About The Venue/1881 Building

WELCOME TO THE VENUE URMSTON/1881 BUILDING

The Venue Urmston and 1881 Building are ideally located on the outskirts of Manchester, and are easily accessible from the M60, M62 and all major public transport links. We provide you with the perfect location for your Wedding and all types of parties & celebrations.

You can simply dry hire the Venue, or we can supply you with anything & everything you may require from bespoke tailored catering to hand selected Djs & any type of entertainment. We also provide full room styling and theming along with superb table and chair linen packages all at amazing discounted rates. This will also save you a huge amount of money in sourcing your own suppliers and by booking it all with us in house as the wedding & event experts we will simply remove any potential stress or worries from you, allowing you all to simply enjoy your wedding day or event. Party with us.

The Venue is available 7 days a week for any daytime weddings, conferences or exhibitions, or for evening parties and celebrations. We can cater to up to 220 people. With Ample secure, free on site car parking always available. Our car park is also protected by CCTV for your peace of mind.

We also hold a full Civil Marriage Ceremony Licence so you can celebrate everything all in one ideal location. With our own stunning Masonic Temple, and our beautifully maintained gardens The Venue provides you with the perfect backdrop for your event and all at very competitive room hire, food and drink prices.

Further details & images of the types of celebrations and events we can host can be found on the other pages from the drop down website menu button. We can also offer you personal a show round (By appointment only please).

Our fully stocked bar is fully licensed and until 1am and if required, our highly recommended and endorsed in house Chef & his catering team can also provide any type of food menus from your own specific requirements to our own set choice of menus to suit any type of budgets or pallets from European to Asian cuisine.

Please see our menus page for sample buffet menus or discuss your own ideas with us. (Please note our menus are fully adabtable)

WEDDINGS

The Venue holds a Civil Marriage Ceremony license for wedding ceremonies to be held in either the Grand Temple or The Venue.

The costs for this does vary from £150 for the Temple & from £300 for the Venue hire. (subject to dates and availability)

We can also provide a wonderful Wedding Breakfast, buffets etc all tailored to suit your own personal requirements. Please see our new Menus Page for more details of the options available, all are open to mix and match and change. We also have full kitchen hire facilities for any Asian/Jewish events etc where own catering is preferred. (T&Cs Apply so please ask.)

We can also provide a quotation for your bespoke wedding cake, any type of wedding transport, amazing table & chair decorations, centre pieces to room uplighting and backdrops. Also an extensive hand selected and fairly priced beer & wine list is also available from our well-stocked bar, we can offer you a pop up designer bottle beer station, A shots zone, and our new cocktails are just WOW!

The ideas do not stop there of course. We strongly recommend our hand selected to suit each event Djs and any type of band or entertainment. Our Djs etc are smart, reliable, all have PAT Tested equipment and offer full liability insurance. We also have an in house noise limitation system that we have to use to comply with our events license. We therefore strongly advise that you use our Djs etc. And you can be fully assured that they will be here!

Please kindly contact us our new Events Manager Steve who has over 25 years experience planning over 50,000 events. You can rest assured he will make the whole experience from start to finish simply perfect. For further details of our unrivalled and competitive wedding & event packages please either call us or use our enquiry link for a prompt response. Please kindly also make sure that you have fully viewed and agree to our Terms & Conditions Prior to making any bookings with The Venue.

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Conferences & Exhibitions

Why Choose The Venue?

The Venue's close proximity to the M60 motorway makes it the ideal location for you next conference or exhibition. As well as ample car parking for your attendees, we can also provide flipcharts, projector screens and buffet lunches to ensure your event has the impact it requires and our new rates and package deals are unrivalled in Manchester.

Celebrations...Parties...Wakes...Christenings... Asian Weddings & Parties...

The Venue is also available to dry hire for any special celebration you have planned. From a 21st to an 80th Birthday Party as well as Christenings, Wedding Anniversaries and Wakes we can cover your occasion in a manner to suit all budgets. Please have a look at our new Menus link to get an idea of the various options we have available. And please remember we are totally flexible.

So whatever your event, it can be really special and memorable at The Venue. So please contact us to discuss your requirements in more detail and to receive a tailored quote especially for your event. We are contactable 7 days a week 8am until 8pm.

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