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    • 300 Words 2025: The Finalists Event
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Room Hire

Our new Great Tapestry of Scotland visitor centre offers a number of exciting spaces for events and workshops.

We can provide a wide range of hospitality for events, on enquiry please let us know what catering your require.

If you are interested in room hire and hospitality for your event and would like to discuss your ideas with us please get in touch using the form below.

The Discovery Centre

Discovery Centre at The Great Tapestry of SCotland
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The Great Tapestry of Scotland Discovery Centre is situated in the town’s historic old post office building, part of our new visitor centre.

The space can be tailored for a variety of uses. The permanent video wall of 9 multi-synced 55” screens offers state-of-the-art display for presentations.

The Richardson Room

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The Great Tapestry of Scotland Richardson Room is situated on the first floor of the town’s historic old post office building, part of our new visitor centre.

The boardroom sits up to 8 and can be tailored for a variety of uses. The 55” screen offers state-of-the-art display for presentations and video conferencing.

Makers Space

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Makers Space, as the title suggests, is where you can have a go at making your own tapestry panel.  

It is a wonderful intimate area within our Discovery Centre on the ground floor inside the original turret of the old Post Office.

Catering

Using the same high quality, local produce as our café we can offer a separate, private dining room for groups in the centre.

Find out more here

Some of our recent feedback:

 

What a great event! Manage beautifully and an amazing visit to an incredible achievement and venue.

The staff were excellent, very accommodating and made our day much easier – and the lunch was lovely! 

Great choice of event, something a little different that I wouldn’t necessarily have thought of doing myself. 

 

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  • CLOSED 25th & 26th December. 1st & 2nd January
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