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​Located 30 minutes from Edinburgh Airport, our castle is an incomparable 15th Century Scottish keep - the only one of its ilk in private hands across all of Europe. It is now the most stunning of venues, complete with 12 bed chambers and room for 70 guests, available for exclusive private hire. more details…

Edinburgh First has 15 venues across the city, providing more than 70 meeting rooms for delegates. Our state-of-the-art John McIntyre Conference Centre can be configured to accommodate between 16 and 330 delegates, is fully accessible, and comes fully equipped with state-of-the-art audio-visual kit. more details…

The 4 star Scotsman hotel is the former home to Scotland’s national newspaper. Positioned just off the Royal Mile, holding a desirable location on North Bridge nestled in between the hustle and bustle of the New Town and the historical Old Town, the hotel is the perfect location to explore Edinburgh. more details…

Roslin BioCentre is home to a thriving scientific community and an impressive array of world-leading research and development companies with a wide variety of flourishing life science related organisations. Located in a parkland setting in the shadow of the Pentland Hills on the south side of the city, Roslin BioCentre is able to host small seminars and meetings. more details…

The new £60 million Roslin Institute building is located at the University of Edinburgh’s Easter Bush campus. The building offers a magnificent auditorium and features defined office and laboratory blocks that are bonded by breakout areas and meeting rooms designed to encourage and facilitate collaboration on scientific research. more details…

This unique, historic building is the perfect venue for meetings or conferences seating up to 120 theatre style, private dinners for up to 88, and drinks receptions for up to 285 guests. They also have campus accommodation available for groups with 37 bedrooms on site. The estate grounds can be used for a wide range of team building activities, including bushcraft, falconry or Highland Games. more details…

This venue offers a truly unique setting, we are proud to be the only restaurant in Edinburgh to be situated right in the heart of Princes Street Gardens. We can accommodate 50-240 for a seated dinner and up to 300 for a standing drinks reception. We are unique in that we do not charge a venue hire but instead ask that you guarantee a minimum spend. more details…

This venue includes the versatile Wolfson Hall, a large space suitable for a multitude of purposes; conferences,lectures, exhibitions and a popular choice for dinner dances with it’s wooden sprung dance floor. The ground floor houses three large versatile meeting rooms, a spacious reception area, a business centre and supporting facilities. more details…

The University of Edinburgh has a vast range of impressive historic and modern buildings that reflect it's 400-year history. Edinburgh First brings these buildings to life as successful conference, dining and meeting venues that are full of Edinburgh's character and charm. We will organise, cater and facilitate all your events and conferences professionally and efficiently. more details…

Pentlands Science Park surrounds the world-famous Moredun Research Institute.  It has a dedicated lecture theatre, a light and airy atrium and a boardroom with a terrace overlooking the landscaped park.Located only 8 miles from Edinburgh city, this ‘centre of excellence’ in animal health focuses on veterinary science and has world-class facilities which are exclusive to Scotland. more details…