Wedding venues in the Yorkshire Dales
Married in the Dales.
Every wedding venue in Skipton, Bolton Abbey, Grassington, Settle and the rest of Craven, the southern Yorkshire Dales, from tithe barns and castles to riverside inns and village halls. Capacity, prices and rooms for each venue, and whether you can legally marry there or hold your reception there after a register office ceremony. If a venue doesn't publish something, we say so. Wensleydale and Swaledale are not in the guide yet.
29venues 21council approved for ceremonies 155local suppliers Updated Nov 2026
Where the venues are
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Skipton & aroundSkipton, Embsay, Gargrave, Carleton, Cononley, Broughton, Elslack, Thornton-in-Craven, Coniston Cold12 venues 
Bolton Abbey & Upper WharfedaleBolton Abbey, Barden, Appletreewick, Burnsall, Hetton, Cracoe, Grassington, Threshfield, Kilnsey, Kettlewell, Buckden14 venues 
Settle, Malham & the Three PeaksSettle, Giggleswick, Langcliffe, Stainforth, Hellifield, Malham, Kirkby Malham, Airton, Austwick, Clapham, Ingleton, Bentham, Horton-in-Ribblesdale3 venues Area photos via Geograph and Wikimedia Commons: Immanuel Giel (CC0), Gordon Hatton (CC BY-SA 2.0), F. C. Franklin (CC BY-SA 3.0).
By type of venue
Venues to start with
Venues that publish both a capacity and a price.
The Fell Hotel (Formerly the Devonshire Fell at Burnsall)
Ceremonies hereSeated 70 · Evening 100 · From £2,950
Venue photos come from each venue's own website.
155 suppliers for Craven weddings
Local people, and where each one is based. We list the venues they have worked at.
Photographers27 Florists21 Hair and makeup13 Cakes12 Bridal shops11 Rings and jewellers11 Cars10 Planners and services10 Bands and musicians7 Caterers7 Celebrants6 DJs5 Entertainers5 Menswear and suit hire4 Videographers3 Marquee, tipi and furniture hire3
Next wedding fairs
All fairs and open days- 15Nov Wedding open day, 13:30 to 16:00, no booking requiredThe Priests House, Barden From the venue's own page
- 6Dec Wedding ShowcaseThe Coniston Hotel Country Estate & Spa, Coniston Cold From the venue's own page
- 10Jan Wedding ShowcaseThe Coniston Hotel Country Estate & Spa, Coniston Cold From the venue's own page
- 14Mar Wedding Fayre, 11am to 2pm, registration requiredThe Gamekeeper's Inn, Threshfield From the venue's own page
Guide
Getting married at the Skipton register office
Craven's register office is at Belle Vue Square in Skipton, with rooms for 18 and 108 guests. Many couples marry there, then celebrate at an inn, hall or hotel. How to book, what it costs and how to give notice.
Read the guideChoosing a wedding venue in the Yorkshire Dales
Start with numbers and the date. Seated capacity decides more than anything else: the venues in this guide range from the register office's Staincliffe room in Skipton for 18 to the Skipton Hotel and the Tithe Barn at Bolton Abbey, which each hold 200 or more for the ceremony. Evening numbers matter too, since many venues take far more guests at night than at the wedding breakfast.
Then check whether you can marry there. A civil ceremony in England has to take place at a register office or a venue the council has approved, and since April 2022 it can also be held outdoors within the grounds of an approved venue. Every venue with the council badge in this guide is on North Yorkshire Council's approved list. A venue without the badge may still be right for your reception after a ceremony elsewhere.
Read prices carefully. Venues publish very different things: a twilight package for a small number of guests, a per-person menu price, a fee for exclusive use or a whole-day package. Each venue page shows exactly what its starting price covers and links to where the venue publishes it. Where a venue publishes no price, the page says so rather than guessing.
Ask about catering and rooms. Some venues cook everything in-house, while the village halls, Thornton Hall Country Park and the Cavendish Pavilion let you bring your own caterer. Many Dales venues are a drive from the nearest town, so bedrooms on site can decide it: the Skipton Hotel has 96, Herriots 25, the Tempest Arms at Elslack 21, and Falcon Manor in Settle and The Angel at Hetton 16 each.
Finally, give notice. Both partners give notice of marriage at a register office at least 29 days before the wedding, by appointment, at the office for the district where they live. The wedding then has to take place within 12 months.
About this guide
Which venues and suppliers are in this guide?
The guide lists venues in Craven, from Skipton and Bolton Abbey to Settle, Malham and Ingleton, and suppliers within about 20 miles of Skipton who work on weddings in the area. Basic listings are free, and anyone can ask us to correct or remove a listing.
Can we get married at every venue here?
No, and you don't need to. A legal civil ceremony in England has to happen at a register office or a venue the council has approved; those venues say "Ceremonies here". Every other venue here hosts the reception: many couples marry legally at the register office, then hold the reception (and, if they like, a celebrant-led ceremony, which is not legal on its own) wherever they like.
Where do the venue prices come from?
Only from the venue itself. Where a venue publishes a starting price we show it with what it covers and a link to the page it came from. Where it does not, the page says not published. Prices change, so always confirm with the venue.
Do businesses pay to be listed?
No. Every listing is free. If a fact about your business is wrong, or you want your listing removed, email us and we will fix it at the next update.
Run a venue or a wedding business?
You're probably listed already. If a fact is wrong or missing, email us with a link to where you publish it.