The Great Hall at Mains Open Weekend – Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th January 2012

Here at premier wedding venue The Great Hall at Mains, it is traditional for us to hold several open weekends throughout the year - always kicking off with the biggest and best at the start of the year, for all those couples who were lucky enough to get engaged over the festive period. This year was no exception, as it was the weekend that saw months of planning, preparation and hard work pay off – as for the first time in 10 years, we were delighted to open the doors again to the public to showcase our spectacular ‘Mains Hall Manor House’.

This beautiful Grade II listed 16th Century Manor House, is steeped in history and heritage and is directly adjacent to The Great Hall. Formally a private residence to proprietors of The Great Hall Roger and Adele Yeomans and their family, and now recently refurbished to a very high standard, the property offers luxurious accommodation for yourselves and 12 of your guests.  The 7 bedroomed Manor House exudes the charm of its period with exposed oak beams, Jacobean panelling, original fireplaces, flagstone and wooden floors whilst also offering luxurious, contemporary furnishings, modern wet rooms and luxury under floor heating in some areas. This fabulous house will now be available to the bride and groom along with chosen members of their wedding party the evening of the wedding. 



As Lancashire’s premier wedding and events venue, we are always pleased to welcome a handful of suppliers to our open weekends, who are undoubtedly the very best in the business. Among those who attended this weekend, we welcomed Steve and Steph Ashton from Ashton Photography, Sheree and her beautiful bridal gowns from One and Only Bridal Couture, Jason and his spectacular floral centrepieces from Flower Design, Kelly from Flutterby Couture, Camscott Leisure and the fabulous Paul Guard, Twelve Event Management, Heathcotes and With a Twist – who provided us with Chef Mike who was on hand to provide guests with sumptuous canapés over in the Manor House.

We were also pleased to welcome Dawn from Wings of Love, who specialises in dove releases, Little House of Cupcakes, Abigail and Eye Photographers and new recommended caterers Payal.  

Special thanks also to CK Marquees who provided us with a lovely pagoda canopy for the terrace, and Dawn from Creative Cover Hire who dressed all the chairs and show tables.

Of course, our open weekends wouldn’t be the same without showcasing some transportation for your special day and with Lancashire Limousines, Jet Set Limousines and Arrive in Ferrari Style in attendance we had a wide selection of cars to view, the Ferrari always being a big hit with the men!

We had such a successful weekend, with the launch of the Manor House being a great hit with all the couples that attended. However if you could not make it to the open weekend do not worry – you are always more then welcome to make an appointment to view the venue throughout the week and speak with either Hannah, Zoe or Mel to discuss the plans for your special day here at The Great Hall at Mains.

A big thank you again to all the suppliers involved in making this weekend a success - and to all the lovely couples who we met ....we hope to see more of you over the coming months.