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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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The Bay Tree Hotel

Historic wedding venue The Bay Tree Hotel in Burford combining a Grade II-listed setting with on-site bedrooms for overnight stays.

31 reviews

Oxfordshire

£2,500 - £14,200

4-90 guests

The Manor House Hotel, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
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The Manor House Hotel, Moreton-in-Marsh

Stunning Cotswold Manor House Weddings Moreton-in-Marsh

7 reviews

Gloucestershire, Moreton-in-Marsh

from £4,650

50-120 guests

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The Swan Hotel Bibury, The Cotswolds

Celebrate your special day in style at The Swan Hotel, a charming riverside setting offering bespoke weddings in the Cotswolds.

25 reviews

Gloucestershire, Cirencester

from £4,500

50-110 guests

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Ashfield House Venues in Lancashire
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Ashfield House

Discover Ashfield House, an enchanting manor county house wedding venue, perfect for creating unforgettable memories.

22 reviews

Greater Manchester, Wigan

from £5,000

120-250 guests

Heaton House Farm Venues in Cheshire
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Heaton House Farm

Heaton House Farm barn venue on the Cheshire-Staffordshire border with versatile spaces and uninterrupted landscape views.

184 reviews

Cheshire, Macclesfield

from £4,650

350 guests

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Bailiffscourt Hotel

Romantic, medieval style country house hotel wedding venue set within 30 acres of private grounds and featuring a stunning 13th Century Chapel.

11 reviews

West Sussex

££ - £££

2-80 guests

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Ockenden Manor
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Ockenden Manor Wedding Venue

A fine Elizabethan Manor House wedding venue, set in the pretty village of Cuckfield in West Sussex.

1 review

West Sussex

£££ - ££££

2-120 guests

Battel Hall at Leeds Castle Wedding Venue Venues in Kent
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Battel Hall at Leeds Castle

Intimate manor house wedding venue in Kent offering historic rooms, on-site bedrooms and a private parkland setting.

Kent, Maidstone

from £6,000

16 guests

The Orangery Suite Venues in Dorset
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The Orangery Suite

Dorset's Orangery Suite: Your dream wedding venue awaits.

19 reviews

Dorset, Poole

from £3,995

120 guests

Leigh Court Venues in Bristol and Somerset
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Leigh Court

Celebrate your love at Leigh Court, the idyllic wedding venue tucked away in the stunning countryside on the edge of Bristol.

53 reviews

Bristol and Somerset, Bristol

from £7,000

110 guests

Weddings by the Sea, Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland
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Bamburgh Castle

Fairytale Castle, Sweeping Sea Views

8 reviews

Northumberland, Bamburgh

from £995

150 guests

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Bickley Mill Inn

An enchanting characterful country inn, pub wedding venue, full of rustic chic charm

11 reviews

Devon, Newton Abbot

from £2,395

20-150 guests

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The Lawn Wedding Venue
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The Lawn

Georgian manor house wedding venue The Lawn Essex with exclusive use and landscaped gardens.

85 reviews

Essex, Rochford

from £1,995

25-150 guests

Nailcote Hall Hotel Venues in Warwickshire
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Nailcote Hall Hotel

17th century country house hotel wedding venue, set within acres of Warwickshire countryside

59 reviews

West Midlands, Coventry

from £2,900

12-320 guests

Combe Manor Wedding Venue Venues in Berkshire
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Combe Manor Wedding Venue

A boutique venue in a unique setting in Berkshire

60 reviews

Berkshire, Hungerford

£5,750 - £5,950

30-170 guests

Makeney Hall Hotel Venues in Derbyshire
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Makeney Hall Hotel

Breath taking Gardens at our beautiful Hotel with a undercover outside ceremony area

13 reviews

Derbyshire, Belper

from £4,995

20-180 guests

Shieldaig Lodge
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Shieldaig Lodge Hotel

Highland Hunting Lodge and boutique hotel wedding venue in Gairloch, Scotland that hosts elopements and weddings of up to 60 guests.

2 reviews

Highland, Gairloch

£POA

2-30 guests

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Vale Royal Abbey

At Vale Royal Abbey, nestled in Cheshire's enchanting landscape, create an unforgettable wedding day filled with bespoke elegance and timeless charm.

8 reviews

Cheshire, Northwich

from £6,000

40-150 guests

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Badminton Estate

Marquee Weddings Worcester Lodge, Badminton Estate in the South Cotswolds.

2 reviews

Gloucestershire, Badminton

from £4,000

100-300 guests

Wiltshire hotel wedding venue with garden
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Chiseldon House Hotel

Immerse yourself in the enchanting beauty of Chiseldon House Hotel, the perfect setting for your dream Wiltshire wedding.

7 reviews

Wiltshire, Swindon

from £1,900

5-150 guests

Cuckney House
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Cuckney House

Cuckney House is an irresistibly romantic small wedding venue for up to fifty guests which offers exclusive use of the house and grounds.

2 reviews

Nottinghamshire, Mansfield

from £10,000

10-50 guests

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Plas Dinam

Celebrate your love in the heart of the Welsh countryside at Plas Dinam.

18 reviews

Powys

from £5,400

160 guests

Weddings in Hull at Mercure Grange Park
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Mercure Hull Grange Park Hotel

A stunning 19th century manor house hotel wedding venue in set within picturesque grounds, with exceptional facilities.

5 reviews

East Yorkshire, Hull

from £1,000

2-450 guests

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Plum Park Manor

An Exclusive Use Romantic Victorian Manor House & Orangery Nestled in the Heart of Northamptonshire.

16 reviews

Northamptonshire, Towcester

from £5,350

40-200 guests

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Rise Hall

Exclusive-use country house wedding venue in East Yorkshire, with 31 bedrooms for a full wedding weekend stay.

32 reviews

East Yorkshire, Hull

from £10,000

80-180 guests

Howsham Hall, North Yorkshire Wedding Venue
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Howsham Hall

Exclusive-use stately country house wedding venue near York, with 12 luxury suites and refined modern interiors.

20 reviews

North Yorkshire, York

from £10,000

2-150 guests

Wedding Venue Cranford Hall Kettering Northamptonshire
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Cranford Hall

Discover Cranford Hall, a stunning stately home, blank canvas wedding venue in Northampton. Explore exclusive use hire for your perfect day.

Northamptonshire, Kettering

£POA

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.