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Carlton Towers, wedding venue in North Yorkshire, UK
Wedding Venue
Wedding Venue
4.9(52)

Carlton Towers

High Street Carlton, Nr Selby, Goole, North Yorkshire, DN14 9LZ, North Yorkshire, UK

Guest capacity
10 to 250 guests
Per person from
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About Carlton Towers

Carlton Towers is a privately-owned Victorian Gothic-style country house sitting in the beautiful nature of Yorkshire, available for use as a wedding venue. This property is set amongst 250 acres of parkland, with verdant gardens and magnificent scenery to enhance the big day. Home to Lord and Lady Gerald Fitzalan Howard, Carlton Towers has been hosting weddings for over 30 years, ensuring every detail for each event is perfect. Here, to-be-weds can enjoy a celebration with their loved ones immersed in true beauty. “Exclusively Yours” This stately home is licenced to perform civil ceremonies and can accommodate up to 170 guests for the ceremony and reception, and 200 for the evening celebration. Couples may also celebrate their nuptials in an intimate gathering with up to 30 attendees. This team offers exclusive use of the venue, comprising three grand staterooms, 16 individually and beautifully designed character bedrooms, 5 exquisite cottages, a minstrel’s gallery, bar, lobby, dance area, armoury, drawing room and garden. By presenting our new collection of wedding packages we are confident we can cater to your every whim. If you prefer an outdoor setting the pretty walled garden vineyard provides a lovely backdrop for a small summer wedding or for something larger opt for one of our beautiful Feast Field marquees. The three staterooms provide a delightful ambience for any wedding reception and span 150 feet in length. The house offers ideal backdrops for photograph opportunities, both inside and out. Services Offered Carlton Towers prides itself on its varied and extensive wedding options, from dry hire of the venue to our suggested ideas for this most special of occasions, but ultimately, we are happy to tailor our suggestions to suit your needs. Our team of in house chefs pride themselves in producing delicious menus tailored to different budgetary, dietary and cultural requirements or work with couples on a menu of their own creation if desired. Our In-house florist and stylist will be available to discuss concepts and ideas for your special day. The celebration will be organised and coordinated by our experienced Events team who will carefully discuss plans with the happy couple and check that every detail is in place. Wedding Information - Virtual House Tour - https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=NxXCyJRScod Book a Viewing - https://carltontowersweddingshowaround.as.me/ Vineyard Weddings - https://www.carltontowers.co.uk/s/Vineyard-Pricing-Wedding.pdf

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Styles & facilities

Sporting
Unusual weddings
Vineyard weddings
Historic
Asian wedding
Landmark
In the country
Castle
Unique weddings
Stately home
Outdoor license
Civil ceremony licence
Outdoor fireworks permitted
Wedding coordinator
DJ facilities
Live band facilities
Overnight accommodation for wedding couple
Helipad
Master of ceremonies/toastmaster
Changing room for wedding guests
Exclusive use
Evening reception facilities
Alcohol licence
In-house catering
Car parking
Seated meal facilities
Dance floor
Buffet meal facilities
Private catering allowed
Overnight accommodation for guests
Horse baraat permitted
Pet-friendly
Confetti permitted
Entertainment licence

Reviews

4.9(52)4.9/5 from 52 couple reviews

5/5 review

StephNovember 2025

5.0

Carlton Towers were amazing, th

5/5 review

McrAugust 2025

5.0

I had the absolute pleasure of filming a wedding at Carlton Towers Estate and I cannot speak highly enough of the whole experience. I felt completely at home — warm, welcoming, and always on hand with support whenever I needed it. The estate itself is breathtaking, but it’s the people behind it who truly make it special, genuine care for everyone involved in the day really stood out. I’m so grateful for how they looked after me and for creating such a wonderful atmosphere for

5/5 review

MoiraJuly 2023

5.0

Absolutely perfect from start to finish! Janet and Sam couldn’t have done enough

5/5 review

PaulNovember 2019

5.0

We were lucky enough to have our wedding here in October 2019 and everything was perfect. It's an absolutely stunning venue and many of our guests commented on how amazing it was and how good the food was. The staff are extremely attentive and were excellent from the very beginning. On the day they helped us set up our decorations and were very good at communicating with us and letting us know what was happening and any decision

2/5 review

SjdMay 2018

2.0

We had one of two of our weddings here last year. The venue itself is absolutely stunning, many of our guests said the same, and is ultimately what sold it to me as our wedding venue. However, in comparison to the other venue we held our second ceremony at there was quite a disparity in service and how the day unfolded. If you have a large family & circle of friends to help you organise your wedding then this may work well for you but due to my circumstances I single handedly organised our wedding day, and can say I did not find the 'wedding co-ordinator' much help at all. It's not very ideal for staff at the wedding to approach us twice on the day in the middle of our meal to ask what we wanted to do, or to point out that the music had stopped playing. You can stay at the house itself on your wedding night if you have a minimum amount of guests who would also be staying with you (which we would have loved to have done, but this is understandable). I expressed our interest in potentially staying the night without being told of the minimum guest number; however most of our guests had already arranged accommodation. I communicated this yet the 5+ rooms plus other undiscussed charges were added to our invoice, which I had to ask to be removed. It felt as though communication dampened once the full balance was paid. Some mistakes were made with our wedding breakfast, bearing in mind we had a menu tasting prior to the day - e.g kale instead of spinach, strawberry mousse instead of strawberry cheesecake, neither of which we would have ever selected. However, the rest of the food was delicious and I don't feel it was any fault of the chefs, perhaps it was a miscommunication. Having paid £100 for a menu tasting (which was free for 6 people at our other venue) I would have hoped we'd received what was discussed, and if this wasn't possible for it to be communicated before the day. It's a sham

5/5 review

SarahApril 2018

5.0

We had one of two of our weddings here last year. The venue itself is absolutely stunning, many of our guests said the same, and is ultimately what sold it to me as our wedding venue. However, in comparison to the other venue we held our second ceremony at there was quite a disparity in service and how the day unfolded. If you have a large family & circle of friends to help you organise your wedding then this may work well for you but due to my circumstances I single handedly organised our wedding day, and can say I did not find the 'wedding co-ordinator' much help at all. It's not very ideal for staff at the wedding to approach us twice on the day in the middle of our meal to ask what we wanted to do, or to point out that the music had stopped playing. Some mistakes were made with our wedding breakfast, bearing in mind we had a menu tasting prior to the day - e.g kale instead of spinach, strawberry mousse instead of strawberry cheesecake, neither of which we would have ever selected. However, the rest of the food was delicious and I don't feel it was any fault of the chefs, perhaps it was a miscommunication. Having paid £100 for a menu tasting (which was free for 6 people at our other venue) I would have

5/5 review

SamanthaMarch 2018

5.0

Carlton Towers was the first venue my husband and I viewed for our wedding . We knew instantly that it was the perfect place for us to bring all of our friends and family. The venue is hidden away on a large piece of private land, with an impressive drive onto the property for guests to take in the grandeur of the estate. One of the great things about Carlton Towers, is that you get exclusive use on your big day, The venue also has many bedrooms which can be used on the night of the wedding (or a very nearby Travelodge for around £30 per night). The wedding Coordnator, Charlotte, is fantastic. What Charlotte doesn't know about weddings, or the history of Carlton Towers, isn't worth knowing. Charlotte helped us plan the wedding from day 1 & was present during the day, too. Carlton Towers understands that a lot of planning goes into the big day, and make it manageable by by inviting you to the venue on several occasions to meet with the coordinator. We were able to decorate the entire venue the day before the wedding, & were allowed to use the bedrooms to get ready in the morning. Carlton Towers have delivered many weddings here and this shows in their professionalism and exceptional delivery. The wedding toastmaster is around during the whole wedding to ensure that things run smoothly and on time. The food is exceptional and they catered very well for our multi-cultural wedding. If I had to fault it, I would only say that the on site accommodation is priced too high and the bride and groom shouldn't h

5/5 review

DaniaDecember 2017

5.0

Our wedding day was beyond perfect, thank you for all your help and support throughout. We could not have wished for a better day. The food was absolutely delicious and we had many compliments

5/5 review

AndrewDecember 2017

5.0

Sarah and myself had a fantastic day at Carlton Towers, from the moment we walked in and were shown around, we knew that out of the 15 we'd seen, this one knocked the rest into touch. Funnily enough, the only reason that Carlton Towers came to our attention was through word of mouth of two work colleagues who had or were to be married there. They praised the staffs professionalism, the high standard of the onsite rooms, the absolutely majestic venue lay out and décor and the exquisite food on offer. We can only echo those comments - being recommended by word of mouth is a credit to the Carlton Towers team, I truly believe that your team and the venue have set the bar very high and offer an experience that many of the other Yorkshire venues can only hope to emulate. From ourselves booking in with Carlton Towers, we found the level of service and communication offer by Charlotte to be excellent, there was no such thing as a stupid question and she really did help to put Sarah's mind at ease with the timings, tables plans, numbers etc. On the actual day, we'd like to extend a big thanks to the Carlton Towers team for making the event run like a Swiss watch, Steph and Charlotte worked very hard and we are extremely thankful to you both. We do apologise thoug

5/5 review

DebbieSeptember 2017

5.0

Went to a wedding and thought it was beautiful

5/5 review

FayeSeptember 2017

5.0

Celebrated a hen night at Carlton Towers and I honestly couldn't fault it. The staff were excep

5/5 review

SarahSeptember 2017

5.0

We held our Wedding Reception here last Sunday and just wanted to say what a wonderful venue it is! Many of our guests commented how impressive it was. The staff were helpful and ensured everything ran smoothly. The accommodat

5/5 review

TharaSeptember 2017

5.0

I had my wedding here in 2013 and it was the most amazing day. The staff were fantastic and made us feel so special. The venue wa

5/5 review

GarethSeptember 2017

5.0

We just had our daughter's wedding here this weekend. The house and setting is stunning and perfect. The staff are fantastic and cannot be more helpful. Thank you so much Gemma and Josie

4.9/5 review

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