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Country House and Stately Home Wedding Venues

Country house wedding venues across the UK include historic estates, manor houses and stately homes offering elegant ceremony spaces, landscaped grounds and often exclusive use. Compare venue locations, explore key details and send enquiries directly to venues to start planning your wedding.

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Macdonald Bath Spa Hotel, Venues in Bristol and Somerset Photos provided by Leon Day Images
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Macdonald Bath Spa Hotel Wedding Venue

Celebrate your love story in style at Macdonald Bath Spa Hotel, where enchanting spaces and a dedicated team ensure your wedding day is unforgettable.

Bristol and Somerset, Bath

from £500

10-120 guests

Ditton Manor Venues in Berkshire
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Ditton Manor

Exchange vows amidst grandeur at Berkshire's historic idyllic mansion wedding venue

Berkshire, Slough

£7,000 - £27,000

50-800 guests

Inglewood Manor Wedding Venue Venues in Cheshire
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Inglewood Manor Wedding Venue

Create your perfect day at our elegant Edwardian country manor in the heart of Cheshire.

Cheshire, Wirral

from £4,500

20-170 guests

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Livery Room
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City of London Freemen's School, Wedding Venue in Surrey

Timeless elegance and exceptional cuisine for your unforgettable wedding

Surrey, Ashtead

£POA

18-150 guests

Hyde House Venues in Gloucestershire
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Hyde House Wedding Venue

Discover Hyde House, a picturesque barn wedding venue set amidst the rolling Cotswold hills, for an unforgettable celebration.

Gloucestershire, Cheltenham

from £2,000

60-175 guests

Weddings at Bryanston, Dorset
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Bryanston School Weddings

Escape to Bryanston School, a stunning Dorset wedding venue with enchanting gardens, elegant halls, and exceptional service for an unforgettable day.

Dorset, Blandford Forum

from £250

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Pittville Pump Room
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Pittville Pump Room Wedding Venue

Pittville Pump Room offers a bespoke, magical experience in a stunning historic setting. Your dream wedding, our expertise.

Gloucestershire, Cheltenham

from £5,995

25-200 guests

Cheltenham Town Hall
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Cheltenham Town Hall

Cheltenham Town Hall offers a bespoke, magical experience in a stunning historic setting. Your dream wedding, our expertise.

Gloucestershire, Cheltenham

from £5,995

25-450 guests

Keele Hall, Venues in Staffordshire
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Keele Hall Wedding Venue

Keele Hall Weddings: Truly Memorable

Staffordshire, Newcastle Under Lyme

£POA

60-120 guests

Plas Y Bryn Manor
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Plas y Bryn Manor

Discover our bespoke and exclusive wedding venues in North Wales, let us create your dream wedding exactly how you want it... perfect. Indoors or out.

Gwynedd, Caernarfon

£4,000 - £12,000

4-150 guests

Slebech Park, Venues in Pembrokeshire
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Slebech Park Wedding Venue, West Wales.

For a breathtaking wedding nestled in Pembrokeshire's picturesque landscape, discover Slebech Park, where elegance and history intertwine.

Pembrokeshire, Haverfordwest

from £6,000

200 guests

Guyers House Venues in Wiltshire
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Guyers House Wedding Venue

Wiltshire's enchanting Guyers House: Your perfect wedding venue. Discover more.

Wiltshire, Corsham

from £4,000

80-200 guests

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Faenol Fawr Country House

Say "I do" surrounded by Welsh elegance at Faenol Fawr. Discover more.

Denbighshire

£POA

200 guests

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St Osyth Priory Estate

Create your timeless love story at St Osyth Priory, Essex.

Essex, Colchester

from £25,000

2-110 guests

National Trust Mompesson, Wedding Venue in Wiltshire

Say "I do" at the stunning Mompesson House in Wiltshire. View pricing, send enquiries and discover this beautiful National Trust venue.

Wiltshire, Salisbury

£2,000 - £3,500

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Houchins

Houchins, an enchanting contemporary barn in Essex with beautiful listed farmhouse accommodation for the wedding party. Plan your perfect wedding

Essex, Colchester

from £3,500

20-180 guests

Avington Park exterior, Hampshire
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Avington Park

Exclusive Hampshire estate offering elegant, light-filled spaces, historic charm, and secluded countryside surroundings for bespoke weddings.

Hampshire, Winchester

£POA

50-110 guests

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Minterne House

Minterne House, a stunning country house nestled in Dorset, offers a romantic and unforgettable setting for your wedding day.

Dorset, Dorchester

£6,500 - £9,500

100 guests

Tyn Dwr Hall and Gardens
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Tyn Dwr Hall Wedding Venue

Escape to the magic of Tŷn Dŵr Hall for an unforgettable wedding celebration.

Denbighshire, Llangollen

from £2,750

60-200 guests

Macdonald Craxton Wood Hotel & Spa Wedding Venue
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Macdonald Craxton Wood Hotel Wedding Venue

At Macdonald Craxton Wood Hotel & Spa we offer couples a romantic wedding venue in the beautiful Cheshire countryside.

Cheshire, Chester

from £3,000

10-250 guests

Bake Barn Wedding Venue Fonthill Estate Wiltshire
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Fonthill Estate Country Weddings

Enchanting woodland ceremony location, beautiful barn venues and secret marquee setting on the Fonthill Estate in Wiltshire

Wiltshire, Salisbury

£450 - £6,000

150 guests

Weddings at Bowood Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort
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Bowood Hotel Wedding Venue

Say 'I do' in style at Bowood, Wiltshire's stunning wedding venue.

Wiltshire, Calne

from £85

160 guests

Brooksby Hall Wedding venue in Melton Mowbray
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Brooksby Hall Wedding Venue

Escape to Brooksby Hall, an enchanting wedding venue with onsite Church in the heart of Leicestershire

Leicestershire, Melton Mowbray

from £4,000

50-170 guests

Middle Aston House Wedding Venue Venues in Oxfordshire
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Middle Aston House

Country house wedding venue Middle Aston House in Middle Aston, Oxfordshire, with exclusive estate hire and flexible indoor/outdoor spaces.

Oxfordshire, Bicester

from £4,000

60 guests

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Harlaxton Manor

a magnificent Victorian manor house nestled in the Lincolnshire countryside, offers a truly stunning setting for your wedding.

Lincolnshire, Grantham

£POA

120 guests

Couple hold hands on wedding day outside Kingston Maurwood House
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Kingston Maurward House

Say 'I do' surrounded by Dorset's beauty at Kingston Maurward House.

Dorset, Dorchester

£POA

20-220 guests

Northbrook Park, Wedding Venue in Surrey
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Northbrook Park

Grade II listed Surrey estate offering exclusive use, scenic gardens, and versatile indoor spaces for bespoke weddings.

Surrey, Farnham

from £5,000

250 guests

Country house and stately home wedding venues are historic properties set within landscaped grounds or private estates. Across the UK, these venues range from intimate manor houses to grand stately homes with formal reception rooms, outdoor ceremony spaces and accommodation for guests.

Many couples choose this style of venue because ceremonies, receptions and evening celebrations can take place in one location. Exclusive use hire is common, allowing privacy throughout the day, while gardens, terraces and historic interiors provide a variety of settings for photography and guest experiences.

Types of country house and stately home venues

Options vary widely in scale and atmosphere. Couples may find:

  • Grand stately homes with formal interiors and large event spaces
  • Historic manor houses suited to smaller celebrations
  • Private country estates with multiple ceremony locations
  • Boutique country houses combining period character with modern facilities

Country House & Stately Home Wedding Venues FAQ's

As with all wedding venues, costs for stately home and country house weddings vary, but you may be surprised at how affordable some of the options can be! You don’t always need to have an A-list budget to get your own country house for your wedding. If you’re looking to cut costs, then consider a midweek wedding or marrying in the low season, such as early spring or late autumn. Winter weddings work perfectly for stately homes too, as they often have large fireplaces and cozy wood-panelled rooms.

Many country house wedding venues will offer you venue hire on an exclusive use basis. This means that the venue is yours alone for the duration of your wedding. Sometimes this will be for your wedding day alone, and in other cases, you can hire your wedding venue for an entire weekend for you and your guests. This may incur an extra charge, but if you want a truly luxury getaway for guests with catering staff on hand, then this could be the perfect wedding weekend for you.

Country houses come with plenty of original features, such as sparkling chandeliers, sweeping staircases and romantic statues. Play up the drama of your surroundings with an equally glamorous wedding dress! Long trains, cathedral-length veils and ballgown skirts look right at home in the ballrooms and art galleries of a manor. Vintage details and classic fabrics like lace are perfect too, as they're reminiscent of English socialites.