Hotel wedding venues in the North East
Middlethorpe Hall & Spa - Autumn/Winter Early Bird Special Offer
York
Arrive at this William and Mary house, with its lovely facade and 20 acres of gardens and parkland, and you'd think you were deep in the country; York, however, is just over a mile away.
Headlam Hall - Winter Escape Special Offer
Darlington
Guests continue to be delighted by this grand country house – sweeping gardens, historic features, smart bedrooms, swish spa – with a warm, down-to-earth atmosphere.
The Devonshire Arms - Four nights for the price of three special offer
Skipton
Part of the Duke of Devonshire’s Yorkshire estate at Bolton Abbey, the Devonshire Arms has grown from a 17th-century inn to a country house hotel with spa, fine dining and helipads.
The Traddock - Summer Special Offer
Austwick
The refined yet homely atmosphere of this elegant country house hotel, amid the Yorkshire Dales national park, ensures guests keep returning for its generous comforts.
Seaham Hall - Sanctuary Spa Getaway 25% Discount Special Offer
Seaham
Lord Byron married Annabella Milbanke at this Georgian mansion turned spa hotel. The union didn’t fare well, but the hotel’s wedding packages, named after their brilliant daughter, Ada Lovelace, include everything from use of the ballroom to champagne.
Battlesteads
Hexham
A stroll from ‘the majestic flow’ of the North Tyne river, Dee and Richard Slade’s ‘well-run’ hotel, restaurant and village pub stand out for their ‘laudable’ approach to sustainable tourism.
Simonstone Hall
‘The place breathes class,’ says a Guide inspector of Jake Dinsdale’s Jacobean-style country house, set high in the Yorkshire Dales on the Pennine Way.
The Frenchgate Restaurant & Hotel
Richmond
This Georgian town house, near the centre of a handsome Yorkshire Dales town, offers a personal welcome and good food in stylishly casual surroundings.
The Lord Crewe Arms
Blanchland
In a postcard-perfect village of honey-stone cottages with a sparkling river, this historic building blends atmosphere with 21st-century comforts and robust food.
The Pheasant
Harome
Overlooking the village pond, this golden-stone group of buildings set around a pretty courtyard ticks all the boxes for country house comforts, memorable food and good service.
From £120.00 per night
The Star Inn at Harome
Helmsley
A fire in late November 2021 has destroyed this thatched village pub with a Michelin-starred restaurant. The hotel is closed until further notice. It is estimated that it may take a year to be fully functioning again.
Judges
Yarm
Up to 75 people can attend your garden wedding ceremony in the Gazebo at this smart hotel (smaller gatherings in the lounge, garden room and conservatory restaurant). You want a Daimler? A magician? A string quartet? They have the contacts.
Jesmond Dene House
Newcastle upon Tyne
From the Apartment, hosting ten guests, to the panelled Great Hall for up to 120, from a small supper to a banquet, cakes, flowers, photographers, magicians, all can be arranged at this 19th-century stone mansion in woodland.
Grassington House
Skipton
Overlooking the cobbled square in one of the Dales' most attractive villages, this smart restaurant-with-rooms combines chic bedrooms and creative food with a warm Yorkshire welcome.
The Coach House at Middleton Lodge
Richmond
Not so much a hotel as a grand country estate, with bedrooms in cottages, former stables and outbuildings, a restaurant in the coach house and 200 acres to explore.
The Beaumont
Hexham
Facing the park in the historic market town, this ‘bustling’ town house hotel is liked for its ‘unfailingly welcoming, helpful and friendly’ staff.
Burnhopeside Hall
Lanchester
There are log fires, country views and a warm welcome to be had at this Grade II* listed house, in a spread of gardens surrounded by acres of farmland and forest.
Manor House Lindley
Huddersfield
An alluring update has brought zesty eating and drinking spaces, refined bedrooms, a rooftop terrace and a modern fitness studio to this stately Georgian manor.
The Angel Inn
Skipton
In a quiet corner of the Yorkshire Dales, this creeper-covered 15th-century inn spoils guests with Michelin-starred food, luxurious but understated bedrooms and a relaxed vibe.
From £70 per night
The Three Acres Inn & Restaurant
Huddersfield
There are ‘tremendous views to all sides’ from this ‘friendly’ roadside drovers’ inn in Pennine countryside, but diners may find their attention drawn, instead, to the ‘detour-worthy food’ served within.
Bar Convent
York
By the city’s medieval walls, England’s oldest active convent houses a community of sisters, who share their peaceful garden, domed chapel and antique religious texts with B&B guests.
The Durham Ox
Crayke
In a hilltop village along an ancient Celtic trail to York, this ‘friendly’, personably run pub-with-rooms has hosted visitors for centuries.
Yorebridge House
Bainbridge
The atmosphere is one of ‘laid-back luxury without pretensions’ at this contemporary restaurant-with-rooms in a ‘beautiful Yorkshire Dales setting’.
The Cleveland Tontine
Northallerton
‘Good food’ and ‘a friendly welcome’ await visitors at this Georgian roadside hostelry, on the western edge of the North York moors.
Hotels not in the Guide that you may want to consider
Hotel wedding venues in the North East
Grays Court
York
Down a narrow cobbled street, this well located hotel is set in leafy gardens within the city’s medieval walls. With parts dating back to 1080, it has been sympathetically updated without losing its historic charm. Up flights of stairs, handsomely furnished bedrooms have a modern bathroom, perhaps with a copper bath. Views take in the Minster, the cobbled courtyard or the walled garden.
Easby Hall
Richmond
On a country lane outside Richmond, this stone-built Georgian house is surrounded by acres of gardens, including a woodland walk, an orchard, a breezy paddock and the tranquil ruins of Easby Abbey. The B&B accommodation is sumptuously decorated. Breakfast, served at a time to suit the guest, has home-made compotes and preserves of garden fruit; local bacon; eggs from resident hens.
The Talbot
Malton
This former Georgian coaching inn in Yorkshire’s ‘food capital’ has a winning combination of cool style, informal atmosphere and robust food.
Tickton Grange
Beverley
Set in sixteen acres of gardens, fields and woodland, the Whymant family’s hotel is in a sympathetically updated Georgian-style house, three miles from the market town of Beverley. Individually designed, the elegant bedrooms range from Intimate to Suites, spread between the main house , the farmhouse wing and The Granary, a separate stone cottage. Some rooms have a fireplace, beams, a four-poster bed, garden views. All have homemade biscuits, chilled water, fresh milk; books to browse. Lunches and dainty afternoon teas are served in The Library. For dinner, East Yorkshire’s larder influences the restaurant’s modern British menus.
Oulton Hall
Leeds
Occupying an 18th-century mansion this large hotel (part of QHotels group) sits in beautifully landscaped gardens, SE of Leeds. It has a spa, conference and wedding facilities, and a 27-hole championship golf complex in its grounds. Leeds train station is 5 miles away.
Gisborough Hall
Guisborough
Grand, and grandly welcoming, this creeper-covered Victorian mansion stands in a spread of green grounds on the edge of the North York Moors.
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