Charges

Room capacity cannot be exceeded and numbers must include registrar, musicians, museum personnel etc. The hire fee, to be paid one month in advance, covers the cost of the use of the room on the day of the wedding and administration time. The deposit of £100.00 is non-refundable. There is no admission charge to guests attending your wedding and they are welcome to look around the Museum prior to the ceremony.
Payment is accepted by cash, debit/credit card, or cheque made payable to The Bowes Museum (Enterprises) Ltd.

Availability

Depending on availability, rooms are offered for hire 7 days a week, 10.00 – 4.00.

Catering

Final payments for catering are due one month prior to your wedding date. If there are any additions or deductions then we will invoice you appropriately after the event.
Could you please inform us of final catering numbers at least one week before the event. If there are any cancellations or amendments to catering numbers after that date you will be charged in full.

Parking

There is ample free parking for wedding guests, who may park their vehicles in any of the designated parking places within the Museum grounds. The bridal party may drive to the front doors of the Museum. Disabled parking is available at the rear of the building. Wheelchair access is via the East door of the building via an intercom link to reception.

Confetti

We ask you to use only bio-degradable rose petals if using confetti in the grounds. No sprinkling of confetti is permitted in the building.

Smoking

You are also advised that the Museum is a no smoking area.

Photography

If you are using a commercial photographer, we will be happy to allow access to the Museum prior to your wedding in order to familiarise himself or herself with the rooms and building.
Guests who wish to use the Museum grounds for their wedding photography, but who do not wish to have their civil wedding ceremony here, are asked to make a donation to the Museum. We recommend a minimum donation of £100.00.

Flowers

We will be happy to liase with your florist about the decoration of your chosen gallery, but please note that flower stamens must be removed to avoid staining to furnishings.

 

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