Small Wedding Reception Venue in the Peak District & Staffordshire
Your wedding. Your people. Your whole weekend.
Forget rushed timings and guests heading home before the cake is cut. Toft Estate is an exclusive-use small wedding venue in the Peak District, tucked away in the Staffordshire Moorlands on the Cheshire border, just outside Leek and Macclesfield. Your closest friends and family stay with you for the whole weekend, so your micro wedding becomes a three-day celebration rather than a single evening.
Say “I do” at a local register office, then come home to a 16th-century manor house, flower-filled gardens and golden-hour views for an intimate wedding reception of up to 48 guests. As a self-catering wedding venue with accommodation for every guest, you choose the food, the drinks, the flowers and the photographer, and nobody has to book a taxi at midnight.
Why couples choose Toft as their small wedding venue
Small wedding venues in the Peak District with accommodation for every guest are rare. Here is what makes Toft special.
The Whole Estate Is Yours
No other weddings, no strangers in the bar, no one rushing you out. For the whole weekend, Toft Estate belongs to you and the people you love most.
Everyone Stays Together
Up to 48 of your favourite people, all under one roof. Get ready together in the morning, celebrate together all day and share breakfast the morning after.
A 400-Year-Old Backdrop
A Grade II listed manor house from 1590, flower-filled gardens and sweeping views across the Cheshire Plain. The setting does half the styling for you.
Garden Celebrations
Host your celebration in the house, the courtyard and gardens, with room for a small marquee or tipi for drinks, dinner or a relaxed party on the lawn.
Golden-Hour Photos
With views west across the Cheshire Plain, summer sunsets light up the fields for photos that look straight out of a magazine.
Dogs Welcome Too
Your four-legged best friend can be part of the day (£40 per dog). Bow tie optional, but highly recommended.
Your wedding weekend
More time with the people you love, and no one has to drive home.
Friday: Welcome Night
Arrive & settle in
Your guests arrive, you pop the first bottle, light the BBQ and toast the weekend ahead as the sun sets over the fields.
Saturday: The Big Day
Celebrate
Marry at a nearby register office or licensed venue in the morning, then come home to Toft for drinks in the garden, speeches and a celebration dinner.
Sunday: The Morning After
Brunch & goodbyes
A long, lazy brunch around the dining table, a stroll in the grounds and plenty of stories from the night before. Why not take a final relaxing dip in the hot tub with some champagne.
How micro wedding receptions work at Toft
We keep things intimate so your day feels personal, relaxed and completely yours. As an exclusive-use, self-catering wedding venue in Staffordshire, the estate is yours from arrival to check-out.
- Up to 48 guests, all staying overnight across 23 bedrooms
- No day guests, so it is just you and the people staying with you
- A small marquee or tipi is welcome in the grounds, from the supplier of your choice
- Music until 9pm, then the party carries on quietly indoors
- Reception only: Toft Estate is not licensed for legal ceremonies, so you marry at a register office or licensed venue first
- Self-catering, so you choose your own caterer, cake maker, florist and photographer
Wedding venue with accommodation for up to 48 guests
23 bedrooms across four historic houses, around a private courtyard, so every guest sleeps on site.
Toft Hall
Sleeps 20
The heart of the celebration. A 1590 manor house with a dining room for 20, a music room with piano and its own hot tub.
Chels Barn & Toft Barn
Sleeps 24
Two beautifully converted barns with a dining room for 24 and a hot tub, perfect for friends and family.
Toft Nook
Sleeps 2 to 4
A private stone hideaway with its own bathroom and kitchenette: the perfect bridal suite for the newlyweds.
Where to find our Peak District wedding venue
Toft Estate sits on the south-western edge of the Peak District, in the Staffordshire Moorlands countryside near Rushton Spencer, right on the Cheshire border. It is close enough to towns for easy travel and far enough away that your celebration feels completely private, with The Roaches and Rudyard Lake on the doorstep for wedding photos.
- Leek: 5 miles, about 12 minutes
- Congleton: about 20 minutes
- Macclesfield: about 25 minutes
- Buxton: about 26 minutes
- Stoke-on-Trent station: about 40 minutes
- Manchester Airport: about 45 minutes
That makes Toft an easy choice for couples searching for small wedding venues in Staffordshire, Cheshire and the Peak District, with local register offices a short drive away for your ceremony.
Small wedding venue FAQs
Is Toft Estate a small wedding venue?
Yes. Toft Estate is an exclusive-use small wedding reception venue in the Peak District for up to 48 guests, with every guest staying overnight across 23 bedrooms. It is ideal for micro weddings and intimate wedding celebrations.
How many guests can we invite?
Up to 48, and every guest stays overnight on the estate. We do not allow day guests.
Can we get legally married at Toft?
Toft Estate is not licensed for civil ceremonies, so most couples marry at a local register office or licensed venue in Staffordshire or Cheshire and then celebrate here.
Where is Toft Estate?
Near Rushton Spencer in the Staffordshire Moorlands, on the south-western edge of the Peak District and the Cheshire border. Leek is about 12 minutes away, Macclesfield about 25 minutes and Manchester Airport about 45 minutes.
Is it a self-catering wedding venue?
Yes. You are free to choose your own caterer, bar, cake maker, florist and photographer. If a supplier is selling alcohol on site, they will need their own event licence.
Do all our guests have accommodation?
Yes. Toft Hall sleeps 20, Chels Barn and Toft Barn sleep 24 and Toft Nook sleeps 2 to 4, so the whole wedding party stays together on one private estate.
Can we have a marquee?
Yes, a small marquee or tipi is welcome in the grounds. Please use a reputable hire company.
Is there a music curfew?
Music finishes at 9pm out of respect for our neighbours, after which the evening carries on quietly indoors.
Can we bring our dog?
Yes, dogs are welcome for £40 per dog.
Let’s plan your small wedding at Toft
Dates for summer weekends go quickly. Call us on 01273 271 332 to talk through your plans, or check availability below.