Academic venues can be an excellent setting for many types of occasions, from conferences and meetings the wedding receptions and private parties. Many of the academic venues in Edinburgh offer room hire at very reasonable rates, offering a variety of flexible and convenient function rooms and meeting rooms for those heading to the city on business or for pleasure. If you’re organising a lecture, you may wish to check out the Hawthornden Lecture Theatre at the National Gallery Complex, which offers venue hire for up to 200 delegates and is one of the capital’s premier conference venues. Alternatively, take a look at The Royal Scottish Academy Building which can be hired in conjunction with the Scottish National Gallery, giving you the space to hold glittering drinks or wedding receptions for as many as 800 guests.