Conference and Meeting venues in Oban

Oban and the surrounding beautiful coastal region is an ideal destination for conferences, meetings and events.

Much beloved as a West Highland tourist resort, meeting planners have also come to value the area. Hailed as the ‘Gateway to the Isles’ and the ‘seafood capital of Scotland’, its spectacular setting of mountains and sealochs offers an incomparable location for both land and water-based teambuilding events and corporate activities whilst also providing the perfect getaway location for secluded conference retreats and ‘meet-incentives’. With an abundance of historic venues rich in Scottish heritage alongside cultural venues and several business-minded hotels, Oban offers a range of meeting venue options sure to suit any corporate event, taking pride in delivering first class conference and banqueting facilities on a par with its city neighbours in a truly unrivalled location.

Oban is easy to reach via the A82/A85 route from Glasgow, via good rail links and flights into Glasgow or Prestwick airports for international conference delegates.

Scotland excels in providing exquisite historic venues whether they be castles, country house hotels or stately homes. The Ardtornish Estate is no exception offering an outstanding venue for corporate events, meetings, teambuilding activities or weddings with conference and banqueting facilities able to cater for all events whether small private meetings or large corporate hospitality functions. Inverlochy Castle is another historic gem set in the remarkable foothills of Ben Nevis, once a private residence and now a breathtaking country house hotel providing stunning meeting spaces alongside teambuilding events such as falconry, shooting and skiing. The Argyllshire Gathering Halls provide 2 stylish conference and banqueting spaces with capacity for 300 delegates whereas The Corran Halls is a multifunctional venue catering for exhibitions, conferences, meetings, training events and weddings. Skipinnish Ceilidh House is a purpose-built music, event and conference venue with capacity for up to 400 delegates whilst historic venue andcountry house hotel Barcaldine House is perfect for small delegate group conference retreats. Oban hotels offering superb meeting facilities include the Loch Melfort which boasts magnificent sea views and a choice of 3 meeting rooms, The Regent Hotel, an art deco masterpiece, and the Ben Nevis Hotel and Leisure Club which offers 3 conference suites able to accommodate up to 250 delegates. Further alternatives include the striking Falls of Lora Hotel, the Oban Bay Hotel and Spa set on Oban’s picturesque esplanade, and the Oban Caledonian Hotel offering flexible conference rooms in a landmark building close to the water’s edge.