Conference and Meeting venues in Kilmarnock

Meeting planners looking for a diverse alternative destination to Glasgow for conferences, meetings and events should consider Kilmarnock.

Within easy reach of the city, the coast and spectacular countryside locations, Kilmarnock offers a conference destination with a good range of meeting venues alongside a host of opportunities for land and water-based teambuilding events and corporate activities. The largest town of East Ayrshire, known for its links with Robert Burns and Johnnie Walker’s whisky, is beautifully rich in heritage and provides striking historic venues alongside country house hotels and sporting venues experienced in hosting both corporate events and weddings.

Kilmarnock is easily accessible via the M77/A77 or M74/A71 routes, via good rail links and via flights into Glasgow Prestwick or Glasgow airports for international conference delegates.

The Burns Monument Centre is an unusual butideal conference and wedding venue set within glorious Kay Park which offers a spacious conference room for up to 85 delegates alongside meeting rooms for smaller delegate groups. Sporting venues include Kilmarnock FC and the Magnum Leisure Centre which incorporates a theatre for large conferences and events. The Palace Theatre and Grand Hall complex offers 2 adjacent cultural venues, the Grand Hall being ideally suited to large conferences and corporate events having a choice of meeting spaces with capacity for up to 900 delegates whilst The Palace Theatre accommodates up to 503 delegates. Dean Castle Country Park is Kilmarnock’s hidden gem covering 200 acres with The Dower House offering a unique venue for small conferences and weddings whilst Glenapp Castle is a stunning exclusive use conference and events venue perfect for meeting retreats as well as teambuilding events thanks to the impeccable grounds. Kilmarnock hotels include The Fenwick, purposely designed to offer flexible conference spaces for up to 100 delegates, and the Seamill Hydro Hotel, set on the dramatic coastline with 5 conference and banqueting suites to suit all occasions. The Park Hotel is affiliated with Kilmarnock FC’s stadium and incorporates the Ayrshire Banqueting and Conference Centre which boasts state-of-the-art meeting facilities across 6 conferences spaces with capacity for up to 600 delegates.