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On Hitched.co.uk since 2022
Last update: April 2025
The Arches is a charming industrial wedding venue located in Halifax, in England's West Yorkshire region. This Victorian property, originally known as Dean Clough Mills, was once the largest carpet manufacturer in the world. It was then lovingly restored by the Hall family and established as an event space in 2014.
Facilities and Capacity
This striking setting is licensed to hold civil ceremonies, so you can spend your entire day in one convenient space. Inside the Arches, couples and their guests can be charmed by vaulted red-brick ceilings and Yorkshire stone floors. Exposed beams cross the ceiling for an added touch of historic charm. It offers a versatile backdrop for a variety of colour schemes and decor styles. This venue has a versatile setup and can comfortably accommodate events with up to 300 guests. More intimate gatherings with as few as 60 people are also welcomed. A special area can be set up with games for younger guests.
Services Offered
The Arches offers all-inclusive wedding packages to streamline the planning process. Couples can work with the exceptional in-house Executive Chef and team, who can create exactly the right food and drink options to suit your vision. Tasting nights are included as part of your Package. The venue's dedicated weddings and events team can help you realise your vision and walk you through the planning process. They have unrivalled experience in high-end, luxury event management with impressive suppliers at their fingertips. Each outside vendor is carefully chosen, ensuring they all believe in creating exclusive and impressive moments to remember.
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Frequently asked questions
Venue type:
Unusual weddings
Historic
Landmark
In the city
Unique weddings
Ceremony options:
Civil ceremony licence
Dining options:
Seated meal facilities
Alcohol licence
Buffet meal facilities
In-house catering
Evening entertainment:
Dance floor
Entertainment licence
Live band facilities
Evening reception facilities
DJ facilities
Overnight accommodation:
Overnight accommodation for guests
Venue staff assistance:
Wedding coordinator
Venue leisure facilities:
Hairdresser
Other features:
Exclusive use
Accessible facilities
Car parking
Confetti permitted
Pet-friendly
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Reviews for The Arches
Laura Sent on 05/04/2024
5 out of 5 rating
Everything we wanted and sooo much more!! ***HIGHLY RECOMMED*
I myself found 'The Arches' via 'Hitched' and from the very beginning the staff were amazing!
On trying to find our wedding venue, The Arches speaks for its self and that is why we booked it on our first visit.
Booking just three months prior to the date, it was a little out of the ordinary and with such a small amount of time the staff were so supportive and super organised.
The Arches is so beautiful, it was exactly what we wanted, everything under one roof, stunning industrial look, feel and amazing architecture.
On our wedding day the staff were exceptional, the food was outstanding (we will defiantly be booking in at the True North restaurant to re live our menu!), everything was so relaxed and ran so smoothly.
My myself, my husband and our guests were made to feel so welcome and never had an empty glass!
Sam (a member of staff) was fantastic!!! He brought my vision of a old school 'Hed Kandi' party to life! Along with our saxophone and bongo drums players it was a night to defiantly remember!
Highly recommend the campervan photo booth, so much fun and the photo guestbook is hilarious to look through of all our guests having such a good time.
I cannot recommend The Arches for your wedding or special event, you will not be disappointed.
Thank you so much, Jamie, Kat, Sam and all the outstanding team!
Mr & Mrs Daly xxx
On trying to find our wedding venue, The Arches speaks for its self and that is why we booked it on our first visit.
Booking just three months prior to the date, it was a little out of the ordinary and with such a small amount of time the staff were so supportive and super organised.
The Arches is so beautiful, it was exactly what we wanted, everything under one roof, stunning industrial look, feel and amazing architecture.
On our wedding day the staff were exceptional, the food was outstanding (we will defiantly be booking in at the True North restaurant to re live our menu!), everything was so relaxed and ran so smoothly.
My myself, my husband and our guests were made to feel so welcome and never had an empty glass!
Sam (a member of staff) was fantastic!!! He brought my vision of a old school 'Hed Kandi' party to life! Along with our saxophone and bongo drums players it was a night to defiantly remember!
Highly recommend the campervan photo booth, so much fun and the photo guestbook is hilarious to look through of all our guests having such a good time.
I cannot recommend The Arches for your wedding or special event, you will not be disappointed.
Thank you so much, Jamie, Kat, Sam and all the outstanding team!
Mr & Mrs Daly xxx
Billie Sent on 16/04/2025
5 out of 5 rating
April Wedding
From start to finish, our experience with The Arches was amazing. We worked with Kat and Sam and there wasn’t a question they couldn’t help us with or a request they couldn’t fulfill. Sam especially went to extra lengths to ensure the wedding was our own and all our guests were extremely happy. We had the most incredible day and it was all thanks to them!
Caroline Sent on 19/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating
Beautiful venue, fab food and staff
Beautiful industrial venue, incredible food, lovely staff/ really accommodating with anything you need, well priced package deals - I had the best day 💜
Lisa Sent on 05/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating
The Archers venue and team are what dreams are made of.
Where do we start.. from the viewing of the Archers with jamie when we fell in love with this incredible venue instatly, to the organistion and fantastic planning of Kat throughout our wedding journey. To Sam taking over the days timeliness and coordinating everything on the day. Every detail is taken care of, our guest, bridal party and of course ourselves were given exceptional service from start to end, the Archers is the highest standard. Sam and the team go above and beyond they are truely incredible, they brought our dream wedding to life. We had the best day, it was more than we could of wished for, nothing is too much trouble, All our guests were blown away by the venue, the staff and of course the food which is out of this world divine,highly reccomend the Archers restaurant True North. The food is amazing our guests can not stop talking about how incredible the food was and the service they recieved. Sam and team you were fantastic, you made every person feel special and you gave us the best day of our lives. We can not thank you enough!!!
For anyone wanting a stunning venue,
incredible dining/food, highest standard of care and service and a all round amazing team to work with and plan your dream day The Archers and Teue North is the place!
For anyone wanting a stunning venue,
incredible dining/food, highest standard of care and service and a all round amazing team to work with and plan your dream day The Archers and Teue North is the place!
Fern Sent on 01/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating
Ben and Fern wedding
Our whole experience with everyone at The Arches was absolutely amazing!!
From meeting Jamie when we first booked, emailing Kat throughout with any questions and Sam coordinating the day, everything was absolutely perfect and we had the best day of our lives.
Our tasting evening to choose food options was where things got real for us and the food was absolutely stunning.
Everyone who helped us could not do enough and made the whole planning experience so easy and enjoyable, meaning we felt very calm on the day!
Our vision totally came to light and the wedding package is such great value for what you got included.
Special shout out to Sam throughout the day, everything ran so smoothly and we wish we could do it all again, thankyou again! Would highly recommend and all of our family and friends loved it.
From meeting Jamie when we first booked, emailing Kat throughout with any questions and Sam coordinating the day, everything was absolutely perfect and we had the best day of our lives.
Our tasting evening to choose food options was where things got real for us and the food was absolutely stunning.
Everyone who helped us could not do enough and made the whole planning experience so easy and enjoyable, meaning we felt very calm on the day!
Our vision totally came to light and the wedding package is such great value for what you got included.
Special shout out to Sam throughout the day, everything ran so smoothly and we wish we could do it all again, thankyou again! Would highly recommend and all of our family and friends loved it.
Katy Sent on 21/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating
The best day of our lives!!!!
From the very first meeting to have a look around the Arches the staff were amazing. The Arches is such a beautiful venue and we instantly fell in love with it. We had Sunday lunch at their sister restaurant True North and we were sold!!
The venue is beautiful, and even more special my Grandad used to work there when it was a carpet mill over 50 years ago!
Kat helped with our wedding planning throughout the whole process, no question was ever too much. She was so responsive to any queries and so helpful.
Sam, Jamie and the rest of the team were exceptional, they went above and beyond to make our day so special, it was the best day of our lives. It went so smoothly, and they even made our little dog Olive feel so welcome.
The food was outstanding, everyone was so impressed with the food and the size of the Yorkshire puddings! We cannot wait to visit True North to enjoy the delicious food all over again.
We cannot recommend The Arches enough, the Yorkshire hospitality was second to none.
A massive thank you to Jamie, Sam, Kat, and the rest of the amazing team at the Arches, thank you, thank you, thank you.
Mrs & Mrs Frisby-Wilman xx
The venue is beautiful, and even more special my Grandad used to work there when it was a carpet mill over 50 years ago!
Kat helped with our wedding planning throughout the whole process, no question was ever too much. She was so responsive to any queries and so helpful.
Sam, Jamie and the rest of the team were exceptional, they went above and beyond to make our day so special, it was the best day of our lives. It went so smoothly, and they even made our little dog Olive feel so welcome.
The food was outstanding, everyone was so impressed with the food and the size of the Yorkshire puddings! We cannot wait to visit True North to enjoy the delicious food all over again.
We cannot recommend The Arches enough, the Yorkshire hospitality was second to none.
A massive thank you to Jamie, Sam, Kat, and the rest of the amazing team at the Arches, thank you, thank you, thank you.
Mrs & Mrs Frisby-Wilman xx
Josie Sent on 29/01/2025
4.8 out of 5 rating
Wonderful experience
Obviously, The Arches is a gorgeous space. You have a lot of freedom to make it your own too - I brought in practically a whole garden's worth of trees and greenery and they were super chill about it! They also did special cocktails behind the bar at the request of me and my spouse and they were very relaxed about us setting up early. It was such a great, chill team to work with.
The Arches team were also absolutely impeccable on the day. They covered a number of tasks that my bridesmaids had been prepped to do (handing out confetti, corralling the guests into the right places at the right times) and they were super professional and slick throughout. The food was delicious and the room turnaround was really quick. The staff were great with making sure me and my new husband always had a drink in our hand too!
Kat and Jamie were both very helpful, responding to emails within 1-2 days. We also had 2 face-to-face meetings with them about the day itself which was really useful; when you're booking a space a year in advance, you do forget a lot of details! But they were happy to have us visit and chat. Overall it was an absolutely brilliant day and great value for money. I'd highly, highly, highly recommend this space for your wedding.
The Arches team were also absolutely impeccable on the day. They covered a number of tasks that my bridesmaids had been prepped to do (handing out confetti, corralling the guests into the right places at the right times) and they were super professional and slick throughout. The food was delicious and the room turnaround was really quick. The staff were great with making sure me and my new husband always had a drink in our hand too!
Kat and Jamie were both very helpful, responding to emails within 1-2 days. We also had 2 face-to-face meetings with them about the day itself which was really useful; when you're booking a space a year in advance, you do forget a lot of details! But they were happy to have us visit and chat. Overall it was an absolutely brilliant day and great value for money. I'd highly, highly, highly recommend this space for your wedding.
Hannah Sent on 29/12/2024
5 out of 5 rating
They couldn’t have been more helpful
The staff at the Arches were absolutely incredible. Nothing was too big an ask- they even helped us time keep on the day and kept unwanted guests away! Every request was met with a yes- they raised tables so we could get wheelchairs underneath, they helped us set up, they did special dietary requirements- they even changed guests food preferences on the day! We weren’t the most organised couple, but they never pushed, they just waited for our responses and couldn’t be easier to work with.
The food at the Arches was amazing- large portions, great food. And the venue was stunning. It was absolutely perfect for us. Thank you!
The food at the Arches was amazing- large portions, great food. And the venue was stunning. It was absolutely perfect for us. Thank you!
Ellen Sent on 05/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating
Amazing team; beautiful and versatile venue
The venue itself is beautiful and exactly what we wanted, lending itself perfectly to achieve our dream of big colourful party vibes. We can’t speak highly enough of the team, from the moment we booked they have been nothing short of fantastic. Kat was amazing at keeping us on track with planning while keeping it all as stress free as possible, and facilitated us popping over to see the venue several times during planning. The team did a beautiful job of setting up our DIY decor, better than we could have done ourselves, and meant we didn’t have to stress about factoring this in to our lead up. Sam kept the day running so smoothly, and we were particularly grateful for him ensuring we got some special moments alone throughout the day, including setting up a cute little table for two for us to enjoy our dessert. Everyone was professional while being welcoming & relaxed. All our guests commented on how relaxed the day was while also running so smoothly. We can’t recommend the Arches enough!!
Rebecca Sent on 17/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating
The Murphys
We got married at the Arches on Saturday 14/9/2024
And I would one millions percent pick The Arches over and over again. We had the most incredible day and the staff are just the best!!! So many guests said how chilled the venue was and also the staff. There’s nothing we would change, the best day and again I can’t thank the team at The Arches enough… The Murphy’s xxx
And I would one millions percent pick The Arches over and over again. We had the most incredible day and the staff are just the best!!! So many guests said how chilled the venue was and also the staff. There’s nothing we would change, the best day and again I can’t thank the team at The Arches enough… The Murphy’s xxx
Dan B. Sent on 17/06/2024
5 out of 5 rating
Flawless. Perfect. Amazing.
Could not fault the Arches in any way. Our wedding was the very best day in every single way. Kat, Sam and the whole team go way beyond anything we could have expected. Such a stress free enjoyable experience.
Cj Sent on 09/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating
Out of this world!!!
What an absolute amazing day from start to finish! It would not have been more perfect!
From the fabulous venue, to the food, to the singers…the list goes on! It was literally out of this world!
From the fabulous venue, to the food, to the singers…the list goes on! It was literally out of this world!
Lauren Sent on 10/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating
Our Wedding Day was total magic thanks to Arches team
Jamie, Kat, Sam and the team - you are amazing. Our big day was made so much more than we ever could have imagined. Thank you!
From the first discussions with Jamie, to our food tasting with Sam, to the impeccable communication with Kat, and the overseeing of the day itself with Jamie - wow. The most beautiful venue and an exceptional team. We were blown away by the efficiency of everything, the lead up and the day itself felt calm, relaxed and taken-care-of.
Everyone deserves to feel like we did getting married at The Arches!
From the first discussions with Jamie, to our food tasting with Sam, to the impeccable communication with Kat, and the overseeing of the day itself with Jamie - wow. The most beautiful venue and an exceptional team. We were blown away by the efficiency of everything, the lead up and the day itself felt calm, relaxed and taken-care-of.
Everyone deserves to feel like we did getting married at The Arches!
Isabelle Sent on 29/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating
Amazing day thanks to The Arches
The Arches was the first venue we visited, and immediately after visiting, we knew it was the venue for us. Not only was the package really reasonable (we went for the mid-week late afternoon package), the team were super flexible and laid back. We didn't feel as though we were being squeezed for extra charges here and there, like I know other venues can do! They tailored the package to suit us, and were very fair.
In the almost two years between booking and the wedding, we were in regular contact with Kat at The Arches, who was super friendly and helpful, even replying in the evening and at weekends (although she shouldn't!!)
Sam looked after us on the day and he was an absolute diamond, looking out for both of us all day. Everything ran so smoothly and if anything did go wrong, I am none-the-wiser about it!
I honestly could not recommend The Arches enough. It felt right straight away and we were not disappointed.
In the almost two years between booking and the wedding, we were in regular contact with Kat at The Arches, who was super friendly and helpful, even replying in the evening and at weekends (although she shouldn't!!)
Sam looked after us on the day and he was an absolute diamond, looking out for both of us all day. Everything ran so smoothly and if anything did go wrong, I am none-the-wiser about it!
I honestly could not recommend The Arches enough. It felt right straight away and we were not disappointed.
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