VR Hire Portsmouth
Events aboard a Victorian warship, in a 170-metre tower above the harbour, or in a Guildhall auditorium that has seen everything. Portsmouth's venue list is like nowhere else in England — and we bring hosted VR sailing, golf and tournaments to it.
We know Portsmouth's venues
Portsmouth sits on Portsea Island, and that geography governs everything. Almost all traffic funnels through the M275 and the handful of island crossings, so a load-in that ignores rush hour on the motorway spur is a load-in that runs late. We plan around it. The good news on cost: the city's Clean Air Zone is Class B, which charges taxis, buses, coaches and HGVs but exempts cars and vans entirely — so nothing is added to your quote for working here.
The venues repay the effort. The Historic Dockyard hires the Boathouse auditorium, HMS Warrior and the Mary Rose Museum, which is about as memorable a backdrop as a corporate event can have. The Spinnaker Tower takes up to 200 evening guests across viewing decks 170 metres up. For something more conventional, the Guildhall runs a main auditorium plus banqueting room, and the Village Hotel out at Lakeside North Harbour offers five meeting rooms and easy M27 parking.
Main auditorium and banqueting room
Boathouse, HMS Warrior, Mary Rose Museum
Viewing decks, up to 200 evening guests
Portsmouth FC, refurbished Victory Suite
Lakeside North Harbour, rooms to 300
Lakeside and island business floors
Venues we cover across Portsmouth and south Hampshire. The tower is branded simply Spinnaker Tower now — the old Emirates prefix is long gone, though listings haven't all caught up.
What we bring to Portsmouth events
Fleet racing in a naval city — expect the room to have strong opinions about your tactics.
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VR Racing
Live timing and race seats, the crowd-gatherer at any Portsmouth company night.
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VR Archery
Scored ends and knockout finals — compact enough for a dockyard room.
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Travel
Travel across Portsmouth is included, with the Clean Air Zone irrelevant to vans and the M275 timed around rather than trusted to. Island geography rewards planning, and it's planning we do before quoting rather than on the day.
Booking
December and the summer sailing calendar are the two busier stretches. A fortnight covers most dates; anything at the Historic Dockyard or the tower wants longer, as both work to their own visitor programmes.
Good questions, straight answers
Does Portsmouth's Clean Air Zone cost anything?
Can you set up at the Historic Dockyard?
Does being on an island cause access problems?
Why is VR sailing so popular in Portsmouth?
Do you cover Fareham, Havant and Chichester?
We also cover
Planning a Portsmouth event?
Tell us the date and headcount — quotes back within one working day, with Portsmouth travel and logistics already priced in.
Prefer to talk it through? Call 07306 803 133 — lines answered weekdays 9am to 6pm.
Get your Portsmouth quote
Tell us the date and headcount — quotes back within one working day. Prefer to talk? Call 07306 803 133.