Wyresdale Park is a family estate and working farm at Scorton, on the western slopes of the Forest of Bowland. The hall was built between 1856 and 1865 for a Bolton banker, to a Gothic Revival design thought to be by the Lancaster architect E. G. Paley. The hall and its estate buildings, including the barns, are Grade II listed. The Whewell family own the estate today.
The barns
In 2018 the family converted the estate's Victorian farm buildings, including stables, haylofts, a shippon and a piggery, into wedding spaces. The barns sit together, so there is no turnaround between ceremony and meal. Ceremonies take place in The Chapel or in the walled ceremony garden, entered through an oak gatehouse, with an iron dome at its centre. Both are registered for 140, a figure that includes registrars, photographers and videographers. The White Barn seats up to 140 for the wedding breakfast and speeches, with oak doors, a sweeping staircase and its own bar. The evening moves to the Atrium, a restored party barn with a glass atrium and a log burner, for up to 200.
On screen
Wyresdale Park featured in series 3 of Channel 4's Country House Rescue, first shown on 6 March 2011. The Whewells worked with presenter Ruth Watson on plans for the estate.
On the day
The minimum is 70 guests. Venue hire includes the North Wing of the manor house the night before, sleeping six, plus the Honeymoon Suite and ten yurts sleeping 20 on the wedding night. Up to 42 guests can stay on site that night. The estate covers more than 800 acres, with a boating lake, the Applestore Café and a spa. Last orders are at 12.30am for a 1am finish, and Chinese lanterns and loud fireworks are not allowed.
To check availability for a Wyresdale Park wedding videographer, send your date and expected guest numbers.
