Red sandstone Grade I listed castle in the Peckforton Hills, Tarporley, Cheshire
Peckforton Castle is a Grade I listed red sandstone castle of the 19th century in the Cheshire hills, taken for one wedding a day, with 48 bedrooms.
Peckforton Castle is a red sandstone castle built in the 19th century for Lord Tollemache, set high in the Peckforton Hills of Cheshire. It is Grade I listed and described as the only intact medieval-style castle in the country. The ruins of Beeston Castle can be seen across the valley, and Chester is about 11 miles away.
A wedding takes the whole castle, its grounds and all 48 bedrooms, and only one wedding is held each day. Ceremonies take place in the vaulted Great Hall or in one of four other licensed rooms, with up to 165 guests for the ceremony and wedding breakfast and up to 350 for the evening. The tapestried reception rooms, grand staircases and inner courtyard make up the rest of the setting. The castle's own kitchens run the 1851 Restaurant and the 2010 Brasserie. The Lodge and The Retreat, in the grounds, each sleep up to ten guests.
Peckforton Castle
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Peckforton Castle was raised in the 19th century in red sandstone for Lord Tollemache, with towers, battlements, a gatehouse and an inner courtyard. It is described as the only intact medieval-style castle in the country, and it commands the Cheshire plain, with the ruins of Beeston Castle across the valley.
The Great Hall rises to a stone vault and is one of five licensed rooms in the castle. After the ceremony the party moves to the tapestried reception rooms, lit by chandeliers and tall candelabra, with grand staircases and shadowed archways for photographs.
Only one wedding is held a day, and the party has the whole building. The castle's own kitchens serve the 1851 Restaurant and the 2010 Brasserie, and 48 bedrooms mean guests sleep within the walls, with The Lodge and The Retreat in the grounds for family groups.
A red sandstone castle of the 19th century, the only intact medieval-style castle in the country, in the Cheshire hills.
The CastleA ceremony beneath a stone vault, one of five licensed rooms, dressed with towering florals and candlelight.
The Ceremony
The whole castle to yourselves, one wedding a day, with 48 bedrooms so the party stays within the walls.
The FeelThe 1851 Restaurant and 2010 Brasserie, with wedding breakfasts in tapestried rooms under chandeliers.
The Table
Grand rooms beneath beamed and vaulted ceilings, with carved four-poster beds, deep window seats set into the sandstone walls and space to spread out, among the castle's most generous bedrooms.
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Individually designed en-suite rooms dressed with carved four-poster beds, rich fabrics and antique furniture, each different, all keeping the character of the old castle.
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Self-catering accommodation within the grounds, each sleeping up to ten, with room for the wider family and, at The Retreat, private jacuzzi access, so the party stays close.
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The castle, its grounds and all 48 bedrooms are taken for one wedding, with no other event in the building that day.
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Peckforton Castle sits high in the Peckforton Hills of Cheshire, reached through country lanes and appearing through the woods on the crown of the hill. It is about 11 miles from the city of Chester and roughly an hour from Manchester and Liverpool, so guests reach a genuinely remote-feeling castle that is still within easy reach of two cities and their airports.
Stone House Lane, Peckforton, Tarporley, Cheshire CW6 9TN, England
Delamere (Northern Trains) is the nearest station, about 7.8 miles from the venue in a straight line.
I just want to say thank you so much to you and the rest of the castle team for a truly amazing day. It was a dream wedding and it was more than we could have ever hoped for. Everything was absolutely perfect and the whole team on the day went above and beyond to make it special. The food was amazing and everyone commented on it – some people said it was the best food they’d had at a wedding so please pass our thanks to the chefs and kitchen team.
It stands high in the Peckforton Hills of Cheshire, about 11 miles from Chester and roughly an hour from Manchester and Liverpool and their airports.
Yes. A wedding has the whole castle, its grounds and all 48 bedrooms, and only one wedding is held each day.
Up to 165 guests can attend a ceremony and wedding breakfast across the five licensed rooms, and an evening reception can welcome up to 350.
Ceremonies are held in the vaulted Great Hall or in one of four other licensed rooms. All are indoors, within the castle's stone walls.
Yes. There are 48 individually designed en-suite bedrooms, from classic rooms to four-poster rooms and suites, and The Lodge and The Retreat in the grounds each sleep up to ten.
The castle's own kitchens, which run the 1851 Restaurant for contemporary fine dining and the 2010 Brasserie. Wedding breakfasts are served in the tapestried reception rooms.
A red sandstone Grade I listed castle built in the 19th century for Lord Tollemache and described as the only intact medieval-style castle in the country.
Weddings are arranged on a bespoke exclusive-use basis, with pricing depending on the date, season and guest numbers.
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