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Confetti in the courtyard at a Thief Hall wedding

Exclusive-use wedding barn · Northallerton, North Yorkshire

You get the whole place for three days.

One wedding at a time on a private North Yorkshire estate. Barns, six cottages, pods and a wood, run as your own wedding village, with your own suppliers and nobody looking over your shoulder.

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Why we are called Thief Hall What's actually included

What couples say

“You won't have to worry about anyone looking over your shoulder.”

Thief Hall Magazine

A newlywed couple holding hands beside a colourful bouquet

ONE WEDDING AT A TIME

“Completely and unapologetically YOU.”

THE THIEF HALL TEAM

Exclusive three-day hire, and the whole venue is yours. All suppliers are welcome with no restrictions. Wedding planning support runs from booking right through to the big day.

Colourful dresses arranged around a white wedding dress
An enclosed courtyard of brick and stone barn ranges with red pantile roofs

Their words, not ours

Your very own wedding village.

The Hall. The courtyard. The makeup room. The bar. Bateman Byre, Millington House, Thief Hole Barn, Swift Nick, Turpin and Fawkes. The pods, and the camping field. And a wood, a short distance away, with a swing in it.

A day at Thief Hall

The whole day

How the day might run for you

This is how a day here usually runs. Yours can run however you like, and the times below are the ones couples tend to land on.

The whole day, and the night before
Vanity stations with round lit mirrors under the makeup room skylight

6am Wedding morning

A newly married couple kissing as confetti fills the air around them

1pm The ceremony

The stocked bar opening through a wide doorway to the lounge beyond

2pm The reception

A wedding breakfast table beneath draped fabric and fairy lights

5pm The wedding breakfast

A couple sharing their first dance in low fog

8pm The first dance

Our typical wedding timeline

How the day might run for you

  1. The light-filled makeup room at Thief Hall, with illuminated mirrors and dressing stations 6AM Wedding Morning

    “The day begins with the glam!”

  2. Newlyweds walking through a joyful shower of confetti at Thief Hall 1PM Ceremony

    Inside or out, and then the confetti

  3. The wedding breakfast room dressed with rust runners, foliage and warm fairy lights 5PM The Wedding Breakfast

    “A feast given to the newlyweds and guests after the wedding”

  4. A first dance in low fog beneath warm lights and a flower wall at Thief Hall 8PM First Dance

    “Time for the party!”

  5. SUNSET Sunset Photos

    “Golden hour and the last couple of shots”

What actually happens here

Real weddings, at Thief Hall.

An enclosed courtyard of brick and stone barn ranges with red pantile roofs
An enclosed courtyard of brick and stone barn ranges with red pantile roofs
A timber-fronted bar with a lounge visible through the doorway
A light-filled room with wisteria beneath a glazed lantern roof
An enclosed courtyard of brick and stone barn ranges with red pantile roofs
A timber-clad pod with a curved front and barrel tables outside
A wedding at Thief Hall
A makeup room with illuminated mirrors beneath a glazed roof
A wedding at Thief Hall
A cottage living room with a brick chimney and log burner
A wedding at Thief Hall

One place, and all of it yours

Barns, a courtyard, six cottages, timber pods and a wood, on a private North Yorkshire estate. One wedding at a time.

The courtyard, the bar, the orangery, and the rooms you sleep in

An enclosed courtyard of brick and stone barn ranges with red pantile roofs · 01 ·

The Courtyard

Brick and stone barn ranges with red pantile roofs, enclosing a paved square on every side.

Curved timber pods with round porthole windows beside a grass path · 02 ·

The Pods

Curved timber capsules with round porthole windows and numbered doors, out on the grass.

A stocked oak bar with a stone top, opening through a doorway to a lounge · 03 ·

The Bar

Oak and a stone top, fully stocked, opening straight through to the lounge beyond.

A glazed lantern roof hung with wisteria above brick and oak, with bifold doors · 04 ·

The Orangery

A glazed lantern roof hung with wisteria, opening onto a terrace and open fields.

Vanity stations with round lit mirrors under a full width skylight · 05 ·

The Makeup Room

Vanity stations with lit mirrors under a full width skylight. Your stylists let themselves in.

A cottage living room with an exposed brick chimney breast and a log burner · 06 ·

The Cottages

Exposed brick, a log burner, and enough room for everyone to spread out and stay put.

What's included

120day guests
250in the evening
50sleeping on site
3days exclusive hire as standard
  1. Exclusive 3 day hire, and the whole venue is yours
  2. 4 nights accommodation for the wedding couple
  3. Luxury guest accommodation
  4. No obligation to add accommodation. It stays empty and unpaid for if not needed
  5. Ceremony licence, including outdoor weddings as an option
  6. Stunning make up room and preparation space with amenities
  7. Wedding planning support from booking, right through to the big day

Two coordinators, not one. A venue coordinator, and your own wedding planner.

No obligation to add accommodation. It stays empty and unpaid for if you do not need it.

  1. Planning pack and online wedding planning portal included
  2. Full wedding coordination on your day, including a Toast Master and a venue coordinator
  3. Social Media Content Creation included as desired
  4. All suppliers welcome with no restrictions
  5. Tables, chairs, linen and napkins all included
  6. Sound system including wireless microphones and WiFi
  7. Fully stocked bar with staff and glassware

One wedding at a time. Your own caterer, our bar. Licensed for ceremonies indoors and outdoors.

Everything that's included
A small memorial locket held among the flowers of a wedding bouquet
“Enjoy the 15 minutes alone after the ceremony. Soak in that feeling with your new spouse. Share some quiet time together before rejoining the party.” Ella · Thief Hall Wedding Coordinator

Recent weddings at Thief Hall

Every wedding here is the only one that weekend. These are a few of them, photographed by the people the couples chose.

Guests throwing confetti over a couple from both sides at once

Confetti, both sides at once

The moment the doors open, and everyone has been waiting with a handful. Melissa Feild
A couple dancing in low fog in front of a white flower wall

The first dance

Low fog, a wall of flowers, and a room that has finally stopped organising itself. Melissa Feild
The barn dressed for a wedding breakfast with rust runners and chiavari chairs

The barn, dressed

Rust runners, chiavari chairs, and a curtain of fairy lights across the trusses. Anoif Photography
Bridesmaid dresses in hot pink, orange and yellow hanging beside a wedding dress

Any colour you like

Hot pink, orange and butter yellow, hung either side of the dress. Melissa Feild
A newlywed couple close together beside a brightly coloured bouquet

Just married

A bright bouquet, and a ring that was not there this morning. Melissa Feild
A hand holding a bouquet with a photograph locket fastened into the stems

Someone who could not be there

A locket fastened into the bouquet stems, with a photograph inside it. Melissa Feild

Each photograph is credited to the photographer who took it.

Thief Hole Lane has been called that since before 1657. The story goes that thieves hid in the hole at the end of it, waiting for the London to Edinburgh coaches.

Except stage coaches did not start running until 1763.

The legend, and why it doesn't quite work

Begin with a viewing

See whether Thief Hall feels like yours.

Walk the barns, courtyard, gardens and accommodation, meet the team and start picturing how the whole weekend could feel.

Your celebration

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