Licensed wedding venues in Liverpool
19 venues in Liverpool hold an in-date approval for civil marriages and civil partnerships on the GOV.UK approved premises list (file dated 17 Oct 2025; expiry dates checked 25 Oct 2026).
Venue styles
Registrar fees at approved venues
Liverpool City Council’s registrar fee at an approved venue from 1 February 2026 (includes one certificate): ceremonies up to 5pm Monday to Thursday £445, Friday £470, Saturday £530, Sundays and bank holidays £630; after 5.15pm £630 any day. A £56 non-refundable provisional booking fee is also payable. The statutory register office ceremony (Tuesday and Wednesday before 11am) is £74.50.
On top of that you each pay the national notice fee. National statutory fees from 6 April 2026: notice £46.50 per person (£63 if a Home Office referral applies), register office statutory ceremony £62, certificate £12.50 (Registration Fees (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (legislation.gov.uk)). Venue hire is always separate.
Register offices and ceremony rooms on the list
- Liverpool Town Hall (Register office, Liverpool), licence valid to 1 Mar 2027
- Wavertree Town Hall (Register office, Liverpool), licence valid to 31 Jan 2027
Capacity, as stated by venues
We have not yet found capacity figures published by venues here. Ask each venue for seated ceremony capacity in its approved room.
Prices, as published by venues
No venue here publishes prices we could verify yet.
Licences expiring by Oct 2027 (13)
If your date is after the expiry, ask the venue whether it has applied to renew.
- Fabric Studios (Other venue, Liverpool), licence valid to 22 Nov 2026
- Hope St Hotel And The (Hotel, Liverpool), licence valid to 24 Nov 2026
- The Reader (Other venue, Liverpool), licence valid to 26 Nov 2026
- Wavertree Town Hall (Register office, Liverpool), licence valid to 31 Jan 2027
- Bluecoats Arts Centre (Banqueting & events, Liverpool), licence valid to 17 Feb 2027
- Liverpool Town Hall (Register office, Liverpool), licence valid to 1 Mar 2027
- Aloft (Other venue, Liverpool), licence valid to 2 Mar 2027
- Sefton Park Hotel (Country house & manor, Liverpool), licence valid to 5 Apr 2027
- Devonshire House Hotel (Country house & manor, Liverpool), licence valid to 15 May 2027
- Doubletree By Hilton (Other venue, Liverpool), licence valid to 10 Jun 2027
- The Bentley (Other venue, Liverpool), licence valid to 2 Jul 2027
- The Shankly Hotel (Hotel, Liverpool), licence valid to 13 Jul 2027
- The Isla Gladstone (Other venue, Liverpool), licence valid to 3 Aug 2027
FAQ
How many licensed wedding venues are there in Liverpool?
19 venues hold an in-date approval on the GOV.UK approved premises list (file dated 17 Oct 2025). The council’s own list may include newer approvals.
How much does a registrar cost at a venue in Liverpool?
Liverpool City Council’s registrar fee at an approved venue from 1 February 2026 (includes one certificate): ceremonies up to 5pm Monday to Thursday £445, Friday £470, Saturday £530, Sundays and bank holidays £630; after 5.15pm £630 any day. A £56 non-refundable provisional booking fee is also payable. The statutory register office ceremony (Tuesday and Wednesday before 11am) is £74.50. Source: Liverpool City Council: ceremony prices.
Can we marry outdoors?
Only in an outdoor area the council has approved at that venue. Ask the venue and check the council register.
How far ahead do we give notice?
At least 28 full days before the ceremony, at your local register office (GOV.UK).
Is the register office cheaper?
Yes. The statutory register office ceremony is £62 plus £46.50 notice each and £12.50 per certificate under the national fees.
All 19 venues
- Adelphi Hotel (Hotel, Liverpool), licence valid to 15 May 2028
- Love Lane Brewery (Other venue, Liverpool), licence valid to 2 Apr 2028
- The Clubhouse By (Country house & manor, Liverpool), licence valid to 1 Mar 2028
- Blackburne House (Country house & manor, Liverpool), licence valid to 8 Feb 2028
- St George`S Hall (Country house & manor, Liverpool), licence valid to 17 Dec 2027
- The Liner Hotel (Hotel, Liverpool), licence valid to 3 Nov 2027
- The Isla Gladstone (Other venue, Liverpool), licence valid to 3 Aug 2027
- The Shankly Hotel (Hotel, Liverpool), licence valid to 13 Jul 2027
- The Bentley (Other venue, Liverpool), licence valid to 2 Jul 2027
- Doubletree By Hilton (Other venue, Liverpool), licence valid to 10 Jun 2027
- Devonshire House Hotel (Country house & manor, Liverpool), licence valid to 15 May 2027
- Sefton Park Hotel (Country house & manor, Liverpool), licence valid to 5 Apr 2027
- Aloft (Other venue, Liverpool), licence valid to 2 Mar 2027
- Liverpool Town Hall (Register office, Liverpool), licence valid to 1 Mar 2027
- Bluecoats Arts Centre (Banqueting & events, Liverpool), licence valid to 17 Feb 2027
- Wavertree Town Hall (Register office, Liverpool), licence valid to 31 Jan 2027
- The Reader (Other venue, Liverpool), licence valid to 26 Nov 2026
- Hope St Hotel And The (Hotel, Liverpool), licence valid to 24 Nov 2026
- Fabric Studios (Other venue, Liverpool), licence valid to 22 Nov 2026