FAQs

The team at Holywell Hall will be on hand via email or phone to answer any venue related questions that you or your suppliers have throughout the planning process, including requests for additional site visits and onsite meetings.

Approximately 2 to 3 months prior to your wedding you will be allocated an on-the-day coordinator, who will be onsite from 11am the day prior to your wedding, departing at Midday the day after your wedding. Your allocated coordinator will oversee both the running of the venue and provide a full Wedding Day Management service alongside a team of assistants.

If you are looking for additional wedding planning support then please contact our wedding planning partner, Katrina Otter Weddings.

Set-up and collections

Supplier day-to-day access is from 8am to 4pm, with set-up on the Thursday and Friday prior to your wedding and collections on the Sunday and Monday post wedding.

Extended hours and days for set-up and collections may be granted (if essential) but must be confirmed in advance in writing.

If included in your contract, the Entrance Hall, Grand Hall and Garden Room can be used on the day of your wedding, up until the end of your drinks reception, after which the house will be closed.

Please note: If you plan on using the bar in the Garden Room (during your drinks reception), we will remove all drinks from the back bar and fridges. Your caterer and / or bar company must provide sufficient protective matting, and then clear and clean up post service.

In order to reduce the risk of damages, we will remove all furniture from the Entrance Hall, Grand Hall and Garden Room, other than the Entrance Hall table.

Wedding day

The latest timings on the day of your wedding are:

• Midnight – Music to finish (max 90dB)
• 12:30am – Bar to close
• 1am – Departures and all non-resident guests offsite

The Stables & Rose Cottage

Accommodation is available from 11am the day prior to your wedding, with departures by Midday the day after your wedding.

Smaller items can be delivered prior to your arrival from Thursday onwards (food deliveries post 11am on Friday), with all items being stored in the Dovecote. Please notify us in advance of any confirmed deliveries and storage instructions, if applicable.

Bowling Alley

• Maximum capacity – 18 guests

Croquet Lawn (marquee site)

• Marquee – 120 guests
• Length: 28m (from hedge to hedge)
• Width: 15m (from Orangery steps to hedge)

Maximum marquee dimensions inside the hedge ideally 24m x 12m (marquee company site visit required to measure accurately)

Dovecote

• Licensed for Civil Ceremonies (and available for Humanist / Celebrant Ceremonies & Blessings) – 10 guests

Fishing Pavilion

• Licensed for Civil Ceremonies (and available for Humanist / Celebrant Ceremonies & Blessings) – 4 guests (more if seated on the grass outside)

Garden Room

• Licensed for Civil Ceremonies (and available for Humanist / Celebrant Ceremonies & Blessings) – 62 guests

CAD plans are available upon request

Grand Hall

• Licensed for Civil Ceremonies (and available for Humanist / Celebrant Ceremonies & Blessings) – 32 guests

CAD plans are available upon request

Orangery

• Licensed for Civil Ceremonies (and available for Humanist / Celebrant Ceremonies & Blessings) – 20 guests
• Dining on long tables – 18 guests

St Wilfrid’s

• Humanist / Celebrant Ceremonies & Blessings – 60 guests

Walled Garden

• Licensed for Civil Ceremonies (and available for Humanist / Celebrant Ceremonies & Blessings) – 120 guests

Weather permitting, Civil Ceremonies are also licensed outdoors, including the Walled Garden.

The following rooms and buildings are licensed for Civil Ceremonies at Holywell Hall:

• Dovecote
• Fishing Pavilion
• Garden Room
• Grand Hall
• Orangery

If any of your wedding day suppliers require a separate room to eat, change etc. then access will be given to the Staff Room and nearby toilet facilities. Water and soft drinks will be made available, as well as tea and coffee making facilities. The Staff Room must be left in the same condition it was found.

If your florist requires an area for prep then they can use the Dovecote, as long as sufficient matting and protection is provided and all items are removed upon departure / post wedding.

If you would like to extend your stay, check-in earlier, host a rehearsal dinner etc. then please do let us know and we will be able to provide a bespoke quotation.

Outside of Holywell Hall, there are numerous accommodation options for your guests. You’ll find details of local hotels and properties on our For Guests page, and of course we are always happy to make further recommendations if required.

Yes of course, due to the size of the entrance gates but any transportation larger than a minibus must use the supplier and coach entrance:

• https://w3w.co/resources.lightly.palaces
• https://goo.gl/maps/h3uLMhWxbDWxDshY9

Please check measurements with us ahead of booking to avoid disappointment.

To ensure that your guests and suppliers use the correct entrances, we would recommend that you provide them with following what3words and / or Google Maps links:

Guest entrance:

• https://w3w.co/ample.willpower.smallest
• https://goo.gl/maps/MkNGZ7SwgCpy6v668

Supplier and coach entrance:

• https://w3w.co/resources.lightly.palaces
• https://goo.gl/maps/h3uLMhWxbDWxDshY9

If taxis are required then guests should be encouraged to book these in advance, as taxis may not be available to book on the day.

Please note due to the rural location guests will not be able to get an Uber.

For local taxi numbers please visit our For Guests page.

Buckets and bins will be provided in designated smoking areas.

There are toilet facilities in the accommodation buildings for those guests who are staying onsite, however, a portable toilet trailer will be required for your guests to use on the wedding day and any pre/post events (if applicable). These can be hired through a local hire company or through your chosen marquee provider.

Toilets in the Entrance Hall are available for guest arrivals and as a plan b during your drinks reception. Where possible, guests should / will be directed to your marquee toilets.

Holywell Hall is a listed building with various levels throughout the house and grounds with the majority of the site being laid to gravel and grass.

We have a ramp available for access to the ground level of the main house for wheelchair users and a golf buggy available to transfer guests, if required.

There is a baby changer located in the Staff Room.

We are delighted to confirm Holywell Hall is a corkage-free venue.

All waste and rubbish must be removed / collected by 4pm on the Monday after your wedding. A skip will be provided and placed at the top of the track / pathway leading to the marquee site. The skip should predominantly be used for bottle and bar waste, with other suppliers i.e. your florist, being briefed to remove / collect accordingly.

Unless advised otherwise, the maximum sound level permitted is 90dB.

Confetti may only be used if it is real or organic undyed petals. Confetti canons are strictly prohibited.

Fireworks, Chinese lanterns and other similar combustibles may not be used at any time, including indoor pyrotechnics.

Smoke bombs are permitted but in the Wildflower Meadow only.

There is a no pet policy at Holywell Hall (with the exception of assistance dogs).

Yes, you can download our brochure here.