Lytham Hall Wedding Receptions, Civil Ceremonies & Marqee Events

Lytham Hall is the perfect location for your wedding reception, civil ceremony or marquee event. We provide everything to ensure sure your special day goes to plan.

Civil Ceremonies Lytham Hall is as an ideal venue for Civil Ceremonies and guests can circulate in the elegant main Entrance Hall with its stone flagged floor and rococo-style wall and ceiling decoration. The Gillow Room has a splendid alcove servery by Gillow of Lancaster, where you will be surrounded by paintings of the Clifton Family (licensed for 60) The Gold Room is decorated with richly ornate hand-painted wallpaper and gold-leaf ceiling- high mirrors with a lovely vista of the front lawn (licensed for 60) The West Wing with oak beams and a high pitched roof (licensed for 120 guests)
Drinks Reception Post ceremony drinks and canapés are usually served in the Entrance Hall. Guests can circulate on the front lawn in the summer or relax around the blazing log fire in the colder months whilst the wedding photographs are being taken. If you are staying for your reception guests will be escorted through our inner courtyard to their wedding breakfast in the West Wing or across to the marquee depending on your choice of setting.		Photography Photographs may be taken in and around Lytham Hall, on the magnificent double staircase or in the grounds where we have a fishing lake, a lily pond and a dovecote as well as extensive woodlands. It is recommended that your chosen photographer visits us prior to the day to fully appreciate the photographic possibilities when capturing your special day.

Wedding Reception We can accommodate approximately 100 for a sit down meal in our newly refurbished West Wing and approximately 150 for an evening reception/dance. Alternatively we can provide a marquee on the front lawn for your reception, depending on numbers. A wedding is a very special day and we wish to ensure that it is a memorable one for all concerned. The following is merely a brief outline of the services we provide but as every wedding event is unique, we prefer not to work to a strict formula Wedding ceremony, photographs & drinks reception You will have exclusive use of your chosen room for the ceremony and of the Entrance Hall, staircase, inner courtyard and grounds for photographs and drinks. All bookings for ceremonies at Lytham Hall must be made via the Register Office at Preston. Please note that civil ceremonies cannot be arranged with the Register Office more than 12 months prior to the ceremony date but we can provisionally hold the date or take a deposit to secure the date. Please write to Karen Bellis, Ceremonies Officer Central Lancashire, Environment Directorate, Preston Register Office, PO Box 24, Bow lane, Preston, PR1 5SE or telephone 0845 0530021.
		Wedding Reception If you are having your reception at Lytham Hall and have been married elsewhere you can have exclusive use of the Entrance Hall, staircase. inner courtyard and grounds for photographs, drinks and canapés until you and your guests are escorted through to the wedding breakfast. Catering An extremely high standard of food and beverages are supplied by our caterer Paul Rowley of Rowley's Catering. His team are based at the Lindum Hotel and can be contacted on (01253) 721534 or (07973) 747747 where he will be happy to discuss your event in more detail.

Marquee event Large parties in excess of 100 for a sit down meal can be accommodated in a marquee reception on the front lawn. For such occasions the Hall would usually be used for photographs, drinks, and canapes, and then guests would use the marquee for the meal and evening entertainment. Our inner courtyard can also be filled with a dance floor and covered over with a marquee for a wedding reception. CK Marquees are our sole marquee provider and they can be contacted on (01253) 731697 or (07774) 225539. To gain a more accurate quote it is advisable to organise a meeting with Ken Blakemore who will be able to look at your event in more detail.
Additional information Lytham Hall works very closely with our service providers, and we suggest that meetings take place at the Hall so everyone can discuss your event together. Your guests will be able to park for free in the grounds of Lytham Hall. The main gates will be open between 11.00 am and 2.00 pm the following day for the collection of cars left overnight and for the bridal party to collect any other items that have been left on site. Lytham Hall is not open to the fee paying public whilst wedding ceremonies or receptions are taking place, which enhances the feeling of seclusion and privacy.