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Swinton Park
Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Castle hotel in a 200-acre deer park · Masham, North Yorkshire
No. 463 · Autumn 2026
Ceremonies across castle, parkland and woods
A Grade II* castle hotel at Masham in North Yorkshire, with castle, Deer House and woodland tipi weddings on the same estate.
Swinton Park has a licence for ceremonies and can also host ceremonies to renew vows. At the castle, the Ballroom suits larger ceremonies, the Panelled Room smaller ones, and the Sitting Room small elopements with parkland views and an open fire. At the Deer House, vows can be exchanged inside the barn, among wooden benches, sheepskin throws and lights, or outdoors beneath open skies. A ceremony at the castle can be followed by a move to the Deer House for the wedding breakfast and evening. At Swinton Bivouac, the woodland ceremony has hay bale seating, and guests can play woodland games and explore afterwards while photographs are taken among the trees.
Celebrations in castle, Deer House and Tipi
At the castle, the Ballroom and Panelled Room, Samuel's Restaurant, Adam's Folly and the Terrace Restaurant & Bar are named for different stages of the day. Drinks receptions can take place in the Drawing Room or outdoors on the lawns and terraces. The Deer House suits a daytime wedding breakfast or an evening celebration, with lawn games for young guests, live music or a disco, a bar, and candlelit evenings beside braziers.
- Where
- Swinton Park, Masham, Ripon, North Yorkshire HG4 4JH, United Kingdom
- Standing reception
- Up to 120 guests
- Exclusive use
- The whole property
- Stay
- 42 rooms and suites
How the day is held
4 spaces for the day. Up to 100 guests.
Georgian windows on the Deer Park
The largest room in the castle, seating 100 for a ceremony and 80 for dinner, with doors onto the South Lawn.
Deer, five lakes and follies
200 acres laid out in the 18th century, with a fallow deer herd and a Lake House on an island.
A rustic venue in the park
April to mid-October, with the ceremony in the castle and the party in the Deer Park.
Rest, close at hand
42 rooms and suites.
Signature Suites
Wensleydale, The Turret, Colsterdale and York
Suites
Harewood, Richmond and Ripon
Dukes Rooms
first and second floors of the castle
Getting there
Swinton Park is at Masham, near Ripon, in North Yorkshire, on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. The address is Swinton Park, Masham, Ripon HG4 4JH.
- Airport
- Leeds Bradford, 31 miles, about 1 hour by car
- Airport
- Newcastle, 69 miles, about 80 minutes by car
- Station
- Bedale (Wensleydale Railway) is the nearest station, about 6.4 miles from the venue in a straight...
Estate-grown feasts and fireside suppers
Dining on the estate uses seasonal produce from the four-acre Walled Garden, with venison from the estate deer herd, beef and pork from farm tenants, and ingredients the chefs forage. Samuel's Restaurant, the Terrace Restaurant & Bar, Chef's Table and Afternoon Tea in the Drawing Room offer different styles of meal. Deer House weddings can have a barbecue, woodfired pizzas or a sharing feast, and Swinton Bivouac weddings range from barbecues to dishes made from local produce.
Swinton Park
From £140. Per person, VAT included, for a Deer House wedding (April to mid-October) with the ceremony in the castle's Panelled Room. Peak dates may need minimum numbers or a set package.Source: swintonestate.com
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Photography Rebecca Kerr
