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Price: From £100.00 pp
Guests: 80
Bedrooms: 9
Description
Description
Our historic building and grounds are exclusively yours for your special day. We want you to treat The Old Deanery as your home, from the front gate to the bottom of the gardens and everything in between – just you, your guests and our friendly staff.
Our elegant dining room, with a magnificent view of Ripon Cathedral, can comfortably seat 70 guests and is licensed to hold ceremonies. We have lots of break out areas, including a welcoming lounge, a bar overlooking our tranquil gardens and even a cinema room. We also have 9 individually styled bedrooms for your guests.
Couples who choose to celebrate with us will find their very own wedding coordinator, on hand from day one. Our calming personalities and passion for weddings will ensure the planning process runs as stress free as possible, allowing you to enjoy the experience and relax on the run up to the big day!
To take the hard work out of organising, we have designed the framework of a package that can then be adapted & extended to become personal to you. The Old Deanery weddings start from £100 per person based on a minimum of 60 guests.
Message from the team
Name of Wedding Contact: Rebecca & Chris, Owners
Congratulations on your engagement! Here at The Old Deanery, our wonderful team are always on hand to help take the stresses of wedding planning away and create perfection in both the run up to and on your wedding day. Every single wedding is special to us and the relationships we develop with our couples is second to none. We are always on hand to answer any of your questions and very much look forward to meeting you soon!
Experience
Year Business Was Established
1798
No. of Weddings Hosted
Less than 10
Public Liability Insurance
Yes
No. of People In Team
15
Overview of The Old Deanery
Wedding Venue Type
Country House / Manor House
Wedding Venue Capacity
Dining Capacity
80
Reception Capacity
120
Wedding Venue Accommodation
No. of Bedrooms
9
Sleeps No. of People
18
Bridal Suite
Honeymoon Suite
Pricing for The Old Deanery
Pricing for The Old Deanery
What's Included?
Exclusive use
Canapés included
Furniture included
Wine / soft drinks allowance per guest
Multiple course wedding breakfast
Wedding coordinator available on the day
Non consumables (e.g. linen, lights etc.)
Your wedding at The Old Deanery includes:
- Exclusive Use of all public areas, grounds and gardens of The Old Deanery*
- Red carpet entrance
- Welcome drink and nibbles on arrival
- Three-course wedding breakfast followed by tea and coffee
- Half a bottle of wine per person with the meal
- Glass of Prosecco per person to toast the happy couple
- Evening snacks
- White table linen and napkins
- Cake knife and stand
- Private bar until midnight
- Our friendly team to help all the way through to the big day
£120 per person (min 60 guests) on a Fri, Sat, or Sun in 2023 or 2024
£100 per person (min 50 guests) on a Mon – Thurs in 2023 or 2024
Small wedding packages available on request from £5000
*Bedrooms are not included in the above price but can be taken for £120 including bed & breakfast
Hide detailsReviews (41)
- RRebecca Dean24/03/2022Beautiful setting. Beautiful setting.Beautiful setting and amazing restaurant downstairs. I truly enjoyed my solo trip to Ripon and this hotel in particular.Beautiful setting and amazing restaurant downstairs. I truly enjoyed my solo trip to Ripon and this hotel in particular.
- CChris White24/03/2022Dedicated owners.Dedicated owners.The Old Deanery is reestablishing itself as a destination for Weddings and other events,it is run by a couple who are completely dedicated, I understand the music sought after Chris White Jazz Trio are among the recommended bands for Wedding Receptions.The Old Deanery is reestablishing itself as a destination for Weddings and other events,it is run by a couple who are completely dedicated, I understand the music sought after Chris White Jazz Trio are among the recommended bands for Wedding Receptions.
- AAnonymous24/03/2022Fantastic party.Fantastic party.We so enjoyed our party with you, thank you so much, all the guests have said how fab it was and have been very complimentary about everything.We so enjoyed our party with you, thank you so much, all the guests have said how fab it was and have been very complimentary about everything.
- RRachel & Rob30/01/2019Thank you so much! Thank you so much!Thank you so much for everything you did to make our day so special. I really did feel that I didn't have to worry about a single thing, from the minute we booked, through all the planning conversations, emails and meetings right up to seeing you welcome us back from the ceremony to have dinner. The food was as good as we knew it would be, and I still can't put into words how beautiful the dining room looked. I was completely blown away by how well you had understood us and how much the room felt exactly like we wanted it to. Thank you so so much - if we could do it all again we would!Thank you so much for everything you did to make our day so special. I really did feel that I didn't have to worry about a single thing, from the minute we booked, through all the planning conversations, emails and meetings right up to seeing you welcome us back from the ceremony to have dinner. The food was as good as we knew it would be, and I still can't put into words how beautiful the dining room looked. I was completely blown away by how well you had understood us and how much the room felt exactly like we wanted it to. Thank you so so much - if we could do it all again we would!
- MMartin & Andrew30/01/2019Thank you!Thank you!From our first visit we knew we had found a special venue, and as our planning progressed we realised we were blessed with a fantastic wedding coordinator. Keri is an absolute professional, who kept us at ease throughout and placated our many many requests effortlessly. On top of this, she was able to advise us on specifics and was brilliant on the day. From our arrival, to the removal of our circus of a wedding four days later, he could not do enough to help. This was again echoed through the other members of the team, who were a credit to the Old Deanery. I could not write this without making a special mention to the chef Lee, who created a fantastic bespoke wedding menu which met our needs perfectly. He was imaginative and open to suggestions, which led to a sharing style meal which we have received endless positive feedback about. All in all, I could not asked for a more fantastic team of people, in a more beautiful venue, to have helped us celebrate our wedding.From our first visit we knew we had found a special venue, and as our planning progressed we realised we were blessed with a fantastic wedding coordinator. Keri is an absolute professional, who kept us at ease throughout and placated our many many requests effortlessly. On top of this, she was able to advise us on specifics and was brilliant on the day. From our arrival, to the removal of our circus of a wedding four days later, he could not do enough to help. This was again echoed through the other members of the team, who were a credit to the Old Deanery. I could not write this without making a special mention to the chef Lee, who created a fantastic bespoke wedding menu which met our needs perfectly. He was imaginative and open to suggestions, which led to a sharing style meal which we have received endless positive feedback about. All in all, I could not asked for a more fantastic team of people, in a more beautiful venue, to have helped us celebrate our wedding.
- RRachael & Mark30/01/2019Our Perfect Day! Our Perfect Day!Date of Wedding - 26 May 2018 The Old Deanery delivered outstanding customer service, from the moment we first met with them to discuss the space as a potential venue. Our experience with all members of staff was utterly faultless, in both the lead up to our wedding, the day itself and throughout the rest of the time we and our guests stayed at The Old Deanery. No ask was too much effort for the staff at The Old Deanery; the Chef worked with us to fine tune our menu so it was exactly as we wanted it. Keri, our wedding planner, was so incredibly thoughtful and went over and above to ensure the whole day ran smoothly. We were so touched at all the additional effort the staff at The Old Deanery went to - from setting up and decorating the venue, to ensuring we had a chance to try the canapés on the day when we were busily chatting with our guests! At the end of the night we were even delivered with ice cold bottles of water to enjoy with the bacon sandwiches they’d held back for us. Every member of staff at The Old Deanery was polite, generous and thoughtful and so many of our guests commented on how the staff at The Old Deanery were the best staff they’d ever met at a wedding! Our wedding was perfect, all because of the magnificent staff at The Old Deanery, I couldn’t praise them any higher for their customer service.? Thank you to everyone at The Old Deanery, you are all wonderful!Date of Wedding - 26 May 2018 The Old Deanery delivered outstanding customer service, from the moment we first met with them to discuss the space as a potential venue. Our experience with all members of staff was utterly faultless, in both the lead up to our wedding, the day itself and throughout the rest of the time we and our guests stayed at The Old Deanery. No ask was too much effort for the staff at The Old Deanery; the Chef worked with us to fine tune our menu so it was exactly as we wanted it. Keri, our wedding planner, was so incredibly thoughtful and went over and above to ensure the whole day ran smoothly. We were so touched at all the additional effort the staff at The Old Deanery went to - from setting up and decorating the venue, to ensuring we had a chance to try the canapés on the day when we were busily chatting with our guests! At the end of the night we were even delivered with ice cold bottles of water to enjoy with the bacon sandwiches they’d held back for us. Every member of staff at The Old Deanery was polite, generous and thoughtful and so many of our guests commented on how the staff at The Old Deanery were the best staff they’d ever met at a wedding! Our wedding was perfect, all because of the magnificent staff at The Old Deanery, I couldn’t praise them any higher for their customer service.? Thank you to everyone at The Old Deanery, you are all wonderful!
- EEmma & Graham30/01/2019You were amazing! You were amazing!You were amazing throughout the whole planning process and the final day itself. There is nothing we would change about the day and we’re so grateful to you and the staff. ? Thank you so much for so many amazing memories.You were amazing throughout the whole planning process and the final day itself. There is nothing we would change about the day and we’re so grateful to you and the staff. ? Thank you so much for so many amazing memories.
- CCatherine & Luke30/01/2019Wedding ReceptionWedding ReceptionThank you so much for your help and guidance over these last few months. It’s been so much easier knowing you have things taken care of! We know this was the perfect venue for us as soon as we visited. Thanks for making it a special day for us.Thank you so much for your help and guidance over these last few months. It’s been so much easier knowing you have things taken care of! We know this was the perfect venue for us as soon as we visited. Thanks for making it a special day for us.
- MMichelle & Richard30/01/2019Our Wedding! Our Wedding!Dear Keri and all the team at The Old Deanery. Thank you very much for making our wedding day so special. We have been so impressed with how smoothly and calmly everything was done. Nothing was too much trouble and every single member of staff we met was friendly and extremely helpful. All our family and friends had a wonderful day and that’s thanks to you.Dear Keri and all the team at The Old Deanery. Thank you very much for making our wedding day so special. We have been so impressed with how smoothly and calmly everything was done. Nothing was too much trouble and every single member of staff we met was friendly and extremely helpful. All our family and friends had a wonderful day and that’s thanks to you.
- DDavid & Rachel30/01/2019Thank you!Thank you!To all the team at The Old Deanery. Thank you all for everything you have done to help make our wedding the most special day. We will be back!To all the team at The Old Deanery. Thank you all for everything you have done to help make our wedding the most special day. We will be back!
Location & Contact Details for The Old Deanery
Location & Contact Details for The Old Deanery
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What makes The Old Deanery a unique wedding venue in Ripon, North Yorkshire?
The Old Deanery offers an exclusive and historic setting for your special day, located in Ripon, North Yorkshire. With its elegant dining room overlooking Ripon Cathedral, beautiful grounds, and a variety of luxurious amenities such as a cinema room and individually styled bedrooms, it provides a home-like atmosphere exclusively for you and your guests.
How many guests can The Old Deanery accommodate for a wedding ceremony and reception?
The Old Deanery's elegant dining room can comfortably seat up to 70 guests and is fully licensed to host wedding ceremonies, making it ideal for intimate and medium-sized weddings.
Does The Old Deanery provide accommodation for wedding guests?
Yes, The Old Deanery offers 9 individually styled bedrooms for your guests, allowing them to stay on-site and enjoy the complete wedding experience.
Are there dedicated spaces for guests to relax during the wedding celebrations at The Old Deanery?
Absolutely. The venue features several breakout areas for guests to unwind, including a welcoming lounge, a bar overlooking the tranquil gardens, and even a cinema room.
Is there a wedding coordinator available to assist with planning the wedding at The Old Deanery?
Each couple celebrating at The Old Deanery is assigned their own personal wedding coordinator, who provides support from day one to ensure a stress-free and enjoyable planning process.
What is included in The Old Deanery's wedding packages and pricing?
The Old Deanery offers a flexible wedding package framework starting from £100 per person, based on a minimum of 60 guests. This package can be adapted and extended to personalize your wedding experience according to your preferences.
Can The Old Deanery host both the wedding ceremony and the reception?
Yes, The Old Deanery is licensed to hold wedding ceremonies as well as receptions, making it a convenient all-in-one venue for your special day.
Is The Old Deanery suitable for couples who want an exclusive, private wedding venue?
Definitely. The Old Deanery allows you to have exclusive use of the historic building and grounds, giving you and your guests a private and intimate celebration from the front gate to the bottom of the gardens.
Where is The Old Deanery located and how accessible is it?
The Old Deanery is located in HG4 1QS, Ripon, North Yorkshire, England, providing a picturesque and historic setting easily accessible for local and destination weddings.
What kind of views can guests enjoy during the wedding at The Old Deanery?
Guests can enjoy magnificent views of Ripon Cathedral from the elegant dining room, as well as serene views of the tranquil gardens from the bar and other breakout areas, enhancing the ambiance of the celebration.
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