Wedding venues in Gisburn & Sawley
Gisburn, Sawley, Bolton by Bowland and Tosside: Stirk House and the Spread Eagle, a village inn and two community halls, with Park Hill Barn and the Old Stone Trough just over the Pendle boundary.
5 venues in Gisburn
2 where you can legally marry, 3 for the reception after a register office ceremony; published wedding packages start from £3,895.
Just outside the Ribble Valley
Approved venues a short drive from Gisburn, outside the borough boundary.
Weddings around Gisburn and Sawley
In the north-east of the Ribble Valley, Stirk House at Gisburn is the largest venue: 250 for the wedding breakfast and evening, 113 in its largest ceremony room, 33 bedrooms and outdoor ceremonies. Its cheapest published package is an elopement for two, and the venue page lists what larger packages cover. The Spread Eagle at Sawley seats 90 and has 11 bedrooms, with a twilight package for 70 guests.
The Coach and Horses at Bolton by Bowland takes small weddings of 14 to 40 seated and 75 in the evening, with its rooms booked for the weekend. Tosside Community Hall seats up to 200 and publishes a three-day wedding hire, and Wigglesworth Community Centre takes private parties.
Two approved venues lie just outside the borough in Pendle. Park Hill Barn at the Pendle Heritage Centre in Barrowford seats 80, takes 120 in the evening and is exclusive use, with no rooms on site. The Old Stone Trough at Kelbrook has 38 bedrooms and publishes a package for 40 day guests and 70 in the evening.
Both venues inside the borough cater in-house. Stirk House offers exclusive use and outdoor ceremonies on its lawn. The Spread Eagle publishes a twilight package for 70 guests, a lower-cost option for a smaller evening wedding. For a register office ceremony, the Clock Tower in Clitheroe is the nearest, and notices for a Lancashire wedding are given at Clitheroe's registration office by appointment.
If your guests are coming from Yorkshire as well as Lancashire, Gisburn and Sawley sit at the north-eastern edge of the Ribble Valley, close to the county boundary. The venues here are good for couples who want rooms on site: between Stirk House and the Spread Eagle there are 44 bedrooms inside the borough.
Four of the seven venues on this page are on the council's approved list for civil ceremonies; the other three are reception venues.
For a bigger reception without a ceremony on site, Tosside Community Hall seats up to 200 and Wigglesworth Community Centre takes private hire, so couples often marry at the register office in Clitheroe and celebrate here afterwards.
Ask each hall what is included in its hire, such as tables, chairs, a bar licence and kitchen use, before you book.
Weddings in Gisburn: questions
Which venue near Gisburn has the most bedrooms?
Inside the Ribble Valley, Stirk House has 33 bedrooms and the Spread Eagle at Sawley 11. The Old Stone Trough at Kelbrook, just outside the borough, has 38.
Can we elope near Gisburn?
Stirk House publishes an elopement package for two people on Sunday to Thursday dates. A civil ceremony still needs two witnesses, so check what the package includes.
Are there exclusive use venues near Gisburn?
Stirk House says it offers exclusive use, and so does Park Hill Barn at the Pendle Heritage Centre in Barrowford, just outside the Ribble Valley, which has no bedrooms on site.
Can we marry outdoors near Gisburn?
Stirk House says it holds outdoor ceremonies. Outdoor civil ceremonies have been allowed within the grounds of approved venues since April 2022, so the venue must be on the council list.
Is there a small wedding venue near Gisburn?
The Coach and Horses at Bolton by Bowland takes 14 to 40 guests seated and 75 in the evening, and the Spread Eagle at Sawley seats 90. Both cater in-house.