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Places to stay in Scotland 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
27 wedding venues in Edinburgh & the Lothians 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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27 venues
✓ Ceremonies on site, including outdoors
Former Cistercian abbey turned college, with a crypt, chapel and Italian Gardens in 125 acres.
Eskbank, ~1.5 km
Working college Mon–Fri so not exclusive use; chapel 36, crypt 60, Drawing Room 80.
Address: Newbattle Abbey College, Dalkeith
✓ Ceremonies on site, including outdoors
Private coastal estate courtyard with cottages for guests near Dunbar.
Venue hire £5,500–£12,750; catering £141–£170 pp
Dunbar, ~2 km
External caterers not permitted; minimum numbers apply; late-availability 2027 deal.
Address: Broxmouth Courtyard, Dunbar EH42 1QW
Ask about holding the ceremony here
Hexagonal 1850 timber auction mart, an Outlander filming location.
Address: East Linton
✓ Ceremonies on site, including outdoors
Futuristic tented science centre beneath Salisbury Crags, with the Biosphere, Ozone and Terrace spaces exclusively yours.
Packages £80–£120 pp, total from £4,000, min 50 guests
Edinburgh Waverley, ~1.2 km
Corkage on own alcohol; confetti permitted.
Address: Holyrood Road, Edinburgh EH8 8AS
✓ Ceremonies on site, including outdoors
Ceilidh bar and auditorium in a converted listed church at the West End, with private Rutland Gardens for outdoor ceremonies.
Venue hire £1,200–£2,250; packages £95–£105 pp, min 60
Edinburgh Haymarket, ~1 km
Confetti allowed; 60-guest minimum.
Address: 2 Rutland Place, Edinburgh EH1 2AD
✓ Ceremonies on site
Former Catholic Apostolic church with Phoebe Anna Traquair's spectacular hand-painted murals and vaulted Nave.
Price on request
Edinburgh Waverley, ~1.5 km
Catering by Heritage Portfolio.
Address: Mansfield Place, Edinburgh
✓ Ceremonies on site
Georgian mansion with over 200 years of history set within the hillside Edinburgh Zoo grounds.
Price on request
Edinburgh Haymarket, ~3.5 km
Address: Edinburgh Zoo, 134 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh
✓ Ceremonies on site, including outdoors
Victorian Grand Gallery for huge receptions, plus an intimate Bute Room and private roof terrace with Old Town views.
Price on request
Edinburgh Waverley, ~0.8 km
Ceremonies in Bute Room (50) or on roof terrace; Grand Gallery dinners 20–1,200. Run via Sodexo Prestige Venues.
Address: Chambers Street, Edinburgh EH1 1JF
✓ Ceremonies on site, including outdoors
16th-century merchant's house off the Royal Mile with painted ceilings and a cobbled courtyard, run by the Scottish Historic Buildings Trust.
Hire from £600+VAT; packages £1,000–£5,955 for 60 guests
Edinburgh Waverley, ~0.6 km
Fringe venue – no viewings in August; confetti permitted; winter weddings offer listed.
Address: 322 Lawnmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2PG
✓ Ceremonies on site
Grand 1832 Playfair hall of the Royal College of Surgeons beside the Surgeons' Hall Museums.
Wedding package £95 pp
Edinburgh Waverley, ~1 km
In-house caterers, outside caterers also permitted; 80-guest minimum for discounted Ten Hill Place rates; complimentary room on wedding night.
Finish time: Licensed bar
Address: Surgeons Hall, Nicolson Street, Edinburgh EH8 9DW
✓ Ceremonies on site
Candlelit 18th-century vaults beneath South Bridge in the Old Town.
£60–£120 pp, min 70 guests
Edinburgh Waverley, ~0.5 km
Ceremonies 70–150 (Amazing Space). Sister venues The Rowantree and Marlin's Wynd.
Address: 12 Niddry Street South, Edinburgh EH1 1NS
✓ Ceremonies on site
Georgian Upper and Lower Libraries beside St Giles' Cathedral, among the finest interiors in the Old Town.
Price on request
Edinburgh Waverley, ~0.5 km
Up to 200 guests, catering by Heritage Portfolio.
Address: Parliament Square, Royal Mile, Edinburgh
✓ Ceremonies on site
William Adam Palladian mansion with an Orangery ceremony room, taking only about ten couples a year.
Price on request
Gorebridge, ~2 km
Orangery meal max 50; larger weddings in marquee (max eight per year); set dates May–Oct only.
Address: Arniston House, Gorebridge EH23 4RY
✓ Ceremonies on site
Massive c.1430 twin-towered keep linked to Mary Queen of Scots.
Gorebridge, ~3 km
Capacities from Amazing Space summary only.
Address: North Middleton, Gorebridge
✓ Ceremonies on site
Two converted 18th-century barns around a courtyard on the Rosebery estate.
Choice of four local caterers; two-day packages.
Address: Rosebery Estate, Midlothian
✓ Ceremonies on site, including outdoors
Billed as Scotland's oldest family home, in ancient woodland with a walled garden and Coach House.
Around £6,000
Coach House 150, drawing room 100; 10 bedrooms.
Address: Colstoun, near Haddington
✓ Ceremonies on site, including outdoors
Victorian castle in 32 acres with walled garden ceremonies, orangery and a large permanent marquee.
Venue hire £5,400–£12,900; catering from £170 pp
Edinburgh Gateway, ~5 km
Orangery ~100; external caterers not permitted; confetti and fireworks allowed; winter Mon–Thu package Nov–Mar.
Address: Carlowrie Castle, Kirkliston EH29 9ES
Ask about holding the ceremony here
The late Queen's former royal yacht moored at Ocean Terminal – dinners in the State Dining Room.
Exclusive hire from £4,800 minimum spend
Listed for receptions and dinners.
Address: Ocean Drive, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6JJ
✓ Ceremonies on site
Restored 17th-century burgh hall beside Linlithgow Palace with a roof terrace over the Rose Garden.
Price on request (2026-27 packages PDF)
Linlithgow, ~0.2 km
Council-run historic landmark; Bailie Hardie Hall for ceremonies, Provost Lawrie Hall for receptions; capacities not on page.
Address: The Cross, Linlithgow
✓ Ceremonies on site, including outdoors
Robert Adam stately home with a two-tier Marble Hall near the Firth of Forth coast.
Price on request
Longniddry, ~3 km
Dining Room 100 + Octagon Room 48; marquee for 150+; limited receptions a year; no lifts, upper tier not wheelchair accessible.
Address: Aberlady, Longniddry EH32 0PX
✓ Ceremonies on site
Robert Adam castle in 68 acres of parkland and woodland, yours exclusively from arrival to departure.
Price on request
On Midlothian registrar venue list; marquee space available.
Address: Oxenfoord, near Pathhead EH37 5UD
✓ Ceremonies on site, including outdoors
15th-century castle on a 2,500-acre estate with walled and terraced gardens.
Hire £8,800 (low season 1 night) to £18,000 (high season 2 nights)
Min 20 guests; marquee 100–250; farmhouses add ~36 beds; confetti/fireworks permitted; 2028 rates £9,500–£19,000.
Address: Winton Castle, Tranent EH34 5AT
✓ Ceremonies on site, including outdoors
Exclusive-use 1818 Gothic-revival castle near Kirkliston with Great Hall ceremonies and a 180-guest Pavilion.
Venue hire £5,200–£9,950, varies by day/month
Dalmeny, ~2 km
Fireworks and marquees permitted; corkage on own alcohol.
Address: Dundas Estate, South Queensferry EH30 9SP (GPS EH30 9SS)
✓ Ceremonies on site
Adam-designed stately home in 150 acres with views of the Forth Bridges.
Weddings from £7,915
Dalmeny, ~4 km
Catering via Heritage Portfolio; no pets.
Finish time: Licence until midnight
Address: Hopetoun House, South Queensferry EH30 9SL
✓ Ceremonies on site, including outdoors
Beach and woodland ceremonies with glamping cabins and treehouses by the John Muir coast.
Venue hire £3,850–£9,690
No corkage; external catering; marquees/open flame permitted.
Address: Lochhouses, Tyninghame EH42 1XP
✓ Ceremonies on site, including outdoors
Rustic barn on the Harburn country estate with guest accommodation and no corkage.
Venue hire £2,950–£7,500 by day/season
West Calder, ~3 km
Late-availability deal £3,750; confetti/fireworks/marquees permitted.
Address: Harburn Estate, West Calder EH55 8RJ
✓ Ceremonies on site
Contemporary sculpture park with a Glasshouse and Ballroom among landform art.
Kirknewton, ~3 km
Park open to public until 5pm; exclusive hire of Glasshouse/Ballroom or whole park; Artist's House (sleeps 6) two nights included.
Address: Bonnington House Steadings, Wilkieston
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