Weddings and civil ceremonies at Mansion House
Rooms available for hire
Find out more about what rooms are on offer for you to hire for your special day.
We have 2 main rooms available for hire:
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The State Room
This magnificent room is the pinnacle of grandeur in York, and the jewel in the crown of York Mansion House.
Climb the grand staircase to find an exemplary example of Georgian elegance. This immaculately restored space is the perfect location for celebrating and feasting, surrounded by grand portraits of royalty and Lord Mayors, and striking gold pilasters. Overlooking St Helen’s Square and up to York Minster, there is no better location for your event in central York.
For a breath-taking ceremony, or unforgettable drinks or dinner reception, this unique space is perfectly suited to bring any vision to life.
Maximum capacity: 80
We work with you and your planners to ensure the space works exactly how you envision.
The Dining Room
Just off the vast hallway is the Dining Room; an elegant, welcoming space that has played host to intimate private dinners, and infamous, raucous parties since the house first opened in 1732.
Activity in the room centres around our historic banqueting table, with guests seated at chairs made specifically for the Lord Mayor, embossed with the city crest. Overlooked by the centuries old sword and mace, and other treasures of office, the Dining Room is a remarkable space that effortlessly showcases the civic history of York.
Gather your guests round the table for an intimate, elegant ceremony, or come together to celebrate with a beautiful dinner or drinks reception.
Maximum: 14 seated
Maximum: 60 standing
With views into St Helen's Square, this is the perfect intimate space at any time of year, and a great flexible space to incorporate into your day.
The Dining Room is perfect for a sit down meal or boardroom style dining. The space also works perfectly for a drinks reception with the Georgian historical feast being a unique talking point for your guests.
Room layouts
Choose from the following layouts for your reception:
- cabaret
- top table
- theatre
- cocktail
Or we can work with you to build your own layout.
These layouts have been tried and tested over many events, for maximum impact and success. However, we are happy to work around your personal requirements.
Cabaret layout
Ceremony layout
Top table layout
Total size: 15.2m x 8.2m
Please note: all depicted layouts are for 80 seated guests and these images are not to scale.
Hidden gems
Why settle for something that doesn’t tell the story of who you are? From top to bottom, the whole of the Mansion House is licensed for your civil ceremony, so you're free to create a beautifully personal occasion.
Aside from our main ceremony and reception spaces, or a whole house hire, there is plenty more to discover. If food and cooking is your passion, our recreated eighteenth century kitchen could provide you with the perfect backdrop, complete with roaring fire.
Moving up the house, our Drawing Room provides an elegant space for beautiful and intimate civil ceremonies. Or, for something truly special, surround yourselves with centuries of mayoral silver, displayed in sunlit galleries at the top of the house.
Of course, all these spaces are available for you to discover when you book your day with us.