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The Priests House

Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire

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Jessica Sent on 31/01/2025

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The Most Unbelievable Wedding Venue

I can absolutely recommend The Priests House for your wedding. The venue is clearly beautiful, I’d been looking for 8 years for the perfect wedding venue and this just blew me away. But what also makes it are Conor and his team. We only had 5 weeks to organise our day, nothing was too much, from increasing the no of guests, decor, accomodating dietary requirements….the team absolutely took the stress out of organising our wedding, and on the day the whole team were incredible. I just wish I could go back and do it again! 💍

I can absolutely recommend The Priests House for your wedding. The venue is clearly beautiful, I’d been looking for 8 years for the perfect wedding venue and this just blew me away. But what also makes it are Conor and his team. We only had 5 weeks to organise our day, nothing was too much, from increasing the no of guests, decor, accomodating dietary requirements….the team absolutely took the stress out of organising our wedding, and on the day the whole team were incredible. I just wish I could go back and do it again! 💍
Sally Sent on 17/07/2024

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Fantastic Intimate venue

Fantastic intimate venue, really gives a feeling that nothing is too much trouble. The food was great and all the team couldn't have been more helpful. I wish we could do it all again!!

Fantastic intimate venue, really gives a feeling that nothing is too much trouble. The food was great and all the team couldn't have been more helpful. I wish we could do it all again!!
Michelle Sent on 14/06/2024

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Absolutely Amazing

We booked our wedding ceremony at the priests house after visiting the venue and falling instantly in love with the place. Discussed our options with both Steve and conor who were both the friendliest most personable people ever, they really made you feel they cared about making your day perfect. They offered us flexibility that suited our budget. They kept in touch in the lead up, let us come down to check details, try out some decor ideas, not that you need much the venue itself is amazing. The canapés were delicious and good drinks options available. We cannot put into words how stunning the venue and chapel was, even on a cloudy day. Our final planning meeting had...

We booked our wedding ceremony at the priests house after visiting the venue and falling instantly in love with the place. Discussed our options with both Steve and conor who were both the friendliest most personable people ever, they really made you feel they cared about making your day perfect. They offered us flexibility that suited our budget. They kept in touch in the lead up, let us come down to check details, try out some decor ideas, not that you need much the venue itself is amazing. The canapés were delicious and good drinks options available. We cannot put into words how stunning the venue and chapel was, even on a cloudy day. Our final planning meeting had us feeling 100% reasured everything would be perfect and it really was. The team helped set the room up, ensure our guests were well looked after, everything worked like clockwork. Their friendly approach and sense of humour put a nervous bride and groom at ease. We literally couldn't have had a more perfect and beautiful day. Everyone of our guests was blown away with the venue and I've never seen a photographer so excited when he saw the place. We will be forever grateful to the team for making our day a fairytale come true.

Kate Sent on 11/03/2024

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Truly Amazing

I really don’t know where to start with the priests house. The photos do not do this place justice, it is a whole other level of out of this world beautiful. From the moment we pulled up in the car park we knew that this was the place for us the whole atmosphere is amazing. The chapel is absolutely breathtaking.

From the moment we contacted the venue for a look around everyone was so responsive and went out of their way to be helpful. Steve showed us round and immediately was amazing really working with our vision and budget and really wanting to help us make it our wedding but wasn’t pushy at all.

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I really don’t know where to start with the priests house. The photos do not do this place justice, it is a whole other level of out of this world beautiful. From the moment we pulled up in the car park we knew that this was the place for us the whole atmosphere is amazing. The chapel is absolutely breathtaking.

From the moment we contacted the venue for a look around everyone was so responsive and went out of their way to be helpful. Steve showed us round and immediately was amazing really working with our vision and budget and really wanting to help us make it our wedding but wasn’t pushy at all.

Communication throughout was amazing with the whole team and our day was seamless. Conor organised our ceremony and was incredible. Debbie did our flowers which were the talk of the day and absolutely breathtaking! Every single person at the priests house was lovely and went out of their way to make our day perfect, which it was! I truly couldn’t recommend them enough!
Tom P. Sent on 13/01/2024

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Made our wedding day the one we had dreamed of.

We had our wedding here and it was the perfect day for us. The venue is stunning, food was exceptional and the staff went above and beyond for us to make sure we had the wedding day we dreamed of.
All of our guests commented that it was such a beautiful location and they enjoyed the food so much.
Thank you to Connor, Debbie, Steve, Mark and the rest of the team for making our wedding so special, we will forever be grateful.

We had our wedding here and it was the perfect day for us. The venue is stunning, food was exceptional and the staff went above and beyond for us to make sure we had the wedding day we dreamed of.
All of our guests commented that it was such a beautiful location and they enjoyed the food so much.
Thank you to Connor, Debbie, Steve, Mark and the rest of the team for making our wedding so special, we will forever be grateful.
Luna Sent on 29/10/2022

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Stunning venue!

We highly recommend this venue. Our guests absolutely adored being there for the day as did we. It was a really easy process to book with them and communication was great also. Our wedding photos look stunning thanks to the visually amazing background provided by the venue :)

We highly recommend this venue. Our guests absolutely adored being there for the day as did we. It was a really easy process to book with them and communication was great also. Our wedding photos look stunning thanks to the visually amazing background provided by the venue :)
Gary Sent on 19/06/2022

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Absolutely fantastic !!

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Lovely place for a wedding. My son married here in December. The weather was cold but the venue and staff were fantastic. Couldn't do anymore to make it such a...

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Lynn Saxton
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5 months ago
Lovely place for a wedding. My son married here in December. The weather was cold but the venue and staff were fantastic. Couldn't do anymore to make it such a special day. The meal after the wedding was lovely and presented well. Would recommend this place for a wedding but maybe another month that's a bit warmer.

Abby Butcher
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We couldn't have chosen a better venue for our January wedding, all of our friends and family still mention how perfect the setting was, and how great the staff were throughout the whole day. We must thank Conor for all of his help in …More

Graham Charles
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As a wedding photographer we've covered weddings at many venues however, none match The Priest House for its lovely food, rich character, and period features all nestled in stunning Yorkshire Dales scenery. Conor and his team always go the …More

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Gary Fowell
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I am not one to leave reviews on social media however this time I feel compelled to do so.

My daughter and her fiancé booked the Priest house for their wedding ceremony and wedding function. They booked one of the twilight packages as Ellis wanted the wedding to be intimate and personal. The wedding took place at 5pm then everything just flowed from that point until midnight.
After the ceremony there were canapés and drinks whilst pictures were being taken. We then had the speeches followed by the buffet and disco.

OK, so now we know the order of things it's time to review the service we received from the location and staff.

The location is absolutely stunning, we were blessed with fine sunny weather but I genuinely believe you will be hard pressed to find a location more suited to an intimate and personal wedding. The place was set up to a very high standard and just looked so inviting. You could not have done a single thing to make it any more the inviting.
The owners have all the way through been attentive and responsive and this was carried over to the actual day.
Every member of staff there was again, attentive and responsive but it didn't feel like they were 'staff'. It actually felt like they were all part of the ceremony and we were all there to celebrate whilst maintaining their professionalism. They were brilliant and are an absolute credit to themselves. The Priest House is very fortunate to have people with this kind of attitude and it reflects brilliantly on the venue and management.
Everything we asked for we got. The canapés, drinks and food were excellent.
The whole wedding just flowed perfectly and as Ellis said to me, it was the best day of their lives (so far !)

I would like to thank the Priest house for all the work they put in to making it such a great day.

I would 100% recommend The Priest House to anyone looking for a romantic and intimate venue for a wedding.
Thank you.
Tamaryn Sent on 07/05/2022

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Pure Quality

First of all the grounds are absolutely gorgeous, it's like stepping into a wild fairytale. The Chapel really sealed the deal for us with it's large windows which allow plenty of light in, the rustic bare walls and the incredible decor.
The staff were wonderful and the service we received was second to none. Absolutely amazing all round

First of all the grounds are absolutely gorgeous, it's like stepping into a wild fairytale. The Chapel really sealed the deal for us with it's large windows which allow plenty of light in, the rustic bare walls and the incredible decor.
The staff were wonderful and the service we received was second to none. Absolutely amazing all round

The Priests House's reply:

Hi Tamaryn
Thank you for your kind comments. Delighted you loved the day and the venue. Was certainly a lovely wedding. We hope to see you again one day.
Regards
The Priests House team
Tara Sent on 01/01/2020

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So many compliments from everyone...

Both Paul and I would like to express our heart felt thanks for all of the hard work that everyone put into our wedding day.

As soon as I walked into the venue on our look around day, I knew it was the right place for us. On the day the venue was even better than I could ever have imagined. The tables were sensational. All of the finishing touches were amazing!

The food was amazing. So many compliments from everyone. If I wasn’t in a wedding dress I would have licked my plate clean! Both Andy (vegan) and James (egg and bean allergy) were so happy with all of their food. And Conor brought Andy his own plate of Vegan wedding cake to top it off!

Both Paul and I would like to express our heart felt thanks for all of the hard work that everyone put into our wedding day.

As soon as I walked into the venue on our look around day, I knew it was the right place for us. On the day the venue was even better than I could ever have imagined. The tables were sensational. All of the finishing touches were amazing!

The food was amazing. So many compliments from everyone. If I wasn’t in a wedding dress I would have licked my plate clean! Both Andy (vegan) and James (egg and bean allergy) were so happy with all of their food. And Conor brought Andy his own plate of Vegan wedding cake to top it off!
Anne Sent on 01/01/2020

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Thanks for being wonderful!

Debbie, Mark, Conor and staff. Thank you so much for making our wedding day "perfect" in every way. We really appreciate all your hard work. Hope to see you soon but not for a wedding or even a christening!

Debbie, Mark, Conor and staff. Thank you so much for making our wedding day "perfect" in every way. We really appreciate all your hard work. Hope to see you soon but not for a wedding or even a christening!