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The National Piping Centre
Wedding Venue
The National Piping Centre
30-34 McPhater St
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
G4 0HW
Scotland
tel:- 01413 535 551
fax:- 01413 531 570
web address:- www.thepipingcentre.co.uk/
e-mail:- shop@thepipingcentre.co.uk
The National Piping Centre :-
Venue type - Hotel
Venue type - Restaurant
Venue type - Historic Building
Number of function rooms available for weddings: 2
Function room names and capacities: The Auditorium holds a maximum of 150 people. The large and airy room also boasts a full size stage. Ajoined to the auditorium is the blue room, ideal for evening drink receptions and buffets.
For smaller wedding parties the tryst is an ideal location, seating 40 the intimate and cosy restaurant can be privately booked for your wedding party.
Guests rooms available: 8
The Holiday Inn Thatreland or the Thistle Hotel
Alcohol License - Yes
Licensed for Civil Ceremonies - Yes
Dance Floor - Yes
Evening Reception Facilities - Yes
Tables chairs linens and tableware included
Wedding services provided: We provide full wedding coordination, from ceremony to overnight accomodation.
Gardens or outside locations suitable for wedding photography: The location is in the city centre making it highly accesable to all the main attractions. However, our beautiful building can itself provide a stunning backdrop for any photgraph and enough space for whole party shots.
Suitable locations inside the venue for wedding photography: Inside the building photgraphers can use the well lit museum or the balcony overlooking the auditorium for interesting birds eye view shots. The auditorium and the blue room are also naturally lit beautiful.
Local picturesque areas suitable for wedding photography:
Kelvingrove Graden
The Botanics
Glasgow University
Venue special features: The venue contains the national museum of piping an interesting and unusal venue for a drinks reception. We are very flexible and will tailor make a wedding to suit you; from an intimate meal for 20 in our welcoming restaurant to seated banquet for over 100.
Venue History: Built in 1872 by the architects Douglas and Sellers, the Old Cowcaddens Church terminates in the vista of Hope Street as it rises dramatically from the Clyde to Cowcaddens ridge.
Wedding Trivia:
Peas are thrown at Czech newlyweds instead of rice.
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