Community space
Exeter Historic Guildhall
High Street, Exeter, Devon, EX4 3EB
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Details last checked 18 days ago
- Hire price
- £120–£300per hour
- Capacity
- 80guests maximum
- Listed spaces
- 2named spaces for hire
- Kitchen
- Unknownnot confirmed
Hire from
£120per hour
Up to £300, depending on the room and occasion
- Jury Room private hire£120
- Main Hall / Great Hall private hire£170
- Main Hall and Jury Room private hire£300
- Capacity
- Up to 80
- Spaces
- 2 listed
Prices as published by the venue, checked 18 days ago. Confirm with them before you book.
About this venue
Exeter Historic Guildhall is a historic civic building on High Street. Exeter City Council lists it for meetings, conferences, exhibitions, charity events and private or corporate functions; the visitor listing also confirms wedding and civil ceremony hire. The venue listing describes the Great Hall and Jury Room as its two principal event rooms, with prose occupancy limits of 80 and 35 respectively. The Council says access is limited outside the Great Hall and that toilets and disabled toilets are available on site.
Facilities
Catering & space
- Kitchen availableNot confirmed
- Bar on siteNot confirmed
- Tables and chairs includedNot confirmed
- StageNot confirmed
- Garden or outdoor spaceNot confirmed
Access & accessibility
- On-site parkingNot confirmed
- Step-free accessConditional
- ToiletsYes
- Accessible toiletYes
Permissions & licensing
- Alcohol allowedNot confirmed
- Amplified music allowedNot confirmed
- Late licence availableNot confirmed
- Bouncy castles allowedNot confirmed
- Dog friendlyNot confirmed
Connectivity & extras
- Wi-FiNot confirmed
- Projector or screenNot confirmed
Also features
- Historic civic building with architectural and heritage interest
- The whole building is available for private hire
- Close to Exeter railway station and on a bus route
Good for
- Meetings
- Conferences
- Exhibitions & fairs
- Weddings
Rooms and pricing
Hire rates and the spaces you can book.
Main Hall / Great Hall
Main Hall / Great Hall private hire
Standard
Exeter City Council 2026-27 fees schedule; room-only, per hour or part thereof; £240 minimum charge including VAT. Bank holiday price on application; fees are at the discretion of the Council's Corporate Manager Democratic and Civic Support. The schedule calls this room Main Hall; the venue listing calls the 80-person room Great Hall.
Source: committees.exeter.gov.uk£170 per hour
Jury Room
Jury Room private hire
Standard
Exeter City Council 2026-27 fees schedule; room-only, per hour or part thereof; £240 minimum charge including VAT. Bank holiday price on application; fees are at the discretion of the Council's Corporate Manager Democratic and Civic Support.
Source: committees.exeter.gov.uk£120 per hour
Venue hire rates
Main Hall and Jury Room private hire
Standard
Exeter City Council 2026-27 fees schedule; both rooms, room-only, per hour or part thereof; £240 minimum charge including VAT. Bank holiday price on application; fees are at the discretion of the Council's Corporate Manager Democratic and Civic Support.
Source: committees.exeter.gov.uk£300 per hour
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Sources & checks
Last checked 27 October 2026
Information taken from www.visitexeter.com, azure.exeter.gov.uk, azure.exeter.gov.uk, committees.exeter.gov.uk.
This information was gathered from public sources, so it may be incomplete or not 100% accurate. Run this venue? check or update the listing to help keep it correct.
Hire from
£120/hr