Surgeons' Hall - Playfair Building, Playfair Hall photo #2
Surgeons' Hall - Playfair Building, Playfair Hall photo #3

Surgeons' Hall - Playfair Building, Playfair Hall

Location pin

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9DW - 

  • Users

    Up to
    250 guests

  • Table with chairs

    Offers
    catering

In the 1820’s, William Henry Playfair, the foremost Scottish architect of that era, was commissioned by The Royal College of Surgeons of the City of Edinburgh to design a building fit for purpose. The Playfair building was formally opened in July 1832. This flagship building contains rooms of grandeur, tastefully and cleverly modified to incorporate up-to-date technology.

A magnificent room with a glass cupola ceiling, beautiful architectural detail and decorated in soft muted colours, with large windows on two sides of the Hall.

Capacity & layout

Standing

Standing

up to 250

Theatre

Theatre

up to 150

Boardroom

Boardroom

up to 54

Cabaret

Cabaret

up to 156

Classroom

Classroom

up to 70

Amenities

Tea

Tea

Public transport

Public transport

Location

Reviews

  • Simon Maddison

    October 2024

    Uncommonly good, really interesting, well presented, highly informative, and brilliantly icky in the specimen section. Kept me engaged for 3 hours, could have stayed longer.

  • PREMRAJ E K

    October 2024

    Very nice Good neat clean and beautiful College. The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is a professional organisation of surgeons. The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh has five faculties, covering a broad spectrum of surgical, dental, and other medical and healthcare specialities. Its main campus is located on Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, centred around the 18th century Surgeons' Hall. The campus includes Surgeons' Hall Museums, a medical and surgical library, a skills laboratory, a symposium hall, administrative offices and a hotel. A second UK office was opened in Birmingham in 2014 and an international office opened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 2018.Ample car parking space. Wheelchair ♿ accessibility and toilet 🚽 fecilities for Physically Handicapped persons is very good.