York Distillery is a boutique speakeasy-style private hire venue in the heart of York, set alongside working copper gin stills and a fully stocked private bar. Unlike a hotel function room or generic event space, this is a genuinely distinctive setting — intimate, atmospheric, and exclusively yours when you hire it.
The whole space is yours. No other groups, no sharing, no interruptions. Guests arrive to their own bar, their own music, and one of York's most characterful rooms.
Available for private parties, corporate team socials, hen parties, birthday celebrations, drinks receptions and breakout events. Add a private gin tasting, gin school session (make your own gin on the copper stills) or cocktail making party as part of your hire.
Seated capacity up to 26 (raised tables) or 12 boardroom-style. Standing capacity up to 40–60. TV screen and AV, Sonos sound system, nibbles included.
Located on Skeldergate, five minutes' walk from Clifford's Tower and York city centre. Midweek hire from £240. Weekend from £360. Groups from 4 to 60.