Weddings at

Melmerby Hall

There’s no prettier setting

There’s no prettier setting for a classic country wedding than Melmerby. This rose-gold sandstone 17C manor house is set in magnificent grounds with a walled garden, archery lawn and a valley of ancient trees leading down to a tributary of the River Eden.

Melmerby Hall – Harry and Wen 2- church service

Marry in the

Village church or Melmerby’s drawing room

If you’re having a church wedding, a secret path runs through the grounds to the pretty parish church of St John the Baptist with its restored bell tower and Estates woodland beyond. If you prefer a civic ceremony, hold it at home in your elegant chandeliered buttermilk drawing room with a marble fireplace and tall windows overlooking long lawns.

Celebrate your wedding feast in the candlelit, claret dining hall with a regal hearth. Catch up with old friends by the fire in the panelled library. Prepare for the day and then relive it over breakfast in the sunlit orangerie by the cobbled courtyard and knot garden.

Party at the

Estate or the local village hall

Just a short procession down the drive and through the arch is Melmerby Village Hall, newly built from traditional Cumbrian red stone with handsome pillars, a large dance floor, a caterer’s kitchen and safe gardens for children. So if you’re looking to throw a party that rings out into the small hours, here’s your (very reasonably priced) solution. And the village comes with a bakery, stores, pub, and even Hollberrie’s stunning dress shop if anyone has an outfit crisis.

Melmerby Hall – Harry and Wen 12- happy couple outside MH

Grand and traditional

With 5-star facilities

The rooms at Melmerby are elegant and luxurious. Four posters, roll-top claw baths, rainfall showers, feather bedding encased in Egyptian cotton, and fresh flowers in every room. The kitchens are fully equipped with a four-oven Aga and Bosch gas hob and full-size oven, two fridge freezers to pack with champagne and two dishwashers, so local caterers can prepare the feast of your dreams.

Guests with larger parties may book Melmerby with the adjoining Stag Cottage or neighbouring Kirkbride Hall which is reached directly through the Hall’s walled gardens. Melmerby has been restored to offer you five-star modern comfort: underfloor heating, fibre optic broadband, iPad docking, and fully en-suite bathrooms. And yet it retains the warmth, grace and beauty of a bygone era of grand house parties and balls.

Hosting

Your Guests

We know it’s important to you to have your wider family and close friends staying nearby. Our accommodation is highly flexible and Melmerby Hall is just one of the properties you can book for your special day.

You can book one or all of the properties below so your guests can be just a short walk or car ride away.