Historic setting, modern function. Flexible rooms for meetings, receptions and private dining.
Capacities
Distinctive rooms
Add On Experiences
Catering & drinks
Our newly opened McConnell’s Distillery and visitor experience is located in North Belfast, just 3 minutes’ drive from the city centre. Set in a grade A listed building, the stunning attention to detail in the restoration of this former gaol makes an instant impression.
With excellent access points to the motorway and convenient free parking right outside, including for coaches, you’ll give your guests everything they need.
Hire the full McConnell’s Distillery venue, including all event spaces across A-Wing at Crumlin Road Gaol. Ideal for large-scale receptions, brand activations, and private events with exclusive access and maximum flexibility.
- Drinks Reception: 420
Whole Building
Hire the full McConnell’s Distillery venue, including all event spaces across A-Wing at Crumlin Road Gaol. Ideal for large-scale receptions, brand activations, and private events with exclusive access and maximum flexibility.
- Overview
- Catering
- Addons
- Rates
Capacity
Drinks Reception: 420
We cater the ff:
Reception/Networking
Gala/banquet
Presentation/Product launch
Catering Format
- Breakfast
- Working lunch
- Buffet
- Canapés
- Plated meal
- Fine dining
Available Drinks & Tastings
- Signature cocktails
- Full bar service
- Whiskey tasting
Available addons
- Signature Tour
- Connoisseur Tour
- Cocktail Experience
Options
Inclusions (DDR)
Exclusive access to all rooms
Event support staff
Full AV and Wi-Fi
Tea/coffee x 2
Buffet lunch
Transformable statement space — 220 standing, 96 theatre, 90 dinner.
- Theatre: 96
- Drinks Reception: 220
- Gala Dinner: 220
- Private Dining
Ground Floor (Exclusive Use)
Transformable statement space — 220 standing, 96 theatre, 90 dinner.
- Overview
- Catering
- Addons
- Rates
Capacity
Theatre: 96
Drinks Reception: 220
Gala Dinner: 90
We cater the ff:
Board meeting
Training
Reception/Networking
Private dining
Gala/banquet
Presentation/Product launch
Catering Format
- Buffet
- Canapés
- Plated meal
- Fine dining
Available Drinks & Tastings
- Signature cocktails
- Full bar service
- Whiskey tasting
Available addons
- Signature Tour
- Cocktail Experience
Options
Inclusions (DDR)
AV, Wi-Fi
Tea/coffee
Buffet lunch
Event host
Mid-size space for talks and dining with theatre 70, reception 80, dinner 52.
- Theatre: 70
- Drinks Reception: 80
- Gala Dinner: 80
- Private Dining
Eleanor’s Room
Mid-size space for talks and dining with theatre 70, reception 80, dinner 52.
- Overview
- Catering
- Addons
- Rates
Capacity
Boardroom: 0
Theatre: 70
Drinks Reception: 80
Gala Dinner: 52
We cater the ff:
Reception/Networking
Private dining
Gala/banquet
Presentation/Product launch
Catering Format
- Buffet
- Canapés
- Plated meal
- Fine dining
- Private dining
Available Drinks & Tastings
- Full bar service
- Whiskey tasting
Available addons
- Signature Tour
- Cocktail Experience
Options
Inclusions (DDR)
Tea/coffee
Room hire
AV support
Buffet lunch
Third-floor space for networking and receptions; up to 100 standing.
- Drinks Reception: 100
McConnell’s Bar
Third-floor space for networking and receptions; up to 100 standing.
- Overview
- Catering
- Addons
- Rates
Capacity
Drinks Reception: 100
We cater the ff:
Reception/Networking
Catering Format
- Buffet
- Canapés
Available Drinks & Tastings
- Signature cocktails
- Full bar service
- Whiskey tasting
Available addons
- Cocktail Experience
Options
Inclusions (DDR)
Bar team
Setup support
Access to private bar
Warm, intimate top-floor setting for smaller groups; comfortably seats 20.
- Boardroom: 20
- Drinks Reception: 25
- Private Dining
McConnell’s Suite
Warm, intimate top-floor setting for smaller groups; comfortably seats 20.
- Overview
- Catering
- Addons
- Rates
Capacity
Boardroom: 20
Drinks Reception: 25
We cater the ff:
Board meeting
Private dining
Catering Format
- Breakfast
- Working lunch
- Plated meal
Available Drinks & Tastings
- Whiskey tasting
Available addons
- Signature Tour
Options
Inclusions (DDR)
Room hire
Refreshments
AV
A classic room with period character, ideal for senior meetings or private dining for up to 22.
- Boardroom: 22
- Theatre: 5
- Drinks Reception: 14
- Gala Dinner: 14
- Private Dining
The Boardroom
A classic room with period character, ideal for senior meetings or private dining for up to 22.
- Overview
- Catering
- Addons
- Rates
Capacity
Boardroom: 22
Theatre: 5
Drinks Reception: 14
Gala Dinner: 22
We cater the ff:
Board meeting
Private dining
Presentation/Product launch
Catering Format
- Breakfast
- Working lunch
- Buffet
- Canapés
- Plated meal
- Fine dining
Available Drinks & Tastings
- Signature cocktails
- Full bar service
- Whiskey tasting
Available addons
- Signature Tour
- Connoisseur Tour
- Cocktail Experience
Options
Inclusions (DDR)
Room hire
AV equipment
Wi-Fi
Tea/coffee x 2
Lunch (buffet)
#Catering
Choose a format that suits the day — breakfast briefings, working lunches, buffets, canapés, plated meals or fine dining. Drinks packages include cocktails, premium spirits and whiskey tastings.
Breakfast
Working Lunch
Buffet & Canapés
Plated & fine dining
Full bar service
Whiskey tasting
#Add-ons
Why hire the Distillery
Give your event stand-out by hiring a space in Belfast’s newest visitor attraction.
With spaces in our landmark building ranging from the McConnell’s Suite, set boardroom style for up to 20, to our ground floor for product launches and presentations for up to 100, we have lots of options. You just bring the imagination and we’ll do the rest.
Fancy adding a tour, or a cocktail experience?
No problem. We can advise on what makes an event here really special. Your guests can enjoy our signature tour, including McConnell’s Irish Whisky samples, at the end of the business day or why not add-on a cocktail experience in our exclusive Long Serve Bar, where they’ll make and shake their own drinks with our resident mixologist? Talk to us for more ideas.
#location
more about usYou will find McConnell’s Distillery at A Wing, Crumlin Road Gaol which is in the north of the city – a short distance from the A12 and less than 10 minutes from City Hall and Titanic Belfast.
Access by car or coach can be made via the Summer Street entrance which is off Clifton Park Avenue, when you take the first right after the Crumlin Road Gaol entrance leaving the city centre. There is ample parking for both cars and coaches to the front of the building.
If you are arriving on foot or by public transport, you can enter directly from the Crumlin Road through the Gate House or along the path towards A Wing from the main road.
The Gaol is on one of the main arterial bus routes into the city centre and is a stop on all major ‘Hop On, Hop Off’ Bus services.
Come and visit us:
McConnell’s Distillery
A Wing
Crumlin Road Gaol
53 – 55 Crumlin Road
Belfast
BT14 6ST
