The Guildhall York

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Event or Celebration

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Lecture Theatre

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Meetings or Training Days

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Location

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The Guildhall York is a newly refurbished Grade I & II Listed Building based in York City Centre. Overlooking the River Ouse, this stunning building offers a variety of spaces, catering for large-scale events and conferences or more intimate meetings and training days. This landmark venue features a stunning Main Hall, perfect for exhibitions or banquets, a main plenary room for training days and a number of boardroom spaces.

The Main Hall is a breathtaking and flexible space with a vast amount of variety of layouts available, the space is adjoined with the bright and airy atrium space and Committee Room One. Upstairs, the building features a number of meeting rooms alongside the impressive and historic Council Chamber, a striking space which can be used for presentations, training days or debates, with the room featuring a public gallery. Throughout the Guildhall, we have a range of more intimate meeting rooms and breakout areas, where each room has unique and historic features combined with modern detailing and Audio Visual equipment.

The Guildhall’s versatile space means we’ve seen incredible events take place at The Guildhall from York Fashion Week to the Yorkshire Yuletide Village.

View The Guildhall’s accessibility statement.

Take a look at our Delegate and Visitor Information Pack to find out more about what York has to offer.

Features

Stunning Main Hall space to host up to 270 standing guests
Catering available for up to 120 guests only.
A diverse array of spaces to suit your needs
Audio-visual opportunities
Award winning on-site catering
In the heart of York’s city centre
5 minute walk from York train station
Wedding Venue

Featured Rooms

Room Type

Layouts Available

Capacity

Main Hall

Flat Floor Space

Standing (270), Theatre Style, Cabaret, Flat Floor Space and Exhibition Space (capacities are amended per layout)

270

The Council Chamber

Council Chamber

Fixed Seating for 54 in the main space and 41 seats in the viewing gallery

54

Committee Room One

Boardroom

Boardroom

16

Ouse Room

Boardroom

Boardroom

12

Wharfe Room

Boardroom

Boardroom

12

The Riverside Lounge

Boardroom

30/24 Cabaret (Catering dependent)

20 / 24 Boardroom

30

Address:

The Guildhall, St Martins Courtyard, Coney St, York YO1 9QL. Access to the building is through the Mansion House arch on St Helen’s Square.

Cars and Parking:

If you are arriving by car, please note that there is no parking available at The Guildhall. There are pay and display car parks within the city centre, as well at the multi-storey Q-Park at the Shambles.

Trains and Taxis:

York train station is a short ten minute walk from The Guildhall. There is a frequent, fast train service to York on the East Coast Main Line from London King’s Cross to Edinburgh. There is also a direct service between York, Leeds and Manchester Airport.
Please note that Uber are not licensed within the city of York.

The University campus is a short bus (66) or taxi ride direct from the railway station. There is a bus stop and taxi rank just outside the main station entrance. A taxi from the railway station will take approximately 15 minutes while a bus will take around 22 minutes.

The university’s approved taxi provider is Streamline Taxis. Please note that Uber are not licensed within the city of York.

Buses:

The nearest bus stops to The Guildhall are Museum Street, Rougier Street and Theatre Royal. To find out more about bus routes in York visit the first bus website.

Cycling, E-scooters and Walking

It’s just a 15-minute bike ride or 30-minute walk from Campus West to the city centre. There are several off-road cycle paths and on-road cycle lanes offering safe access into and around York. Find out more about the cycling routes.

York also offers the Tier e-scooter and e-bike scheme. Find out more about the scheme.

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