Our Venues

We have three community venues – Flowergate Hall Community Centre, Flowergate Old Chapel, and The Common Room.

Flowergate Hall Community Arts Centre comprises a large Hall (Capacity up to 180 standing), a Community Art Cafe – The People’s Kitchen, and the People’s Fridge, our surplus food project.

Flowergate Hall Community Arts Centre is located in The Artisan Quarter, the historic heart of Whitby in North Yorkshire. It is a place to make, create, eat, dream and build community, and we aim to bring equitable and democratic arts experiences to Whitby and all who visit here.

Flowergate Hall is managed by Flash Company Arts Ltd. CIC – a music and arts organisation with community-building through shared arts experiences at its core. We are passionate about the exploration of cultural identity through folk arts and traditions from around the world.

Flowergate Hall is an affordable space for members of the community to celebrate their special moments – contact us if you want to know more about how you can have your special event here !

In the summer of 2022 we took on the license to develop Flowergate Unitarian Chapel as a community space.

Both venues are beautiful and characterful, and are located at the heart of historic Whitby.

In the summer of 2025 we took on a new space -The Common Room, as part of our exciting project to revive and rejuvenate the streets around our historic venues.

Get in touch if you want to know more about these spaces, or if you wish to make a booking.

The Common Room during its renovations
Flowergate Chapel – taken on the day that we signed the paperwork to take the space on!