The North Lincolnshire wedding venue named as one of the best in the country only two years ago has gone into liquidation.
Hirst Priory at Crowle near Scunthorpe has been run as a wedding and events venue for almost a decade, but Covid and the cost of living crisis have been blamed for its demise.
MD Hazel Wheatley instructed the voluntary liquidation of her business on Monday this week, handing the historic venue back to its owners the Hunt Group. She said: “Covid brought the wedding industry to its knees, with weddings being banned for the first time in history. This created huge uncertainty, and many suppliers chose to leave the industry altogether.
“Despite the best efforts of myself and my team, the current economic climate has proved one storm too many. Supply chain costs have rocketed and the dip in confidence caused by the cost of living crisis has seen new bookings plummet.
“With no end in sight this sadly forced the closure of the business as a viable entity moving forward.”
She said the building owners and landlord, Hunt Group Limited, had done their utmost to support Hirst Priory Limited, but had no choice but to take back control of the Hirst Priory building.
