North West Castle hosts conferences, team meetings, sports club gatherings and weddings for up to 400 guests, with 73 bedrooms under the same roof. The hotel stands on the shore of Loch Ryan in the center of Stranraer, in Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland.
Seminars and company events
The hotel has run meetings and conferences for more than 50 years and regularly receives specialist groups, company teams and sports clubs. Delegates can sleep, eat and work in one building, which keeps a residential conference simple to organize. The rooms used for weddings also serve for plenaries, dinners and breakout sessions, from the 60-guest Edinburgh Room to the Castle Suite, and the indoor curling rink becomes a hall for the largest events. Between sessions, delegates have the swimming pool, spa bath, sauna and gym. The rink hosts national and international curling competitions, open weekend events and Try Curling sessions, which gives a team day an activity on site rather than a coach trip away.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel is licensed for civil ceremonies in Scotland, so the whole day can take place in one location. Religious, civil and humanist ceremonies are held in The Prince Philip room. The wedding meal and the evening party follow in the Castle Suite or, for a smaller group, the Edinburgh Room. The largest weddings move to The Rink. A wedding brochure for 2027 is available from the hotel team.
Rooms and capacities
The Prince Philip seats up to 120 guests for a ceremony. The Castle Suite seats 180 at long tables for a three- or four-course meal or a buffet, or 128 at round tables, and takes up to 100 more guests for the evening. The Edinburgh Room seats up to 60 for a meal. The Rink, the hotel's ice rink, holds up to 400 for a seated reception. Conference layouts for each room are confirmed by the events team with the request.
Accommodation
The hotel has 73 en-suite bedrooms, so most delegates or wedding guests can stay on site. Parking is available at the hotel, and dogs are accepted.
Catering
The hotel restaurant cooks with Scottish produce, and The Alpine Grill Restaurant and Lounge offers a second, more relaxed option. Wedding and conference meals come from the hotel kitchen, served at the table or as a buffet.
History and setting
The house was the home of Sir John Ross, the Arctic explorer whose voyages helped trace the ice-bound route now called the Northwest Passage. It is now part of the Bespoke Hotels group. The address combines the town center with open views over Loch Ryan.
Getting there
Stranraer lies at the western end of Dumfries and Galloway. The town has a railway station with trains toward Ayr and Glasgow, and the A75 and A77 roads link it with the rest of Scotland and with England.
