Minterne House & Gardens offer the benefit of a
complete wedding day in one place, a sit-down dinner
or for larger weddings, there is a site opposite the main
house for marquees. In the breathtaking setting of the
Cerne Valley, Minterne’s tranquil surroundings are a
photographer’s paradise. The East Terrace overlooking the
lake is a perfect spot to relax with champagne and enjoy
the landscape.
Exclusive use of the house & garden on your wedding
day means that you & your guests can celebrate in style;
Minterne House is approached by its own private drive.
Hestercombe is a classical, romantic English garden,
and offers the perfect setting for your wedding. This
breathtakingly beautiful garden, covering over 50 acres
have been lovingly restored to its original splendour
earning its place as one of Britain’s best-loved gardens
with national acclaim.
Hestercombe is licensed for civil ceremonies offering the
advantage of being able to hold your ceremony, drinks
reception, wedding breakfast and evening party all at one
exquisite and convenient location.
The Watermill and Woodland Barn is a new venue for
2010. This self contained complex comprises a beautifully
restored 17th century watermill, the Apple Loft and
Woodland Barn offering varying styles of venues for your
reception or drinks party, including a delightful ‘Tuscan
style’ Courtyard for ‘al fresco’ dining. There is also a
glorious marquee lawn for a grand Garden Wedding.
The grand Bampfylde Hall is available for ceremonies and
wedding receptions with a maximum capacity of 150
The trend started ten years ago but now the attraction of
guests for the ceremony and 112 for formal dining.
getting married in a stately home, country house which
The house and gardens at Binham Grange create an
makes use of fabulous gardens is become a boom business.
ideal venue for an intimate country wedding.
The choice is fantastic. The quality of the venues stunning.
Binham Grange is a unique Jacobean house of great
And the West Country has some of the most spectacular
antiquity, offering good food and luxury accommodation
venues many based on gardens.
with a personal touch. Mentioned in 13th century in
Forde Abbey offers a spectacular location for celebrating
association with Cleeve Abbey it is surrounded by 300
awedding. It affords a unique wedding experience by
acres of some of Somerset’s most beautiful Countryside.
combining a beautiful and historic country house venue
Marie, Stewart and family have lovingly and tastefully
with award winning gardens. Due to the monastic history
restored the house and gardens to their former glory,
of the building, and the sympathetic manner in which
while retaining the integrity of the former house and
it has been converted into a family home, the features
bringing it up to 21st Century comfort
of the rooms on offer to bridal parties are not found in
The formal Jacobean parterre to the front of the house
any other building in England. They combine to provide a
is east facing with a collection of unusual plants. To the
venue that offers romance, elegance, grandeur and beauty
south is a pergola
not available anywhere else. Forde Abbey has two rooms
with scented roses
available for civil ceremonies.
which leads to
The magnificent Great Hall
an Italian style
will seat up to 200 people
garden and a
and offers an event of sheer
vegetable, herb
grandeur.
and cutting
For a cosier ceremony
garden used in the
the Monks’ Refectory will
house. To the west
accommodate up to 80 people.
of the garden
Despite its Somerset address,
terrace, flower
Forde Abbey is in Dorset and
borders lead to
so couples looking for a civil
the traditional
ceremony should contact
orchard and the
Dorset County Council to book
broader landscape
a registrar.
beyond.
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