SwintonPark
Swinton Park is a turreted castle at the southern edge of the Yorkshire Dales, seat of the Danby family and then, from 1882, the Cunliffe-Listers, who still own it.
Swinton Park is a castle destination wedding venue in Masham, United Kingdom, hosting 20 to 250 guests in the $$$ price range, reached from Leeds Bradford (LBA), About 1 hour 15 minutes by car. Best months: May, June, July, November.
Swinton Park in Masham, open May – July, November.
Swinton Park is a turreted castle at the southern edge of the Yorkshire Dales, seat of the Danby family and then, from 1882, the Cunliffe-Listers, who still own it.
The castle sits in 200 acres of parkland, lakes and gardens inside a 20,000-acre working estate, which is what separates it from a hotel with a nice lawn: the falconry, the cookery school, the bivouac in the woods and the miles of moor above Masham are all part of the same property.
Weddings run two ways.
Take the castle exclusively and it holds up to 100 guests inside, with the bedrooms, the drawing rooms and the terrace to yourself.
4 notes of our own.
Turreted castle in 200 acres of parkland on a 20,000-acre estate
Up to 100 guests inside the castle, 250 in a marquee in the park
Exclusive use takes the castle and its bedrooms
Georgian Deer House in the parkland for outdoor ceremonies
Best held in May, June, July.
The months the weather, and the local rhythm, is kindest to a stay at Swinton Park.
Ask about a date.
Choose a day from the calendar.
Nothing is reserved until the venue confirms. A first note comes back within two business days.
How the weekend usually runs.
Yours will be different, nothing below is required. Every planning begins with the three meals you most want to eat, and builds outward.
- 18:00Arrival drinks on the terrace, dinner in Samuel’s
- 11:00Falconry on the lawn or a cookery school session
- 14:30Ceremony at the Deer House in the parkland
- 16:00Reception on the castle terrace
- 19:00Dinner in the castle, dancing until late
- 11:00Breakfast, then the breweries at Masham
Things worth knowing.
LBA · About 1 hour 15 minutes by car
Guests fly into Leeds Bradford. Our team arranges every transfer.
£12,000
Capacities and the exclusive-use terms are published by the Swinton Estate. The money figures are planner-reported ranges from wedding directories, not a quote from the estate.
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£12,000 to £19,000 for a typical wedding here (planner-reported)
£9,500
A one-time licence and setup fee, paid to the venue.
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Venue hire around £9,500 for an exclusive-use wedding (planner-reported)
£85 / head
A seated dinner with wine and service, by headcount.
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From about £85 per guest (planner-reported)
£100 / night
A standard room in the wedding window. Group rates on request.
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Castle rooms inside the hire; Masham and Ripon rooms £100 to £220
May – July, November
The 4 months the weather is kindest. Shoulder dates soften the light and the rates.
Figures are estimates, modeled from regional rates and public sources, not a quote from the venue. Once the venue claims this page, their own rates take precedence.
Asked along the way.
How many guests can Swinton Park hold?+
Up to 100 for a wedding inside the castle, and up to 250 using a marquee in the parkland. Weddings can also be booked without exclusive use, taking one or more of the reception rooms with bedrooms as required.
What does exclusive use include?+
The whole castle and its bedrooms, quoted at 42 rooms for an exclusive-use wedding, along with the 200 acres of gardens and parkland. Only one wedding runs at a time when the castle is taken exclusively.
What does a wedding at Swinton Park cost?+
Planner-reported figures put most weddings here between about £12,000 and £19,000, with venue hire quoted around £9,500 and catering from roughly £85 per person. The estate quotes each date individually rather than publishing a tariff.
Can we marry outdoors?+
Yes. The restored Georgian Deer House in the parkland is licensed for outdoor celebrations, and the terrace and gardens are used for drinks. English law licenses the structure rather than the celebrant, so confirm which spots are covered.
What is there to do on the estate?+
A cookery school, falconry, a spa, fishing on the lakes, mountain biking from the Bivouac and walking straight onto the moor. Masham, two miles away, has the Theakston and Black Sheep breweries and their tours.
How do guests get to Masham?+
Leeds Bradford airport is about an hour and fifteen minutes by car and Manchester roughly two hours. Northallerton and Thirsk stations are half an hour away, with East Coast trains from London King’s Cross in about two and a half hours.
Others to weigh.
Ask about dates at Swinton Park.
A note to us with a rough season and guest count. Nothing is reserved until the venue confirms. A reply comes within two business days, from a person by name.