Description
Wedding Mall offers this stunning venue for you to consider for your wedding day.
Hartlepool's Maritime Experience set in the heart of Durham
Venue type: Museum / Arts Centre
Description: Hartlepool's award winning visitor attraction is a perfect venue. This superb reconstruction of an 18th Century seaport offers everything you need to make your event a success. Take your vows aboard the oldest warship afloat in Europe. This really is a venue that few can match.
Practicalities
Ceremony type: Ceremony & reception
Capacity for ceremony: 75
Seated meal capacity: 100
Buffet meal capacity: 100
Total venue capacity: Not inc. catering, up to 1000
Outside space: Yes
Bridal suite: No
Photography inside: Yes
Photography outside: Yes
Parking: Yes
Disabled access: Designated parking spaces, entry to the site via automatic doors, good access to the facilities. Lift to the Sir William Gray Suite on the first floor. There is a loop system in Sir William Gray Suite. Wheelchairs available.
Confetti permitted: No
Food + entertainment
Licensed bar: Yes
Late licence bar: Yes
Disco facilities: Yes
Type of cuisine: Good choice
Vegetarian menu: Yes
Accommodation: No
Additional services
Toastmaster: Yes
Hairdresser: No
Florist: No
Band: Your personal choice is welcome
Photographer: No
Videographer: No
DJ: No
Event planner: Good support and assistance
Further info & directions
Additional details: The Captain's Cabin on HMS Trincomalee is licensed for red carpet weddings and civil ceremonies. The ship makes a wonderful and unique backdrop for photographs. Gun or cannon salute available at extra cost.
Directions by car: From the North take the A179 from the A19, follow the brown signs to Historic Quay and look out for the masts. From the South take the A689 from the A19, follow the brown signs to Historic Quay and again look out for the masts. Hartlepool is within easy reach of Middlesbrough, Darlington, Durham and Newcastle.