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Last update: November 2024

We are not a Manor, Hall or Castle. We are not a Barn, Hotel or Estate, we are Ashfield HOUSE. When couples take over exclusively for their wedding day, our house becomes like their home and we become like their extended family! Our house is a gorgeous blank canvas for weddings, it is grand yet homely and is jam packed full of quirky details, magically managing to soak up the personality of each couple. The atmosphere here is full of love and joy, probably because of the absolute legends that make up our wedding team, busy doing their dream job day in day out! Our house and our team are laid back, fun, creative and wild – but not so hipster your Nan wont approve! We are not normal… being an independent family business means we let couples do their thing without a load of rules getting in the way. We love drinking brews & brainstorming about how to make each wedding awesome – with mind blowing in-house catering, with a layout designed specifically for weddings and with 15 guest bedrooms, we really do ace it. Shameless brag, we’ve won the UK’s best venue (town/ city) 2017, 2018 and 2019 plus 13 other awards over recent years. For ‘20 and ‘21 we were living the dream as judges! We’re chuffed our brochure has found its way to you but fear not, if we aren’t your cup of tea (or the cracker to your cheese) we wont be doing the hard sell. Although lets be honest, you’d be crazy not to at least come for a nosey, right?

Getting married is arguably the most important part of the day and it deserves a spectacular space! Our Ceremony Room is the most exciting blank canvas. It has wonderful power to adapt itself to any kind of theme or colour scheme, traditional or contemporary, rustic or polished, or maybe even a bit of everything! The vaulted ceiling full of curiosities and numerous ledges can be styled to the max or left minimal to curate a space that feels like you. The limewash Chiavari chairs can be arranged in a traditional ceremony layout or a romantic circular style where you can be literally surrounded by your guests! The room holds up to 120 guests depending on the layout you choose. We can’t choose your wedding music but we certainly can play it for you, in fact we’ll pull everything together for you on the day so you can just enjoy it – we’re award winning for a reason.

So if you aren’t familiar with the peculiar British phenomenon that is the wedding ‘breakfast’ let’s bring you up to speed… it’s not actually breakfast. Back in the day couples would fast before the wedding but modern day couples prefer to spend all morning scoffing coffee, prosecco and pastries! Anyway, we’ve got somewhere glorious for your wedding meal, overlooking the garden and terrace, its a bright and airy beautiful blank canvas ready to be transformed into something that really represents you. We can seat up to 120 guests in here. We have even created a stylish space to put all your ‘stuff’. Think photos, trinkets, flip flops, guest books, candy, cakes and you can even project onto the wal

We love a good shindig and honestly we think we have THE best space to do it in. The bar, seating and DJ are different zones of the same space, this holy grail of layouts means guests wont be scattered all over the house (unless you want to spread out or have an outrageous number of party-goers ). The Library Bar is achingly cool and is fab for sinking into a sofa for a good chat. We host evening receptions up to 220 guests using both bars. When it comes to entertainment we are self confessed DJ snobs… we include a DJ from The DFC Experience who are a multi award winning entertainments company, with every wedding booking and the small team of DJ’s we work with are bona fide top blokes (where are all the girl DJ’s anyway?!) If this was buzzword bingo we’d be saying words like bespoke, experienced and experts but it isn’t – our DJ’s just want to chat with you over a brew and help you find a way to mix your beloved hard techno with Nan’s favourite to make sure your wedding is the absolute best. DFC have an online planner for you to add songs you want to hear, plus maybe more importantly, don’t want to hear. They want to know how you want to do your first dance, what vibe you are going for, and also how you want your evening to end and be remembered. Let’s party!

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Frequently asked questions

Venue type:

In the country
Unusual weddings
Stately home
Historic
Outdoor license
Unique weddings

Ceremony options:

Civil ceremony licence

Dining options:

Seated meal facilities
Alcohol licence
Buffet meal facilities
In-house catering

Evening entertainment:

Dance floor
Entertainment licence
Live band facilities
Evening reception facilities
DJ facilities
Outdoor fireworks permitted

Overnight accommodation:

Overnight accommodation for wedding couple
Overnight accommodation for guests

Venue staff assistance:

Master of ceremonies/toastmaster
Wedding coordinator

Other features:

Exclusive use
Accessible facilities
Car parking
Confetti permitted
Pet-friendly
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Reviews for Ashfield House

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Nathan
Nathan C. Sent on 28/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Best Wedding Venue In The North!

We knew we wanted Ashfield House as soon as we looked around. We LOVED that we had the whole house to ourself for the day. The venue is perfect, with all its quirky details, the ceremony room, bar and main room are all beautiful. We loved that the guests could stay overnight. The bedrooms at Ashfield house are simply STUNNING, everyone commented on them.

I feel that one of the main things guest remember about your wedding is the food. The food and options available are incredible. It amazed us how well catered everyone was, how seamless and efficient the staff were. More importantly, how delicious the food was!

The staff could not do enough for us! Our wedding Planner Jennie, was onboard through the whole process, holding our hand, and making sure that everything went to plan.

Our wedding celebrant Carol, made sure the wedding itself was personal. She spent time with us getting to know us and it was emotional, beautiful and wonderful.

We couldn't have asked for more! And we can't thank Ashfield house enough.

Nathan & Dan
Karen
Karen D. Sent on 21/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing , exceptional attention to detail, food out of this world!

"Thank you so much for making our Wedding day so special going above and beyond!
Everyone commented on how amazing the staff were and how you just dealt with anything anyone asked for! The food was absolutely amazing too, out of this world!
Thank you so much for all you did for us to make our day so wonderful, From day one when we first came to Ashfield House you were so welcoming and we definitely picked the right venue it was so lovely we had such an amazing day! Xx"
Love Karen & Pete Critchley xx
Joanne
Joanne C. Sent on 23/06/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Excellent from the booking to the actual day it was amazing

Absolutely outstanding we had the best day ever the house is amazing the staff couldn’t do enough for us to make our day amazing
Emma
Emma Sent on 18/06/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect venue for any wedding style!

If anyone is even thinking of getting married here, my advice is... Do it!

We were originally getting married elsewhere and, due to circumstances outside of our control, our venue fell through and we were forced to seek a new venue. Luckily, Ashfield House were available on our date so swooped in and saved the day for us. They could not have been more accommodating, professional and helpful. The day itself was perfect, from, arriving at silly o'clock in the morning to get ready, to packing up the car the next morning to leave for home. Every step of the way, every worry, every silly question, were all answered and catered for with no problem.
We would recommend Ashfield in a heartbeat and want to say a massive thank you to all the staff there, from the housekeepers, to the chefs, to the serving staff and bar staff but, an extra special thank you to Leanne who ran our day and made us and our guests feel like royalty.
The grounds and building are absolutely stunning.
The food at the venue is insanely great and possible the best I've ever tasted!
Peter
Peter G. Sent on 06/09/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Beyond perfect!

Ashfield House was perfect for our wedding day! All staff were amazing throughout the entire planning process and those that were present during the day were exceptional.
The house itself was stunningly decorated, squeaky clean, and suited our needs perfectly, with plenty of space both inside and outside the house. There were so many beautiful spots for our friendly and family to hang out, and for us to have our photos taken.
The chefs were equally out of this world. We asked for specific things not on the menu and they really pulled it out of the bag. Up there with one of the nicest meals we have ever had - let alone wedding food!
Ashfield House went above and beyond continually. We could not recommend more.
Jacob
Jacob A. Sent on 24/08/2023
5 out of 5 rating

The Best Team Ever!

Leanne and the ladies at Ashfield House were absolutely incredible in giving us such a stress-free wedding day! They have been amazing from start to finish. Even on the day, they made sure my husband and I had time to have a private first dance upstairs. That was so special to us as we would have just rushed through the day.

The venue itself is gorgeous and beautifully spacious. Even though it rained, there was lots of room to us all to mingle, play games/quiet space etc and I loved the cosy-feel of all the rooms. Food was amazing and loved by all, would highly recommend this venue!!
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Lucy N. Sent on 06/12/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Our wedding exceeded our expectations

From the minute we booked with Ashfield House we were incredibly impressed with the level of service we received. We absolutely loved the venue when we attended an open day, so much so that we didn’t look at any other venues and booked on that day! From there the team at Ashfield helped to make our wedding dreams come true. We loved the flexibility of this venue as they went above and beyond to help us make our special day the best day ever, including allowing us to have our dog there (and run down the aisle). If you haven’t already heard it from someone else, the food at Ashfield is beyond amazing. We attended so many weddings this year, and by far Ashfield knocked them all out of the park. We even had our menu tasting like a date night and from that point, whenever we discussed the wedding, we talked about the food. Even when catering for some very tricky dietary requirements all of our guests have also raved about the food and everyone since has continued to rave about it. The organisation of the staff and how smoothly our day ran was also amazing. From arriving in our PJs and settling into the sitting room for hair and make-up the staff looked after us so well and couldn’t do enough to help us. This stunning venue is made all the more amazing by the people who work there and I would recommend Ashfield House to anyone who is searching for the perfect venue.
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Hannah M. Sent on 02/07/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Hannah and Tom

There is nothing we can suggest for Ashfield house to be made better. Not only did we think this but also family and friends who attended our wedding too. The house had such a homely feel and the guests who stayed also agreed. Ashfield house will always hold a special place in our hearts for creating our dream wedding day. We would highly recommend the venue, not only for weddings but other events too.
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Linzi S. Sent on 23/07/2018
5 out of 5 rating
I would absolutely recommend Ashfield House - such good value for money! They couldn't do enough for us on our special day with lots of little unexpected extras included! The grounds look amazing in the summer time.
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Paul Sent on 08/01/2017
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding NYE 2016

We chose Ashfield House as our wedding venue and what an amazing, beautiful day we had. Katie and the staff at Ashfield couldn't have been more helpful and accommodating, nothing was too much trouble. The food, from the canapés to the wedding breakfast, evening buffet and late night bacon butty was outstanding! All our friends and family commented on how amazing it was! The venue itself is stunning and we can't wait to see our pictures! Myself and my wife would like to thank all the staff at Ashfield for helping to create the most perfect day!
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Chantel & Scott
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Events

15 Dec
Open Door

Here at Ashfield House we are flinging our doors open for you to have a good nosey, and a yummy mince pie! This is a venue where couples take over exclusively for their wedding day; a house that becomes like their home and a team that become like their extended family!

Ashfield House is a gorgeous blank canvas for weddings with an atmosphere here is full of love and joy and you can see it dressed to the nines with Christmas decorations. We are throwing our doors open and letting couples (and their bridesmaids/ groomsmen/ kids/ dogs!) come and have an informal look around our award winning exclusive wedding venue.

Our Wedding Team will be here to answer any venue questions you have and we'll have a few of our favourite supplier friends along for you to meet including:

  • DFC
  • Liz Hendry Pianist
  • Olivia Whittaker Photography
  • Victoria Louise Videography
  • Jakes & Co Menswear
  • Let Love Sparkle Wedding Stationery
  • Lisa Marie Cakes
  • Holidays by Sheena
  • Wild Thistle Blooms Flower Design
  • Simply Bows Lancashire
  • Jenni Ward Bridal Artists Co
  • Kerry Baker MUA
  • Falcon Cars
  • Chris Cooper Celebrant

And a huge thanks to Little White Books for helping us to organise! No appointments required, feel free to just turn up.

Date: From 15/12/2024 to 15/12/2024 Schedule 12:00 - 16:00
Place: Ashfield House, Wigan Road, Standish, Wigan, Greater Manchester
04 Jan
Open Door

Join us on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th January 11:30 - 2:30 pm for an Open House with Little White Books with a houseful of suppliers!

Date: From 04/01/2025 to 05/01/2025 Schedule all day
Place: Wigan Road, Standish, Wigan, Greater Manchester

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Wigan Road, Standish WN6 0BQ Wigan (Greater Manchester)
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