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York Guildhall is a historic Grade I-listed event venue in the heart of York, situated behind the Mansion House on the River Ouse. Dating from the fifteenth century, we combine medieval architectural features with modern conference and event infrastructure following a major restoration completed in 2022. We are operated by York Science Park, while York Conferences and Events coordinates conferences, weddings and other events. Our venue provides a particularly unusual combination of large-event, meeting and historic spaces within one city-centre building. Our principal event space is the Main Hall, a 356.3 m² room featuring oak pillars carved from individual trees, historic architectural details and an adjoining courtyard. It accommodates up to 200 people theatre-style or 120 for banquet and cabaret configurations. The Council Chamber provides 47 fixed seats and offers a highly distinctive setting for presentations, debates and formal meetings. Smaller rooms—including Committee Room One, Foss, Nidd, Wharfe and Ouse—provide boardroom-style accommodation for between 5 and 12 people. We also have the Riverside Garden and Courtyard for outdoor breakout, reception and networking activities. Our facilities include state-of-the-art AV, free Wi-Fi, on-site catering, accessibility facilities, air conditioning, PA equipment and corporate-event support. We are therefore particularly suited to conferences, weddings, corporate meetings, formal presentations, networking events and private functions where a historic city-centre setting is important.
The Main Hall is York Guildhall's principal event space, featuring fifteenth-century architecture, large oak pillars and an adjoining courtyard. At 356.3 m², it is suitable for conferences, exhibitions, banquets, weddings, receptions and corporate events. Its flexible configuration supports theatre, cabaret and banquet layouts, with modern AV facilities alongside historic surroundings.
The Council Chamber, historically known as the Inner Room or Justice Room, is a highly distinctive formal meeting space. Modelled on the Houses of Parliament, it retains its traditional arrangement and public gallery. It is particularly suitable for presentations, debates, mock trials, formal meetings, ceremonies and smaller conferences.
Committee Room One is a historic boardroom-style meeting space overlooking the River Ouse. It contains a grand nineteenth-century table and retains medieval architectural details, including roof bosses and a marble fireplace. Its intimate scale makes it particularly suitable for executive meetings, private discussions, interviews and small corporate gatherings.
The Foss Room is one of the Guildhall's smallest meeting rooms and is intended for highly focused meetings and small-group discussions. Its five-person boardroom configuration makes it suitable for interviews, executive conversations, one-to-one meetings and small working sessions rather than conventional
The Nidd Room is a compact boardroom meeting space designed for small groups. With a six-person boardroom configuration, it is suited to private meetings, interviews, consultations and small working sessions. It provides a more intimate alternative to the larger Council Chamber and Main Hall.
The Wharfe Room is a small boardroom-style meeting room for up to 12 people. It forms part of the Guildhall's newly refurbished smaller meeting-room provision and is appropriate for executive meetings, training discussions, interviews and small corporate groups requiring a private historic setting.
The Ouse Room is a compact boardroom space accommodating up to 12 people. It forms part of the Guildhall's smaller meeting-room portfolio and is suitable for executive meetings, workshops, interviews and private discussions. Its location within the historic Guildhall provides a distinctive environment for small corporate gatherings.
The Riverside Garden is a tree-shaded outdoor area overlooking the River Ouse. It functions particularly well as a conference breakout and networking space, but can also accommodate informal lunches, refreshments and outdoor social activities. Its river views provide an attractive complement to events held inside the historic Guildhall.
The Guildhall Courtyard provides an atmospheric outdoor area surrounded by the building's fifteenth-century limestone architecture. It can be used as a breakout area, informal gathering space or event backdrop and is particularly attractive for photography. It also provides an extension to events taking place in the Main Hall.
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