According to statistics the average number of guests attending weddings (or being invited) fell in 20013 from 103 to 94. In our experience couples refuse to compromise on quality and are choosing instead to restrict their guest list numbers in order to bring their dream wedding day within budget. A recent wedding at Holdsworth House […]
Sally Wainwright’s Happy Valley showcases Yorkshire
Picture: The Independent Following the utterly brilliant Last Tango in Halifax, the latest TV drama written by Sally Wainwright hit the screen last night on the BBC. ‘Happy Valley‘ is a gritty West Yorkshire-based story set in a pretty village, Hebden Bridge. Police sergeant Cawood (played by Sarah Lancashire) becomes embroiled in a kidnap plot […]
Last Tango Spurs More Mature Weddings
There is little doubt that the brilliant Red Production series of Last Tango in Halifax for the BBC caused a ripple effect in popularising weddings of more mature brides and grooms, says the team at Holdsworth House in Halifax. The BAFTA winning BBC One show told the tale of Alan Buttershaw (Derek Jacobi) and Celia […]
5 reasons to have a Christmas wedding
Think about it, Christmas weddings have so many things going for them; it makes us wonder why so many people choose a wedding in the summer months. With warming open fires, twinkling frost on the lawns and beautiful winter sun – your wedding photos will be stunning (and great lighting didn’t even make it in […]
When the Beatles Came to Stay
50 Years Ago This Year Reminisce with Gail Moss co-owner of Holdsworth House Hotel about the time The Beatles came to stay. Hear Gail talk to Tim Daly of BBC Radio Leeds. Watch out for the actual restaurant bill, which our French head chef at the time wrote to ‘The Beetles’ (!!)
Whirlwind Wedding – Plan a wedding in just 6 weeks
Holdsworth House in Halifax is no stranger to weddings, and traditionally the average time to plan a wedding is 18 months from start to finish. Yet not all our guests have or need the luxury of years to plan their wedding day. In fact we’re seeing a trend of many brides taking the ‘chilled’ approach, with […]
Wedding Makeup Tips from Last Tango in Halifax Makeup Artist
Ladies, getting your makeup right any day of the week can be bad enough, but when it’s your wedding day you certainly want to make sure you’re looking your best. We checked in with Last Tango in Halifax makeup artist Jessica Taylor, to find out what it takes to get award-winning, on screen make up spot […]
Last Tango in Halifax – The Wedding
So the secret is out, Alan and Celia are getting married and the gorgeous hotel chosen just happens to be… ahem… Holdsworth House in Halifax. Hooray for writer Sally Wainwright for insisting as many scenes as possible were filmed in her native Halifax and hooray for Red Production Company for finding the right spots across Calderdale […]
Recommended by the Mail on Sunday
Following the success of BAFTA-winning Last Tango in Halifax, the Mail on Sunday sent journalist Bridget McGrouther to Holdsworth House in Halifax – where several scenes for series two were filmed – to see what all the fuss was about. Here’s what she said: “My husband Simon and I jumped at the chance of a romantic […]
Recommended in The Guardian
“The Calderdale Way, West Yorkshire” The Calderdale Way is a 50-mile circular walking route around West Yorkshire, offering every type of view: windswept Brontë moorland, meandering canal towpaths and autumnal woodland, plus some of Yorkshire’s best little towns, with great names like Lumbutts and Mankinholes. It’s champion. Enjoy a good Yorkshire cream tea en route, […]
