A revolutionary venue.
Welcome to The Falkirk Wheel A unique venue for your next event.
Nowhere else in the world… The Falkirk Wheel is the world’s only rotating boatlift and a true engineering marvel that once seen, will never be forgotten. It took 22 months, £17.5 million and over 500 people to build. It carries up to 600 tonnes to a height of 35 metres on each rotation. It makes a uniquely dramatic setting for a business conference, a wedding or just about any other special event. At the point where the Forth & Clyde and Union canals met, Falkirk was once the busy centre of coast-to-coast navigation. After decades of neglect, The Wheel has brought new life to the system and once again Falkirk is at the centre of a bustling, vibrant canal culture. It’s an inspirational venue.
Aston Martin DB9 launch at The Falkirk Wheel “The Falkirk Wheel is just breathtaking, the perfect back drop to any event” – Carole Smillie
Corporate Events
With easy access from Glasgow and Edinburgh, the two cities’ airports, and the whole of Central Scotland, The Falkirk Wheel is a unique and highly memorable venue for any business event. Thanks to the stunning waterside location - and of course the awe-inspiring feature of The Wheel itself - it’s perfect for sales conferences, product launches, training and motivational events, as well as smaller, less formal meetings. Featuring a dramatic wall of glass offering impressive views, the visitor centre can accommodate 200 guests for a formal seated dinner, 250 for a buffet, or up to 300 for drinks and canapés. Outside, there is hard standing for a large marquee to take up to 1500 guests. The Wheel sits in magnificent grounds with great views of the nearby Ochil Hills, and to help combine business with pleasure, boat trips, golf, fishing and many other activities are available on site or close by.
Weddings at The Falkirk Wheel Your special day could be even more memorable if you hold it at The Falkirk Wheel – a venue like no other in the world. Plan your wedding with the help of our dedicated events manager who will help with everything from choosing a sumptuous menu to arranging flowers, music, fireworks, a champagne reception on The Wheel and more. And for that extra special touch, we can even arrange to have the colour scheme of your wedding projected up onto The Wheel itself. With room to entertain several hundred people – or even more if you choose a marquee – The Wheel is a dramatic and romantic venue for your reception. Also, under Scots law it’s possible to hold the marriage ceremony on site. And of course it’s hard to imagine a more spectacular backdrop for the wedding photographs!
Conferences & Banqueting Just 25 minutes away from both Glasgow and Edinburgh and easily accessible from the motorway network, The Falkirk Wheel is an ideal venue for meetings and conferences. While a major event may make use of the whole site, smaller meetings and banquets – whether purely for business or for pleasure alone – can be accommodated in a dedicated room. A bright, airy space, it can hold up to 75 delegates with flexible seating and layout, and an adjoining marquee can be provided for breakout or for serving drinks or buffet meals. The full range of audio-visual equipment is available, including a data projector and screens. You can even hold all or part of your meeting on board a boat!
Media facilities include: • Data Projector • TV/DVD • Flip Charts • Power available on boats for audio visual equipment • Additional equipment is available on request
Bespoke Solutions
How would you like to launch a fabulous new product on the world’s only rotating boatlift, just as Aston Martin did with their stunning new DB9? Fancy lighting The Wheel with your corporate colours, or even beaming your logo onto it? How about a magnificent firework display with live musicians? We can do all this and more. The Wheel is a magnificent innovation, and in that spirit, we like to think we can do just about anything. So there is no brief we won’t address, and no project too large or unusual for us to consider. Whatever your concept, The Wheel is an inspiration itself, and the setting of beautiful countryside and nearby hills provides the perfect backdrop. The first step? Simply talk to us with your ideas.
Well catered for
Heritage Portfolio, an award-winning catering company, is our business partner responsible for supplying hospitality services at The Falkirk Wheel. Event Caterer of the Year in 2005 and Scottish Caterer of the Year in 2006, Heritage Portfolio have the flair, expertise, professionalism and flexibility to handle anything from a select and intimate private dinner to a major event for more than a thousand guests. Delighted past clients include major public and private sector organisations,
multinational
businesses
and
academic
institutions. The team at Heritage Portfolio comprises event designers and managers and inspired chefs with whom you can plan your event and your menu, together with highly professional staff to deliver and serve the finished product. From the initial enquiry to the end of your event, you will be well catered for at every stage.
Location
Contacts
Falkirk sits right at the heart of Central Scotland, around 25 minutes by car from both Glasgow and
Call our Events Manager on 01324 676905 or
Edinburgh and their respective airports. Easily accessible from the M9 and M80/A80, The Wheel is
email: venue@thefalkirkwheel.co.uk
very clearly signposted, and there is plenty of parking for cars and coaches. Falkirk is also served by regular train and bus services, and we can arrange transport and accommodation for guests and delegates at most events.
The Falkirk Wheel, Lime Road, Tamfourhill, Falkirk FK1 4RS The Falkirk Wheel information and booking line: 08700 500 208 www.thefalkirkwheel.co.uk British Waterways Scotland, Canal House, 1 Applecross Street, Glasgow G4 9SP Tel: 0141 354 7500 www.scottishcanals.co.uk
www.thefalkirkwheel.co.uk