Tynecastle Park hosts conferences, board meetings, gala dinners, exhibitions and weddings in nine event spaces inside the home ground of Heart of Midlothian Football Club, with 25 bedrooms in the stadium's own hotel. The venue is on McLeod Street in the Gorgie area of west Edinburgh, close to the city center.
Seminars and company events
The events team sells meetings, conferences, corporate days and residential conferences, the last combining a meeting program with a stay in the hotel. Meeting packages include AV equipment, fast Wi-Fi and refreshments, and the team helps choose the room, set it up and plan the catering. The larger suites take conferences, exhibitions and gala dinners, while smaller rooms suit board meetings and private drinks receptions. Groups can also use parts of the stadium that visitors rarely see, such as the first-team changing rooms, the community pitch and the club museum, which give a team day a setting that a hotel conference floor cannot match.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are sold with a range of options for different budgets, set out in a weddings brochure. The suites that host gala dinners and parties also take wedding receptions, and guests can stay in the hotel on site. The venue also hosts family events and private drinks parties.
Rooms and capacities
The stadium describes eight modern suites, and its event spaces page lists the Gorgie Suite, suited to large events; the Executive European; the Heritage Lounge; Strongbow Legends; BAR 1874; the Hearts Museum, an intimate setting; the Changing Rooms; and the McLeod Suites and McCrae Suites. Capacities by layout are set out in the events and conference brochures and by the events team rather than on the website, so ask for the floor plans when you send your guest count.
Accommodation
The Tynecastle Park Hotel has 25 bedrooms in four categories: Plaza, Roseburn, Plaza Executive and Roseburn Executive. It takes residential conference groups as well as individual stays, and the site also promotes rooms for guests attending matchdays and events at Murrayfield and the Royal Highland Centre.
Catering
Food comes from the stadium's own kitchen and front-of-house team. The Skyline Restaurant is the in-house restaurant, and private dining can be arranged for small groups or large parties. Catering for meetings and conferences is planned with the events team as part of the package.
History and setting
Tynecastle Park has been the home of Heart of Midlothian, founded in 1874, since the late 19th century. The club's past runs through the event spaces, from the Heritage Lounge and BAR 1874 to the museum, and event guests spend their day in a working football stadium rather than a purpose-built conference center. Organisers should check the fixture list early, since matchdays affect access and the availability of rooms.
Getting there
The stadium is at McLeod Street, EH11 2NL, in Gorgie, west of the city center. Haymarket station, served by trains and the Edinburgh tram, is about a 15-minute walk, and the tram continues west to Edinburgh Airport.
