Conference and Meeting venues in St Andrews

Most famously known as the international home of golf, there are numerous magnificent courses, including the ‘Old Course’ and the ‘Royal and Ancient Golf Club’, picturesque countryside locations and blue flag beaches offering a wealth of opportunities for teambuilding events and corporate activities. The town provides a choice of conference venues including historic buildings, Scotland’s oldest university and a selection of first class hotels, all of which offer exceptional conference and banqueting facilities.

St Andrews is easy to reach via roads connecting to the A92 from the M90 motorway, by rail links via Leuchars direct to Kings Cross, and via flights into Dundee or Edinburgh airports for international conference delegates.

St Andrews is as famous for its university as it is for golf. Illustrious academic venue The University of St Andrewsoffers world-class conference facilities for up to 900 delegates with over 90 meeting rooms to choose from across both historic and contemporary venues, including Parliament Hall, the Upper and Lower College Halls and the striking Gateway. With a superb selection of venues and facilities, this is without doubt an exceptional choice being able to host large and small conferences, meetings, training and teambuilding events, exhibitions and more. The Byre Theatreis Scotland’s only 5 star arts attraction and a meeting venue with several conference spaces including the 216 seat auditorium, a 100 capacity studio and a conference room for small meetings of up to 30 delegates. Myres Castleis an idyllic historic venue, set in 44 acres of grounds providing a diverse range of teambuilding events and corporate activities, and is the perfect setting for business retreats and small conferences, whilst Strathtyrum Houseis a historic country house providing a peaceful setting for corporate events, conferences and weddings. St Andrews hotels often combine business and pleasure with many comprising golf courses. For instance, the Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort and Spaoffers a state-of-the-art conference wing in a truly inspiring location perfect for teambuilding events, boasting several conference and banqueting suites as well as meeting rooms with capacity for 300 delegates. Balbirnie Houseis a multi-award winning country house hotel set in 400 acres whereas Fairmont St Andrewsis a luxurious venue with extensive exhibition and conference space boasting capacity for 700 delegates. Best Western Scores Hoteloffers panoramic views of the West Sands and St Andrews Bay alongside meeting rooms accommodating 180 delegates.