Why Multi-Day Wedding Celebrations are on the rise.
Weddings are often seen as a one-day event, culminating in months of planning and excitement (& sometimes stress). However, the joy of your wedding can stretch far beyond just a single day. Imagine the fun of celebrating your love over several days, creating lasting memories with family and friends and actually getting to relax a […]
Why Choosing a Dry Hire Wedding Venue Offers Unmatched Flexibility for Your Special Day
Planning a wedding is an exciting time filled with choices, from the perfect dress to the ideal flowers. Among the many decisions, selecting the venue is crucial. Enter the dry hire wedding venue—a choice that provides incredible flexibility and creative freedom for your celebration. In this blog post, we’ll explain what a dry hire wedding […]
Finding Your Dream Wedding Venue at Blackton Grange
Planning a wedding can be both exhilarating and overwhelming. The venue sets the stage for the most important day of your life, making it crucial to find the perfect setting. If you are looking for a venue that offers exclusivity and flexibility, Blackton Grange might just be the place for you. At Blackton Grange, we […]
Uncovering the Benefits: Why Group Staycations Are the Best Choice for Your Next Getaway
If you’re looking for a unique option for your large group of friends or family, consider Blackton Grange as your next staycation location. Staying in your own country can allow you to enjoy all the comforts of home whilst exploring new places and saving time (& money) on travel. Now don’t get me wrong, we […]
Is an Intimate Wedding at a Small Venue the Key to Overcoming Big Wedding Anxiety?
For some, the thought of walking down the aisle in front of a large group of people fills them with dread. For others, all they want is their nearest and dearest to witness one of the most intimate moments in life without the pressure of traditions and the never ending guest list. Whatever your reason, […]
Unleashing the Benefits: Why Self Catering Stays Outshine Hotel Breaks
Now, we love a hotel break as much as the next person but we have to admit, self-catering wins almost every time for us. You may think we are a little biased (we run a holiday home after all) but hear us out, there are A LOT of advantages to choosing a self catering holiday. […]
Winter Is Coming
The time to cocoon, get cosy and spend quality time with loved ones. Yes, it’s that time of year again, when everything is covered in a smattering of frost, all sparkly and picture postcard perfect. A great time to get the fires roaring, hunt out the winter jumpers and get all snuggled up. We are […]
Full Creativity & Full Co-ordination – that’s The Blackton Way
Dreaming of a Wedding Venue that allows you full creative freedom? A place where your personality as a couple can really shine and all the favourite things you enjoy together can be incorporated? Festival style wedding, Pizza Party, your dog as Ring Bearer or even a helter-skelter? Or is a more traditional vibe your thing…3 […]
Dry Hire Weddings – bespoke, unique & inspiring
Blackton Grange Estate is fairly unique in the North East of England whereby we operate as a Dry Hire Wedding Venue. Don’t panic though, this doesn’t mean we are an alcohol free venue (which we have been asked), excitingly it means we offer a blank canvas approach which can be perfectly tailored to you. Dry […]
The North Pennines – the beauty really is outstanding
Tumbling waterfalls, sweeping moorlands, dramatic dales, stone-built villages, clear star lit skies and friendly faces…what else would you look for in a holiday destination? Situated in the heart of The North Pennines, one of England’s most scenic places – Blackton Grange really packs a punch on location. Offering peaceful, unspoilt landscapes with a rich history […]