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Castles for weddings in North East England

4 castles in North East England host weddings, ordered by renown and by how fully each is documented. Of those that publish a capacity, the largest, Durham Castle, hosts up to 200 guests. 1 of them has rooms for guests to stay. Each page has the key facts and a request form for the events team.

Durham Castle
Castle · Durham, United Kingdom
40–200 guests4 event spaces84 rooms to stay
Dinners for 200 in a 13th-century Great Hall, meetings for 40 and 84 bed-and-breakfast rooms in Durham's Norman castle, in vacations
Bamburgh Castle
Castle · Bamburgh, United Kingdom
60–200 guests6 event spaces
Ceremonies for up to 140 in the King's Hall, drinks for 100 on the Battery Terrace and evening parties for 200 on Castle Green
Alnwick Castle
Castle · Alnwick, United Kingdom
10–216 guests5 event spaces
A Guest Hall for 216 theatre-style or 180 at banquet, plus Hulne Park and Priory for exclusive hire, at Alnwick Castle in Northumberland
Brancepeth Castle
Castle · Brancepeth, United Kingdom
Up to 100 guests4 event spaces
Four combinable reception rooms, two of them medieval, a chapel for 100 and an enclosed courtyard in a castle near Durham

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Meeting and event venues in North East England

Questions and answers

Which venues in North East England can host 100 guests or more?

3 of the 4 venues publish a capacity of 100 guests or more: Durham Castle, Bamburgh Castle, and Brancepeth Castle.

Which venues in North East England have rooms for guests to stay?

None of these venues is a hotel: ask each events team about accommodation on site or nearby.

How are these venues chosen and ordered?

By documented renown first, then by how fully each venue is documented (photographs, rooms, capacities), never by payment: venues do not pay to appear and the guide takes no commission. How we select venues.

List updated on November 9, 2026.