Experience the Hall - Imagine the Day
Wedding Open Afternoon
Sunday 20 September | 12.30pm – 3.30pm
Goldsborough Hall, a stately wedding venue in the Yorkshire countryside. Image by Chris Milner
Choosing your wedding venue is one of the biggest decisions you'll make during your wedding planning. It's where your story begins and where your family and friends will gather. Most importantly it’s where memories are made that you'll treasure for a lifetime.
Experience the Hall - Imagine the Day
A glimpse of a previous Experience the Hall event
Of course, photographs can tell part of that story. They capture beautiful rooms dressed for celebrations, elegant gardens and gorgeous moments of wedding couples. But photographs can never tell you how a place feels.
What does the Drawing Room look when the afternoon light streams through the windows? What does it feel to wander through the gardens with a glass of champagne in hand?
‘Some venues are beautiful. The right venue simply feels right’
How do your guests move effortlessly from ceremony to drinks reception, dinner and dancing? How peaceful are the bedrooms where your closest family and friends will stay? These are the things you can only find out if you visit the Hall.
That's why we'd love to welcome you to Experience the Hall - Imagine the Day. Our Wedding Open Afternoon is designed to help you picture not just your wedding day, but everything that surrounds it.
Watch a glimpse of a previous Wedding Open Afternoon and see why so many couples choose to visit before making one of the biggest decisions of their wedding planning.
Explore The Hall
As you explore Goldsborough Hall, you'll discover the beautiful spaces that make each celebration so unique. Wander through the late 16th century Hall, admire the elegant Drawing Room, Dining Room and Orangery dressed for a wedding, stroll through our award-winning gardens and visit the luxurious bedrooms that your guests will call home for the night.
Wedding co-ordinator Ali Garlick. Image by Barnaby Aldrick
The Event Music Company pictured by Barnaby Aldrick
Along the way you'll enjoy a glass of champagne and delicious canapés while meeting a carefully chosen collection of trusted wedding professionals. From breathtaking floral designs and exquisite cakes to photography, live entertainment, music, bridalwear, tailoring and much more, our suppliers have been selected not only for their exceptional talent but because they share our commitment to delivering outstanding weddings with warmth and professionalism.
Cake topper from Blossom Tree Cakes. Image by Peter Rollings
The Orangery set for a wedding. Image by Barnaby Aldrick
Meet the Team
You'll also have the opportunity to meet our experienced wedding team, Alison and Rachel will be on hand throughout the afternoon to answer questions and share their knowledge of planning celebrations at Goldsborough Hall.
Church or Civil
A representative from North Yorkshire Registrar Service will also be available to explain the options for holding your civil ceremony, while the neighbouring church St Mary’s will be open for couples considering a traditional church wedding.
Next door St Mary’s Church. Image by Barnaby Aldrick
Civi ceremony in the Drawing Room by Peter Rollings
Many couples tell us that one of the highlights of visiting is simply seeing how effortlessly everything comes together. The Hall feels relaxed, welcoming and wonderfully personal, allowing you to imagine your own day unfolding from one beautiful space to the next.
‘The moment you stop comparing venues and start imagining your wedding, you’ll know you’ve found the right place’
Flowers by River & Rose. Image by Peter Rollings
A glass of bubbly on arrival at the Hall
Signature Wedding Package
One of 17 luxurious bedrooms and suites at the Hall
During the afternoon we'll also be showcasing our Signature Wedding Package, which many couples are surprised to discover includes so much.
From exclusive use of the Hall and all 17 luxurious bedrooms and suites to champagne, evening entertainment and many of the details that help create a seamless celebration, it's designed to make planning easier while maintaining the exceptional standard Goldsborough Hall is renowned for.
Wander the award-winning gardens
Take a few minutes to wander around our award-winning gardens. Stroll down the herbaceous borders laid out by Princess Mary in the 1920s and be sure to visit the gorgeous glasshouse and kitchen garden too.
Award-winning gardens laid out by Princess Mary
Goldsborough Hall’s stunning glasshouse and kitchen garden
Experience the day at your own pace
Wedding couple in the gardens. Image by Wooden Hill Images
Whether you've only just beginning your venue search or you're narrowing down your shortlist, our Wedding Open Afternoon is an opportunity to experience Goldsborough Hall at your own pace. There is no hard sell, just time to explore, ask questions, gather inspiration and imagine what your own wedding could look like.
What you’ll leave with
You'll leave knowing whether Goldsborough Hall feels like the place where your story begins.
Reserve your tickets here
Admission is free, but tickets must be reserved in advance.
Reserve your complimentary tickets here: Tickets
We would be delighted to welcome you on Sunday 20 September between 12.30pm and 3.30pm.
Come and experience the Hall. Imagine the day. We look forward to meeting you.
Keep up to date with the latest wedding news and wedding inspiration on our instagram page.
Dining Room civil ceremony. Image by Peter Rollings
Wedding couple in the gardens. Image by Katy Goodwin
A few words about our venue
Our 16th-century wedding venue is situated in Goldsborough, near Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Its 400-year history is impressive and during the 1920s it hosted Kings and Queens when HRH Princess Mary, the King’s great aunt lived here and used it as her home to raise her family.
The Orangery at Goldsborough Hall, North Yorkshire. Image by Chris Milner; flowers by Daisy Chain, Leeds
The Hall has elegant state rooms, glorious Orangery and stunning Dning Room offering 3 AA rosette fine dining along with 17 beautifully appointed bedrooms for guests offering the highest rated accommodation in Yorkshire with 5 AA gold stars. Your wedding breakfast would be created by our in-house chefs using lots of the produce from the Hall’s own kitchen garden.
For your wedding you have exclusive private use of the Hall and grounds and we hold a civil ceremony licence or there is a beautiful 12th century Church of England church next door. Fabulous award-winning 12-acre grounds with gorgeous views.
You will also have your own dedicated personal co-ordinator who will work with you and guide you throughout the journey to achieve the wedding of your dreams.
Alison or Rachel, wedding co-ordinators tel 01423 867321; email weddings@goldsboroughhall.com.
My thanks to Chris Milner Photography, Peter Rollings, Katy Goodwin, Wooden Hill Images & Barnaby Aldrick for the kind use of their images.
