Foxfields Country Hotel in Billington, near Clitheroe in the Ribble Valley, hosts weddings and celebrations for 15 up to 200 guests, offers conference facilities and has 44 bedrooms on site. It stands in 9 acres of landscaped gardens, a few minutes from the historic town of Whalley.
Seminars and company events
The hotel lists conference facilities among its amenities and has a corporate section on its website. The pages reviewed for this entry focus on weddings and celebrations, so room names and capacities for meetings are not published there. The largest stated figure is 200 guests in the Pendle Suite. Organisers of a seminar or residential day should ask the team which rooms are set for daytime use, what equipment is included and whether the hotel can be reserved for the group alone. On-site facilities that suit a residential event include a restaurant, room service, free parking, free Wi-Fi, EV charging, an indoor pool, a sauna, a steam room and a gym. Hotel guests have access to the pool, sauna and steam room.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are the hotel's main event business. It offers four reception rooms for ceremonies and celebrations, from an intimate wedding of 15 guests to the Pendle Suite, which takes up to 200. The hotel is licensed for civil ceremonies, and in summer a licensed gazebo in the gardens serves as an outdoor setting. The hotel recommends contacting the local registrar to confirm availability and legal requirements. A bridal suite, a bridesmaids' room and a groom's room are available for the preparations. For the evening, a bar area, a dance floor, a garden space, a master of ceremonies and a choice of two resident DJs are offered. Asian weddings are hosted too, with function suites for up to 200 guests. Those packages are room hire only, which includes kitchen hire, tables, chairs, cutlery, glasses and linen, and the hotel introduces recommended caterers and venue dressers.
Rooms and capacities
The Pendle Suite is the largest room at 200 guests. The hotel states four reception rooms in total but the pages reviewed name only the Pendle Suite. Smaller rooms start at 15 guests.
Accommodation
The hotel has 44 bedrooms, of which 28 are spacious suites and 16 are club rooms. Family rooms, balcony rooms, cots and pet-friendly rooms are listed. Up to 200 wedding guests can be accommodated on site according to the wedding page, with special rates for wedding guests. The hotel also has a spa with beauty and wellbeing treatments.
Catering
Wedding breakfasts are prepared by chefs from the area, with a taster session arranged with the wedding planner. Vegetarian and vegan options are offered. For Asian weddings the packages are room hire only, and outside caterers are recommended.
History and setting
The hotel has a long history as a wedding venue. It looks over the Ribble Valley, with the Pendle landscape beyond.
Getting there
The address is Whalley Road, Billington, Clitheroe BB7 9HY. Whalley is a few minutes away. Parking is free on site.
