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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
22 wedding venues in Highlands & Islands that aren’t hotels – barns, country houses, castles, estates and something a little different.
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22 venues
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Remote 1860s Scots baronial castle on the shore of North Harris, offered for exclusive private parties.
Price on request
Ferry Uig (Skye)–Tarbert or flights to Stornoway.
Address: Amhuinnsuidhe Castle, Isle of Harris HS3 3AS
✓ Ceremonies on site
Clan Donald's ruined castle and historic woodland gardens on the Sleat peninsula looking across to Knoydart.
Mallaig–Armadale ferry or Skye Bridge.
Address: Armadale, Sleat, Isle of Skye IV45 8RS
✓ Ceremonies on site, including outdoors
Small outdoor lochside ceremonies at Loch an Eilein or Lochan Mor in the Cairngorms pinewoods.
Aviemore (approx. 2 km)
Ceremony locations for up to 30 each.
Address: Rothiemurchus Centre, by Aviemore, Inverness-shire PH22 1QH
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Celebrated lochside restaurant in a crofter's cottage on Loch Dunvegan, with rooms in the House Over-By.
Price on request
Address: Colbost, Dunvegan, Isle of Skye IV55 8ZT
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Wedding cruises on the Caledonian Canal and Loch Ness aboard Jacobite boats.
From £1,500
Boat-based.
Address: Dochgarroch Lock, near Inverness
✓ Ceremonies on site
Exclusive-use, fully staffed 19th-century castle on the shore of Loch Ness, run by Wildland, with steadings and estate cottages.
Price on request
Intimate weddings in castle/steadings; larger ones need a marquee. Castle sleeps 24 (12 suites) plus estate cottages for about 24 more. Dogs not permitted in the castle (George Goldsmith).
Address: Aldourie Castle Estate, Dores, by Inverness
✓ Ceremonies on site, including outdoors
Scotland's most photographed castle on its own island where three sea lochs meet, with ceremonies in the Banqueting Hall.
Venue hire £1,250–£1,500
Ceremonies normally in the Banqueting Hall; courtyard ceremonies occasionally, weather permitting. Estate cottage/apartments let separately.
Address: Eilean Donan Castle, Dornie, by Kyle of Lochalsh IV40 8DX
✓ Ceremonies on site, including outdoors
Seat of Clan MacLeod for 800 years, with ceremonies inside the castle or in its formal gardens above Loch Dunvegan.
Price on request
Weddings up to 60 guests; five estate holiday cottages with 15% wedding-party discount. Skye reached by the Skye Bridge (no ferry needed).
Address: Dunvegan Castle, Dunvegan, Isle of Skye IV55 8WF
✓ Ceremonies on site, including outdoors
Exclusive-use listed Georgian manor in Easter Ross with seven en-suite bedrooms; marquee option up to 150.
Venue hire £5,800–£6,600
In-house catering only (£48–£65 pp; packages £164–£220 pp); no corkage on own alcohol. Confetti permitted.
Address: Assynt House, Evanton IV16 9XW
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Mountain resort on Aonach Mor reached by gondola, with views over Lochaber.
Price on request
Address: Torlundy, Fort William
✓ Ceremonies on site, including outdoors
Georgian country estate house in Caithness with terraced lawns, woodland ceremony spot and a luxury marquee.
Price on request
External catering; no corkage. Confetti and fireworks permitted. House photographed from exterior only.
Address: Stemster House, Halkirk, Caithness KW12 6UX
✓ Ceremonies on site, including outdoors
Restored farm steading on the edge of Inverness with views over the Moray Firth, hosting weddings since 2010.
Venue hire £3,200–£5,000
In-house catering £30–£80 pp, external caterers also permitted; corkage applies. Fireworks, confetti and marquees permitted.
Address: Culloden Road, Inverness IV2 5BD
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Riverside arts centre combining the historic Bishop's Palace and wood-panelled Douglas Baxter Hall with modern theatre spaces and lawns.
Price on request
Inverness (approx. 1 km)
Contact events@eden-court.co.uk.
Address: Bishops Road, Inverness IV3 5SA
✓ Ceremonies on site
Small ceremonies among tropical glasshouses and gardens run by High Life Highland.
From £250
Inverness (approx. 2 km)
Limited capacity, small events within opening hours only.
Address: Bught Lane, Inverness IV3 5SS
✓ Ceremonies on site, including outdoors
Exclusive-use baronial castle with a vaulted ballroom and Mini Manor lodges, 10 miles west of Inverness.
From £13,000 for a January weekday incl. 2-night hire and rooms; venue hire £15,000–£35,000
Minimum two-night stay; reception-only not offered; choose from recommended caterers (corkage applies).
Finish time: Licensed until 1am
Address: Achnagairn Castle, Kirkhill, Inverness-shire IV5 7PD
✓ Ceremonies on site, including outdoors
Waterfront museum where ceremonies take place in the Boat Hall beneath historic boats, with dancing in the auditorium.
Price on request
Dockside outdoor ceremonies popular. NorthLink ferry from Aberdeen or flights to Sumburgh.
Address: Hay's Dock, Lerwick, Shetland ZE1 0WP
✓ Ceremonies on site, including outdoors
Victorian Highland estate house with Great Hall, lochside woodland and the Alpine Meadow garden on the remote Morvern peninsula.
From £12,000 for November–March weddings (2024 brochure)
Sleeps 46 in the house plus 65 in cottages and 2 in a studio; caterers use the commercial kitchen. Access via Corran or Lochaline ferries.
Address: Ardtornish, Morvern, by Oban PA80 5UZ
✓ Ceremonies on site, including outdoors
Woodland wedding venue on the Black Isle with a Hay Barn for dining and an outdoor ceremony spot in The Coppice, plus cabins.
Venue hire £4,550–£5,000; packages from £5,000
External caterers allowed; corkage on own alcohol. Confetti and open flames permitted.
Address: A832, Munlochy, Black Isle IV8 8PE
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Historic Badenoch estate house in the Cairngorms National Park in the Spey valley.
Price on request
Kingussie (approx. 4 km)
Address: Balavil Estate, between Kingussie and Newtonmore
✓ Ceremonies on site, including outdoors
Victorian castle in wooded grounds above Stornoway harbour, with restored ballroom and library and the Museum nan Eilean.
Venue hire £500–£3,000; packages £65–£95 pp (min 30) or £4,999–£8,999 for 70
In-house catering only, minimum numbers and corkage apply; confetti and fireworks permitted. Accommodation is Natural Retreats serviced apartments. Ferry Ullapool–Stornoway or flights to Stornoway.
Address: Lews Castle, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis HS2 0XP
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Restored Victorian spa-town pavilion with a large sprung-floor hall, built for the Strathpeffer spa in the 1880s.
£2,394–£6,594
Community-run historic building.
Address: Golf Course Road, Strathpeffer
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Intimate country house overlooking the Cromarty Firth with 13 bedrooms for guests.
£2,600–£5,445
Address: Pitcalzean House, near Tain
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