Wedding venues in Ribchester & Longridge
Ribchester and Longridge: a country house and a barn with cottages, both for exclusive use, and two big rooms in Longridge for the reception.
4 venues in Ribchester
2 where you can legally marry, 2 for the reception after a register office ceremony; published wedding packages start from £7,800.
Weddings around Ribchester and Longridge
The western edge of the Ribble Valley has two approved venues, both run for one wedding at a time, and two large reception spaces in Longridge. Longridge House publishes a package for 50 day guests and 80 in the evening, with in-house catering. Hidden Oaks outside Ribchester seats 100 for the wedding breakfast, takes 150 in the evening and holds outdoor ceremonies, with cottages for guests and no in-house catering, so couples book their own caterer.
For the reception, Longridge Civic Hall seats 200 at tables and takes 300 for dancing, and Wilfrid's members club has a function room for up to 200 guests.
With only two venues here, couples looking west of Clitheroe often compare them with the Whalley and Langho venues a few miles east.
Longridge House publishes its Ready To Wed package price on its own site; Hidden Oaks does not publish a price, so ask for its weekend hire rate.
Longridge sits at the western edge of the borough, so for the legal ceremony couples often use the register office in Clitheroe or one of the approved venues nearby, then hold the reception in the town.
Between them the four venues cover most wedding sizes, from an exclusive-use barn for 100 to a civic hall that takes 300 for the evening, all within a few miles of each other.
Longridge also has pubs, cafes and places to stay for guests coming from further afield, and Preston railway station is a short drive away.
Weddings in Ribchester: questions
Do Ribchester area venues do their own catering?
Longridge House caters weddings in-house, from canapés to evening food. Hidden Oaks has no in-house catering, so couples book their own caterer, which is worth costing in before you compare prices.
Are the Ribchester and Longridge venues exclusive use?
Yes. Both Longridge House and Hidden Oaks say they offer exclusive use, so your wedding would be the only event at the venue on the day.
Where can we hold a large wedding reception in Longridge?
Longridge Civic Hall seats 200 at tables and takes 300 for dancing, and Wilfrid's members club has a function room for up to 200 guests, both suited to a reception after a ceremony elsewhere.
Do Ribchester and Longridge venues have rooms for guests?
Hidden Oaks has holiday cottages beside the barn. Longridge House is a hotel with a restaurant, so ask about rooms when you book. The two Longridge reception rooms have no bedrooms, so guests stay in the town or nearby.