The White Hart can host a board meeting in a beamed library, a conference with residential delegates, or a wedding with up to 180 guests at the wedding breakfast and 230 in the evening. The inn stands in the village of Lydgate, in the Saddleworth hills on the edge of Oldham, and keeps 16 bedrooms for guests who stay the night.
Seminars and company events
The inn hires its rooms by the half day or the full day. The Library suits smaller meetings, while the Oak Room takes larger meetings and conferences. The Lounge and the Dining Room are also offered for business use. Every booking comes with a screen, a flipchart and free wireless internet, and the garden can serve as a breakout space when the weather allows. Main room hire includes iced water, cordials, tea or coffee on arrival, homemade biscuits and afternoon tea. For meetings that run over two days, the inn quotes a delegate rate that covers dinner, bed and breakfast. Capacities for each meeting layout are given on request.
Weddings and receptions
Four rooms hold a civil ceremony licence. Civil ceremonies must be non-religious, though music and readings are allowed. For a church service, St Anne's Church in Lydgate stands opposite the inn, and the team can plan the day around the timings of other churches. The Oak Room and Pavilion is the main reception space, with a wedding breakfast for up to 180 and an evening party for up to 230. Smaller weddings can use the Dining Room or the Library.
Rooms and capacities
The Library is the smallest room, with high ceilings and oak beams. It takes a civil ceremony for 2 to 55 guests and a wedding breakfast for up to 36. The Dining Room was refurbished in August 2015 in a contemporary style; it seats up to 80 for a ceremony and 55 for a meal, and takes 90 for an evening reception. The Oak Room and Pavilion was built in 2005 from green oak, with a vaulted ceiling and a glass atrium at its center.
Accommodation
The inn has 16 en-suite bedrooms. Twelve are in the main building and four family suites are in The Cottage next door. Delegates and wedding guests can stay on site.
Catering
The kitchen runs The Brasserie, served across the Barn Room, the Old Tap Room and the Dining Room. Its menu mixes pub classics with more refined dishes, alongside real ales and a wine list. Meeting lunches are either a two-course conference lunch or a buffet. Evening meals for delegates come from the brasserie and daily specials menu, with an upgrade to the à la carte menu for a supplement.
History and setting
The main building dates from 1788 and is Grade II listed. Lydgate sits among the rolling hills of Saddleworth, and the inn looks out across the Pennines.
Getting there
The address is 51 Stockport Road, Lydgate, Oldham, OL4 4JJ. The inn lies on the eastern edge of Greater Manchester, close to the Pennine moors.
