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Stancliffe Hall was the perfect venue for our beautiful, family wedding in the Peak District.

Unless you’re looking for Stancliffe Hall, you may not find it. Stancliffe is hidden behind a long, sweeping drive and nestled within immaculate grounds. This element of surprise is certainly part of its magic, but this exclusivity made our wedding feel so private and secure. This was so important for us as it meant that the children could play together freely and, feeling sure that they were safe, the adults could relax into the day.

Stancliffe Hall itself is a beautiful place with a rich and interesting history. The 1816 room was such a perfect venue for our ceremony - we loved that we could have a secular ceremony in a traditional setting. The dining room was a lovely space to hold our wedding breakfast and evening reception but we were also thrilled to have access to a number of other quieter spaces that our guests could enjoy throughout the day.

Having use of the spa the evening before our wedding was another an unexpected delight and made for such a lovely, relaxing atmosphere. Being able to stay at Stancliffe the night before really put us all at ease and I would recommend this to any bride or groom who has the opportunity to do so! We also loved that we could offer our families accommodation on site, and that we could enjoy breakfast together the morning after our wedding.

Throughout the process of planning our wedding - including rescheduling due to COVID-19 - we had complete confidence in Victoria who, from our first meeting, looked after us really well. Victoria is a really strong events professional and worked so hard to ensure that our day was everything that we had hoped for! Nothing was too much trouble and we have been so thankful for her patience, attention to detail, warmth and pragmatism.

We’re so pleased that we chose Stancliffe for our wedding and we are really appreciative of their team, who enabled us to create such a wonderful day to share with our loved ones.

Went on the sausage & pork pie course. Very enjoyable experience. Food turned out nice. Definitely recommend 👍

When we first walked into Stancliffe Hall we knew that we were going to make a million memories there.
What a monumental transformation of such an historic building, from school to beautifully presented family home. We are lucky that owners, who are personable and down to earth wish to share their home - an idyllic location for a Staycation, Corporate event, or for me, a more than perfect wedding venue.

We decided to go all-in with our wedding celebrations and booked to arrive at Stancliffe on a Friday evening, this allowed us time to relax in the lounge, enjoy a game or two of Snooker in the Billiards Room, as well as do a few lengths of the pool and relax with the onsite Spa facilities all before evening food served up by Coghlans – the perfect way to begin your wedding!
The wedding day itself went down without a hitch – Victoria was just on point throughout the entire-day, and nothing was ever too much – she really did a great job to ensure that everyone knew their place, all suppliers were welcomed and shown where to go and at each pivotal point in the day checked with us to ensure that we were happy and had everything we needed.

Our food, served by the Coghlan’s was outstanding! Everything served hot, and very well presented, and above all else tasted excellent! We’ve been to a number of weddings previously, as guests, and although biased as we are – the food served on our day was simply the best food we have ever had served at a wedding, a special mention to Coghlans for going above and beyond to accommodate our guests’ dietary requirements.

We had a lovely afternoon tea served on the Sunday and was permitted to use the back Lawn for Archery and Lawn games to be played by all.

Checkout was a very smooth experience. All the staff at Stancliffe were very friendly and super helpful, and all went out of their way to ensure our stay was the very best it could have been.

Without a doubt we would recommend Stancliffe Hall to anyone that wants a unique and special day / weekend event!

Beautiful place. The grounds are stunning and the staff and wedding organiser (cannot remember her name I'm so sorry) was absolutely amazing the food was lovely the rooms are clean.. my only criticism would be they card machine in the bar area.. once it disconnects from the WiFi it doesn't work and the 'tab' system doesn't work very well as some people managed to get away without paying for their drinks and almost landed the bride and groom with the bill... but other than that it's a lovely place with lovely staff.

Visited as my son has booked for his wedding venue - lovely choice and exclusive use on your big day. The grounds are beautiful and the rooms are reminiscent of times gone by, everywhere is spotless and I hope the catering on the day is as exvellent as the venue itself.