Portsmouth Guildhall, The Guildhall Studio
Portsmouth Cultural Trust, Guildhall, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, PO1 2AB -
Up to
200 standing
Offers
catering
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.
A fresh and versatile space for up to 210 delegates. The Guildhall Studio is available for conferences, meetings, dinners and team building for up to 170 delegates seated or 210 standing reception.
The accessible ground floor Studio benefits from full AV and tech support, highly acclaimed on site catering and can be set in traditional or contemporary formats.
Capacity & layout
Standing
up to 200
Theatre
up to 170
Boardroom
up to 40
Cabaret
up to 72
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
Price type: Per day
from £480 per day
from £480 per day
from £480 per day
from £480 per day
from £480 per day
from £480 per day
from £480 per day
Catering & drinks
Catering arrangements
Refreshments
Alcohol
Amenities
Cloakroom
Disabled access
Flipchart
Lectern
Natural light
Stage
Table / chairs included
Tea
Public transport
Premises parking
Audio & visual
Sound system
Microphone
Projector & 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
Reviews
Teodor Ivanov Zhelyazkov
Invalid DateGreat 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 DateWe 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 2024Amazing 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 2024While 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.
