Peckforton Castle
About Peckforton Castle
A red sandstone medieval-style castle in the Cheshire hills, for a grand exclusive-use wedding.
Peckforton Castle is a red sandstone Grade I listed castle set high in the Peckforton Hills of Cheshire, built in the 19th century for Lord Tollemache and described as the only intact medieval-style castle in the country. Now a castle hotel, it hosts exclusive-use weddings in a vaulted Great Hall and five licensed rooms, with tapestried reception rooms, grand sandstone staircases, in-house dining and 48 individually designed bedrooms, one wedding a day.
Peckforton Castle is one of the most striking wedding venues in the north of England, a red sandstone castle built in the 19th century as the home of Lord Tollemache and set high in the wooded Peckforton Hills of Cheshire. It is described as the only intact medieval-style castle in the country, and it looks the part: towers and battlements, a gatehouse and inner courtyard, a great vaulted hall, all raised above the Cheshire plain with the ruins of Beeston Castle across the valley.
Inside, the castle is grand in the baronial sense. The Great Hall rises to a stone vault and hosts ceremonies beneath its arches, one of five licensed rooms; tapestried reception rooms are lit by chandeliers and tall candelabra for the wedding breakfast; and grand sandstone staircases and shadowed archways give the day a sense of drama that only a real castle can. Grade I listed and run as a castle hotel, it is available for exclusive use, so a couple takes the whole place.
Weddings here are large and generous when they want to be: up to 165 for a ceremony and wedding breakfast, up to 350 for an evening reception, with one wedding a day and no one else in the building. Dining is by the castle's own kitchens, the 1851 Restaurant and the 2010 Brasserie, and 48 individually designed bedrooms, from four-poster rooms to suites, mean the whole party stays the night within the walls.
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Peckforton Castle is a red sandstone hilltop castle in the Peckforton Hills of Cheshire, built in the 19th century for Lord Tollemache and described as the only intact medieval-style castle in the country. Grade I listed and run as a castle hotel, it is available for exclusive-use weddings: couples marry in the vaulted Great Hall or one of five licensed rooms, celebrate a wedding breakfast for up to 165 and an evening reception for up to 350, dine by the castle's own kitchens, and stay across 48 individually designed bedrooms including four-poster rooms and suites.
Venue Spaces
A vaulted Great Hall, five licensed rooms, tapestried reception rooms, grand staircases and a courtyard.
The castle's vaulted Great Hall, rising to a stone arch, one of five licensed rooms, for a ceremony beneath the old stone and a wedding breakfast under candlelight.
Tapestried reception rooms lit by chandeliers and tall candelabra, laid with round tables for the wedding breakfast and the evening celebration.
The inner courtyard, gatehouse and wooded grounds high in the Peckforton Hills, for photographs against the red sandstone walls and battlements.
The castle's grand sandstone staircases and shadowed archways, lit by wall lanterns, a dramatic backdrop for the couple within the walls.
Rooms & Accommodation
48 individually designed bedrooms, four-poster rooms and suites, so the party stays within the walls.
Peckforton Castle has 48 individually designed en-suite bedrooms, each different, dressed with carved four-poster beds, rich fabrics and antique furniture that keep the character of the old castle, from classic rooms through executive suites to a bridal suite. Beyond the walls, The Lodge and The Retreat offer self-catering accommodation in the grounds, each sleeping up to ten, so the wider family stays close. Under exclusive use the whole castle is yours, and the party stays the night within the battlements.
Dining
In-house dining at the 1851 Restaurant and 2010 Brasserie, served beneath the old stone.
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Dining at Peckforton Castle is by the castle's own kitchens. The 1851 Restaurant serves contemporary fine dining beneath the old stone, and the 2010 Brasserie offers something more relaxed, while wedding breakfasts are laid in the tapestried reception rooms under chandeliers and candlelight. Afternoon tea, canapes and Champagne set the tone earlier in the day, and the celebration carries on into the evening in a castle set entirely to your wedding.
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High in the Peckforton Hills of Cheshire, reached through country lanes, about 11 miles from Chester and roughly an hour from Manchester and Liverpool and their airports.
Yes. The whole castle, its grounds and all 48 bedrooms are taken for a single wedding, with one wedding a day and no one else in the building.
Up to 165 guests for a ceremony and wedding breakfast across five licensed rooms, and up to 350 for an evening reception.
In the vaulted Great Hall or one of five licensed rooms within the castle. Civil ceremonies are held indoors beneath the old stone.
Yes, 48 individually designed en-suite bedrooms, from classic rooms to four-poster rooms and suites, plus The Lodge and The Retreat in the grounds, each sleeping up to ten.
The castle's own kitchens, the 1851 Restaurant for contemporary fine dining and the 2010 Brasserie, with wedding breakfasts served in the reception rooms.
A red sandstone Grade I listed castle built in the 19th century for Lord Tollemache, described as the only intact medieval-style castle in the country.
Weddings are arranged on a bespoke exclusive-use basis; pricing is quoted on enquiry around the date, season and guest numbers. The LWD team makes the introduction.
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