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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
19 wedding venues in Northamptonshire that aren’t hotels – barns, country houses, castles, estates and something a little different.
Filter by guest numbers, the style you love and the things that matter on the day, then find somewhere nearby for your guests to stay.
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19 venues
✓ Licensed for ceremonies, including outdoors
Tudor house of the Brudenell family with a licensed Walled Garden and lakeside marquee/tipi site for up to 400.
Venue hire £4,000–£11,650
Weddings April–September only, on a handful of dates each year. Fireworks, confetti and marquees permitted.
Address: Deene Park, Corby NN17 3EW
Ask about holding the ceremony here
Listed Georgian hall with landscaped gardens and an on-site church, bespoke exclusive-use weddings.
Venue hire from £4,800
Church ceremonies on site. Confetti and marquees permitted; corkage on own alcohol.
Address: Cranford, Kettering NN14 4AL
✓ Licensed for ceremonies
Award-winning, family-run exclusive-use barn venue with Courtyard and Catesby Barns set around a courtyard and lawn.
£3,500–£8,250
Outside caterers welcome; own drinks allowed, no daytime corkage. Honeymoon suite only.
Address: Near Daventry, Northamptonshire
✓ Licensed for ceremonies
Award-winning exclusive-use barns with a 9-bedroom Manor House B&B in rolling countryside.
Venue hire £2,950–£9,950 inc VAT; breakfast £48.75–£76 pp (2026)
No corkage on own alcohol. Catering by Jenkinsons. Midweek reduction, 20% late-availability and Spring/Summer 2026 discounts advertised.
Address: A45 London Road, Dodford, Northampton NN7 4SR
✓ Licensed for ceremonies, including outdoors
Three-day exclusive-use barn wedding with farmhouse rooms and an orchard pavilion for outdoor ceremonies.
Venue hire £4,000–£11,000; catering from £69 pp
Exclusive use 2pm day before to noon day after; no weddings on consecutive days. Catering by Ross & Ross only. Seasonal £2,000-off offer.
Address: Crockwell Farm, near Daventry NN11 3QA
✓ Licensed for ceremonies
Rustic-industrial converted tractor barn with outdoor space for flexible countryside celebrations.
From £2,000; £2,300–£11,000
Address: Guilsborough, Northamptonshire
Receptions and celebrant-led ceremonies
Exclusive-use farm barns in quiet countryside near Brackley.
£1,895–£2,500 / £2,995–£3,995
Address: Forceleap Farm, Hinton-in-the-Hedges, near Brackley
✓ Licensed for ceremonies
Grade II* farmstead and heritage estate with a Threshing Barn, courtyard and Grand Marquee by the Nene valley.
Without ceremony from £2,500 Mon–Fri; with ceremony from £5,000 Mon–Thu
Wellingborough (approx. 4 km)
Council-owned heritage site. Hire noon day before to noon day after; Farmhouse Apartment (2 bedrooms) included for wedding night.
Address: Chester House Estate, Irchester, Wellingborough
✓ Licensed for ceremonies
Palladian 1730s hall with award-winning gardens included in exclusive use; marquee or tipi option on the lawns.
£6,000–£7,950
Ceremony in Orangery up to 40. Catering partner Portfolio Events. Couple's overnight stay included.
Address: Kelmarsh, Northampton NN6 9LY
✓ Licensed for ceremonies, including outdoors
The Duke of Buccleuch's 'English Versailles', with ceremonies in the colonnade and marquees in the Great Court.
Price on request
Great Hall and Tapestry Suite each seat up to 100; Great Court marquee up to 750. In-house or pre-approved caterers only; fireworks permitted.
Address: Boughton House, Kettering NN14 1BJ
✓ Licensed for ceremonies, including outdoors
Grade I listed hall with licensed Oak Room, Walled Garden ceremonies and Carriage House receptions.
Packages from £3,495 (elopement), Swan from £4,930
Carriage House seats up to 150; parkland marquee for larger. Holiday cottage on site for couple. Confetti permitted; corkage applies.
Address: Lamport, Northampton NN6 9HD
Ask about holding the ceremony here
Medieval manor house, the oldest in Northamptonshire, with tithe barn and recreated medieval gardens near Oundle.
Venue hire from £2,000 (Tithe Barn, up to 80); marquee £3,000
No corkage; preferred caterers or own caterer. Confetti and marquees permitted.
Address: Church Street, Nassington, Peterborough PE8 6QG
✓ Licensed for ceremonies, including outdoors
Restored former Cluniac nunnery and country house on parkland edge of Northampton, with a flower-filled Walled Garden for outdoor weddings.
Northampton (approx. 2 km)
Historic Houses lists 51–100 guests, in-house catering, overnight accommodation and bridal suite.
Address: London Road, Northampton NN4 8AW
✓ Licensed for ceremonies
Victorian Gothic town hall with a grand Great Hall, Court Room and courtyard in the centre of Northampton.
Ceremony rooms from £660, reception packages from £796 (Mon–Sat, 2025/26 rates)
Northampton (approx. 1 km)
Council-owned historic landmark. Great Hall ceremony hire £1,230; Spencer reception package £3,300; Sundays/bank holidays double rate; 10% off ceremony+reception.
Address: St Giles' Square, Northampton NN1 1DE
✓ Licensed for ceremonies
Converted barns in a woodland setting beside Hunsbury Hill Country Park, on the edge of Northampton.
Venue hire from £1,995 Mon–Thu, £2,995 Sat; packages from £69.95 pp (2028)
Northampton (approx. 3 km)
Run by Northamptonshire ACRE (rural charity). Times cannot be extended; bands max four pieces; table wine corkage £10/bottle; £300 ceremony venue fee.
Finish time: Bar and music until 11:30pm latest; live music ends 10:30pm
Address: Hunsbury Hill Centre, Harksome Hill, Northampton NN4 9QX
✓ Licensed for ceremonies, including outdoors
Victorian manor with a licensed Orangery and exclusive use of grounds, rooms for 19 guests.
Venue hire £1,670–£5,420; packages from £6,420 for 50 guests
Set menus only; external caterers not permitted. Social handle 'plumparkhotel' but markets as an exclusive-use manor venue. Cheapest Oct/Nov Mon–Wed.
Address: Plum Park, Watling Street (A5), near Paulerspury, Towcester NN12 6LG
✓ Licensed for ceremonies
Norman hilltop castle with a licensed medieval Great Hall and views over the Welland Valley.
Price on request
Corby (approx. 5 km)
Great Hall seats 90 for ceremony, 60 to dine; Walker's House up to 76; marquee link-up to 220. Church ceremonies at St Leonard's by arrangement with the vicar.
Address: Rockingham, Corby LE16 8TH
✓ Licensed for ceremonies, including outdoors
Family-run manor farm with marquee, eight bedrooms and room for glamping and guests' own tents and campers.
Venue hire £6,000–£7,200; offers from £5,700
Choose your own caterer, but venue supplies all drinks.
Address: Slapton, Towcester NN12 8PF
✓ Licensed for ceremonies, including outdoors
Rural farm venue with panoramic views, flexible indoor-outdoor spaces and woodland glamping.
Venue hire £2,200–£6,000; catering £45–£60 pp
External caterers not permitted; minimum numbers apply; corkage on own alcohol. Confetti and fireworks permitted.
Address: Shuckburgh Road, Staverton, Daventry NN11 6JY
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Price guide: from £200 a night
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Daventry, Northamptonshire
Price guide: from £100 a night
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Price guide: from £100 a night
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Price guide: from £100 a night
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Northampton, Northamptonshire
Price guide: from £100 a night
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Desborough, Northamptonshire
Price guide: under £50 a night
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Maidwell, Northamptonshire
Price guide: from £50 a night
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Oundle, Northamptonshire
Price guide: from £100 a night
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Blisworth, Northamptonshire
Price guide: from £50 a night
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Weston Favell, Northamptonshire
Price guide: from £50 a night
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Whittlebury, Northamptonshire
Price guide: under £50 a night
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