The Hospitium

We had our wedding at The Hospitium last week and could not have wished for a better venue! Claire and the team were extremely helpful in the run up to the big day and then from start to finish on the day, meaning that we didn't have to worry about a thing. Thank again for helping to make it our perfect day!

We could not be happier with our choice of the Hospitium as our wedding venue. Having only got engaged in October 2017, we had a very short engagement! When I contacted the Hospitium, we went to look round the very next day! As soon as we saw it, we fell in love. It is so beautiful inside and the location is unrivalled.
Throughout the whole planning process, Claire and Eve the wedding planners were so helpful, responding to emails amazingly quickly and always being supportive and lovely.
On the day itself, the venue looked absolutely magical, thanks in part to the staff who helped us set everything up! There were so many people around making sure everything ran perfectly - from the security guards, to Claire and Eve, to all the other staff at the venue constantly ensuring everyone was having a great time. The catering from Bradshaws was delicious - several of our guests have contacted us to say it was the best wedding food they've ever had - and especially good at catering for special diets. We had children, vegans, vegetarians, coeliacs and nut allergies and every single person got a three-course meal of impeccable standards.
It is also a really accessible venue. We had elderly grandparents in attendance and it was great that there was a ramp into the venue, a lift to the upper level and a disabled toilet. Staff were very helpful in opening the Marygate gates so that taxis could drive right up to the door, meaning those who struggled to walk didn't have to trek across the gardens and could be dropped off and picked up easily.
I would 100% recommend the Hospitium as a wedding venue as I think it is such good value for a fantastic setting and wonderful staff.

We got married here on 9th December, it's a perfect venue for a wedding and everyone commented on how unique and special the venue was. The Hospitium staff and Bradshaws catering staff were superb from start to finish during our planning and day itself. It's great value too compared to other venues we look at and nice that it contributes towards the upkeep of the museum gardens. Nothing to fault with anything, it's a special venue with great staff.

The ceremony room downstairs is beautiful with the stone columns and window seats. Our florist Fiona Hogg did an incredible job with decorating it. The upstairs room for the meal is great to not have any turnaround time between the night do and is ideal for the 100 people we had.

Couldn't recommend this highly enough for a wedding or just a visit. Tucked away in the centre of York you don't feel at all like you're in a city centre.

Our daughter Adelle was married to David And held their reception at the Hospitium.
From our first viewing to the end of the reception everything was first class.
The staff were brilliant the catering exceptional from Bradshaws.
The ultimate compliment is to say if the wedding was taking place next week we would not change a single thing.
A big thank you to all concerned. Brilliant, and we have no reservations in recommending this venue to anyone.

In September our daughter got married at The Hospitium and it was just THE MOST PERFECT day! The building is absolutely beautiful- full of history and character- and the setting within the museum gardens is delightful. The gardens and surroundings are picturesque In every season, and the Abbey ruins are wonderful for photographs.
The staff at The Hospitium were just fantastic. We were shown round early in the year by Claire who oversaw the whole process of organising the wedding and who finally supervised the actual event. We cannot thank Claire and also Eve enough for all their help- it was faultless and nothing was too much trouble for them. Bradshaw's the caterers were also brilliant, again we could not fault them. Everyone who attended the wedding said what a fantastic wedding it was, with many guests commenting that it was one of the the best weddings that they had attended. Thank you once again for a perfect day!

We had our wedding here on 19th of December 2015.
The intimacy of this historical venue along with its beautiful museum grounds, and the city of York offered a trip to be remembered by our guests who flew from all over the world. The staff was kind, warm and professional. The food was absolutely wonderful. We wished we all had a bigger stomache! It was delicious! It truly was the perfect day for us and all of our guests. Thank you for the wonderful memories of a lifetime. --Tom and Yebin

We had our wedding here on 19th of December 2015.
The intimacy of this historical venue along with its beautiful museum grounds, and the city of York offered a trip to be remembered by our guests who flew from all over the world. The staff was kind, warm and professional. The food was absolutely wonderful. We wished we all had a bigger stomache! It was delicious! It truly was the perfect day for us and all of our guests. Thank you for the wonderful memories of a lifetime. --Tom and Yebin

Originally, we picked the Hospitium almost at random; just because it seemed like a nice building, and was both large enough to fit our nearly 100 guests, and convenient for everyone to reach. However, our random choice turned out to be an incredible stroke of luck, and I don't think we could have asked for a better venue.

The gardens make a good place for photos - we had an autumn wedding, and the trees give everything a lovely golden colour. You will get a lot of tourists asking to take your photo too!

The building itself retains its medieval charm, but it's comfortable and accessible (there are lifts). The stone pillars downstairs look great with lights and greenery (one note about these - they can block some guests' view, so bear that in mind when planning seating, and perhaps let people move out of their seats a bit). The upstairs, with black-and-white timber, looks good with gold decorations and a few black-and-white highlights. We fit about 95 people upstairs - a bit of a tight squeeze with the buffet and top table, but if you have a sit-down meal you can apparently fit a few more tables in.

The venue does have dedicated caterers and a DJ, but we had no problems with either of these (the DJ has surprisingly good taste for a wedding DJ!) and the food was incredible. (One odd detail - although it was a buffet, you had to ask specially for vegetarian options. I'd recommend asking for veg to be put alongside the meat)

Finally, the staff themselves were great. Our contact was always available to answer questions and show us around the building. Overall, a beautiful - and more importantly, stress-free! - place to get married.

We held our wedding ceremony and reception at the Hospitium this Easter – and it was fantastic. Not only is the venue perfect, but the sun was shining too!
The Hospitium staff couldn’t have been more helpful, making time for us from the initial enquiry a couple of years earlier, all the way through to the wedding. Our florist, Sarah Elizabeth, dressed the venue perfectly, both upstairs and downstairs. Bradshaws, the caterers, made wonderful canapés and wedding breakfast, in addition to running the bar. A Taste of Italy’s tricyle provided the ice cream and Chris Milner captured it all perfectly on camera. The Hospitium staff made it all work together and we can’t recommend the Hospitium highly enough.

We hosted our daughter's wedding at 'The Hospitium' in July 2014. Their staff were wonderful and very flexible to our wishes. Our florist (Mandy) who regularly works there, decorated the hall beautifully to our requirements including a floral, petal pathway alongside the aisle. It was enchanting. Upstairs, the wedding breakfast layout was designed to suit our numbers and wishes. The staff decorated the hall with our supplied, lighting strings and bunting to our tastes. We had 60 guests, seated comfortably. There is room for more. We had the service downstairs, then drinks, canapes and photos (Chris Miller) outside in York Museum gardens. The many fine old limestone ruins make a superb background for pictures. The stairs outside the venue allow a photographer to picture all guests below from a great vantage point. The cash bar gave a good choice of quality beers, wines and spirits. We enjoyed a superb wedding-breakfast upstairs. Regular caterers, 'Bradshaws' were excellent. They gave a good choice of available menus and wines. Their serving staff were well-trained, experienced, flexible and friendly. Hot food was served quickly so that no-one was left waiting for food. Meanwhile, Hospitium staff cleared the downstairs area, so that a live group, could play for guests and start the dancing. In a break at 9pm we had our recorded music whilst a buffet was served upstairs. The band started up again to finish off the evening superbly. The downstairs area made a great dancing area, as well as having been a reverential site for the earlier wedding service. The best wedding ever attended was a view expressed to us by many guests. A fantastic service by the Hospitium and the other providers. We thoroughly recommend the whole package. We cannot thank 'The Hospitium' staff enough. Profits help York Museum and gardens.

We're so pleased that we chose The Hospitium for our wedding. It's a beautiful building with lots of character so we didn't need to add much decoration as it's got everything already. It's a great venue for excellent photos as there are lots of nice buildings in The Museum Gardens which provide the perfect backdrop.

The staff at York Venues and caterers at Bradshaws of York were fantastic, listened to everything we wanted and gave us our perfect wedding day. We'd highly recommend choosing The Hospitium.

The Hospitium is set in beautiful/picturesque grounds literally a few yards walk from St Mary's Abbey (a great backdrop for photos) in York. The Hospitium building itself is nothing short of perfect - built on two floors it allows the whole day's festivities to be held in one building, from the ceremony & wedding breakfast, to the evening disco and buffet.

The interior of the building is every much as impressive visually as the outside, adding a really great ambiance to everything that happens - and again allowing some sensational photos, and the Hospitium Staff are always on hand to help when required, but never intrude.

The help, coordination, guidance and advice offered by the venue at the planning stages is exemplary - ensuring that everything goes as smoothly as it can on 'The Big Day'.

I have absolutely no hesitation (as the Father of the Bride) in strongly recommending this fabulous venue to anyone who is looking for a great place to get married.

Well, where do we start!!!! 18 months ago we booked The Hospitium as our wedding venue completely blown away by its beauty and it's surroundings!
Our wedding was at the weekend and it exceeded every expectation we had! The venue was stunning and the staff have been truly fantastic! Melody, I can't thank you enough for all your help and organising of every tiny detail and Nick for dealing with Mark on the morning and putting everything together. ;-) It all looked beyond perfect and plus we got the weather! :-)
The venue alone is outstanding but every single person involved gave us a phenomenal day!! One we will honestly never forget! Thank you! Lots of Love the new Mr & Mrs Field x x x

We could not recommend The Hospitium more highly. As a wedding venue, it exactly matched what we were looking in being beautiful and unusual. So many of our guests commented on how much they loved the building, space and grounds.
The staff on the lead up to the day were amazing, nothing was too much trouble and no question too silly. The staff on the day were just fantastic, always on hand and often anticipating our needs.
This all helped to make our special day the best it could be and we wouldn't have changed a single thing!

We had our wedding reception at the Hosptium in October 2013 and it was perfect! We loved the look and atmosphere of the building, the stone floors and columns make a great canvas for any colour scheme. Though out the planning stage and on the day I always knew we were in expert hands with all the team at the Hospitium. All this made our wedding day, relaxed, magical and so memorable. Thank you everyone!