Landmark Wedding Venues in Greater Manchester

We found Whitworth Hall by accident. I was actually looking for another venue on line and the University of Manchester link came up. We fell in love with the neo-gothic Hall and the old science library that is now Christie’s Bistro, straight away. Rebecca and Adam made the planning experience so easy, enjoyable and uncomplicated which lead to the most perfect wedding day. We had an August wedding and it poured down with rain….. But it didn’t matter one bit. The Hall was so spacious and there was plenty of room downstairs to wander without needing to be outside. We got the whole place to ourselves – the ceremony and breakfast was in the hall and we had the reception in Christie’s Bistro next door which was open all day and night for us. All our guests were so complementary of the venue, it is in such a convenient location with a variety of accommodation and train stations within a mile of the hall. Yet, for the whole day, it felt secluded, quiet and ‘ours’. The breakfast was delicious and the wine was incredible (We had many grateful comments regarding the wine!) We can’t thank the staff enough for the most incredible of wedding days. What a perfect venue, what kind, generous staff and what a location. I would recommend it to anyone who loves a relaxed feel yet enjoys architecture, books, history and fancies a little bit of ‘wow factor’ on their day. Thank you all who were involved, Lou and Mike

Hi Gaynor, We wanted to say thanks to everyone at The Monastery for our special day. We had the most amazing time! Thanks! Emma

The venue was absolutely stunning, great for pictures and such a unique and fun place to have our ceremony and reception. The events team (Debbie and Victoria especially) were brilliant: they were friendly, answered all of our questions, were very quick to respond to emails, looked into special requests for us, and were very accommodating and professional. Debbie helped us coordinate on the day and made sure everything went smoothly, which was such a great help. The food was fantastic - we got great feedback from our guests - and the catering team gave great service and was really great in answering our queries and being flexible on requests like evening snacks etc. The ceremony room was all set up and ready before the guests arrived, then the setup of the gallery for the cocktail hour was also well-timed and organized, and the atrium for dinner was simply stunning. I would 100% recommend the venue to anyone looking for a beautiful and unique place to celebrate their wedding.

I am writing as we just want to say a big big thank you for making it all so smooth for us! You have been absolutley brilliant with us and made us feel fully reassured that we can make our wedding day to suit us completely. You have been so natural about everything and made us feel really at ease! We are both massively giddy about the day now and working with the venue to make it our perfect day!

The Lowry was a beautiful modern venue for our wedding. The views outside the Compass Room were amazing. All the staff were incredibly helpful from the planning stage, right through to the actual day. It was a wonderful day, and I would definitely recommend it as a slightly different venue to the normal hotels and country clubs.