Wedding venues in Harrogate, Ripon and Knaresborough
Married in Harrogate.
Wedding venues across the Harrogate district, from the spa hotels in Harrogate and the halls at Knaresborough and Ripon to barns in the Vale of York and inns up Nidderdale. Capacity, prices and rooms for each venue, and whether you can legally marry there or hold your reception there after a register office ceremony. If a venue doesn't publish something, we say so.
66venues 38council approved for ceremonies 513local suppliers Updated Nov 2026
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Harrogate & aroundHarrogate, Pannal, Follifoot, Killinghall, Kirkby Overblow, Spofforth, Sicklinghall31 venues 
Knaresborough, Boroughbridge & the AinstyKnaresborough, Goldsborough, Allerton Mauleverer, Staveley, Boroughbridge, Walshford, Long Marston, Bilton-in-Ainsty14 venues 
Ripon, Masham & aroundRipon, Newby Hall, Markenfield, Norton Conyers, South Stainley, Asenby, Cundall, Masham, Swinton, West Tanfield, Kirkby Malzeard10 venues 
Pateley Bridge & NidderdalePateley Bridge, Bewerley, Ramsgill, Grantley, Sawley, Darley, Kettlesing, Timble, Denton11 venues Area photos via Geograph and Wikimedia Commons: Brian Deegan (CC BY-SA 2.0), TJBlackwell (CC BY-SA 3.0), Diliff (CC BY-SA 3.0), Jim Osley (CC BY-SA 2.0).
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513 suppliers for Harrogate weddings
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Photographers130 Florists51 Hair and makeup40 Caterers33 Cakes32 Bands and musicians25 Event hire: furniture, tableware, toilets and lighting19 Entertainers18 Dress alterations17 Rings and jewellers17 Planners and services16 Bridal shops15 Celebrants15 Cars14 Marquees and tipis14 Decor and styling13 DJs11 Videographers9 Guest coaches, minibuses and carriages6 Street food and dessert vans5 Mobile bars and drinks vans5 Photo booths5 Menswear and suit hire3 Stationery3
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All fairs and open days- 6Dec Christmas Open Day, 11am to 2pmAllerton Castle, Allerton Mauleverer From the venue's own page
- 24Jan Wedding open afternoon, 12:30pm to 3:30pmGoldsborough Hall, Goldsborough From the venue's own page
Guide
Getting married at the Harrogate register office
The Harrogate district's register office is Bilton House on Park Parade, by the Stray, with a ceremony room for 55. Many couples marry there, then celebrate at a hotel, inn or hall. How to book, what it costs and how to give notice.
Read the guideChoosing a wedding venue in the Harrogate district
Start with numbers and the date. Seated capacity decides more than anything else: the venues in this guide range from Markenfield Hall near Ripon and The Timble Inn, which each take 35, to the DoubleTree Majestic in Harrogate, which seats 380, and Cedar Court, which takes 250 for the ceremony. Evening numbers matter too, since many venues take more guests at night than at the wedding breakfast.
Then check whether you can marry there. A civil ceremony in England has to take place at a register office or a venue the council has approved, and since April 2022 it can also be held outdoors within the grounds of an approved venue. Every venue with the council badge in this guide is on North Yorkshire Council's approved list. A venue without the badge may still be right for your reception after a ceremony elsewhere.
Read prices carefully. Venues publish very different things: a package for a set number of guests, a fee for exclusive use, or a whole-day price. The Inn at South Stainley publishes a Sunset package for 50 guests at £3,295, The Crown Hotel in Boroughbridge a package for 40 guests at £4,000, and Goldsborough Hall a winter and midweek exclusive-use package at £16,500. Each venue page shows what its starting price covers. Where a venue publishes no price, the page says so.
Ask about catering and rooms. The town centre hotels cook everything in-house and have plenty of bedrooms: the Old Swan has 136, the Cairn 135 and the Crown 115. Barns such as Wharfedale Grange, Lodge Farm at Cundall and Hutton Wandesley Stables let you bring your own caterer. Out in the country, Grantley Hall has 47 bedrooms and the Swinton Estate near Masham 42.
Finally, give notice. Both partners give notice of marriage at a register office at least 29 days before the wedding, by appointment, at the office for the district where they live. The wedding then has to take place within 12 months.
About this guide
Which venues and suppliers are in this guide?
The guide lists venues across the Harrogate district, from Harrogate, Knaresborough and Boroughbridge to Ripon, Pateley Bridge, Nidderdale and Masham, and suppliers within about 18 miles of Harrogate or Ripon who work on weddings in the area. Basic listings are free, and anyone can ask us to correct or remove a listing.
Can we get married at every venue here?
No, and you don't need to. A legal civil ceremony in England has to happen at a register office or a venue the council has approved; those venues say "Ceremonies here". Every other venue here hosts the reception: many couples marry legally at the register office, then hold the reception (and, if they like, a celebrant-led ceremony, which is not legal on its own) wherever they like.
Where do the venue prices come from?
Only from the venue itself. Where a venue publishes a starting price we show it with what it covers and a link to the page it came from. Where it does not, the page says not published. Prices change, so always confirm with the venue.
Do businesses pay to be listed?
No. Every listing is free. If a fact about your business is wrong, or you want your listing removed, email us and we will fix it at the next update.
Run a venue or a wedding business?
You're probably listed already. If a fact is wrong or missing, email us with a link to where you publish it.