Newby Hall hosts weddings, receptions, private parties, meetings and team-building days, with up to 120 seated in its Orangery, 250 for drinks in the Main Hall and up to 500 in a marquee overlooking the River Ure. The house is a country estate near Ripon in North Yorkshire, England, set in gardens that open to visitors in season.
Seminars and company events
The estate offers meetings, conferences and team-building activities in an 18th-century setting, with dedicated support staff for each event. The Orangery, with its own catering facilities and bar, is the natural base for a company dinner or a launch, and the Main Hall can host a drinks reception before it. Room capacities for meetings are not published, so ask the team for layouts. The house and gardens have also been used for film and television shoots, and the team supports production crews.
Weddings and receptions
Ceremonies can take place in the Library for 80 guests, in the Orangery for up to 70 indoors or 120 outdoors, or in the Church of Christ the Consoler, in the grounds, for 240. Other outdoor ceremony spots are available across the estate. Receptions use the Orangery for up to 120 seated and 180 in the evening, the Main Hall for drinks, the Library and Statue Gallery of the house, or a marquee site by the River Ure for up to 500. A ride on the estate's miniature railway can be added for the couple and guests.
Rooms and capacities
The Orangery is hired with full catering facilities, toilets, furniture and a staffed bar, extended by a contemporary steel and glass structure in a secluded part of the estate. The Main Hall takes 250 for drinks only. The Library seats 80 for a ceremony. The Church of Christ the Consoler seats 240. The marquee site has room for 500 guests.
Catering
The Orangery has full catering facilities and a fully stocked bar run by the estate. The team works with local suppliers, including florists, photographers, car hire, photo booths and helicopter transfers.
History and setting
According to the estate, Newby Hall was built in the 1690s by Sir Christopher Wren and later enlarged by John Carr and Robert Adam. The Orangery dates from 1770. It was commissioned by William Weddell and designed by William Belwood, Adam's foreman, while Adam was working on the house. Over time it served as a tea room, a changing room for a theater company and a beaters' room in the shooting season, before a major restoration supported by a Country Houses Foundation grant. The Orangery is Grade I listed.
Getting there
The postal address is Newby Hall, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 5AE. The house reopens to the public on March 25, 2027 and closes on September 26, 2027, with a break from September 13 to 19. Private events, weddings and viewings are arranged while the estate is closed to visitors. There is no accommodation on site; the estate lists places to stay nearby.
