New Hope inn or hotel
Inns, hotels, and restaurants on the Delaware in New Hope, some with rooms upstairs. The top of the price range, and the most in demand. Ask how many rooms you get and what winter dates cost.
Bucks County venue guide
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Bucks County wedding venues: New Hope inns, river estates, and farms
Bucks County runs from the river town of New Hope to farm inns and country clubs north of Philadelphia. It's the priciest part of southeastern Pennsylvania, and more venues here have rooms for guests than in the rest of the southeast, so a wedding here often doubles as a weekend away.
We've gathered details on 11 Bucks County venues. Pick a starting point and Sage will rank them for your day, with cost estimates wherever the venue publishes its prices.
What should you budget?
Venue and food for 100 guests
$32k
Typical estimate
A typical cost for the venue and food on a Saturday in peak season.
$16k–$53k
Typical range
A wide range, from country clubs at the low end to the New Hope inns at the top.
$28k
On the cheapest date
The same venues on their cheapest published date, often in winter.
These are our estimates, not quotes from the venues. They include service charges and tax when a venue lists them. Your date, guest count, bar, rentals, and rooms will all change the final total.
What to expect here
A weekend by the river, with more to add up
Bucks County gives you a small-town weekend within reach of Philadelphia and New York. It also adds more on top of the quoted price than most of Pennsylvania, and very few venues here say what happens to an outdoor ceremony if it rains. Budget for the fees and get the weather answer in writing.
- Added on top of the price
- +31%
- Have rooms for guests
- 36%
- State a rain plan
- 18%
Typical service charges, admin fees, and tax, compared with 26% across Pennsylvania.
Right on the property, compared with 26% across Pennsylvania.
Of the venues here, compared with 52% across Pennsylvania. Ask every venue directly.
Inn, estate, or club
Start with the kind of Bucks County wedding you want
Estate, farm, or lodge
A riverside mansion, a farm inn, and a lodge in the woods, several yours alone for the event. Ask how many guests can stay and where you go if it rains.
Country club
Clubs in the lower county with a ballroom, a lawn, and a kitchen on site, and the lowest prices in the area. Ask what the package includes and whether another event could be on the property.
Before you tour
Three decisions to make early
Price the off-season
Some Bucks County venues publish much lower prices outside the busy months. In January and February, River House at Odette's is 50% less, The Inn at Barley Sheaf Farm is 33% less, and Cascade Lodge is 23% less than in its busiest months. If you're open to a winter date, ask every venue for its prices by month.
Add up the full cost
Add the service charge, admin fee, and tax to each quote before you compare. Then ask about extras no estimate includes, like overtime, parking, and rooms for your guests.
Get the rain plan in writing
Most venues here don't say what happens if it rains. Ask where the ceremony would move, whether that space fits all your guests, and who pays if a tent has to be rented.
Places worth a closer look
Six Bucks County venues to start with
These examples cover the county's inns, estates, lodges, and clubs, priced in different ways. Open a venue to see its pricing, capacity, spaces, vendor rules, and other planning details.
Pen Ryn Estate
Bensalem · Up to 350 guests
Planning, rentals, and décor come with the venue
$15–25k · Venue Fee + Catering
See pricing and policies
Cascade Lodge
Kintnersville · Up to 140 guests
Guests can stay on site, and the whole property is yours
$25–35k · Venue + F&B Min.
See pricing and policies
Durham Springs
Kintnersville
Helps you plan the whole wedding
Catering Est.
See pricing and policies
The Bucks Club
Jamison · Up to 240 guests
Planning, rentals, and décor come with the venue
$15–25k · Venue Fee + Catering
See pricing and policies
The Inn at Barley Sheaf Farm
Holicong · Up to 200 guests
Guests can stay on site, and the whole property is yours
Catering Est.
See pricing and policies
Hotel Du Village
New Hope
Helps you plan the whole wedding
$50–75k · Venue Fee + Catering
See pricing and policies
Get a shortlist for your vision and budget
Tell Sage about your day: your guest count, your budget, and anything you can’t compromise on. You’ll get a ranked list of venues, with why each one fits and what to double-check.
Sage the Date reads each venue's own published details, including pricing, catering and alcohol rules, music curfews, rain plans, whether you get the whole property, and how many guests each space holds. Every estimate uses your guest count. When a venue doesn't say, we tell you instead of guessing. Searching is free and doesn't require an account.
Before you book
Three questions worth asking
- How much would the same wedding cost in January or February, and do we get the same spaces?
- What will the total be after service charges, admin fees, and tax?
- If it rains, where does the ceremony move, and does that space fit all our guests?
How this guide is built
Sage reads each venue's own published pricing and policies, puts different kinds of quotes on the same footing, and estimates the cost for 100 guests. If a venue doesn't say something, we treat it as a question to ask, not a no. Venues can't pay to appear or to rank higher here.