The Christmas party they'll still be talking about in January
An award-winning hotel in a Grade II* listed Jacobean manor house dressed for Christmas. Ten minutes from Halifax, an easy run from Bradford, Huddersfield and Leeds. Dinner, dancing, bedrooms and free parking, from 8 to 120 guests, organised for you by a fantastic team.
Sorting the office party? Consider it done.
If the Christmas party has landed on your desk, you're carrying everyone's expectations. What you need is a venue that takes it off your hands: one enquiry, one quote, one person looking after you.
That's how we run Christmas gatherings and parties at Holdsworth House. Dinner, drinks, DJ, bedrooms, dietary requirements and timings, all handled by an events team that does this every week of the year.
Four ways to celebrate Christmas, all bespoke
Prices below are a guide. Every party is quoted for your exact numbers, room and format. Tell us what you have in mind and we'll come back with a clear, itemised quotation.
Private Party Night
from £58.50 per person
parties of 40 or more
Your own room, your own party. Not a night shared with strangers.
- Three-course festive dinner or buffet
- Late-night DJ and disco
- Private room matched to your numbers
- Dedicated service team
- Option to add overnight stays with Yorkshire breakfast
Private Festive Dining
8 - 40 guests
Priced per menu + room hire
A festive lunch or dinner rather than a full party night. Ideal for smaller teams, boards and client thank-yous.
- Your own private dining room
- Festive menus from the restaurant kitchen
- Tables set with white cloths and candlelight
- Lunchtime or evening sittings
- Optional table dressing from our partner stylist
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Exclusive Use
from £14,500 ex VAT
Guide price · quoted per event
The whole hotel and grounds, reserved solely for your group. The ultimate house party!
- Full access to the hotel and all 32 bedrooms
- Every room, the gardens and courtyards
- Dinner, dancing and breakfast the morning after
- Total privacy, with no other guests
- Add daytime team activities and venue styling via our local partners
Skip the party and take The Farmhouse
Not every team wants a dance floor. For smaller groups, The Farmhouse Treatment Rooms, our spa in its own building on the estate, can be hired privately for a team pampering reward with treatments, relaxation lounges, delicious food and nobody else booked in.
This makes a memorable daytime Christmas treat for a close-knit team.
Two minutes now and it's off your desk
Send us exact numbers or a rough guess, a fixed date or "a Thursday in December, ideally". The more you tell us the sharper the quote, but a few lines is enough to get started.
You'll get a prompt reply from the team with a clear quote you can forward straight to whoever signs it off.
Parties run by people who do this 365 days a year
Our events team runs hundreds of events each year, for the likes of Airbnb, Warner Bros and Nestlé. A company Christmas party is in very safe hands.
- 200+ events a year
- Reminders for scheduled tasks to help you plan
Every box on your list, ticked
Food and drink people love
A three-course festive dinner or buffet. All dietary requirements and allergies catered for properly. And for anyone not drinking, a good selection of non-alcoholic beers, wines and cocktails. Nothing is an afterthought. Menu options will be talked through with you as part of your enquiry.
The night, organised
Arrival drinks, dinner timings, late-night DJ and disco, bar and cloakroom, all planned with you in advance so the night runs itself. You're a guest at your own party.
Beds, not taxi queues
32 individually styled bedrooms mean no queues for midnight taxis and no early leavers. Add overnight stays with a full Yorkshire breakfast and the night becomes a proper occasion.
A clear, itemised quote
One transparent quotation with everything on it. No surprise service charges, no hidden extras to explain later.
One experienced team
You let our experienced team guide you from enquiry to the last dance. All the i-s dotted and the t-s crossed.
Easy for everyone to reach
10 minutes from Halifax, 25 minutes from Bradford, Huddersfield and Leeds, with ample free parking on site.
A room to fit your team, whatever its size
Eight colleagues around one candlelit table or 120 with a dancefloor and private bar. Tell us your numbers and we'll match you to the right room.
The Stuart Room
Up to 120 guests · Ground floorThe big one. Its own bar, cloakroom, dancefloor and direct car park access, opening onto the Colonnade Courtyard with its fabulous outdoor fireplace.
The Abraham Brigg Room
Up to 50 guests · Ground floorA lovely for smaller teams. Ideal for seated festive dinners or sparkling afternoon teas for up to 32 people.
The De Aldworth Room
Up to 20 guests · First floorA handsome first-floor room with windows on three sides. White cloths, polished cutlery, sparkling glassware. The private festive dinner done properly. Table decor arranged separately.
The Ayrton Room
Up to 14 guests · First floorIntimate and full of character, with its original fireplace, oak beams and mullioned windows. A genuine conversation starter too: the Beatles once slept here. Ideal for a smaller team or the board.
32 bedrooms, zero taxi queues
Add bedrooms to your party booking and your team wakes up to a filling Yorkshire breakfast to set them up for the day. It solves the problem for colleagues travelling from further afield, and gives the organiser one less thing to worry about. Add a meeting room the next day and you could jump straight back into work mode!
From enquiry to party, in four easy steps
Tell us the basics
Rough numbers, a preferred date or two, and the kind of night you're after. A few lines is plenty to start.
Get a clear quote
One itemised quote matched to your numbers and room. Easy to forward, easy to get signed off.
See it for yourself
Come and look round, meet the team and let us treat you while you're here. Bring a colleague for a second opinion.
Confirm and relax
Date secured, details handled. From here we take the strain and you go back to your day job.
The organiser deserves something back. Book a show round and afternoon tea for two is on us, or swap it for a 30-minute treatment in The Farmhouse Treatment Rooms. And when you confirm a party of 40 or more, we'll invite the organiser in for a free menu tasting.
Worth knowing for the budget sign-off: HMRC's annual function exemption means a staff Christmas party costing up to £150 per head (including VAT) can usually be provided tax-free for employees, provided it's open to all staff and the total cost of qualifying annual events stays within the £150 per person annual limit. The figure includes all event costs, not just food and drink. Your accountant can confirm how the exemption applies to your business, but it can make investing in a great Christmas celebration more cost-effective than many employers realise.
Asked back, year after year
Plenty of the companies celebrate with us each December and book again before January is out.
★★★★★“Easiest Christmas party I've ever organised. The food was superb, and I got to enjoy the night myself.”
★★★★★“The setting was really special before. Some of us stayed over and breakfast the morning after was the best debrief we've had all year.”
★★★★★“We've already booked for next year. Nobody complained about anything... anyone who has organised an office party before knows this is a miracle.”
The questions every organiser asks us
How many guests can we bring?
From 8 in the Ayrton Room to 120 in the Stuart Room, which has its own bar, cloakroom and dance floor. Private party nights suit groups of 40 or more; smaller teams are well looked after with private festive dining, or a private-hire day at The Farmhouse Treatment Rooms.
Is the party private, or do we share with other companies?
Private. Your room is yours for the night. This isn't a shared party night with strangers on the next table. For total privacy you can take the whole hotel on an exclusive-use basis, including all 32 bedrooms.
What does it cost?
Private party nights (40 guests or more) start from £58.50 per person, including a three-course festive dinner or buffet and a late-night DJ and disco. Private festive dining for 14 to 40 guests is priced per menu plus a room hire fee. Exclusive use of the hotel is quoted per event, from £14,500 ex VAT as a guide. Every quote is itemised, with no hidden extras.
Can you handle dietary requirements?
Yes. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and allergies are all catered for by our kitchen, so no one feels left out. Send us the list and we'll take it from there.
What about colleagues who don't drink?
They're catered for just as well as everyone else, with a good selection of soft drinks, non-alcoholic beers, wines and cocktails. Nothing is an afterthought.
Can people stay over?
Yes. We have 32 bedrooms, so your team can add an overnight stay with a full Yorkshire breakfast rather than queue for taxis. Ask for bedroom rates with your quote and we'll hold a block alongside your booking.
What about parking and getting to Holdsworth House?
Free on-site parking. We're ten minutes from Halifax train station and a straightforward drive from Bradford, Huddersfield and Leeds.
When should we book?
Now! December Thursdays and Fridays go first, and most companies confirm between September and November. If you have a date in mind, ask us about it now; it costs nothing to check.
How do we confirm, and what are the payment terms?
Enquire below, by email or by phone. A room hire fee applies for private dining rooms. Your quote will set out exactly what's due and when.
Is the hotel accessible?
The building dates to 1633, so access varies by room. The Stuart Room and Abraham Brigg Room are on the ground floor with step-free access from the car park. Let us know any access requirements with your enquiry and we'll recommend the most suitable spaces.
A party your CSR report can be proud of
Looking after a Grade II* listed building from 1633 makes sustainability second nature. We restore and reuse furniture, we try source antiques instead of buying new, and maintain the building for the generations after us.
Day-to-day we employ local staff and suppliers wherever possible, energy-efficient renovations, minimal chemical use in the hotel and its gardens, comprehensive recycling, and grounds planted for pollinators with natural fertilisers.
