The Georgian courtyard and galleries of the Piece Hall in Halifax

Wedding venues in Halifax

Halifax and the villages around it: historic halls, a mill at Dean Clough, a country house hotel and the register office at Spring Hall, plus golf, rugby and pub function rooms for the reception.

The Piece Hall, Halifax. Photo: Phil Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0

19 venues in Halifax

7 where you can legally marry, 12 for the reception after a register office ceremony; published wedding packages start from £2,395.

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The Piece Hall, from the venue's website

The Piece Hall

Halifax · Venue

Ceremonies here

Capacity and price not published

Long Can Hall, from the venue's website

Long Can Hall

Halifax · Restaurant · Exclusive use

Reception venue

Seated 200 · Evening 200 · From £1,495

The Arches, from the venue's website

The Arches

Halifax · Venue · Exclusive use

Ceremonies here

Ceremony 200 · Evening 350 · From £3,900

Shibden Hall

Halifax · Country house

Ceremonies here

Capacity and price not published

Weddings in and around Halifax

Halifax has the widest choice of ceremony venues in Calderdale. Holdsworth House at Holdsworth is a hotel with 32 bedrooms; it seats 120 for the wedding breakfast and 150 in the evening, and its Regency Room takes ceremonies of up to 60. The Arches, in a mill at Dean Clough, holds 200 for the ceremony and wedding breakfast and 350 in the evening, with exclusive use. The Moorlands Inn on Keighley Road has a Grand Pavilion seating 200.

Several of the town's historic buildings are on Calderdale Council's approved list: The Piece Hall, the Georgian cloth hall in the town centre; Shibden Hall, the manor house in Shibden Park; and Southwood on Birdcage Lane, which offers exclusive use and publishes packages from £3,700. Crossley House in Belle Vue Park seats 300 in its main ballroom, and the Imperial Crown Hotel on Horton Street seats 150.

The register office is at Spring Hall on Huddersfield Road, with a Ceremony Room for 48 guests and a smaller room for 10. Many couples marry there and hold the reception elsewhere in the town.

For the reception, Halifax Golf Club at Ogden and Halifax West End Golf Club each take up to 120, Halifax Rugby Union Football Club seats 100 with 200 in the evening, and Long Can Hall at Ovenden Wood publishes Monday hire with exclusive use from £1,495. The Victorian Craft Beer Café takes up to 80 upstairs, and Windmill Court at Ogden suits receptions of 10 to 50 with 10 bedrooms.

Weddings in Halifax: questions

Where can we get married in Halifax?

At the register office at Spring Hall, or at an approved venue such as Holdsworth House, The Arches at Dean Clough, The Moorlands Inn, The Piece Hall, Shibden Hall or Southwood. Each venue page shows whether it is on Calderdale Council's approved list.

Which Halifax wedding venues hold the most guests?

The Arches holds 350 in the evening and Crossley House seats 300 in its main ballroom. The Moorlands Inn's Grand Pavilion seats 200.

Which Halifax venues have bedrooms?

Holdsworth House has 32 bedrooms and Windmill Court at Ogden has 10.

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