Hire a Room

Our unique and historic rooms at our headquarters in Perth cater for a wide variety of clients from small corporate meetings to school trips and intimate weddings or civil partnerships. Our team of dedicated staff and volunteers can tailor a friendly package for most occasions. Please take a look around.

For bookings or further information, please contact: [email protected] or 01738 455050.

Prices

As a general guide, rooms attract the following rates. More than one room can be booked at a time. Please call for individual quotes or special offers.

Normal Working Hours: £30/hour plus VAT
Evenings, Weekends or Public Holidays: £50-60/hour plus VAT
Tea/Coffee/Biscuits: £3.00/person plus VAT

Conserving Heritage Fund

The Conserving Heritage Fund supports the costs of conserving and making accessible items in the RSGS collections.

Latest

July 2022

RSGS E-Newsletter: Future Generations Fund; Bartholomew Visit: Doors Open Day; Iain Black FRSGS; Peak Beyond Peak.
John Rae: gatecrashing the annual dinner of the Lochaber Agricultural Society

In 1856, a gentleman, apparently a tourist, arrived at the Lochaber Agricultural Society’s dinner just as the party were to sit down to dine, "My name is Rae" he announced at the end of the evening "and you may have heard it associated with the Franklin Expedition."
The Great British Beach Clean

The Marine Conservation Society’s annual Great British Beach Clean is back, running from 16th-25th September 2022. The charity is now calling for volunteers across the UK to join them at the coast for a week of beach cleaning and litter surveying.
Branklyn Garden and the plantsmen who built a Himalayan dream

Branklyn Garden has been described as ‘the finest two acres of private garden in the country’. Writer-in-Residence Jo Woolf wanted to find out more about the history of this beautiful garden, which is celebrating its centenary this year.

Chalk Talks

Free, virtual geography lessons for students working at home. The videos summarise topics in the Scottish Geography curriculum, from glaciers to coasts, cities to deserts, and everything in between.
Volunteer With Us

It's easy to volunteer with us, and we have lots of exciting projects to work on, including hosting speakers at our talks, giving RSGS talks to external clubs and guiding visitors at our HQ in Perth.
Fact Sheets

Case studies and fun facts for the classroom, covering flooding, landslides and coasts.
Learning Maps and Mats

RSGS helps schools create playground maps and access climate change story mats for the classroom.
Lesson Plans

We are working to enhance geographical learning in Scottish schools. We organise activities and produce learning materials for both primary and secondary school children.
Experiential Learning

Lesson plans and advice for outdoor learning projects and activities inspired by exploration and adventure.
East Coast of Scotland (1647)

On this sea chart, the east coast of Scotland between the Cromarty Firth and St Abb’s Head is easily recognisable today in terms of its outline, but some of its place-names may at first sight seem strange.