Plated starters from the wedding menu at Holdsworth House
Wedding menus at Holdsworth House, Halifax

The wedding menus, course by course

Everything is cooked in the Holdsworth House kitchen, the same one that feeds the restaurant, and plated as it comes off the pass rather than reheated. The Signature package includes three canapés, four courses with a sorbet, your evening food and a drinks package; the rest of this page is what you can choose and what you can add.

The menus below are the 2027 wedding pack's. For a 2026 wedding, read the 2026 menus PDF at the foot of the page.

A tray of canapés at Holdsworth HouseCanapés, handed round after the ceremony
A plated main course from the wedding menu at Holdsworth HouseA main course from the wedding menu
A dessert from the wedding menu at Holdsworth HouseA dessert from the menu
After the ceremony

Canapés, handmade that morning

Three per person come with the Signature package. Choose from the list; upgrade to five for £8.50 a head or seven for £14.50. Bought separately, three canapés are £13.50 a head.

Cold

  • Smoked duck breast, red onion jam, rye bread
  • Goat's cheese cheesecake, roasted red pepper salsav
  • Coronation chicken in a crispy pastry shell, toasted almonds
  • Dill cream cheese, cucumber, toasted bagelv
  • Scottish oak-smoked salmon, beetroot, potato blini
  • Red onion marmalade tart, blue cheese, applev
  • Crayfish cocktail, Bloody Mary mayonnaise, saffron cracker
  • Balsamic roasted tomato and pesto bruschettave

Hot

  • 45-day aged rump of beef, Yorkshire pudding, horseradish mayonnaise
  • Mini North Atlantic fish and chips
  • Panko-crumbed smoked haddock and coriander fish cake
  • Gressingham duck spring roll, sweet chilli dipping sauce
  • Mini cheeseburgers, tomato and pepper relish
  • Sun blushed tomato and goat's cheese aranciniv
  • Croque Monsieur
The main event

Four courses, plus tea and coffee

A starter, a sorbet, a main and a dessert, chosen for the whole table, with alternatives for guests who need them. Vegetarian and vegan dishes are on every course, and the menu tasting in the restaurant is where you decide.

Included in the Signature package

Starters

  • Confit duck salad, plum sauce, watercress, spring onion and cucumber
  • Pressed ham hock and Dijon mustard terrine, piccalilli, ciabatta crouton
  • Wood pigeon, potato rosti, wild mushroom, spinach
  • Chicken liver and truffle parfait, Yorkshire chutney, toasted brioche
  • Classic prawn cocktail
  • Char-grilled asparagus, Parma ham, Hollandaise sauce (in season)
  • Smoked haddock fish cake, watercress, chermoula dressing
  • Scallops and braised pork cheek, caramelised cauliflower, red wine jus+ £8
  • Poached pear salad, blue cheese, walnuts, baby greens, Champagne vinaigrettev
  • Fine filo tart of confit tomato, red onion, watercress pesto, shaved Pecorinov
  • Wild mushroom and parsley risotto, shaved fennel saladve
  • Crottin goat's cheese, sourdough crouton, beetroot marmalade, rocketv
  • Soups
  • Classic creamed leek and potato soup, Harrogate Blue croutonsv
  • Roast tomato and red pepper soup, basil oilve
  • Caramelised butternut squash soup, coconut and chillive

Sorbet

  • Gin and bitter lemon
  • Prosecco and mandarin
  • Mojito
  • Apple
  • Thyme
  • Lemon
  • Raspberry and sorrel

If your favourite sorbet is not here, the chef will talk it through. A fish course can be added instead.

Mainsseasonal vegetables included

  • Venison haunch, rosti potato, pancetta, kale, caramelised shallots
  • Crispy pork belly, caramelised onion mash, chantenay carrots, creamed Savoy and bacon, cider sauce
  • Feuilleté of wild mushrooms, baby artichoke, fine beans, lentil and roast garlic veloutéve
  • Char-grilled chicken fillet, garlic herb roast potatoes, sautéed greens, wild mushroom and tarragon cream (or a red wine jus)
  • Lamb rack, fondant potato, baby vegetables, thyme red wine sauce+ £7
  • Roast sirloin, Yorkshire puddings, potatoes, panache of vegetables, gravy
  • Yorkshire turkey, chipolatas, sage and onion stuffing, shallot sprouts, potatoes
  • Duck breast, confit potato, pak choi, asparagus, cherry kirsch sauce+ £9
  • Sea bream, lemon and spring onion crushed new potatoes, braised fennel, vermouth cream
  • Roasted Mediterranean vegetable Wellington, fondant potato, kale, red wine sauceve
  • Salmon fillet, sautéed potatoes, courgetti and carrot linguini, lemon butter
  • Beetroot risotto, dry aged goat's cheese, candied beetroot crispsv

Every main comes with seasonal vegetables served family style down the table.

Desserts

  • Chocolate fondant, raspberry ripple ice cream
  • Classic vanilla crème brûlée, shortbread biscuits
  • Citrus lemon tart, honeycomb, raspberry and sorrel sorbet
  • Banana and white chocolate bread and butter pudding, white chocolate ice cream
  • Sticky toffee pudding, butterscotch sauce, vanilla ice cream
  • Pear frangipane tart, roasted almonds, pear coulis, clotted cream
  • Chocolate pecan tart, chocolate glaze, salted caramel ice cream
  • Treacle sponge, vanilla crème Anglaise
  • Bramley apple and blackberry crumble with custard
  • To finish
  • Coffee and chocolate
  • Coffee and Holdsworth House petits fourssupplement
  • A Yorkshire or European cheese platter for ten, with chutney, crackers, grapes and celery£95

(v) vegetarian, (ve) vegan. Supplements are per person in 2027. Tell us about allergies and intolerances at the tasting and the kitchen plans round them.

From about nine o'clock

Something for the dance floor

The Signature package includes the late supper or buffet one for your day guests. Evening-only guests are £29.95 a head. The upgrades below are per person on top.

The late supper

  • All of it, included in the Signature package
  • Smoked back bacon butties in a brioche bun
  • Double-length sausage hot dog with caramelised onions
  • Crispy jacket wedges with garlic mayonnaise or sour cream
  • Falafel burgersv
  • Vegan hot dogsve

Or buffet one

  • Choose one, included in the Signature package
  • Chilli con carne, homemade guacamole, rice, sour cream and chives, tortilla chips
  • Mild chicken curry, basmati rice, mini papadums, naan, mango chutney, raita
  • Holdsworth House salmon and smoked haddock pie, peas and greens
  • Lasagne al forno, tomato, red onion and basil salad, green salad, garlic bread
  • Vegetable moussaka, tomato, feta and olive salad, flatbreadv
  • Beef and mushroom stroganoff, rice, seasonal greens
  • Meat and potato pie, pickled red cabbage, minted mushy peas

Upgrades

  • Buffet two, extra £6.50 a head
  • Breads, honey roast ham, poached salmon with herb mayonnaise, butter roast Goosnargh turkey, five salads
  • Buffet three, extra £17.50 a head
  • Antipasto platter, pulled meats in brioche (chicken, beef brisket, BBQ pork or jackfruit), dirty fries, slaw and salads, miniature desserts
  • The barbecue, extra £14.50 a head
  • Hand-pressed beef burgers, chicken and Mediterranean vegetable skewers, pork sausages, lamb kofta, falafel burgers, breads and four salads
  • The hot pork picnic, extra £17.50 a head
  • Slow roast loin, crispy belly, Yorkshire sausage, pulled BBQ shoulder, crackling, stuffing, apple sauce, brioche rolls, slaw and salads

Evening food for guests beyond the package is £29.95 a head in 2027.

Under twelves

The children's menu

Three courses chosen for them, served with the adults' courses so nobody is waiting.

Starters

  • Soup of the day and a bread roll
  • Garlic bread with cheese
  • Melon and strawberries

Mains

  • Yorkshire sausage, mash and seasonal vegetables
  • Homemade burger with fries
  • Chicken roast dinner with seasonal vegetables

Desserts

  • Chocolate brownie and vanilla ice cream
  • Sticky toffee pudding and vanilla ice cream
  • Ice creams: strawberry, chocolate, vanilla

Children can also have half portions from the main menu. Children do not count towards minimum numbers but are in your final guest count; a child day guest on the Signature package is £45.

Arrival, the table, the toast

Three drinks packages, chosen with our Master of Wine

Each package is an arrival drink, half a bottle of wine per guest with the meal, and a glass for the toast. Package one is in the Signature price; two and three are per-person upgrades.

Package one

£34.50Included in the Signature package

Arrival, choose one

Bucks Fizz, mulled wine, summer punch or a bottle of San Miguel

Wine, half a bottle each

Red: Spanish Tempranillo or Chilean Merlot. White: Spanish Sauvignon Blanc and Airén or Chilean Sauvignon Blanc

The toast

A glass of our finest fizz

Package two

+ £9.50Per person, on top of package one

Arrival, choose one

Pimm's, Prosecco, a seasonal cocktail, Kir Royale or a bottle of Peroni

Wine, half a bottle each

Red: Australian Shiraz Cabernet or Italian Montepulciano. White: Australian Chardonnay or Italian Pinot Grigio

The toast

A glass of Prosecco

Package three

+ £22.50Per person, on top of package one

Arrival, choose one

A glass of premium Champagne, two bottles of beer or two glasses of Prosecco

Wine, half a bottle each

Red: Argentinian Malbec or French Fleurie. White: French Sauvignon Blanc or Chablis

The toast

A glass of Champagne

Building your own package rather than taking one of ours? A minimum drinks spend may apply. Wines and vintages change with availability, and prices can move with duty. The full wine list is yours for the asking at weddings@holdsworthhouse.co.uk. We do not offer corkage.

Only if you build your own day

Room hire, 2027

Every package includes its rooms. These fees only apply if you put a wedding together from the menus instead of taking a package. Numbers include the two of you.

Stuart Roomup to 120 guests£750
Abraham Brigg Roomup to 80 guests£600
Colonnade Courtyardup to 60 guests£600
Garden ceremonyMay to September, up to 120 guests£500
Barn Courtyard ceremonyMay to September, up to 120 guests£750
Ayrton, Mullion, Panel or De Aldworth roomsup to 20 guests£450
Stone GazeboMay to September, up to 10 guests£400

On a package, an outdoor ceremony in the gardens or the Colonnade Courtyard is £500 and the Barn Courtyard £750, May to September. Everything else is inside the package price.

The 2026 wedding menusFor weddings this year The 2027 wedding packThese menus, with every package and price The 2028 wedding packMenus and prices for 2028

"The food was excellent and plenty of it. All staff were very professional but friendly. I can't think of one bad comment to make."

A couple married at Holdsworth House, Google review, October 2025
A tasting plate with a glass of white wine at Holdsworth House
Before you choose

The menu tasting, in the restaurant

A menu tasting in the restaurant is part of the Signature package and the small packages. You sit down before the wedding and taste your shortlist, then leave with the menu decided, and the kitchen leaves with your guests' allergies written down.

Menus can be shaped: a fish course instead of the sorbet, a dish from the restaurant menu, a family recipe the chef can work with. Ask at the tasting.

About the tasting
See the kitchen's work

Come for a show round, stay for lunch

A free show round takes about an hour. The restaurant serves lunch and afternoon tea, so you can taste the kitchen the same day if you want to.

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Wedding open day: Sunday 22 November, 12 to 3.30pm
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The dates, the offers and the pack

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