The Venue Bowers Mill, from the venue's own website
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Sowerby Bridge & the Ryburn Valley · Barkisland · Exclusive use

The Venue Bowers Mill

You can get married here (council approved, checked Nov 2026)

4.7 from 394 Google reviews

Call 01422 377344

The facts

From the venue's website, checked Nov 2026. Something wrong?

Ceremony
120 guests
Seated, largest room
Source: venue website
Wedding breakfast
350 guests
Seated
Source: venue website
Evening reception
Not published
Ask the venue
Price
From £4,000
Wedding packages, which include 60 day guests (the wedding packages page gives a starting price of £5,000)
Source: venue website
Bedrooms on site
Not published
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Exclusive use
Yes
One wedding at a time
Source: venue website
Catering
Not published
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Outdoor ceremony
Yes
Source: venue website
Dogs
Not published
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Legal ceremony on site
Yes
On the council's approved list
Source: council list

About The Venue Bowers Mill

The Venue Bowers Mill is a former textile mill at Barkisland, near Halifax, with three ceremony spaces. The Spinning Room suits intimate ceremonies for up to 120 guests, and the Bowers Suite seats up to 350. It hosts one exclusive wedding per day and holds an outdoor wedding licence, with a woodland ceremony area overlooking the lake. Couples choose between a grazing menu and a classic wedding breakfast. Packages are listed from £4,000 on the home page with 60 day guests, while the packages page says from £5,000. Each package includes a dedicated wedding coordinator. Accommodation and dog policy are not published.

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