Wedding Photography at Clissold House, Stoke Newington

Clissold House is an eighteenth-century mansion in Clissold Park, Stoke Newington, run by Hackney Council and hired out for weddings through Hackney Venues. The council renovated it in 2011 as part of an £8.9 million Heritage Lottery Fund restoration of the park, and it is licensed for civil marriages and civil partnerships. The Drawing Room, the Dining Room and the adjoining Hallway are set up for a ceremony followed by a seated dinner or a standing reception, and there is an outdoor front terrace.

Our studio is at 21 Joel St, Northwood Hills HA6 1NU, photographing weddings since 2001 and rated 4.8 out of 5 from 580+ Google reviews. We are glad to photograph at Clissold House, and coverage starts from £750. Below is what the council and Hackney Venues publish, and what they do not.

What a Clissold House wedding costs: registrar fees and deposits

Hackney Venues does not publish room hire prices for Clissold House; you email your date, details and timings and receive a proposal that doubles as the contract (FAQs). What is published is the registrars' fee, which is paid to Hackney Council separately from venue hire (registrars' fees):

• 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027: £635 Monday to Friday, £695 on a Saturday, £785 on a Sunday or bank holiday.
• 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2028: £655 Monday to Friday, £715 on a Saturday, £805 on a Sunday or bank holiday.

On top of that, each of you pays a notice fee (£46.50 each for weekday notice in 2026 to 2027), a £100 booking fee is non-refundable, and the certificate is £12.50.

A 50-minute ceremony-only booking is paid in full once the signed contract is back, and carries no damage deposit. A larger event takes a non-refundable 33% deposit, with the balance and a £500 damage deposit invoiced at least 42 days before and due 28 days before (terms). Hire includes furniture, setup, cleaning and an event coordinator. AV, tablecloths and catering are extra, and using a caterer who is not on the accredited list adds a £550 + VAT kitchen buyout fee.

Booking a ceremony at Clissold House

Hackney Council lists Clissold House among its own approved premises, alongside Hackney Town Hall (approved premises). The process is to check availability and cost with Hackney Venues, make a provisional booking, then use the council's ceremony booking form to book the registrars. Each ceremony is led by two registrars, and the ceremonies team takes bookings up to 15 months ahead (FAQs).

At Clissold House, ceremonies start on the hour. A ceremony hire lasts 50 minutes, with a 10-minute buffer for the room to be reset, and flowers and musicians must be set up in the 15 minutes before your start. The Hackney Venues page suggests the Drawing Room, Dining Room and adjoining Hallway for a ceremony followed by a seated dinner or standing reception (Clissold House page). The Drawing Room is the largest room at 60 seated. A late licence and exclusive use are both available on request.

For a reception, catering and the bar must come from the accredited list, which names Laguna for Indian food, Saffron Culture for Asian food and Pride of Asia, which focuses on halal food; all accredited caterers can provide vegetarian and vegan menus (accredited caterers). A wedding cake can come from your own supplier on a minimum hire booking, but not for a 50-minute stand-alone ceremony (terms).

Hackney Venues does not publish whether a mandap, a nikah or other religious ceremony can be held at Clissold House, or whether a baraat can come through the park. With a 60-seat main room, it suits a smaller civil ceremony and reception; ask the events team in writing about anything else.

Getting ready for a Clissold House ceremony

No getting-ready room is published for Clissold House. The two second-floor rooms, the Church View Room and the New River Room, each take 20 to 30 people (Clissold House page), and either could be added to a hire as a room to dress in, but this is not offered as standard, so ask. Set-up access is for you and your suppliers only, and your hire window has to include set-up and breakdown (terms). Most couples will get ready at home or nearby and arrive ready for the ceremony slot.

A Clissold House wedding day in outline

An outline for planning, not a schedule. Times are shown only where the venue publishes them; everything else is a stage to time with you and confirm with the venue.

An eighteenth-century house restored in 2011

Hackney Venues describes Clissold House as an eighteenth-century mansion house with marble fireplaces and a spiral staircase, recently refurbished (Clissold House page). Hackney Council lists it as Grade II* and says it was renovated in 2011 as part of an £8.9 million Heritage Lottery Fund restoration project; the park itself opened in 1889 and has held a Green Flag award since 2006 (Clissold Park). The two sources differ on the listing grade, so treat Grade II* from the council as the more specific figure.

Parking near Clissold House: supplier bays only

There is no guest parking at Clissold House and no public car park inside Clissold Park; on-street parking around the park is limited and controlled. Hackney Venues has two supplier bays at Clissold House, blue badge parking has to be arranged with your coordinator in advance, and its FAQ mentions free parking on Cazenove Road after 12pm (FAQs). Ask your coordinator which bay your photographer and florist should use.

Clissold House wedding photography, frequently asked questions

Other wedding venues we cover

• Hackney Town Hall, Hackney
• Shoreditch Town Hall, Shoreditch
• Brunswick House, Vauxhall
• Old Marylebone Town Hall, Marylebone

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Enquiries for this venue are handled by Kaushik Bathia, FBIPP and FMPA, who has photographed more than a thousand weddings since 2001 and holds five European Kodak Gold Awards.