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Places to stay in England that host weddings – and that are just as good for the other big days: a milestone birthday, an anniversary, a proposal, a christening or a family get-together. Book direct with the venue to talk through your plans, then book rooms nearby for your guests.
Wedding venue guide
25 wedding venues in Greater Manchester that aren’t hotels – barns, country houses, castles, estates and something a little different.
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25 venues
✓ Licensed for ceremonies
Restored Grade II listed church in Ancoats, now the Hallé orchestra's rehearsal and events space.
Venue hire £3,000-£5,495; catering £48-£120 pp
Manchester Piccadilly (approx. 1.2 km)
External caterers not permitted; catering minimum numbers apply.
Address: 40 Blossom Street, Ancoats, Manchester M4 6BF
✓ Licensed for ceremonies
Intimate Grade II listed former cotton mill turned fringe theatre, LGBTQ+ friendly, hosting only eight weddings a year.
Manchester Piccadilly (approx. 1 km)
Licensed rooms: Theatre (max 100) and Engine Room Bar (max 100). Book via open morning.
Address: 113 Pollard Street, Manchester M4 7JA
✓ Licensed for ceremonies
Restored 1850s barn with balcony and courtyard beside moated Morleys Hall, between Leigh and Tyldesley.
Barn minimum spend from £5,000
Address: Morleys Lane, Astley, Manchester M29 7EW
Ask about holding the ceremony here
Medieval manor house with a 14th-century Great Hall set in Smithills country park.
Great Hall £200/hour
Bolton (approx. 4 km)
Address: Smithills Dean Road, Bolton BL1 7NP
✓ Licensed for ceremonies
Black-and-white Tudor manor in Bramhall Park with a Great Hall fireplace and stained glass.
Venue hire £636-£1,140; packages £30-£100 pp
Bramhall (approx. 1.3 km)
Great Hall: 75 for ceremony only or 60 with wedding breakfast; larger parties use marquee/tipi in the walled garden.
Address: Hall Road, Bramhall, Stockport SK7 3NX
✓ Licensed for ceremonies
Heritage steam railway: platform ceremonies, vintage saloon dining and steam-engine photos.
Price on request
Bury Bolton Street (heritage, on site)
Ramsbottom Station ceremonies also offered.
Address: Bolton Street Station, Bury BL9 0EY
✓ Licensed for ceremonies
Grade II listed former Art School housing the Lancashire Fusiliers' museum, with a sweeping staircase and Gallipoli garden.
Minden Suite: 100 ceremony/seated, 200 evening; Gallipoli Room for 50. Package or bespoke menus.
Address: Moss Street, Bury BL9 0DF
✓ Licensed for ceremonies
Grade I listed Gothic museum on the University campus with ceremonies among fossils, minerals and the Living Worlds gallery.
Manchester Oxford Road (approx. 1.3 km)
Licensed rooms: Living Worlds (200), Main Hall (140), Fossils and Minerals Gallery (90).
Address: Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL
✓ Licensed for ceremonies
Edwardian 'water palace' with stained glass, tiled pools and Turkish baths, hosting weddings in drained pool halls.
Price on request
Ardwick / Manchester Oxford Road (approx. 2.5 km)
Spaces hold 50-300; bar serves up to 200 in the evening. Preferred caterer packages or external caterer allowed; own furniture allowed (dry-hire style).
Finish time: Bar licensed until 11pm
Address: Hathersage Road, Manchester M13 0FE
✓ Licensed for ceremonies
18th-century Saddleworth hill farm with marquee receptions, weekend hire and hobbit huts with hot tubs.
£7,800-£10,000
Greenfield (approx. 4 km)
Marquee up to 200.
Address: Slackfield Farm, Knott Hill Lane / Stoneswood Road, Delph, Oldham OL3 5DZ
✓ Licensed for ceremonies
Victorian town hall in Tameside, approved for marriages and civil partnerships.
Ashton-under-Lyne (approx. 1.5 km)
Address: King Street, Dukinfield
✓ Licensed for ceremonies
Pugin-designed Victorian Franciscan monastery with a soaring Great Nave and landscaped gardens.
Packages £60-£105 pp
Ashburys (approx. 0.7 km)
In-house packages plus recommended external caterers; corkage on own alcohol; minimum 30 guests. Confetti allowed.
Address: Gorton Lane, Gorton, Manchester M12 5WF
✓ Licensed for ceremonies
Gee Cross pub-restaurant with a dedicated Bluebell function suite, on the edge of Werneth Low.
Hyde Central (approx. 1.5 km)
Address: Stockport Road, Gee Cross, Hyde SK14 5EZ
✓ Licensed for ceremonies, including outdoors
19th-floor rooftop restaurant and terrace in Spinningfields with panoramic city skyline views.
Packages from £45 pp
Salford Central (approx. 0.5 km)
Minimum 10 guests.
Address: 1 Hardman Street, Manchester M3 3EB
✓ Licensed for ceremonies
Weddings among historic engines in five listed buildings including the world's oldest surviving passenger railway station.
Venue hire from £3,000; packages from £90 pp, min 50 guests
Deansgate (approx. 0.5 km)
Address: Liverpool Road, Manchester M3 4FP
Ask about holding the ceremony here
Grade II listed former Wesleyan chapel with stained glass, vaulted arches and an original organ, hired exclusively.
Price on request
Deansgate (approx. 0.5 km)
Seated 288 on rounds (324 banqueting), 500 standing in Main Hall (800 with mezzanine).
Address: 27 Peter Street, Manchester M2 5QR
Ask about holding the ceremony here
Grade I listed Victorian Gothic town hall with a hand-painted Great Hall, carved angels and stained glass.
Price on request
Rochdale (approx. 1 km)
Spaces: The Exchange 40-80, Bright Hall 60-120, Great Hall 100-250.
Address: Town Hall, The Esplanade, Rochdale OL16 1AB
✓ Licensed for ceremonies
Listed farm venue with landscaped gardens on the edge of Romiley, near Marple.
Venue hire £4,600-£5,400; catering from £48 pp
Romiley (approx. 1 km)
Ceremonies in the first-floor Ann Hyde Suite. Fireworks and confetti permitted.
Address: Oakwood Road, Romiley, Stockport SK6 4DX
✓ Licensed for ceremonies
Grade I listed Tudor black-and-white manor house with a Great Hall and two acres of gardens.
Ceremony & reception hire from £1,850 + VAT
Salford Central (approx. 2 km)
Weddings Fridays and Saturdays only. Great Hall ceremonies up to 88; tipi option for larger receptions. Confetti and marquees permitted.
Address: 322 Ordsall Lane, Salford M5 3AN
✓ Licensed for ceremonies
Landmark waterside arts centre at MediaCityUK with quayside views from the Compass Room.
Packages £6,600-£8,999 for 70 guests
Packages are non-exclusive use of private rooms. No mainline station within 3 km (Metrolink MediaCityUK nearby).
Address: Pier 8, Salford Quays M50 3AZ
✓ Licensed for ceremonies, including outdoors
Exclusive-use country house with gardens for outdoor ceremonies and 15 bedrooms for the wedding party.
Venue hire £1,150-£6,650 depending on date; catering £117-£137 pp
Address: Wigan Road, Standish, Wigan WN6 0BQ
✓ Licensed for ceremonies
Home of Lancashire County Cricket Club, with large pitch-view suites for big weddings and cultural celebrations.
Packages from £36 pp
Trafford Park (approx. 0.8 km)
Address: Talbot Road, Manchester M16 0PX
✓ Licensed for ceremonies, including outdoors
Grade II listed Georgian manor house with a ballroom and landscaped gardens for outdoor ceremonies.
Venue hire £500-£4,000; all-day package from £3,000
Flixton (approx. 0.8 km)
Three in-house caterers; external caterers also permitted. Confetti and marquees allowed.
Address: Flixton Road, Urmston M41 5GJ
✓ Licensed for ceremonies
Former Victorian magistrates' courts turned arts centre, with ceremonies in the original Court Room.
Packages £1,970-£3,751
Wigan Wallgate (approx. 0.2 km)
Address: Gerrard Winstanley House, Wigan WN1 1NA
Receptions and celebrant-led ceremonies
Brunning & Price country-house pub in a historic half-timbered hall overlooking the golf course, with open fires.
Price on request
Walkden (approx. 3 km)
Advertised for intimate celebrations and wedding receptions.
Address: Worsley Park, Worsley, Manchester
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