The Manor is a golf club and events venue set in 170 acres of parkland between Leeds and Bradford, in Drighlington, West Yorkshire. Organisers can book it for conferences, meetings, corporate hospitality, charity days and weddings. The venue states a ceiling of 200 guests for events and 250 for a wedding evening, and events can be held on any day of the week.
Seminars and company events
The conference offer is sold as half-day or full-day packages, and room hire is included in the delegate rate. A morning or afternoon package covers use of a meeting room for up to five hours. A full-day package covers five to nine hours. Both include unlimited tea, coffee and water, free parking and high-speed Wi-Fi, plus an 84-inch digital display, a flip chart and a projector screen. The screen does not come with a projector. Lunch is a sandwich and chips by default, with upgrades available.
Most conferences take place in High Gardens or Sunset Drive. Sunset Drive suits boardroom and classroom layouts for 1 to 18 delegates. High Gardens takes any seating style, from large oval tables to classroom or boardroom. The Balcony Suite and The View suit more casual meetings. For very large events, the sliding wall between The View and High Gardens can be retracted so the two rooms work as one.
Teams can add golf to the day. The golf packages include time on the driving range or on the Par 3 Academy Course. The venue also runs corporate hospitality, client entertaining and corporate or charity golf days on its 18-hole championship course.
Weddings and receptions
Couples who marry here have exclusive use of the events venue, including a private lawn. The site describes packages from an intimate daytime celebration for 30 guests on weekdays to full-day and evening celebrations that start at 60 daytime and 40 evening guests. It states capacity for up to 140 guests by day and 250 in the evening. The Manor is a licensed civil ceremony venue, and dedicated event coordinators follow the planning from first visit to the day itself.
Ceremonies can be held in High Gardens for up to 75 guests, or outdoors on the Private Lawn. The View hosts the wedding breakfast and the evening party, and it can join High Gardens to create one large floor for dancing. Couples can be taken by golf buggy to the lake in the grounds for photographs.
Rooms and capacities
The main spaces are High Gardens, The View, Sunset Drive and The Balcony Suite, plus the Private Lawn. The venue has two bar areas, a permanent wooden dance floor and a marquee lawn. Layouts change with the event, from private gatherings to a suite of connected rooms. Disabled access is provided throughout, and Wi-Fi is free.
Catering
Cook House Bar & Kitchen is the on-site bar and restaurant, open to everyone seven days a week. The kitchen also provides catering for private events, and the venue is known locally for its Sunday lunch.
History and setting
The Manor is family-owned and has been part of the local community for more than 30 years. The grounds overlook the Cockersdale Valley, and the 18-hole championship course, driving range and Par 3 Academy course sit on the same site.
Getting there
The Manor is 6 miles from Leeds and 4.5 miles from Bradford, and 1.5 miles from the M62 and M621. Wakefield is also close. Free parking is available for more than 100 cars.
