Venue guide · Northern Ireland
Wedding venues in Northern Ireland
Fourteen well-known wedding venues across Northern Ireland, from Derry to the Mournes, gathered by a wedding filmmaker. Venue facts are taken from each venue's own information, with filmmaker's notes where Jamie has filmed.
Derry / Londonderry & the North West
Venues close to home
53 Wedding Films is based here, so these are the venues filmed most often. The two with full guides have a wedding film you can watch.
The Waterfoot Hotel
Waterside, Derry / Londonderry
Four-star boutique hotel beside the River Foyle, about five minutes from the city centre and licensed for civil ceremonies.
Everglades Hotel
Prehen, Derry / Londonderry
Four-star Hastings hotel on the banks of the Foyle looking towards the Donegal hills, with one of the largest ballrooms in the North West.
Beech Hill Country House
Ardmore Road, outside Derry
Historic country house in more than 30 acres of woodland, lake and walled garden, with indoor and outdoor ceremony options and one wedding a day.
The Ebrington Hotel
Ebrington Square, Derry / Londonderry
Opened in 2023 in the restored former barracks beside the Peace Bridge, with a Grand Ballroom for bigger weddings and the beamed Rafters Suite for smaller ones.
City Hotel Derry
Queens Quay, Derry / Londonderry
Modern hotel on the city-centre quayside, with views across the Foyle and towards the Guildhall.
Bishop's Gate Hotel
Bishop Street, inside the city walls
Listed Edwardian building from 1899 in the Cathedral Quarter, well suited to smaller weddings of around 90 to 120 guests.
Limavady, the Causeway Coast & Antrim
Estates, castles and the coast
Roe Park Resort
Limavady, Co. Londonderry
Four-star resort in the Roe Valley with its own golf course and spa, licensed for civil ceremonies and hosting one wedding a day.
Drenagh Estate
Limavady, Co. Londonderry
Private family estate with a house designed by Sir Charles Lanyon. One wedding a day, ceremonies in the house or the Moon Garden, and receptions in a marquee in the walled garden.
Galgorm
Near Ballymena, Co. Antrim
Resort in hundreds of acres of parkland along the River Maine, about 30 minutes from Belfast, with dedicated ceremony buildings and a Great Hall for receptions.
Ballygally Castle
Ballygally, near Larne, Co. Antrim
Hastings hotel in a castle first built in 1625, on the Causeway Coastal Route overlooking Ballygally Bay, with a walled garden.
Down, Fermanagh & Armagh
Lakes, mountains and lough shores
The Culloden Estate and Spa
Holywood, Co. Down
Five-star former bishops' residence in 12 acres of gardens in the Holywood Hills, overlooking Belfast Lough.
Slieve Donard Resort and Spa
Newcastle, Co. Down
Victorian hotel at the foot of the Mourne Mountains, between the beach and the Royal County Down links.
Lough Erne Resort
Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh
Five-star resort on a 600-acre peninsula of Lough Erne, with civil ceremonies on the lakeside terrace.
Killeavy Castle Estate
Near Newry, Co. Armagh
Castle on a farm and woodland estate in the Ring of Gullion, about ten minutes from Newry.
On your showround
What to check from behind the camera
None of these should decide your venue, but they shape how the day looks and sounds on film. The full guide covers each one.
Read the venues guideLight: where the windows are, and which way you face
Sound: who runs the PA, and what hums in the room
Space: somewhere close for portraits if it rains
House rules: where a filmmaker can stand, and drones
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