Bath Pavilion is a large auditorium in Bath that organisers can hire for conferences, seminars, trade shows, product launches and weddings. The official site gives the main auditorium at 800 or more, and says the hall suits weddings of 100 to 1,000 guests. The building stands on North Parade Road, about ten minutes on foot from Bath Spa station.
Seminars and company events
The venue lists conferences, industry seminars, trade shows, product launches, training sessions, team-building days, strategic planning meetings and staff parties among its uses. The auditorium is one open hall with a raised stage, so a plenary session, an exhibition floor or a staff party can each use the same room with a different layout. Staff customize any of the spaces to the event. The site does not publish a fixed list of seating plans, so ask for the layout you need and the number it holds.
The entrance lobby has a licensed bar, which works for a welcome reception or for coffee and networking between sessions. A café area sits alongside it. For a day event with several groups, the lobby and the café give guests places to gather away from the main hall.
Weddings and receptions
Bath Pavilion holds its own civil wedding licence, so the ceremony and the reception can take place in the same building. The site describes the auditorium as one of few venues in the South West able to host 1,000 guests, and says it can be transformed in several ways. Through partner companies the venue arranges live music, professional lighting, drapes, tables, covered chairs, floral arrangements and catering, from banquets to small dinners.
Rooms and capacities
The main auditorium is the core of the offer, listed at 800 or more, with a raised stage. Around it are the entrance lobby with its licensed bar, a café area and a kitchen. Any of the spaces can be hired. Capacity depends on the layout, so confirm the figure for a seated dinner and for a standing reception when you write to the team.
Accommodation
The official site lists no bedrooms on site. Guests traveling from out of town would stay elsewhere in Bath, and the station is a short walk from the building.
Catering
Catering is arranged through partner companies and ranges from banquets to intimate dinners. The building has a kitchen, a café area and a licensed bar. Ask the team which caterers they work with and how the kitchen is used for your event.
History and setting
The building dates from 1910, when it opened as the Somerset County Skating Rink, in Edwardian-era sandstone. Bath and North Somerset Council later bought it, and it reopened in November 1930 as the Bath Pavilion, a concert hall. It has hosted live music for more than a hundred years, and the official site names The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones among the acts. It is hired out under the Better venue hire pages, which also list filming as a use.
Getting there
The address is North Parade Road, Bath BA2 4EU. Bath Spa railway station and Bath bus station are each about a ten-minute walk away. The North Parade bus stop is served by routes 19, A4, D1X and X39. The site mentions parking facilities without giving details, so check parking with the team for a large event.
