Celebrate at The Guild

Parties

From birthdays to milestones, host your next party in a setting like no other.

Celebrate at The Guild

Some venues are transformed for an occasion. The Guild already has presence.

Set inside the former Holy Trinity Church on Watergate Street, the space brings together soaring architecture, original arches, velvet seating, two bars and the scale of a room designed to gather people together.

It gives every celebration a sense of occasion before anything else has been added.

From intimate gatherings to exclusive use of the building, The Guild is a remarkable setting for the moments worth bringing people together for.

The Occasions

Birthdays

Milestones deserve somewhere memorable. Reserve a booth, gather your favourite people and let the evening unfold around you. From an intimate celebration to something considerably larger, The Guild gives a birthday the atmosphere it deserves.

Engagements

A moment this important deserves to be celebrated properly. Champagne, cocktails and the people who matter, all beneath one extraordinary roof.

Work Celebrations

The best company occasions rarely feel corporate. Launches, achievements, leaving parties, Christmas celebrations and private events all take on a different character at The Guild — less function room, more occasion.

Christmas & New Year

Few settings feel more appropriate at Christmas than a former church. Festive parties, private areas and exclusive hire bring together the grandeur of the building with everything you want from a modern celebration: drinks, music and a room full of people in no hurry to leave.

Pre-Wedding Celebrations

Hen parties and stag celebrations deserve more than the usual formula. Bring the right people together in a setting with real character, with reserved spaces, considered drinks packages and the atmosphere of The Guild around you. An evening that feels like part of the wedding, rather than simply something before it.

Simply Because

Not every good evening needs an anniversary attached to it. Sometimes the occasion is simply getting the right people together in the right place.

The Spaces

Small Bar

An intimate, self-contained bar area ideal for smaller gatherings and drinks receptions. Your own dedicated space with full table service.

Main Hall

The defining space at The Guild. High ceilings, dramatic architecture, a full sound system and room for the evening to become something much bigger. For birthdays, private parties, company events and celebrations that deserve more than a reserved table.

Terrace

A more relaxed setting for drinks, receptions and warmer evenings. Heated, seated and perfectly positioned for an arrival drink, a summer celebration or the beginning of a longer evening inside.

Altar

A raised private space overlooking the main hall. Designed for up to sixteen guests, offering reserved seating and table service while keeping you at the centre of the atmosphere below. Private, elevated and unmistakably Guild.

Booths

An intimate base within the heart of the venue. Velvet seating, your own space for the evening and all the atmosphere of the bar around you. Ideal for smaller groups who want something more considered than simply finding a table.

How It Works

Every celebration begins with three things: The occasion. The date. The number of guests.

Tell us those, and our team will guide you through the spaces, drinks packages and options that best suit what you have in mind.

From there, we take care of the details.

You arrive to a room ready for the occasion and an evening designed around your guests.

Make It The Guild

There are plenty of places to hold a party.

There are far fewer that become part of the memory.

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Location

Watergate Street

Chester, Cheshire

CH1 2LA

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Opening Hours

Wednesday — 17:00 – 00:00

Thursday — 17:00 – 00:00

Friday — 15:00 – 01:00

Saturday — 12:00 – 01:00

Sunday — 14:00 – 00:00

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