Château Rhianfa
Rhianfa was built in 1849 in the style of a Loire valley château, by Sir John Hay Williams for his daughters, on the Anglesey shore of the Menai Strait with the Snowdonia mountains directly across the water.
Château Rhianfa is a hotel destination wedding venue in Menai Bridge, United Kingdom, hosting up to 92 guests (Aisle estimate), where a wedding for 80 guests costs about £29,000 (our estimate), reached from Manchester (MAN), About 2 hours by car.
About Château Rhianfa
Rhianfa was built in 1849 in the style of a Loire valley château, by Sir John Hay Williams for his daughters, on the Anglesey shore of the Menai Strait with the Snowdonia mountains directly across the water.
It is Grade II* listed, turreted, and completely unlike anything else in Wales.
As a wedding venue it is unusually straightforward.
You take the whole place, all 27 bedrooms, and the price is published: about £17,995 from October to March and £19,995 from April to September, based on 60 guests, with extra day guests at £99 and evening guests at £50.
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Capacity, rooms and facilities
Money
- A wedding for 80 guests
- About £29,000, rooms extraAisle estimate
- Price
- £19,995 to £21,995 as a packageAisle estimate
Getting there
- Nearest airport
- MAN, 120 min by carAisle estimate
Venue highlights
- Loire-style château of 1849 on the Menai Strait, Grade II* listed
- Exclusive use of all 27 bedrooms included in the wedding package
- Published pricing: about £17,995 to £19,995 based on 60 guests
- Up to 92 guests for the ceremony and the seated dinner
A sample wedding weekend
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- 17:00Guests arrive at the château, drinks on the terrace over the strait
- 13:30Ceremony in the château with Snowdonia across the water
- 15:00Canapes and photographs in the terraced gardens
- 18:00Wedding breakfast, then the evening party and buffet
- 10:00Breakfast for everyone staying, then Beaumaris or the coast path
Costs and booking details
- Getting there
- MAN · about 2 h by carAisle estimate
Guests fly into Manchester.
Questions about the venue
How many guests can Château Rhianfa hold?+
Up to 92 for the ceremony and the seated wedding breakfast. Published evening figures differ between sources, at 120 in one listing and 145 in another, so confirm the current evening maximum with the venue before you build the list.
What does the wedding package cost and include?+
About £17,995 from October to March and £19,995 from April to September, based on 60 guests. It includes exclusive use with all 27 bedrooms, a menu tasting, reception drink, canapes, toastmaster, three-course breakfast with wine, evening buffet and breakfast for staying guests.
What do extra guests cost?+
Published rates add £99 per additional day guest up to the 92 maximum and £50 per additional evening guest. That structure makes the total unusually easy to model before you have even spoken to the venue.
Is the whole château ours?+
Yes. The wedding package is exclusive use, so the château, its 27 bedrooms, the terraces and the grounds down to the Menai Strait belong to your party with no other guests staying.
How do guests reach Anglesey?+
Manchester airport is about two hours by car and Liverpool an hour and forty-five. Bangor station, ten minutes away over the bridge, has direct trains from London Euston in around three and a half hours and from Chester in an hour.
What is there to do nearby?+
Beaumaris and its castle are ten minutes along the coast, the Snowdonia peaks are half an hour inland, and the Anglesey coast path runs past the grounds, so guests staying a few days have a proper holiday rather than a wait.
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Sources and booking notes
Confirm your dates, guest numbers, room arrangements and inclusions with the venue before booking. An enquiry does not reserve a date. Figures labelled Aisle estimate are modelled from regional rates and public sources; they are not venue quotes.