Imagine you’ve found the perfect place to get married. It’s drop-dead gorgeous to behold. Some of you may want everyone to be a part of the day, including the hotel’s other guests. And some of you may want to keep your celebrations strictly to the guest list. These 20 exclusive-use wedding venues offer privacy to you and your, a romantic day and a stunning evening. The staff will be able to focus their full attention on you and ensure your day runs smoothly and just the way you have been dreaming.
1. Washingborough Hall Hotel
Washingborough Hall Hotel is a honey-coloured Georgian country house and is simply as sweet as it appears. Set on a three-acre estate, the secluded grounds are magnificent. Manicured lawns hold luscious green trees and weeping willows, while scented lavender grows along the paths. They’ll create scent-triggered memories that will be with you for decades every time you smell the purple herb.
If you have a religious ceremony in mind but wouldn’t like a long drive to your reception venue, this hotel even has a private entrance to the lovely village church. Alternatively, you can avail of the civil licenses and marry in the elegant Sibthorpe Room or the Winston Room, a brand new orangery-style space.
The staff at Washinborough Hall Hotel are so dedicated to their calling, and it really shows in their service. Their wedding coordinator is even known as their Director of Romance! That’s confidence in a stress-free special day executed to perfection.
2. Luton Hoo Hotel, Golf & Spa
Bedfordshire’s five-star jewel, Luton Hoo Hotel, Golf & Spa, has an exclusive-use wedding venue known as Warren Weir. The space can accommodate up to 290 guests and offers a choice of four wedding suites for your romantic ceremony, delectable wedding breakfast and reception. Each room varies in style and size but is exceedingly beautiful. You’re sure to find the right suite for your dream day.
Warren Weir is located by the sparkling lake within the 1,065-acre estate and has genuinely breathtaking surroundings. Your wedding album will be a work of art!
The venue also has 84 luxurious bedrooms, an indoor pool, a snooker room and private parking. We’d encourage you to make a weekend of it if you could – you won’t want the celebrations to end!
Also, did you know the Luton Hoo Hotel, Golf & Spa was the chosen getaway for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip to celebrate their wedding anniversary in the early years of their marriage? That’s a royal stamp of approval!
3. Mercure Warwickshire Walton Hall Hotel & Spa
Mercure Warwickshire Walton Hall Hotel & Spa is the ideal place for any happily ever after to begin. Sixty-five acres of picturesque Warwick countryside hold this charming hotel, which dates back to the 16th century. The stately home, once belonging to the Mordaunt family, has many historical events in its past, and your love story could be the next addition. There is a charming chapel on-site for religious ceremonies or blessings. At the same time, the Manor House offers the Moncreiffe Suite and the Mordaunt Suite, each rich in history and enhanced by original grand fireplaces and exquisite chandeliers. Both rooms enjoy views of the manicured gardens.
Larger weddings can be accommodated in a marquee, from which you can indulge yourself in the gardens – a still, clear river filled with romantic swans, tall green trees, and vibrantly coloured flowers everywhere. It will be challenging to cease taking wedding photos!
4. Lumley Castle Hotel
If you’re going to reign over a wedding venue as the guests of honour all day and night, why not make it a castle? Lumley Castle Hotel is a four-star magnificence, tucked into an enchanting woodland of nine acres with the River Wear running through, easily seen in all its glory from the castle. The 14-century palace is unique because it offers packages for your entire wedding journey. Here you can celebrate the proposal, elegant hen and stag parties, the day you say ‘I do’ and the beginning of your honeymoon.
The exclusive-use wedding venue is just as grand on the inside as you might imagine. There are high ceilings throughout and impressive ornately carved stone fireplaces that almost reach the delicately crown moulded ceiling.
In spring and summer, the castle is awash with colourful blooms, while in winter, the estate is covered in white snow. No matter the kind of wedding you have in mind, it will be truly magical here.
5. The Devonshire Arms Hotel & Spa
North Yorkshire is home to The picturesque exclusive-use wedding venue, The Devonshire Arms Hotel & Spa. It is located at the Gateway to the Dales, An Area of Natural Beauty. The estate’s gardens are beautifully maintained. There is a tree-lined drive up to the noble country house. The formal gardens are various shades of greens, highlighting the colourful blooms. You’ll want to share this outdoor splendour with all you know, including your furry family members. The Devonshire Arms Hotel & Spa is indeed pet-friendly! And as you and your guests will be the only people on the estate – apart from the passionate staff – your pooch isn’t likely to get spooked by strangers. A wonderful day for all is in store here.
The interior of the hotel is traditional and charming. Open fireplaces and friendly staff offer a warm welcome as soon as you arrive, and you will continue to feel at home for your entire stay.
6. Grantley Hall
Grantley Hall is a beautiful country house hotel that offers magical and luxurious weddings in an unrivalled setting. Gazing upon the building, you’ll see stone of various golden hues, gables with intricate carvings, tall chimneys, intricately designed circular windows and even a turret. A large fountain is centre stage in the blossoming garden, where you can now exchange vows.
If you’d prefer an indoor ceremony, the ornate Music Room is an attractive option, which boasts high ceilings and ample natural daylight and can accommodate up to 100 guests.
After you’ve said ‘I do’, move through to The Orchard for champagne and canapes, enjoying the garden views while the dedicated staff put the finishing touches on the Grantley Suite. This reception room is adorned with a contemporary but striking chandelier and curated soft lighting. They create the perfect ambience for such mouthwatering food and delightful conversation. Wedding menus are designed by culinary experts who use only the best seasonal and local ingredients.
7. Cowdray House
West Sussex is home to Cowdray House, a 110-acre estate and unique country house in the South Downs National Park.
Buck Hall has a high vaulted ceiling, arched minstrels gallery from which musicians can play, stunning stained glass windows, and it is in the heart of the house. It is ideal for both ceremonies and wedding breakfasts. Your drinks reception can be held on the sunlit terrace or the beautifully manicured croquet lawn, from which you can enjoy views of the blooming gardens or gaze upon the large but charming cottagecore façade of the building.
If you and your guests want to spend the night at this incredible place, there are 22 luxury bedrooms with opulent bathrooms up for grabs. Guests can also avail of the indoor and outdoor swimming pools, bowling alley, tennis court, championship golf course, fly fishing, wildlife tours and clay pigeon shooting. You may have to stay the weekend to enjoy all the Cowdray House has to offer!
8. Cowdray Walled Garden
Cowdray Walled Garden is the ideal place for a Romeo and Juliet-style wedding. It is near an attractive and familiar landmark, the Cowdray Ruins. The ruins are an incredible backdrop to a photo shoot, and their castle-like appearance is quite romantic.
This exclusive-use wedding venue has two large function rooms, perfect for a rustic and romantic affair. The venue is contained within a walled garden, landscaped to perfection with colourful blossoms sprinkled throughout it. Some of the taller manicured hedges create a maze of sorts and make for a perfect hiding spot from the bustling celebrations to enjoy an intimate moment as newlyweds and simply enjoy being married.
The gardens are scattered with features from wells to flower arches to secret doorways. This is a magical place for a fairytale wedding.
9. Bredbury Hall Hotel and Country Club
Bredbury Hall Hotel and Country Club is set on vast private grounds and boasts impressive views of the Goyt Valley. This exclusive-use wedding venue is a stunning red-brick building with exposed wooden beams enhancing its beauty and charm. Outside there are throwbacks to times passed, including a restored wooden cart once pulled by a horse and metal milk jugs. Around the back is a small but lovely pond surrounded by daffodils the colour of sunlight.
Inside, couples will find numerous wedding suites that are simple and elegant and quickly transformed into your wedding vision. The ceremony rooms available have ornate crown moulded ceilings with crystal chandeliers, floor-to-ceiling wood panelling and stained glass windows – the epitome of romance.
From the moment you make your first enquiry right up until the moment you leave as newlyweds, the team of dedicated wedding experts will be on hand to guide you and assist you in making your dream a reality.
10. Backwell House
Backwell House is an impressive country house sporting beautiful gardens and enchanting woodland. It is intimate in ambience and traditional but bold in style. The wedding suites are bold in colour, each with a personality and a statement to make. The fabrics are rich and soft to the touch. The hardwood floors give an air of grandeur to the space. The fine artwork is illuminated on the walls.
The bar is rustic, wholly built of wood, with curated lighting highlighting the fine choices available, many of which are locally made.
Since you’ll have the place to yourselves, you and your guests may want to extend your stay. The bedrooms are traditionally styled, and comfort is key – never will you sleep so well again. There are even high-walled bathtubs with garden views in which to relax and soak all your cares away.
11. Mosborough Hall Hotel
Down in South Yorkshire, couples can find serenity at Mosborough Hall Hotel. Six acres of tranquil countryside encapsulate this beautiful building steeped in history and romance. The hall has been lovingly restored to maintain its heritage and many of its original features. Any dream wedding is possible, from intimate outdoor gatherings in the courtyard to lavish banquets in the main hall.
The main hall is large with a high vaulted ceiling. Its décor is contemporary and neutral. It is the perfect place to create a wedding from mood board to reality. The colourful LED lights and disco ball will also add a sense of fun and glamour to your evening celebrations!
The ceremony rooms feature exposed honey-coloured brick, charming alcove windows and fairy light-lit aisles, and beautiful and rustic exposed wooden beams.
12. Charlton House
Charlton House is a four-star exclusive-use wedding venue in Somerset. It is ideal for nature lovers and those who enjoy being outdoors and basking in the sunshine. It boasts sprawling gardens and several leafy trees.
The Orangery features floor-to-ceiling windows and doors, providing panoramic views across the gardens and direct access to the private terrace. Outside you will find no shortage of beautiful features by which to take photos, like grand stone staircases and colourful flowers.
The wedding suites are superb and elegant, with pillared doorways, sparkling chandeliers, gold-framed mirrors, and fine antiques.
Loved ones can extend their stay by availing of any of the 28 individually designed luxury bedrooms, while newlyweds are welcome to the incredible honeymoon suite. Waking up the morning after a night of celebration and frivolity can be exhausting. Why not rejuvenate yourselves in the relaxing spa?
13. Fredrick’s Hotel, Restaurant and Spa
Fredrick’s Hotel, Restaurant and Spa is a four-star hidden gem in Berkshire. The passionate staff here are talented and skilled and able to create a memorable day, whether for eight or 120 guests.
The venue is highly versatile, and no matter your guest list size, there is a perfect space for you. Ceremonies can take place in the Garden Suite, Windsor Suite or the Gazebo. The main wedding suite is available for lavish banquets and a beautiful room awaiting your personal décor and theme to be featured.
This venue has several outdoor features, including a Sculpture Garden. It’s a novelty but a beautiful one. Guests can have fun strolling through, and you can create a stunning wedding album like no other. Lawn games can also be facilitated and are a great way to make the most of wedding celebrations and a spectacular summer’s day.
14. The Talbot Hotel
The Talbot Hotel was once a coaching inn, so it has seen many love stories come and go through its doors in the past. Imagine the young couples in love eloping in the dead of night or the newlyweds stopping over for the night on the way to their new home. Your wedding day can become part of that loving heritage.
The exclusive-use wedding venue is in the heart of Oundle, a picturesque stone-built town and is close to two gorgeous churches for those dreaming of a religious ceremony. The building itself is impressive to behold and combines old British charm with church-town architecture.
The venue is also licensed for civil ceremonies in the wood-panelled Whitwell Room and the Westgate Suite, which can hold up to 100 guests, has its own bar and has direct access to the Secret Garden. Exposed wooden beams add a traditional and rustic feel while also being an excellent opportunity to hang fairy lights, which will twinkle above your first dance.
15. Oddfellows on the Park
Oddfellows on the Park is a rather unique exclusive-use wedding venue in the Greater Manchester area. The wedding planning team are dedicated to creating weddings as individual as every couple that walks through their doors.
You and your guests will enjoy full use of The Parlour Rooms on the ground floor. These rooms have stunning views of the park, so the moment you say ‘I do’ will have a backdrop combining a striking room and immaculate gardens. Your drinks reception will occur in the adjacent private bar and carry on outside on the sunlit terrace. The venue is all about fusion and perfectly marries the old with the new, the neutral with the colourful, and the indoors with the outdoors. It’s magical.
16. Thorpeness Country Club
Thorpeness Country Club in Suffolk is an exclusive-use wedding venue and a beachside hideaway, perfect for a secluded wedding, away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.
The hotel’s immaculate and beautiful gardens have direct access to the beach. Imagine taking a stroll with your new life partner along the beach at dusk. We can’t think of anything more romantic. During sunlit hours, the beach also makes for stunning photos and is the ideal place for drinks and canapes.
The interior of the hotel is beautiful. Wedding suites feature high vaulted ceilings with white wooden beams, setting them apart from similarly styled venues. They’re still beautiful but more neutral, and the rooms can easily be transformed into your hearts’ desires.
Couples can exchange vows cliffside, overlooking the sea, as guests look on. This is a magical and unique place to say ‘I do’.
17. Mercure Thame Lambert Hotel
Mercure Thame Lambert Hotel is a mid-Victorian building that was once a coaching inn. It now stands as a quaint and charming hotel and exclusive-use wedding venue. Full of character and charm from times gone by, each era since it was built left its stamp upon it. It’s steeped in history, and now your love story can effortlessly be weaved into its story.
You’ll find this stunning place at the foot of Chiltern Hills, in An Area of Natural Beauty. The venue itself boasts blossoming gardens and a picturesque central courtyard. At night it can be illuminated and appears ethereal in nature. It is fitting for a building that could be found in the pages of a fairytale.
18. Pheasant Hotel, North Norfolk
Pheasant Hotel, North Norfolk, is a masterpiece of architecture in An Area of Natural Beauty. The country house has 32 beautifully decorated and luxurious guest rooms, elegant and sophisticated interiors, and a beautifully landscaped garden.
If your guests wish to stay, this hotel boasts some unique options, including Shepherds Huts on a bed & breakfast basis – a memorable stay for some of your guests is sure to be had!
The wedding suites are elegant and simple, neutral in colour scheme, and just waiting for you to add your unique touches and make the space your own for a day.
The venue is coast side and quite close to a stunning sandy beach. This is an excellent opportunity for summer newlyweds to take advantage of the backdrop for beautiful photos. You’ll look windswept and radiant; no fan necessary!
19. Carlton Towers
Carlton Towers looks like a set straight out of Downton Abbey. This exclusive-use wedding venue in Yorkshire is magnificent upon which to gaze. It has ivy-strewn walls, light yellow brickwork, intricate stone carvings, arched windows the length and breadth of the building, and a clock tower that resembles Big Ben in grandeur and beauty, if not scale. The 17th-century feat of architecture sits on 250 acres of picturesque parkland and is a historical treasure to the area.
The Venetian Drawing Room is a romantic place to say ‘I do’. It is grand in scale and opulent in décor and ambience. The Picture Gallery is adorned with original artwork, each encased in stunning and intricate gold frames. The Card Room is smaller and suitable for more intimate wedding ceremonies, but it is not to be thought of as less than. Each room is meticulously decorated with nobility and royalty in mind. If ever there was a country estate where one could feel like a prince or princess for a day, it’s here.
20. No.11 Cavendish Square
Last on our list but by no means least is No.11 Cavendish Square. This Georgia-era townhouse is located in Westminster. It resembles the former homes of the area’s nobility and highlights its rich social history – imagine lords and ladies ‘doing the season’. This is just the sort of elegant and refined place they would have taken up residence for the summer.
Begin your day by arriving via the red carpet, and you’ll feel every bit like a star. Inside, the boutique hotel has numerous wedding suites, each distinguished and sophisticated in appearance. Outside, you’ll also have use of outdoor spaces like the terrace, surrounded by luscious green hedges and fruiting trees. The immaculate courtyard is the ideal place for post-ceremony drinks and finger food and even has space for musicians to play softly in the background for the enjoyment of all.
