--- title: "Main Hall | Assembly Festival" meta: "og:description": "The Main Hall is one of the largest and most prestigious venues on the Fringe, an iconic landmark which sits atop Mound Place, near Edinburgh Castle. Owned by the Church of Scotland, from 1999-2004 it was used as the home of the new Scottish Parliament." "og:title": "Main Hall" "twitter:description": "The Main Hall is one of the largest and most prestigious venues on the Fringe, an iconic landmark which sits atop Mound Place, near Edinburgh Castle. Owned by the Church of Scotland, from 1999-2004 it was used as the home of the new Scottish Parliament." "twitter:title": "Main Hall" description: "The Main Hall is one of the largest and most prestigious venues on the Fringe, an iconic landmark which sits atop Mound Place, near Edinburgh Castle. Owned by the Church of Scotland, from 1999-2004 it was used as the home of the new Scottish Parliament." --- # Main Hall [**← **Back to Main Hall](https://assemblyfestival.com/venues/sub-venue-main-hall) ## Access Information **Location****:** Mound Place, EH1 2LU To contact our access team, please get in touch via [**access@assemblyfestival.com **](https://assemblyfestival.com/mailto:access@assemblyfestival.com)or by calling **[0131 623 3030](https://assemblyfestival.com/tel:0131 623 3030)**. **Venue Information** - 840 capacity - Accessible entrancevia Lawnmarket – 0 steps, level access, lift access to stalls level. - Quad entrancevia Mound Place – 35 steps to Stalls seating - Wheelchair spaces available – please contact theAssembly Box Office to book. - Seat information – fixed rows with individual flip down seats, 420x420mm ## Travel Guide Paved pathways and cobbled roads leading to the venue. Step free entry is from Lawnmarket accessible entrance.There is a doorbell to ring and Front of house will meet access bookers. The step free route enters on balcony level withmulti person lift down to stalls. The front entrance via the Quad consists of35 steps into the venue andfurther stairs to enter stalls and balconies. The Mound – Lothian Bus Services: 9, 23, 27 – bottom ofthe hill. George IV Bridge– Lothian BusService: 9, 23, 27 – best route toAccessible entrance on Lawnmarket, flat bus stop access. ![Assembly Hall; Access](https://assemblyfestival.pazaz.studio/assets/547588f9-ae59-4e76-aa5a-9654e41ff1a6.png?width=1241&height=1754) Accessible entrance –Lawnmarket, Quad entrance (with steps) – Mound Place Market Street & St Giles Street (Pay & Display),St Giles Street & Johnston Terrace (Blue Badge Parking,5mins toMain Hall accessible entrance). Single yellow lines on surrounding streets for Blue Badge holders if no loading restrictions. ## Facilities Accessible toilets are available on both balcony andstalls levels. Baby change and gender neutral toilet is in the east balcony corridor. Male toilets arein the weststalls corridor and female in the east. Quad bar at the front of the venue services the Main Hall. There are additional smaller bars within the venue for many of the late night shows. 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