The Lighthouse
Just off Buchanan Street in the centre of Glasgow, you will find the amazing exhibition and events centre that is The Lighthouse. It started out as the headquarters of the Glasgow Herald but in more recent years has been renovated to provide some magnificent event spaces.
The Lighthouse is also Scotland’s Centre for Design and Art, making it a popular visitor attraction. If you are planning some form of event that will be open to the public, you will be guaranteed to be able to tap into the existing footfall in addition to invited guests, to ensure the success of your event.
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Get my Free Venue ShortlistThe Lighthouse is perfect for exhibitions, product launches, pop-up shops and roadshows, but it also has several unique meeting spaces available for meetings, conferences, awards, dinners and weddings.
The flexible nature of the venue and these spaces means you have the scope to easily include company or event branding. The conference suite has a dedicated reception area and an integrated breakout area so your conference can be self-contained, with toilets located just outside the conference area.
Room Information
The Lighthouse has 6 rooms. The largest, Gallery 4, holds up to 175 guests standing or 150 seated.
- Conference Suite40-100 seated120 standing100 sq m
- Gallery 4100-150 seated175 standing218 sq m
- Orangebox Gallery100-150 seated175 standing220 sq m
- Viewing Platform10-16 seated20 standing26 sq m
- Doocot Cafe Bar40-100 seated120 standing100 sq m
- Tower Room10-14 seated
Travel Information
Glasgow Central (about 2 min walk)
Glasgow Central Low Level (about 4 min walk)
St Enoch SPT Subway (about 5 min walk)
Buchanan Street SPT Subway (about 5 min walk)
Getting to The Lighthouse by public transport
In Glasgow, The Lighthouse is about 2 minutes' walk from Glasgow Central (train) and about 4 minutes from Glasgow Central Low Level (train). Walking times are estimates.
Getting to The Lighthouse by car
For sat nav, use the postcode G1 3NU.
Getting to The Lighthouse by air
The nearest major airports are Glasgow (about 6.9 miles away) and Glasgow Prestwick (about 27 miles away). Distances are in a straight line, so the road journey will be longer.
The Lighthouse for exhibitions, networking and public events in Glasgow
The Lighthouse stands just off Buchanan Street, in the centre of Glasgow, as an exhibition and events centre with six spaces to hire.
Where the Herald once worked
The building started out as the headquarters of the Glasgow Herald, and renovation has produced rooms with a newspaper past that are now used for events.
Galleries for 175 standing guests
Gallery 4 and the Orangebox Gallery each seat 100 to 150 and hold 175 standing, making them the largest rooms. The Conference Suite and Doocot Cafe Bar each seat 40 to 100 and hold 120 standing, and gallery evenings of 175 leave relaxed networking evenings plenty of floor to move on.
Footfall for public events
As Scotland's Centre for Design and Art, The Lighthouse is a popular visitor attraction. Events open to the public can tap into the existing footfall as well as invited guests, which helps public events across Glasgow reach more people.
Small rooms for meetings
The Viewing Platform seats 10 to 16 and the Tower Room 10 to 14, small enough for a board-style meeting or a team workshop. The Conference Suite handles corporate presentations and awards-style evenings.
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