see the show at a better venue elsewhere.