Conference and Meeting venues in Kirkcudbright

Meeting planners seeking a traditional Scottish destination for conferences, meetings and events will appreciate the ‘Artist’s Town’ of Kirkcudbright.

Situated on the banks of the River Dee and the only town on the Solway coast with a working harbour, this pretty and fascinating town is a perfect escape for secluded conference retreats whilst the surrounding countryside is ideal for land and water-based outdoor pursuit teambuilding events and corporate activities. Several local golf courses provide idyllic opportunities for relaxing corporate golf events whilst delegates can also revel in the area’s history with an abundance of historic venues offering first class conference and banqueting facilities.

Kirkcudbright is easy to reach via the A75 from the M6/A74(M) by road, via rail connections at nearby Dumfries, and via flights into Glasgow or Prestwick airports for international conference delegates.

Sporting venue and leisure club Brighouse Bay offers a well equipped multi-purpose meeting space whilst Kirkcudbright Sports Centre also provides meeting and conferencing facilities. Historic venue Kirkcudbright Town Hall is experienced in hosting exhibitions, conferences and events for up to 250 delegates whereas Castle Douglas Town Hall has several conference spaces including a main hall with capacity for 296 delegates. Dalbeattie Town Hall is equally equipped to cater for weddings, exhibitions, meetings and training events for up to 250 delegates whilst the striking 17^th Century historic building Tolbooth Arts Centre is a regular exhibition space with an additional meeting room. Academic venue Kirkcudbright Academy offers Cochran Hall whilst the National Trust’s Broughton House and Garden is a magical historic venue synonymous with one of the town’s famous artists, E A Hornel, and is ideal for small corporate events and weddings. Kirkcudbright hotels include the Arden House Hotel, with 2 conference and banqueting suites able to accommodate up to 180 delegates and the Best Western Selkirk Arms Hotel, set in the heart of the quaint harbour, with 3 meeting rooms able to cater for up to 70 delegates. The Gordon House Hotel is a delightful Georgian building able to host small meetings and events whilsthistoric venue the Douglas Arms Hotel is a modernised coaching inn dating from the 1700’s with a choice of meeting and conference rooms able to cater for corporate events and weddings.