King's new Scottish wedding venue takes shape a year ahead of opening

The Kings Hall at Dumfries House is taking shape

The King’s Foundation has revealed that The King’s Hall, its new £6.5m wedding and events venue at Dumfries House is beginning to take shape a year ahead of its official opening.

Construction of the luxury development continues to progress steadily with newly-released photographs showing the full structural frame already in place. The multi-million-pound development comprises a 430sqm single-storey extension to the East Wing of the 300-year-old country house, which was saved by the King in 2007. The new venue, which will replace the estate’s current events space, will enable the charity to meet increasing demand for large-scale five-star events and will bring more employment and education opportunities to the area.

Evan Samson, General Manager of Dumfries House, said: “Since bookings for The King’s Hall opened in January, we have received an incredible level of interest from couples looking to secure a date for their special day here at Dumfries House. The first wedding will take place in July 2027, and we are so looking forward to welcoming guests into the new space.”

The new venue, will allow The King’s Foundation to host five or six large- scale events each week.

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Newly-installed heat pumps and biomass boilers will provide heating for the hall and main house respectively, and organic food and locally-sourced produce will make up the menu.

The charity will use revenue from ticketed events and exclusive-use hire of the venue to aid the continuing conservation and development of Dumfries House and the surrounding estate as well as fuel the growth of its life-changing education programmes and community initiatives, which benefit more than 10,000 people per year. It will also be used to host community and education-related events.

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Dumfries House was built between 1754 and 1759 for William Dalrymple, 5th Earl of Dumfries, with Robert Adam the lead architect.

It was extended through east and west wing extensions in 1890 by Robert Weir-Schultz. The King’s Hall – as with any present-day conservation of, or addition to, Dumfries House – is inspired by the vision of His Majesty The King.

Earlier this year, Gordon Neil, executive director of The King’s Foundation, based at Dumfries House, told The Scotsman: “Upon completion of this sympathetic new extension, we can say that Dumfries House has been built by three major influences in British architectural history – Adam in the 18th Century, Weir-Schultz in the 19th Century, and King Charles III during his reign.

“We’ve used a local quarry to mine the stone and utilised the same building techniques as those used to build Dumfries House 300 years ago, while also incorporating newer techniques and elements that we need to include to meet today’s building standards.”