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The Dunkenhalgh Hotel and Spa
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On Hitched.co.uk since 2025

Last update: March 2026

Blackburn Dunkenhalgh Hotel & Spa is a serene hotel and wedding venue in the beautiful Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire. This magnificent natural setting, nestled in the idyllic Lancashire countryside, serves as a truly remarkable backdrop for your beautiful day.

Facilities and Capacity

The tree-lined drive leading to a 12th-century manor house, complete with turrets and porticos, is sure to make a marvellous first impression as you and your guests arrive at the venue. On your wedding day, you can exchange vows right on the breathtaking grounds in an outdoor ceremony, or decorate your preferred event suite indoors. The gardens make for an ideal wedding photoshoot setting. Cocktail hour can be held in the romantic courtyard, a peaceful setting where guests can mix and mingle. For the reception, you'll have your choice of setting between the Towneley Suite and the Pendle. Both boast glimmering chandeliers, refined decor, and plenty of natural light. Before and after your special day, you and your guests are welcome to enjoy a rejuvenating stay and relax with the leisure facilities at the on-site spa.

Services Offered

At Blackburn Dunkenhalgh Hotel & Spa, you'll work with your own wedding coordinator, who will help you plan every little detail of your celebration. Gourmet in-house event catering, from canapés and buffet-style service to formal dining, can be arranged, or you're welcome to bring in your preferred outside caterer to prepare a meal. You and your beloved will have a complimentary guest room on your wedding night as part of your venue package, and your loved ones can avail of discounted room rates. With the talented events team at Blackburn Dunkenhalgh Hotel & Spa, everything will go off without a hitch as you tie the knot.

Frequently asked questions

Venue type:

Asian wedding
Stately home
Historic
Unique weddings

Ceremony options:

Fire ceremony
Civil ceremony licence
Religious ceremony license

Dining options:

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

Evening entertainment:

Dance floor
Entertainment licence
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:

Swimming pool
Health suite
Fitness centre

Other features:

Exclusive use
Accessible facilities
Car parking
illustration notebook

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Nisha Sent on 19/12/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Recommend to all!!!

Had a huge wedding here and we were so well looked after. The events planning team are new but very well organised and executed our wedding day so perfectly! We stayed in the bridal suite, and were very well looked after by all of the hotel's team during the weekend. Most of our guests also stayed here for the wedding weekend and everyone had a wonderful time. The facilities are clean, the breakfast is soooo good, the spa is lovey, overall a beautiful place to stay and an excellent place for a wedding! Highly recommend to all
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Emma Sent on 19/12/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Couldn’t have asked for more

The venue couldn’t have done to make our wedding day run like a dream. Edwina, Danielle and all the staff went above and beyond and we cannot thank them enough.
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Mq Sent on 19/12/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing wedding venue!

Really great venue, staff were so helpful. I had multiple meetings with the staff who were always helpful and flexible. Made it very easy for us to organise and have our perfect wedding!
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Matilda Sent on 19/12/2025
5 out of 5 rating

A blessing

If you are looking for a romantic venue, with the best assistance from a hotel . Look no further than Mercure Blackburn . Special thanks to Danielle in the events team and everyone who helped made our wedding successful . It was truly amazing . Customer service was impeccable .
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Lee Sent on 19/12/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing Beautiful Venue

From planning our big day to our big day on 25/09/23 everything was above and beyond what we’d both Imagined
Edwena was a Fantastic Master of Ceremonies and Danielle Pollitt also helped us Achieve the Wedding of our Dreams
Highly Recommend
Mr & Mr Sellers
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Uzma Sent on 19/12/2025
2.8 out of 5 rating

Was a learning curve

On my wedding day which was last year, I encountered a lot of problems, which made the day less enjoyable and caused disappointment for the event.
To begin with on entrance to the venue, the first thing I saw on the board was my name as bride getting married to my mum. Not my husbands name.
That had to be amended.

Once in the room, no phone connection.
No window would open.

it was hot.

I had to go downstairs to reception to order my lunch , whilst getting ready.

In the hall when my mother got there, we had no named person to help on hand.

We couldn't find anyone to help with air conditioning system.
The sound system or to help with kitchen needs.

My mother was all over looking for someone and the front desk was not fully staffed to get anyone to help, as a result the decor on tables, the candles were not lit.

It was quite an experience really, for all the reasons we didn't want it to be. I did make recommendations for further events, so that this would not happen to another couples wedding again.
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Rachnmike Sent on 19/12/2025
4.8 out of 5 rating

Loved the Dunkenhalgh

Loved the hotel. Looked great on our pics as lovely exterior and sweeping staircase. We hired the Pendle Suite which is a very spacious large room. We had our ceremony and then our wedding breakfast / party in this room. We needed to self cater as we wanted Kosher food and we were able to use our own caterer.
Joanne the wedding co-ordinator was great, very friendly and helpful. Alex the banqueting manager was available on the day to oversee everything which was a great help.
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Susan Sent on 19/12/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Heart Felt Thanks

I would never book or buy anything from a first look however I was so impressed with the staff and how they first looked after us right down to the detailed explanation of how everything would work we just booked and I can’t tell you how happy we are that I did. I was kept up to date with everything from day one and all we asked for was not only executed but to excess, all your staff from the wonderful people serving breakfast to the ladies at reception could not have been more kind. I use that word “kind” as it’s a long way from just nice that really made us feel that they cared and we mattered and that’s a big difference.
I also need to mention two ladies above all as without them not only would the day have been much less enjoyable for all our guests my now wife would have had a melt down but they kept every worry away from her and myself.

I would like to shower the highest praise on Joanne Pilling who organised everything with me up to a Week before the wedding and the wonderful lady who looked after me the whole week before and was on the ground during the two days we spent at the hotel Edwena, I truly can’t tell you how much of an asset these two ladies are to you they are more than lovely and I would like to pass on our most heartfelt thanks and we will make sure our paths cross again soon.
Thank you all so much our entire lives from now on will be enhanced by the memories of our wedding day and that is all down to your staff so they will be with us forever.
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Mrs Sent on 19/12/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts

Hi Joanne

I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your hard work and organising the day for me. Everything went really well for Usaid and Ayesha, I had such good feedback from the guests it truly made my day. From booking the venue to the actual wedding day, I couldn’t have wanted it any better, thank you for all your efforts and hard work and putting up with my continuous demands. I will check with the photographer and share pictures of the actual day. Thank you once again on behalf of all the Saleh family.
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Brendan Sent on 19/12/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect Day

Just like to say that we had a fantastic time. Everything was perfect and the staff were great. It went very smoothly and our families had a great time too. Thanks for all your help Joanne. Edwina was amazing she really knows her stuff and made the day run smoothly too.

Big thank you to you all for making our day so special.
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Sharon Sent on 19/12/2025
5 out of 5 rating

A massive thank you

Hello Joanne
We would both like to say a big thank you to you all who helped us and for making the day we wanted. It couldn't have gone better . It was a really good day for us . All I can say is a massive THANK YOU
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Sonia Sent on 19/12/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Thank you

Hello Joanne
I would like to thank you on behalf of myself, Zaki and the rest of the family for making Zaks wedding a fantastic event at Mercure. Dunkenhalgh Hotel. Your service and advice was much appreciated throughout. Alex managed the eve of the wedding function so well so please do pass on our regards and thanks, he made sure that all our requests were made. Any problems were resolved very quickly.
I will be recommending Mercure Dunkenhalgh to my friends and family for sure.
Thank you Joanne and Alex
Best wishes for the future
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Wendy Sent on 19/12/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect, thank you.

Hi Joanne,

Yes we are enjoying our week off and settling into married life now.

We were both really pleased with everything you and the team did for us. The day was perfect and couldn't have gone any better. I'd be grateful if you could also pass on our thanks to Edwina as she was fantastic on the day. We were really impressed with the room, it was beautiful. The DJ was great, he played everything we asked for and the karaoke was fantastic.
All our guests really enjoyed the day and said the food was lovely.

Thanks,
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Imran Sent on 19/12/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect in every way

Hi Joanne,

Many thanks for your email.
The wedding was perfect in every way and we’re on our way back to the airport now after a wonderful honeymoon.

Thank you to all the team at Dunkenhalgh hotel for making our day run smoothly. Really appreciated you coming to see if everything was ok. A special thanks also to Meghan, she was fantastic.

The feedback from the family and relatives was very positive.

Keep up the good work and god bless you all in making dreams come true. Thanks again!

Kind regards,
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Mrs Sent on 19/12/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Thank you

Hi Joanne,

I just wanted to drop a quick email to thank you for all your support with my wedding event on the 12th August.

Mark Braysford was extremely supportive and handled everything really well, from announcements and ensuring everything ran smoothly!
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Imogen Edmondson
Imogen Edmondson
Wedding Coordinator

Hello!

I'm Imogen, the Wedding Coordinator at The Dunkenhalgh Hotel & Spa and I absolutely love helping couples bring their wedding plans to life.

I know how exciting, and sometimes a little overwhelming, planning a wedding can feel, so I’m here to make the whole experience as enjoyable and stress-free as possible.

I take the time to really get to know each couple and what matters most to them, so every detail reflects their vision and feels truly personal.

One of my favourite moments of any wedding day is watching the bride walk down the aisle. It gets me emotional every time, seeing that mix of excitement, nerves and happiness is such a special reminder of why I love what I do.

From your first enquiry right through to the big day, I’ll be there to guide you, answer any questions and make sure everything runs smoothly, so you can relax and soak up every moment of your celebration.

Please do reach out to say Hello.

- Imogen

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