Best Wedding Venues in Jesmond

Jesmond is one of Newcastle's most sought-after settings for a wedding, combining leafy surroundings with a village-like high street of hotels, restaurants and independent suppliers. Whether you are picturing an intimate civil ceremony, a grand reception for two hundred guests, or a church wedding followed by a celebration nearby, there is a venue here to suit. Below are some of the best wedding venues in and around Jesmond, grouped by style — and once you have the venue, our Weddings in Jesmond hub brings together local photographers, florists, cakes, cars, musicians and more.

Boutique country-house

Jesmond Dene House is a Grade II listed, independently owned boutique hotel set in an Arts and Crafts mansion at the wooded edge of Jesmond Dene. Licensed for civil ceremonies, its oak-panelled Great Hall seats around 100 for a wedding breakfast and up to roughly 120 for a ceremony or drinks reception, with smaller rooms for intimate gatherings and a licensed outdoor Secret Garden. Its woodland setting, only minutes from the city centre, makes it one of the North East's most prestigious wedding venues.

Grand Osborne Road hotels

The Holiday Inn Newcastle - Jesmond is a larger hotel fully licensed for civil ceremonies, with the Rothbury Room seating up to 120 for a ceremony and the Imperial Suite hosting up to 200 for an evening reception. Inclusive packages cover the whole day, making it a good fit for bigger guest lists.

The Cairn Hotel is a well-established Jesmond hotel whose function room caters for wedding receptions of up to around 100 guests (more for an evening buffet), right in the heart of Osborne Road with bars, restaurants and the Metro on the doorstep.

The New Northumbria Hotel is a boutique Osborne Road hotel popular for wedding breakfasts and evening receptions in its private, modern function rooms. It hosts receptions only rather than ceremonies, so it suits couples marrying at a nearby church or register office first.

Countryside, a short drive out

The Parlour at Blagdon is a beautifully restored 18th-century dairy farm about ten minutes north of Newcastle, offered on an exclusive-use basis for up to around 180 guests. Couples can marry indoors in The Smithy, with its exposed beams and cast-iron stove, or outdoors in the courtyard.

Kirkley Hall, near Ponteland, is a 17th-century Grade II listed hall in the Northumberland countryside, offered for exclusive use with function rooms overlooking an Italianate patio and gardens — a long-standing choice for country-house weddings within easy reach of Jesmond.

Civil ceremonies and churches

For a register-office wedding, Newcastle Civic Centre houses the city's register office and a range of licensed ceremony rooms, from an intimate register room up to the Haymarket Room for around 70 guests — a short Metro ride from Jesmond. For a church wedding, St George's Church on Osborne Road, Holy Trinity off Jesmond Road and St Hilda's on Thornleigh Road all conduct weddings; contact the parish office early, as a qualifying connection to the parish is usually required.

Planning the rest of your day

A venue is just the start. Once yours is booked, the Weddings in Jesmond hub lists local photographers, florists, cake makers, bridal hair and makeup, wedding cars, celebrants and musicians — all with a link straight through to each business. If you run a local wedding business and would like to be listed, get in touch; listings are free.