The Crichton, Dumfries

The Crichton, the legacy of Elizabeth Crichton, is an 85-acre parkland estate in Dumfries with landscaped grounds, gardens and arboretum.  Formerly known as The Crichton Royal Hospital, the estate has a rich heritage as a world-renowned psychiatric hospital and, to this day, continues to have a positive effect on the health and wellbeing of The Crichton Community and all who visit.

It has a multi-institution academic campus and a thriving business park with over 100 tenants from public, private and third sector organisations. It is also home to Easterbrook Hall, one of the largest venues in the South of Scotland, Easterbrook Bistro, Bar & Spa, the Crichton Memorial Church, Holiday Inn Dumfries and Crichton Central; a new café with co-working space and Scotland’s first rural 5G hub and testbed. The Crichton is free and accessible to the public 365 days a year and is a beautiful and inspiring place to live, work, study, collaborate and learn.

When it comes to hosting events, The Crichton is a perfect base for everything from small intimate meetings and events to large conferences, weddings, exhibitions, trade shows, awards evening and theatre shows. The Crichton has free parking and EV Charging points and is accessible on foot, bicycle and by public transport. A Changing Places Toilet is also located within Crichton Central.

The Crichton Trust has recently been awarded a Green Flag Award by Keep Scotland Beautiful in recognition of being a welcoming place, for providing clean and safe outdoor spaces and for its commitment to becoming Net Zero by 2030.

The green spaces at The Crichton are suitable for hosting everything from music festivals and outdoor performances to community picnics and corporate away days and are, of course, the ideal backdrop for photography and offer your employees, guests and delegates a place to breathe.

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