

Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth Room
Portsmouth Cultural Trust, Guildhall, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, PO1 2AB -
Up to
100 guestsOffers
cateringInternal Catering
allowed
From the grandeur of the Main Auditorium to the intimate surrounding of the neighbouring rooms, Portsmouth Guildhall has a space to meet your needs. With its central location, the Guildhall also benefits from excellent transport links and accessibility, making it the ideal choice for your events. Whether you are planning a conference, meeting, seminar, exhibitions, business function, training, team building, networking event, dinners, award ceremonies, parties and receptions; Portsmouth Guildhall offers the best in both corporate and private party packages. Any of these functions will be made more memorable set against the backdrop of the fascinating history and stories that surround Portsmouth Guildhall.
Your booking is made effortless with an expert events team, classic facilities, excellent on-site catering services, and in-house technical specifications and support.
Over recent years the building has been transformed into one of Hampshire’s leading cultural platforms for the arts, providing a world class venue for private and commercial entertaining in the heart of the city.
Best known as the South of England’s prime live entertainment venue, Portsmouth Guildhall aims to become Hampshire’s main business hub offering a unique selection of conference halls and breakout spaces.
The Portsmouth Room is an elegant, light-filled space with iconic decor that creates a stunning backdrop to any event. Located on the first floor, the Portsmouth Room is perfect for conferences, meetings, team-building events and dinners and is complete with its own bar and lounge area.
Portsmouth Room
Capacity & layout
Standing
up to 100
Dining
up to 80
Theatre
up to 100
Boardroom
up to 28
Cabaret
up to 64
Pricing
& opening hours
Weekly schedule
monday
0:00 - 24:00
tuesday
0:00 - 24:00
wednesday
0:00 - 24:00
thursday
0:00 - 24:00
friday
0:00 - 24:00
saturday
0:00 - 24:00
sunday
0:00 - 24:00
Catering & drinks
Catering arrangements
Refreshments
Alcohol
Amenities
Cloakroom
Disabled access
Flipchart
Lectern
Natural light
Table / chairs included
Tea
Public transport
Premises parking
Breakout rooms
Audio & visual
Sound system
Microphone
Projector & screen
Flipchart
WiFi
Other
AV and catering prices available on request.
Space rules
Allowed events
Wedding ceremony licence
Cancellation policy
Cancellation by Client Cancellations more than six months prior to the event will result in the loss of the full deposit. Cancellations between three to six months prior to the event will result in a 50% of total charge being due. Cancellations less than three months prior to the event will result in full charge being due.
Location
Reviews
Maria
Invalid DateWe recently went for comic con. They usually have good events on and this was no exception. The best toilets are definitely in the basement. They have a few bars, a main stage and various other multipurpose rooms available. It's a beautiful building and an important Portsmouth location. Very accessible.
Eduardo
February 2025The Guildhall is everything a venue should be, aside from all the facilities, the people working there were amazing. We came over for a concert and when we needed help with something the head of security went out of his way to sort it. All the staff were really nice about everything, even as us two foreigners stumbled around cluelessly Thank you for this amazing experience guys!
Teodor Ivanov Zhelyazkov
Invalid DateGreat place for concerts, stand up comedy graduation ceremonies and other type of performances. The Lord Mayor offices are here as well as the City Council chamber. The Guildhall hosted the International Comic Con for first time in 2018 and they will do so again in 2019.
Ronald Leacy (Bigbadron)
January 2025Great show, sound was excellent. Venue is a bit tired, seats not great, limited leg room but all in all an enjoyable visit and excellent show
Tim
January 2025Saw The Holiday with live orchestra.. The venue was nice but the Heat was rediculous, someone obviously put the heating on full which ruined the whole evening.
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Portsmouth Room