Weddings at Hazlewood Castle.

One of a handful of premier wedding venues in Yorkshire. As one of the top wedding photographers in the UK based in Yorkshire, just a few miles from Hazlewood Castle, we have had the pleasure of working there literally dozens of times.

As one of the Recommended Hazlewood Castle wedding photographers, we are well known to the staff at the castle and they appreciate our sometimes considerable efforts to keep weddings running smoothly and to time and our ability to make the most of such a stunning Yorkshire wedding venue. We have in the past provided the Castle with the majority of the images used in their wedding brochure, thanks to our distinctive style and skill in using the venues available features for backdrops and integral parts of the  image. Hazlewood Castle really suits our style of photography. A fabulous sense of scale for those epic, cinematic shots of you two together and some well restored, interesting interior features.

Any wedding venue is really only as good as the people who work there, and the wedding coordinators and staff on the day really work hard to make your wedding day as special or unique as you want it to be.

Set in over 70 acres of parkland and historic landscaped grounds the castle offers luxury, individually designed private rooms and fine dining in what can only be described as an idyllic, but easily accessible location, just 30 minutes from Leeds or York and 5 minutes from the A1M.

If it’s a well established venue, steeped in history and crammed with both quirky and classical photo opportunities, then you really can’t go wrong with Hazlewood Castle. Now part of the Ashdale Hotels Group, renovations and expansion plans are continuing with the absolute minimum of disruption, ensuring a constant improvement of facilities, including the recent addition of Poppies Day Spa.

A bit of Hazlewood Castle history...

First mentioned in the Doomsday Book in 1086 as ‘The Hall of A Thane’, the site has been in the estate of the Vavasours family since Norman times.

Resident at the time, Sir William built on the site of the Hall of a Thane a manor house including a Great Hall and Pele Tower in 1283. As a result of the Barons' Wars he applied to the King to fortify his manor. Granted in 1290, Sir William transformed the ‘Hall of a Thane’ into a castle.

Some 170 years passed before the next truly historic event happed.

The 29th March 1461 was marked in history as the War of the Roses took place on Towton Moor, directly in front of the Castle to the south and south east. The nearby River Cock famously ran red with blood from this battle for many days after the fighting had finished. 70,000 people taking part with 28,000 killed.

The Vavasours leave Hazlewood after 900 years and in 1908, leave for New Zealand, and begin their now infamous vineyards. Mr Simpson, a solicitor, bought the Castle and his and descendent families were resident until 1953, finding his home requisitioned as a maternity hospital during the Second World War from 1939 to June 1953. A Mr Fawcett then bought the Castle and they still reside just down the lane from the Castle. 1958 saw the castle change hands again. The Castle was sold to a Mr Donald Hart, then to avoid gift taxes the Castle was sold to the Carmelite Friars who opened the Castle in 1971 as a retreat until 1996, when it was closed and put up for sale. Hazlewood Castle Hotel opened on the 1st October 1997 having been sympathetically restored.

Hazlewood Castle is a wedding venue near Leeds, and could also be described as a wedding venue near York.  Here at FNS Weddings we are one of the Hazelwood Castle recommended wedding photographers. Well known by the staff and appreciated for our ability to make the most of such a stunning Yorkshire wedding venue. Yorkshire wedding photographers