The Cornerstone at St John’s

Welcome to Cornerstone St John’s, a distinctive events space situated in the heart of Edinburgh, in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle.

Ideal for corporate, entertainment and community events, our venues are perfectly suited to training seminars, meetings, performances, exhibitions, launches, private celebrations, festivals and being a production base for the film and television industry — offering a flexible, inspiring setting in one of the world’s most historic cities.

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Interior of a modern building with large windows, wooden floors, and a ceiling with a wood-paneled section and a chandelier. The space is bright, with natural light coming through the windows.

Our Venue Spaces

We have six spaces which are accessible from either Princes Street or Lothian Road, most of which are fully accessible.

Venues

St John’s Church

The Cornerstone

The Chapel

The Boardroom

The White Room

The Grounds

Room set up for a presentation or seminar with rows of blue chairs facing a projection screen displaying a website or presentation slides. Large windows on either side let in natural light.

Executive Package

Selection of specialty teas
Ground coffee
Semi skimmed milk (you can request other options, oat, almond, etc.)
Cordials (orange & blackcurrant)
Biscuits (assortment of Borders twin packs)
Cost: £3.99 per person per service

Interior of a church with large stained glass windows depicting religious scenes, wooden pews, and tall columns.

Classic Package

Tea & instant coffee
Semi skimmed milk (you can request other options, oat etc.)
Cordials (orange & blackcurrant)
Cost: £2.49 per person per service

A rectangular table covered with a beige polka dot tablecloth surrounded by six black chairs with silver frames in a room with white walls and blue carpet.

Essential Package

You provide your own refreshments and we will provide:
Hot water urns
Cold water urns
Paper cups
Cost: £1.00 per person

FAQs

Cornerstone: 4 hours
Boardroom: 2 hours
St John’s Church: 4 hours
Chapel: 2 hours
White Room: 2 hours
Grounds: depends on event
Yes. All bookings pay a 25% deposit on receipt of their invoice to confirm their hire.
Full payment is due 14 days prior to the event unless the booking takes place within 14 days, then the full amount is due on receipt of invoice to confirm hire.
You have access to the building from the start of your hire period. If you need to prepare and set up make sure your hire period gives you enough time. Your hire period may be different to your event times to allow this.
Yes, within reason as we do not have a lot of storage. This must be arranged with a venue manager at least seven days prior to the event.
Yes, within reason as we do not have a lot of storage and usually it has to be picked up within 24 hours. This must be arranged with a venue manager at least 7 days prior to the event. We advise you not to leave any valuables.
No. You can use your own choice of caterer, however this will be entirely your responsibility and you must inform your guests that it is your supplier and not ours.
Yes. We do not have a drinks licence, but you may provide alcohol for consumption in all our venues as long as you are not selling it.
No. We advise you to bring your own devices for playback, presentations etc.
We provide HDMI cables to connect to our projectors and TVs. If your device is not compatible with HDMI (e.g. most Apple products), then we advise you to bring the necessary adapters.
Our venue managers can assist with basic AV setups, but we do not provide a technician for a standard hire. If your event requires a technician then we may be able to provide one at an extra cost. However this is subject to availability, so we would also advise you to provide your own technician.
Yes and we have two accessible toilets.

We held the Edinburgh Macmillan Art Show for 2023 at this venue. The space was very good, the location was excellent and we got a lot more people through the doors due to the central location. The views through the windows were stunning. The staff were very helpful throughout our event which ran over a weekend. We would be very pleased to host our 2024 event here.

- Edinburgh Macmillan Art Show
We booked Cornerstone Centre for a party... it is a lovely space and the staff were fantastic and very flexible and accommodating in helping us with all the arrangements. We made use of the projector/ PA system and piano. It also have a lovely private garden for daytime/ summer events. Would definitely recommend it!

- Former Customer
It is a great venue with good mix of space and helpful team. The large windows provided plenty of light and gorgeous views. Our participants loved it. Would use again.

- Scottish Recovery Network