Guide
Best wedding venues in Blackpool and the Fylde
Twelve venues we know from the inside, grouped by the kind of day you want. Facts come from the venues themselves, with sources, and every one links to its own page.
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Grand Victorian ballrooms
Blackpool Tower Ballroom
Frank Matcham’s Victorian ballroom, opened in 1899 inside the Tower Buildings of 1894, and still a working visitor attraction. Dark, ornate and tungsten-lit, so we bring fast lenses and flash; the balconies and stage give the big picture, and Tower Top at 380 ft faces west for sunset.
- Where: The Promenade, FY1 4BJ
- Capacity: Ballroom 750 cabaret-style · Tower Top up to 150; wedding figures not published
- Stay: No accommodation; Central Car Park FY1 5QB
- Drone: The Tower is about 0.6 km north of the airport zone; the beach and prom to the south are inside it, so the launch spot decides
Best for: big, show-stopping town-centre weddings.
Winter Gardens Blackpool
A Grade II* Victorian entertainment complex. The Empress Ballroom, the gothic Baronial Hall and the Spanish Hall are all dim and vast; the Renaissance Room has natural light.
- Where: Church Street, FY1 1HU
- Capacity: Baronial Hall 200 · Renaissance Room 100 · Spanish Hall 200 day, 350 evening · Empress Ballroom 500 to 800
- Parking: Houndshill multi-storey, FY1 4NY, about 150 m
- Drone: About 0.7 km north of the airport zone; nothing to fly over at the building, the aerial is on the seafront
Best for: large or theatrical weddings in grand Victorian rooms.
Coastal hotels
The Imperial Hotel
A Grade II listed seafront hotel open since 1867. The Louis Room has tall seafront windows; the Washington Suite is the 1901 ballroom. The prom outside faces west and is windy.
- Where: North Promenade, FY1 2HB
- Capacity: Louis 50 day / 80 evening · Washington 75+ day / 120+ evening
- Stay: 180 bedrooms, bridal suite in the package, guest parking included
- Drone: Possible: about 2 km north of the airport zone, no permission needed
Best for: classic seafront hotel weddings with rooms for everyone.
Clifton Arms Hotel
A Grade II listed hotel of 1839 on Lytham Green, with the windmill ten minutes’ walk along the front. Big estuary skies and sunsets to the west; the Clifton Suite has a bay window over the Green.
- Where: West Beach, Lytham FY8 5QJ
- Capacity: Clifton 50 · Clifton and Talbot 80 · Ballroom 80–148
- Stay: 48 bedrooms, parking on site
- Drone: Depends on the launch spot: outside both zones, but Warton’s runway strip reaches over the estuary just south of the Green
Best for: a smart, mid-sized seaside hotel wedding with the windmill on the doorstep.
Country houses
Lytham Hall
A Grade I Georgian house by John Carr in 78 acres of parkland. It sells the ceremony, drinks and canapés in the Gold Room, daytime functions and nothing in the evening; the parkland gives long golden-hour light.
- Where: Ballam Road, Lytham FY8 4JX
- Capacity: 60 guests plus the couple, registrars and musicians
- Stay: None; pay-and-display parking in the Stables and Woodlands car parks
- Drone: Just inside the airport zone: we apply 72 hours ahead and ask the Trust
Best for: an elegant heritage ceremony with parkland portraits before a separate reception.
Bartle Hall
Country house to barn party, with exclusive use for every wedding. The grand staircase entrance, the tree-lined drive and the walk through the woods to the Coaching Barn.
- Where: Lea Lane, Bartle, Preston PR4 0HA
- Capacity: 150 dining, 200 evening (Bridebook; the venue does not publish figures)
- Stay: Rooms and suites in the Country House for wedding guests, Thicket Lodge sleeping 6, and Ivy Cottage
- Drone: Inside Springfields EGR312: no-fly
Best for: private, exclusive-use weddings that go from country house to barn party.
Ribby Hall Village
A family-run holiday village of over 100 acres with an adults-only Spa Hotel. Ceremonies indoors or out, with an indoor room always held back for rain; the grounds give open shade, and we plan around harsh midday sun at the Summer House.
- Where: Ribby Road, Wrea Green PR4 2PR
- Capacity: Summer House 130 outdoor · Garden Room 130 ceremony / 110 breakfast · Rowan 180 · Woodland 350
- Stay: Spa Hotel Balcony Suite for the couple, 38 bedrooms in the Spa Hotel, self-catering cottages for guests; free parking
- Drone: Inside the Warton zone, about 3.8 km from the aerodrome: we ask air traffic control
Best for: big, flexible weddings with outdoor ceremonies and guests staying on site.
The Villa, Wrea Green
A 19th-century gentleman’s house, now a four-star hotel, with a permanent Pavilion. Vows in the oak-beamed Hall or outdoors at the Octagon in the walled garden, drinks in the Piano Lounge. Warm, beamed rooms, so we bring fill light.
- Where: Moss Side Lane, Wrea Green PR4 2PE
- Capacity: Hall 150 · Pavilion 300 · Piano Lounge 40 · Octagon 19
- Stay: 31 bedrooms, parking on site
- Drone: Inside the Warton zone, about 4.3 km from the aerodrome: we ask air traffic control
Best for: traditional country-house weddings with rooms on site and a big evening.
Singleton Lodge
A Georgian country house from 1702 in 5 acres of parkland, with exclusive use on the day. Small rooms, so we bring bounce or flash; the walled garden and parkland are best late in the afternoon.
- Where: Lodge Lane, Little Singleton FY6 8LT
- Capacity: Main dining room up to 80, with two smaller private dining rooms
- Stay: 14 bedrooms
- Drone: Possible: the airport zone edge is about 5 km south-west and Warton’s about 7 km south
Best for: intimate exclusive-use country-house weddings of up to about 80.
Barns and modern spaces
The Glass House at Staining Lodge
A modern glasshouse with timber beams on a 160-acre golf estate. Everything happens in one light-filled room, with a licensed white gazebo for summer ceremonies.
- Where: Chain Lane, Staining FY3 0DE
- Capacity: 150 seated, 200 or more for the evening
- Stay: Lodges on the golf course, each sleeping up to 6
- Drone: Possible, about 1 km outside the airport zone
Best for: light-filled modern weddings close to Blackpool.
The River Barn
A rustic oak barn on the River Wyre with a Tudor manor from 1536 and 5 acres of walled gardens and woodland. Dark under the high beams, so we bring flash; the walled gardens and the festoon-lit pergola do the rest.
- Where: Mains Lane, Little Singleton FY6 7LE
- Capacity: 120 ceremony and breakfast, 150 evening
- Stay: 7 manor bedrooms and 6 woodland cabins
- Drone: Possible: the airport zone edge is about 6 km south-west and Warton’s about 9 km south
Best for: rustic riverside weddings where the wedding party stays over.
Small ceremonies
The Wedding Chapel at Festival House
A modern council-run building on the seaward side of the prom, next to the Comedy Carpet. The Tower View Room has a full-height window onto the Tower and a balcony over the beach for the couple and the photographer.
- Where: Promenade, FY1 1AP
- Capacity: Tower View Room 60 · Sea View Room 10
- Note: Ceremonies, not receptions
- Drone: About 0.5 km north of the airport zone; the beach in front is on the edge of it, so the launch spot decides
Best for: small seaside ceremonies, and our Micro & Register Office package from £299.
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