Ryther, North Yorkshire

Hidden in the meadows, made for weddings

An exclusive-use wedding venue on our family farm near Tadcaster. The whole place is yours for two nights.

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  • Exclusive use
  • Two nights on site
  • Up to 150 guests
The lavender walk leading up to the glass-fronted gables
  1. The lavender walk
  2. The courtyard
  3. The Ceremony Hall
  4. The staircase

One wedding at a time

From family farm to wedding venue

The Oakwood sits among meadows of greenery and wildflowers outside the village of Ryther, on the site of our generations-old family farm. The haybarn, the grain store and the old farm buildings are now a ceremony hall, a reception barn and a house for thirty of your favourite people, all set around one courtyard.

Every part of it was designed with a wedding in mind, and with only two of them each week, yours gets our full attention.

The Old Grain Store’s timber and brick walls behind the steel sphere water feature

We hold weddings on Thursdays and Saturdays only, so we have time to get to know you, and so nobody else’s day ever runs alongside yours.

A couple walking hand in hand along the lavender walk
The courtyard at dusk under festoon lights, with outdoor heaters lit
The aisle of the Ceremony Hall beneath its hand-crafted oak arches and globe pendants
A couple walking down the staircase into the Old Grain Store
Guests raising a toast at the wedding breakfast in the Old Grain Store
A couple walking through long meadow grass towards the house

A walk around

  1. 01 / 06 The lavender walk Heather Butterworth Photography
  2. 02 / 06 The courtyard Fabio Photography
  3. 03 / 06 The Ceremony Hall Fabio Photography
  4. 04 / 06 The staircase
  5. 05 / 06 The wedding breakfast Heather Butterworth Photography
  6. 06 / 06 The meadows at golden hour Rachael Stephenson Photography

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The courtyard by day, with the barn doors open

How it began

As well as farmer’s wife and mother of two boys, I have always been a dedicated gardener and designer and with the instinct for nurturing and eye for detail which that entails, I could see new potential for our beautiful location.

So, about three years ago, with a common dream, we both set out to transform our huge grain store, various barns, courtyards and meadows, to create what we hope is the most stunning of venues with the flexibility, capacity and character to create lifelong memories.

From the family at The Oakwood

The idea first came up over sangria in a tapas bar in Spain. Back home, the plan to diversify the farm took shape, and The Oakwood was designed, developed and built within two years.

Two nights, three days

Your wedding, spread out

Arrive the day before, marry, and wake up here the morning after. The house, the hall and the barn are yours the whole time.

  1. The Oakwood at dusk, lights on, with ornamental grasses in the foreground

    Day oneCheck in from 3pm

    The day before

    The house is yours from three o’clock, and so are the Ceremony Hall and the Old Grain Store, so you can set up with your coordinator rather than leave it all to the morning. In the evening there is the kitchen island to gather round with your closest people.

  2. A just-married couple walking back up the aisle of the Ceremony Hall

    Day twoUntil midnight

    Your wedding day

    Get ready in the prep room, marry in the Ceremony Hall or outside, and spend the drinks reception in the courtyard. Then down the staircase into the Old Grain Store for the wedding breakfast, with live music until midnight.

  3. The Oakwood seen across the lawn on a bright day

    Day threeCheck out at 10am or 11am

    The morning after

    No taxis at midnight and no early start. You wake up where you married, with your favourite people still under the same roof, and check out at 10am after a Thursday wedding or 11am after a Saturday.

How the three days work

A couple at the top of the Grain Store staircase as guests look up

Why couples choose us

Four things we do differently

  1. The whole place is yours

    Exclusive use from the moment you arrive until you leave us as newlyweds, with no other wedding and nobody else’s guests on site.

  2. One coordinator, start to finish

    Our wedding coordinators meet with you, keep in regular touch, help with the personal touches and the decor, and run the day itself so you can stay with your guests.

  3. Room for thirty to stay

    Fourteen bedrooms in the house, each one designed differently, for up to 30 adults across both nights. Nobody has to leave early.

  4. Your caterer, our bar

    Choose from five approved caterers, all of whom have worked here before. Our own bar team builds your drinks package with you at a wine tasting in the months before.

Real weddings

Days we have loved hosting

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In their words

“From the moment we arrived, everything felt calm, welcoming, and beautifully organised. The setting is stunning, peaceful, and immaculately cared for, creating an atmosphere that feels both elegant and relaxed throughout the entire day.”

Hannah Cherry, Google review

Your date

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We take two weddings a week, Thursdays and Saturdays. Send us your date or the dates you are weighing up.

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