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Last update: June 2024

Located in the heart of Cheshire's countryside, Arley Hall & Gardens is a charming venue, full of character and history. This treasured family home features stunning interiors with soaring ceilings and is the perfect setting for a beautiful wedding day. As well as this, the award-winning gardens span eight acres, providing a vast, enchanting background for your outdoor wedding photos. Licensed for civil ceremonies, you are spoilt for choice and can have your ceremony in the Hall, on the stunning Herbaceous Border in the award-winning gardens, the Cruck Barn, or the Olympia Barn.

For the wedding breakfast, there's the impressive Hall, elegant Drawing Room, and intimate Library, which all provide unique, majestic settings. The evening reception takes place in the Victorian Olympia Barn complex. If you want to cater to more than 150 guests, why not make the most of the many acres of land and have a stunning lake-side marquee reception?

Facilities and Capacity

Flexible options for your ceremony and reception:

  • The Alcove sits at the end of the stunning double herbaceous border and would be ideal for your licenced outdoor civil ceremony for up to 100 guests
  • The slate-roofed Cruck Barn with oak trusses is a unique opportunity to have the ceremony that you can only dream of for up to 150 guests
  • The Gallery provides ample space for 100 guests dining, amidst art, light oak panelling and crystal chandeliers
  • The Hall is ideal for a 100-guest drink reception before taking your seats
  • The Olympia Barn is adorned with ancient brick and high ceilings and can cater to up to 150 guests
  • Hiring the Clear Roof Marquee in the outdoor courtyard can cater to up to 150 guests whatever the weather. The clear roof marquee is now included in the pricing for between the months of October - March.

Services Offered

The team can recommend suppliers for every aspect of your wedding. Arley Hall & Gardens is exclusively yours for your entire wedding day.

Cuisine

Barretts Event Caterers are the catering supplier for Arley Hall, and they are able to provide you with highly personalised service. Bringing together a talented team of experts, they can help at every stage, from menu choices to consultations and tastings.

Location

The 8 acres of unequalled award-winning gardens will offer a delightful backdrop for your wedding photos. Whatever the season, the gardens are always in full display from the renowned double herbaceous border to the beautiful Ilex Avenue.

  • Located in Cheshire's beautiful countryside
  • Intimate setting, available for exclusive use
  • Beautiful gardens licensed for civil ceremonies
  • Dedicated, experienced team to help with preparations and recommendations
  • St Mary's Chapel is available for Wedding blessings and vow renewals
  • Available for the most intimate to the most flamboyant wedding

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Frequently asked questions

Venue type:

In the country
Unusual weddings
Asian wedding
Stately home
Historic
Landmark
Marquees and tents
Woodland and festival
Barn
Outdoor license
Tipis and yurts
Unique weddings

Ceremony options:

Chapel or temple on-site
Fire ceremony
Civil ceremony licence

Dining options:

Seated meal facilities
Corkage option
Alcohol licence
Buffet meal facilities
In-house catering

Evening entertainment:

Marquee available
Entertainment licence
Live band facilities
Evening reception facilities
DJ facilities

Overnight accommodation:

Overnight accommodation for wedding couple
Overnight accommodation for guests

Venue staff assistance:

Master of ceremonies/toastmaster
Wedding coordinator

Venue leisure facilities:

Beautician

Other features:

Exclusive use
Accessible facilities
Car parking
Helipad
Confetti permitted
Changing room for wedding guests
Pet-friendly
Elephant baraat permitted
Horse baraat permitted
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Reviews for Arley Hall & Gardens

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Jennie Sent on 23/07/2024
5 out of 5 rating

A wonderful venue with a fantastic team of staff

Arley Hall is just one of those venues that gives guests the absolute wow factor. There are so many different spaces that you get exclusive use of on the day. We were planning to have welcome drinks outside on the lawn, but typically it rained on the day. I was gutted but it honestly did not matter at all. The rooms inside are so stunning and offer more than enough space for guests to mingle and explore.

The staff were fantastic from start to finish and we had lots of guests comment to that effect. Everything went so smoothly. Big thank you to Millie and Ash in particular who oversaw the event for us so we didn't have to worry about a thing.

Their catering partner is Barretts and there isn't much to say here except that the food is amazing. There's so much choice, at lots of different price points. But the main thing is the quality (and size of the portions!), all our guests raved about it.

We had a truly fantastic day and if you're considering Arley Hall for your venue, I could not recommend it highly enough. I want to do it all over again!
Linda
Linda K. Sent on 25/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating

A completely magical day from start to finish in a stunning setting

We cannot fault the wedding events team at Arley. From initial enquiry to our wedding day, communication was thorough, prompt and attention to detail is what Arley do effortlessly.
Our two main event co-ordinators, Ashley and Millie shine at what they do - they are such lovely, warm reassuring people who really do go the extra mile for each and every wedding. They clearly love what they do! The Hall itself it a wonderful place to exchange your vows and the gardens provide the most stunning backdrop for photographs.
Freya
Freya H. Sent on 03/11/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely amazing!

I cannot recommend the venue and staff enough. The day felt magical from start to end and special thank you to Ashley who took the stress out of every detail. The bridal prep area is spacious and the house is such a gorgeous place to get married. All of our guests comment on how special the place was. Wish we could do it all over again!
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Abbey C. Sent on 24/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating

An amazing venue with an amazing team!

Arley Hall is a gorgeous venue, and the team involved made our day run like clockwork. Nothing was too much trouble!

When we came across the venue online we expected there to be a catch or some hidden costs. The value for money is excellent.

The team are helpful, responsive and communicative. The in house caterers are also equally excellent. We genuinely had no complaints.

We had an amazing day, and I can’t imagine having gotten married anywhere else.
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Laura W. Sent on 28/08/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Could not have been more perfect

Dear Ashley & Bridget
We just wanted to say thank you so much for the all of your help in making our wedding the best day of our lives. It was truly so special to have an intimate wedding with our closest friends and family.

You we’re amazing pre wedding and on the day and you really helped us feel at ease and relaxed both before and during. Thank you for all of your organisation and spot on attention to detail.
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Gabriella Sent on 27/02/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Simply the best decision ever!

Choosing to hold our wedding at Arley Hall was the best decision we've ever made. From the moment we stepped through the doors, the whole day unfolded like a wonderful (extremely well-organised) dream. We are so grateful for the organisation, initiative and kindness of all the Arley staff.
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Liam Sent on 10/02/2020
5 out of 5 rating

An intimate Wedding...union of cultures

We wanted an intimate wedding using various components of our day to mix both British and Mexican culture. Arley Hall provided a stunning location with intricate architecture and heritage, beautifully manicured gardens for the all important post ceremony photos and also a wedding management team with the openness and flexibility to allow us to bring in important elements to our day to really celebrate our union of two cultures.

From all the guests arriving in a vintage Routemaster bus, to live Mariachi music, Mexican candies and a (second) wedding cake made of British cheeses, nothing was ever too much to ask from the team at Arley Hall. We wanted to use our day to push boundaries, like all same sex unions do, and all the employees at Arley Hall embraced the challenge with vigour!

The management of the day definitely required lots of work behind the scenes, but felt effortless for both of us and all the guests which allowed us to relax, celebrate and form bonds across both sides of the family that will surely last a life time.
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Philippa Sent on 10/02/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Clearly well versed in customer care!

Just attended a stunning wedding at this beautiful venue. From start to finish we were impressed with the quality of the day. The food and drinks served throughout the day were top notch, delicious and served beautifully. Every staff member we saw or spoke to was charming and helpful, clearly well versed in customer care. The master of ceremony was a ‘Peaky Blinder’ look alike which was very amusing twist and a classical quartet on the lawn was beautiful. Well done Arley Hall!
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Hayley Sent on 10/02/2020
5 out of 5 rating

I want to do it all again now!

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for a truly magical day on Saturday 13April.
You and your team were faultless right up to the minute we left at 1am.
It is only all the staff that know how hard they work to make the event so special and perfect.
The food was amazing so will you thank James and his team from me please. I did manage to give James a hug when we arrived so that was nice.
All our guests have never stopped talking about Arley and the service.
I want to do it all again now!!
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Carolyn Sent on 10/02/2020
5 out of 5 rating

The day was perfection!

When we began planning the wedding and we saw Arley Hall I instantly fell in love. It was my perfect wedding venue and Nick agreed. You was so wonderful showing us around and setting the scene. I knew on the first visit that we didn't need to see anymore. This was our venue!!
We then met Lord and Lady Ashbrook which gave it even more gravitas. Another wonderful wedding experience which we actually enjoyed.
Then we then met Rachel through email and then at the food tasting. She was fantastic! Completely in control, organized, kind, and straight-talking – exactly what a couple need.
Then the lady that ran the day. I can't remember her name but she is in the photos. She was lovely and kept everything running smoothly.
On the day everything went like Swiss clockwork. It was seamless. Our day was perfect! Everything went as planned – or at least as far as we were concerned it did. You really looked after us. The day was perfection. We were both over the moon, and everyone, and I mean everyone, said it was the best wedding they have been to. We have to agree!
We look forward to coming back to the UK and visiting Arley Hall when we are next home from Hong Kong.
Best wishes,
Carolyn and Nick Day x
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Samantha Sent on 10/02/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Everything exceeded our expectations

I just wanted to drop you a note to say how impressed we were (our guests included) at the venue, the staff, quality of the food – everything exceeded our expectations!
Thank you so much to yourself, Helen and Ashley for making our day so extra special and to run so smoothly, greatly appreciated, when we were planning from afar in Dubai!
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Katie Sent on 10/02/2020
5 out of 5 rating

From start to finish....amazing

We both just wanted to drop you a quick thankyou message to say a massive thank you to Rachel and the whole team who really made our wedding everything we had dreamed of and more . From start to finish the team at arley were amazing, and the time and effort they put into the smallest details showed throughout the day.. when our florist almost didn't show up rachel was great and kept a calm head and was getting button holes sorted should we have needed them. I haven't seen a team that put their heart an sole into something the way Arley did for a long time and it was a delight to be a part of and confirmed that arley hall was the best venue we could have chosen for our big day.
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Adam Sent on 04/01/2017
5 out of 5 rating

5 Years Later

My wife and I married at Arley Hall in November 2011, we choose the venue as my mum was a regular visitor to the amazing gardens. The day was not only wonderful for Nicola and I but it was such a well organised, fun and beautiful event for our guests. We felt very relaxed and entirely trusted the team which let us enjoy our big day.
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Paul Sent on 20/12/2011
5 out of 5 rating

Magnificent alround

we were wed at Arley in July 2011 and it was the most amazing day. we had thr ceremony in the gardens which looked beautiful. a day we wont forget. simply magical
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Sian Sent on 28/11/2011
5 out of 5 rating

Arley Hall is simply amazing - sheer class alround

We got wed at Arley Hall earlier this year and i', still recieving messages how amazing the whle day was. From the initial showround with Garry the manager right through to the day itself, they looked after us so well. We never wanted for anything. the venue is so wow - something from a fairytale and the staff and amazing gardens just made it the best day of our lives. we'll never forget it. thankyou so much. Best venue we've ever been to. Sian and Steve.
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Events

12 Jan
Open Door

We’re hosting a Wedding Open Day!

Come along to visit and see the stunning hall set for a wedding and experience the grandeur of one of Cheshire’s premier country estates. Our expert staff will be there on the day to answer your questions, show you around and talk about the wedding of your dreams.

A selection of our recommended suppliers will also be there. Parking and entry are free.
Register today.

Date: From 12/01/2025 to 12/01/2025 Schedule 10:00 - 15:00
Place: Arley, Northwich, Cheshire

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Arley CW9 6NA Northwich (Cheshire)
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