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The Royal Hotel Scarborough, wedding venue in North Yorkshire, UK
Wedding Venue
Wedding Venue
5.0(22)

The Royal Hotel Scarborough

St. Nicholas Street, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 2HE, North Yorkshire, UK

Guest capacity
20 to 120 guests
Per person from
Menus from £20

About The Royal Hotel Scarborough

The Royal Hotel Scarborough is a historic wedding venue located in Scarborough, in England's North Yorkshire region. Dating back to the 19th century, this gorgeous hotel is ideal for an unforgettable wedding full of vintage glamour. With views overlooking the beautiful South Bay and set within the centre of town, The Royal Hotel enjoys an unbridled place in Scarborough, only adding to the grandeur of your wedding day. Facilities and Capacity The Royal Hotel Scarborough, with its imposing architecture and famous staircase and atrium, bears the unmistakable hallmarks of the Regency Period. Its spacious ballroom and ceremony room can accommodate up to 120 guests, allowing you to hold both your civil ceremony and evening reception under one roof. While the more intimate space is teeming with natural light, the grand ballroom is tailor-made for an evening on the dance floor. You're welcome to book a live band to play on the impressive staging area. What's more, the hotel offers a fantastic range of comfortable accommodations for both you and your guests. With a variety of well-appointed rooms with beautiful sea views, there are a few more romantic places to spend your first night as newlyweds. Services Offered The Royal Hotel understand that no two marriages are the same, and they believe that no two weddings should be the same. Instead of one-size-fits-all wedding packages, they offer wedding packages that are individually tailored, making the venue a blank canvas for you to work with – giving you tremendous flexibility. Packages can include civil ceremonies, evening reception room hire and morning wedding breakfasts. Some key amenities for couples include the following: The hotel boasts stunning sea views that would make the ideal backdrop for your wedding photos Host up to 150 guests in a range of beautiful function rooms Licensed for civil ceremonies Individual, bespoke wedding packages are available The fabulous Ballroom can be yours for the entire day Great service provided by the staff at The Royal Hotel Scarborough

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Styles & facilities

Pub or restaurant
Historic
Unusual weddings
Large hotel
Unique weddings
Coastal weddings
In the city
Civil ceremony licence
DJ facilities
Overnight accommodation for wedding couple
Evening reception facilities
In-house catering
Fitness centre
Seated meal facilities
Dance floor
Overnight accommodation for guests
Pet-friendly
Entertainment licence
Corkage option
Swimming pool
Live band facilities
Master of ceremonies/toastmaster
Exclusive use
Alcohol licence
Buffet meal facilities
Confetti permitted
Wedding coordinator
Accessible facilities

Reviews

5.0(22)5/5 from 22 couple reviews

5/5 review

EllieSeptember 2026

5.0

Well what can we say apart from Wow. We had the best day and it was all Thanks to Helen and the team at the Royal Hotel. From the minute we met Helen and Booked we knew we had chosen the right place. Helen was on hand for every question we had to just helping with advice. On the day of the Wedding Helen and the Team ensured the day ran smoothly and abov

5/5 review

PaulinaAugust 2026

5.0

We had our wedding reception at The Royal Hotel, and honestly, we couldn’t recommend them enough! From the very beginning, Helen was an absolute superstar. She was so attentive, supportive and helpful throughout the whole planning process, and nothing was ever too much trouble. Whenever we had any questions or doubts, Helen was always there to guide us and put our minds at ease. She truly made the whole experience so much easier, and she’s definitely the one part of wedding planning that I’ll miss the most! All of the staff on the day were absolutely amazing and worked so hard behind the scenes to make sure everything ran smoothly throughout the evening. Our guests had so many lovely things to say about both the venue and the staff, but the buffet was definitely one of the biggest talking points! Everyone raved about how incredible the food was. We also had the DJ included in our package, and he honestly blew us all away! I don’t think there was a single moment when the dance floor was empty. He did an absolutely fantastic job and really helped make the night so much fun. It truly was the best night of our lives, and we couldn’t thank the whole team at The Royal enough for helping make it

5/5 review

RosieAugust 2026

5.0

​We could not be happier with our decision to hold our wedding reception here! From start to finish, the planning side was completely seamless and stress-free. ​Helen was absolute perfection to work with. She kept us updated every step of the way, was incredibly friendly and approachable, and made sure we always knew who to contact even when she was on annual leave. We felt so well cared for throughout the entire process. ​The food blew us and our guests away! We were expecting a standard, basic buffet, but it was a incredible spread—including hot options like mini pies and mini Yorkshire puddings with a huge variety. One of our guests even came up to tell us that they normally avoid buffets, but found this one absolutely delicious! They also handled dietary needs brilliantly: our coeliac guest was catered for with a fantastic gluten-free selection and was so impressed. ​For accommodation, as we have a toddler, we opted for the Family Suite instead of the Honeymoon Suite. It was wonderfully spacious and made managing our stay with a little one so easy. ​The Ballroom itself was a great size for the evening celebrations, and the house DJ did a fantastic job—the music choices kept the atmosphere brilliant all night. ​Thank you to Helen and the entire

5/5 review

NicolaAugust 2026

5.0

Our wedding at the Royal was amazing! From the minute we originally walked in to the venue to check it out we knew we wanted to get married there. Helen (the wedding Co-ordinator) was fantastic, extremely thorough and professional) and all the small tweaks we wanted were added to it felt really bespoke. The rooms we used were set up beautifully by Helen and her team and we knew that everything would run smoothly so we could relax and enjoy it. The food was really good and the atmosphere was buzzing. The bridal suite was really lovely and we had the perfect wedding weekend from start to finish. We thought that it was extre

5/5 review

SandraJuly 2026

5.0

We had our wedding reception and evening party at the Royal Hotel, Scarborough. We can't thank them enough. Helen, the events manager was an absolute diamond. I would like to recommend to any couple to hold the

5/5 review

HarryOctober 2025

5.0

From the moment we arrived on Thursday to settle in for the big day until the big day itself the staff and Our wedding coordinator made sure we were comfortable, prepared and that we knew exactly what we were going to be doing before and during our special day. I can't thank enough the royal hotel, the staff a

5/5 review

CharlotteJuly 2025

5.0

The level of service we received from going in to talk about booking a wedding until after the wedding was outstanding the commutation from the venue was very prompt and if Helen the wedding coordinator was off work we would receive an email stating when she would be back and as soon as she was back we got a response. There is different packages to suit every budget the wedding day everything

4.8/5 review

PatriciaJune 2025

4.8

Helen was fantastic

5/5 review

ZoeMay 2025

5.0

Wow wow Helen and the team at the royal hotel are amazing go above and beyond we had our wedding on Saturday (24/05/2025) nothing was to much trouble at all Helen check in making sure everything OK if we need a

5/5 review

LauraMay 2025

5.0

We had an absolute amazing day. Helen and the team did an incredible job and everything went smoothly,

5/5 review

LydiaDecember 2024

5.0

We had our wedding reception at the Royal and the service was amazing. Everything was perfect and the staff went above and beyond. Helen the organiser couldn't be more helpful and made sure everything was spot on. Absolutely recommend having a reception and even ceremony here. They're so efficient and the hotel is stunning. Especially as we

5/5 review

Kim H.May 2024

5.0

GENUINE REVIEW honestly if I could give this place more than 5 stars I would. Everything from the food to the price was astounding. Our wedding coordinator (Helen) who works for the hotel, was beyond fantastic. She helped us every step of the way and dealt with every single request we had without any issue or hesitation. She honestly made us and our wedding feel like the only one she's ever done! The whole experience working with the hotel to the big day itself was nothing other than perfection. All of the stresses that could have come from wedding planning and organising etc just went out of the window when we started working with this hotel. For reference our wedding was 24/04/2024 and we had about 30 guests. We held our ceremony and reception there and I couldn't be more glad. It was affordable and looked like we had paid 10s of thousands. We chose to buy our own decor as i was very parricular about how I wanted our aesthetics to be, but i could have chosen to rent decor from the hotel at an affordable extra cost. Despite buying the decor myself, the staff helped to

5/5 review

CraigMay 2024

5.0

Perfect day f

5/5 review

StaceyApril 2024

5.0

From the moment I went to ask about booking a wedding till the actual day helen was amazing nothing was any trouble. She really went above and beyond for us and made are day so special and run with out any hitch’s. The venue is self

4.8/5 review

GreenJanuary 2024

4.8

Helen the wedding co-ordinater was fantastic and helped us throughout planning of our wedding at The Royal. No job was too small and she even put our wedding cake together on the morning of the wedding so we could have time for some fresh air! Her and her team on the day we're so helpful and made everything go smoothly to make our day so special. The ceremony room and ballroom were just beautiful and looked amazing at Christmas time. The honeymoon suite was spacious and perfect. The Royal Hotel is an old regency style hotel so does have some quirks but that's what we liked about it.

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