Narrowboats in a lock at Sowerby Bridge canal basin

Wedding venues in Sowerby Bridge & the Ryburn Valley

Sowerby Bridge and the Ryburn Valley: a converted mill and two country inns at Barkisland and Rishworth, all three licensed for ceremonies.

Sowerby Bridge canal basin. Photo: Careless hx, CC BY-SA 4.0

3 venues in Sowerby Bridge and the Ryburn Valley

3 where you can legally marry, 0 for the reception after a register office ceremony; published wedding packages start from £2,800.

View on map
The Malthouse, from the venue's website

The Malthouse

Rishworth · Pub & inn

Ceremonies here

Evening 130 · From £4,500 per person

The Venue Bowers Mill, from the venue's website

The Venue Bowers Mill

Barkisland · Venue · Exclusive use

Ceremonies here

Ceremony 120 · From £4,000

Weddings in Sowerby Bridge and the Ryburn Valley

The Venue Bowers Mill at Barkisland is a former textile mill with three ceremony spaces, from the Spinning Room for 120 to the Bowers Suite for 350. It hosts one wedding a day, holds outdoor ceremonies and publishes packages from £4,000 for 60 day guests.

The Fleece Countryside Inn at Barkisland takes ceremonies of up to 110 and evening guests of up to 200, has seven bedrooms and publishes a bespoke package from £2,800. The Malthouse at Rishworth holds ceremonies in its beamed Loft Suite, takes 130 in the evening, has five bedrooms, cooks everything in-house and publishes 2026 packages from £4,500 for 50 guests.

All three are on Calderdale Council's approved list, so the ceremony and the reception can be in the same place.

Weddings in Sowerby Bridge and the Ryburn Valley: questions

Which Ryburn Valley venues have bedrooms?

The Fleece Countryside Inn has seven bedrooms and The Malthouse at Rishworth has five.

Other areas