North Euston Hotel in Fleetwood hosts weddings, christenings, engagement parties, birthdays and group gatherings in three function suites, including a ballroom, with 53 en-suite bedrooms upstairs for guests who stay the night. The hotel stands on the Esplanade in Fleetwood, Lancashire, facing the Wyre estuary, Morecambe Bay and the hills of the Lake District.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel works mainly with private celebrations. Its three function suites are the Ballroom, the Rossall Room and The Bay, and the hotel says they look out toward Morecambe Bay and the Lake District. Couples can ask for the wedding brochure and price list, and separate brochures cover other occasions, including funeral receptions and ladies' evenings. The functions team takes bookings all year round.
Because guests can sleep on site, a wedding party can run from the reception through to breakfast the next morning without arranging transport. The large free car park at the rear of the building also helps when most guests arrive by car.
Rooms and capacities
The Ballroom is the largest of the three suites and the natural choice for a wedding breakfast followed by an evening dance. The Rossall Room suits smaller parties, and The Bay also serves as the hotel restaurant. The hotel does not publish capacities online, so organisers should ask the team for seated and standing figures for each room before planning a guest list.
Accommodation
The hotel has 53 en-suite bedrooms. Groups are a large part of its business: it offers discounted group rates throughout the year and regularly hosts dance groups, bridge and whist clubs, U3A groups, bowling clubs, sewing and craft groups and golfers, who use several clubs nearby. For these stays the team arranges morning coffee, light lunches, Sunday lunches, cream teas, gala dinners and drinks receptions. Guests can use the hotel gym free of charge.
Catering
Catering is in-house. The Bay restaurant cooks meals to order, and the Victoria Bar serves drinks. For functions, the team prepares the menus set out in the wedding and occasion brochures, from a light buffet to a full gala dinner for a visiting group.
History and setting
The hotel opened in 1841 and was designed by Decimus Burton, the architect who laid out much of the planned town of Fleetwood. Its long, semi-circular front follows the curve of the Esplanade. The name comes from the railway: when the hotel opened, the line from London Euston ended at this point of the coast. The building is Grade II listed and remains one of the landmarks of the Fleetwood seafront.
Getting there
The address is The Esplanade, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 6BN. A tram and bus stop sits across the road, on the coastal tramway that links Fleetwood with Blackpool. Marine Hall, Fleetwood Market and the Freeport shopping outlet are a few minutes away, and the town center is a short walk. The hotel has a large free car park at the rear.
