Venues

Situated in the heart of Edinburgh’s New Town, The Auction Rooms offers premium serviced workspaces designed for businesses that prioritise flexibility, collaboration, and hospitality.

The Auction Rooms caters to a wide range of business needs with private serviced offices, dedicated desks, coworking spaces, and virtual office solutions. Each workspace is thoughtfully designed to provide an elegant and high-spec environment that promotes productivity, creativity, and professionalism. Set within a prestigious city-centre location, members and visitors benefit from easy access to Edinburgh’s vibrant business scene and cultural attractions, creating a truly dynamic working environment.

In addition to its office services, The Auction Rooms features a range of corporate meeting and event spaces equipped with state-of-the-art conferencing technology and high-end amenities. Whether it’s an intimate discussion in one of their 4-6 person meeting rooms, a strategic session in their New Town Boardroom (seating 12), or a larger corporate gathering in The Auction Hall, these versatile spaces are designed to adapt to a variety of business needs.

At The Auction Rooms, businesses thrive in a space where flexibility, elegance, and opportunity meet.

Barns Walled Garden, is an exclusive use venue with room for up to 160 guests to party in the elegant, wood floored marquee, sitting amidst the lawns and apples trees of an historic walled garden.Natural outdoor ceremonies can be set up anywhere in the garden, or in the ‘Yolo Yew Circle’. Guests can relax around the fire pits, roasting marshmallows or just star gazing.

The Merchants’ Hall is an elegant venue in the heart of Edinburgh’s New Town, owned by The Royal Company of Merchants. With its soaring domed ceiling, this historic building offers a stunning setting for weddings, dinners, and corporate events. For more intimate occasions, the mahogany-panelled Court Room overlooking Hanover Street provides a warm and atmospheric alternative. Whether grand or small in scale, Merchants Hall promises a unique and truly memorable experience for any event.

Whether you’re planning a milestone birthday party, destination wedding from afar, a flower filled summer  celebration, a snowy, candle lit winter wedding, a lively party for all your family and friends, or a more intimate wedding, Neidpath is a truly magical place to celebrate and stay.  The castle makes a stunning backdrop all year round – and surrounded by the rich golds and reds of the woodlands of the Borders, it’s especially lovely in Autumn.

Panmure House is the final remaining home of Adam Smith, philosopher and ‘father of modern economics.’

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Originally built in 1691, Smith occupied Panmure House between 1778 and 1790, during which time he completed the final editions of his master works: The Theory of Moral sentiments and The Wealth of Nations. Other great luminaries and thinkers of the Scottish Enlightenment visited Smith regularly at the House across this period.

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In 2008, Edinburgh Business School & Heriot-Watt University undertook to rescue this historic building from dereliction. Following a 10-year, £5.6m renovation, Panmure House was formally opened in November 2018.

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Today the House is a centre of excellence for the study of contemporary economics, a place of reflection on the legacy of Adam Smith, and an intellectual property for social and economic debate.

Riddle’s Court is a picturesque Category A-listed merchant’s tenement situated on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile. It is full of authentic period features and genuine charm, including exquisite painted and plastered ceilings, working fireplaces and panelled rooms. Modern interventions have transformed its atmospheric historic spaces into a state-of-the-art venue, with full lift access and 21st century technology. Its location could not be more central: from the arched entrance of Riddle’s Court, it is only a five minute walk to Edinburgh Castle.

The newly-refurbished historic rooms are available for weddings, meetings and conferences, arts and festival uses, talks and workshops, craft and food markets, striking photo shoots, unforgettable parties and private dining. For more information on each of the available spaces, please get in touch with the events team.

The unique combination of a historic and elegant venue with modern facilities, ideally located on Queen Street in the heart of Edinburgh. From stylish weddings to exceptional conferences, prestigious dinners to glittering receptions, our versatility will deliver an event to remember in spectacular surroundings.

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Newly refurbished ‘Physicians International Conference Centre’ has one largest purpose-built auditoriums in Edinburgh alongside a diverse range of modern and historic event spaces; ensuring the College is the perfect backdrop for innovative and inspiring academic and business conferences. As well as the Conference Centre, smaller conferences and seminars can be held in the Victorian grandeur of the Great Hall and adjoining New Library. Disabled access available. Our in-house AV team and conference co-ordinators will assist you in creating your next successful event!

Teasses Walled Garden provides a relaxed venue in stunning surroundings perfect for your special day. Our two-acre Walled Garden allows for outdoor ceremonies while our marquee is ideal for dining and dancing. Our Victorian Greenhouse is abundant in flowering plants and vines and is enchanting under candlelight for drinks or intimate dining. 

Nestling in the East Lothian countryside just 25 minutes from Edinburgh city centre, Winton combines the grandeur of a castle with the intimacy of a family home. Guests numbers from 20- 250 are most welcome at this beautiful, relaxed family home; with freedom to explore all 7 inter-connecting  rooms with their roaring log fires, ornate plaster ceilings and impressive array of artwork.

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The gardens are not to be missed and can be used to host wedding ceremonies and drinks receptions on a sunny day and provide a wonderful and unique backdrop for your photographs.