Looking for a wedding venue in the North West?
As a wedding photographer I’m all about having fun and showing off your personality. If that means frolicking around at sunset on the beach at New Brighton, getting a pedalo on the River Dee, going on the stream train at Llandudno or cuddling the alpacas at the Wellbeing Farm. This is what I’ve tried to bear in mind in collating this list of wedding venues: places designed to let you have fun. None of that ‘we’ve always done it this way here’ claptrap, but pure ‘how can you make this place your own’.
The North West has so much going on. There’s a wedding venue for every kind of couple, so I thought I’d share a few of my favourite places here to help give you some ideas if you’re just starting to plan your wedding in the North West.
North West Wedding Venues
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Old Palace, Chester
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Holmes Mill
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Didsbury House Hotel
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The Whitworth Art Gallery
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Wellbeing Farm
High in the hills near Bolton, The Wellbeing Farm is an environmentally sustainable business on a working farm - complete with sheep, donkeys and llamas!
Website - The Wellbeing Farm
Location - Edgworth, Bolton
Capacity - up to 180
Parking - onsite, and you’re ok to leave your car here and get a taxi
Curfew - 1am
Dog Friendly? 🐶 Yes!
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Sefton Palmhouse
Plant enthusiasts of the North West, this one’s for you! A beautiful glass house, built in 1896 in the heart of Liverpool and stuffed to the rafters (if it had rafters) with tons of greenery.
Website - Sefton Park Palmhouse
Location - Liverpool
Capacity - 220
Parking - street parking around Sefton Park
Dog Friendly? No
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Wyresdale Park
One of my all time favourite wedding venues, everything you could possibly want is all in one place - complete with glamping and a campsite. Wyresdale is a country estate in the Forest of Bowland, near Preston.
See Tamsin and Charlie’s Wyresdale Park Wedding
Website - Wyresdale Weddings
Location - Scorton, Lancashire
Capacity - 140 as standard, or hire additional tables to go up to 170.
Parking - on site
Curfew - 1am
Dog Friendly? Yes 🐶 for a £50+vat fee
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Stock Farm
Stock Farm sits on the Tatton Estate, near Altrincham. You get the use of a farm house on site in the morning, so you can get ready without hurrying about, and the wedding barn is large enough to accommodate your ceremony and reception without needing to be turned around. It’s a beautiful, relaxed space that’s impossible not to like.
Website - Tatton Weddings
Location - near Altrincham
Capacity - 200
Parking - car park on site
Dog Friendly? Yes! 🐶
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Cheshire Woodland Weddings
This is an outdoor wedding venue with a full menu of adventuring. Falconry, air rifling, archery, segway touring, giant chess on the lawn - you can do it all here, in your finest garms. You can also get married outdoors, which seems to make everyone so much happier and relaxed.
Check out Laura and Aaron’s Cheshire Woodland Wedding
Website - Cheshire Woodland Weddings
Location - Northwich, Cheshire
Capacity - 150 in the day, and an extra 50 in the evening
Parking - on site parking is available
Curfew - last orders at 11.15pm
Dog friendly? You’d have to enquire
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Alcumlow Wedding Barns
There’s a whole cottage industry going on at Alcumlow. A farm encompassing a blacksmiths, a photographer’s studio, and a place to grab a local ice cream - but none of this interrupts your day. Walk past all that and find a large barn, outdoor seating and a truly unique wedding ceremony structure.
Website - Alcumlow Wedding Barns
Capacity - 100 for ceremonies, 180 for evening
Parking - plenty on site
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The Bluecoat
A contemporary arts centre in the heart of one of the UK’s most vibrant cities, The Bluecoat is a must-see venue for creative couples. It’s surrounded by superb photo opportunities, your guests can stay over in the many city centre hotels and probably even leave the car at home.
Website - The Bluecoat
Location - Liverpool City Centre
Capacity - 90 for dining
Parking - lots in town, or walk from the train station nearby
Curfew ?
Dog Friendly?
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Manchester Hall
Formerly a masonic hall, this grand old building is filled with original features that’ll make your heart sing. There’s also a rooftop space to take in that cityscape. This venue is dark indoors, but absolutely stunning for it.
Website - Manchester Hall
Location - Manchester City Centre
Capacity - varies between 60 and 500 depending on the room you’re using
Parking - The closest large car park is Spinningfields NCP
Dog Friendly - Yes
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Llangollen Railway
An intimate ceremony space followed by a ride on the heritage steam line, this is a great option for micro weddings or a fun start to the day.
Website - Llangollen Railway Weddings
Capacity - 64
Parking - various public car parks around Llangollen
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Bowdon Rooms
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Peckforton Castle
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Oddfellows on the Park
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Owen House Wedding Barn
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Nunsmere
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Love Shack
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Victoria Baths
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