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Kingston Maurward House Wedding Venue

Historic stately house wedding venue in Dorset

Dorset, Dorchester

£POA

220 guests

6 reviews

Outdoor Ceremonies

In House Wedding Planning Team

Countryside Location

Stately Home

Exclusive Use

Exceptional Gardens

Prices & Key Facts

Prices

Price Band: ££ - £££

Please contact us directly for our wedding package examples.

Hire Price Range: £1,750 - £3,450

Capacity

Guests for a ceremony: 120

Guest Capacity (min/max): 20 / 220

Guests for sit down meal: 20 - 130

Space for more? (e.g. marquee): Yes

About Kingston Maurward House

Kingston Maurward House is set within the rolling hills of the Dorset countryside. Offering 5 exquisite internal rooms and 2 external ceremony locations in our stunning gardens, we offer the ideal venue, catering for all budgets and sizes.

With 5 internal state rooms and 2 external locations licensed for Wedding Ceremonies, Kingston Maurward is the ideal venue for your special day.

Set against the backdrop of the natural beauty of Dorset's outstanding countryside, your entire wedding day can be held at one venue on any day of the week. We are also available for ceremony or reception only hire and our experience in-house Wedding Team will be more than happy to discuss your thoughts and ideas.

Offering a range of locally sourced menus, our professional catering team will help you find the right meal for your celebration. With everything from BBQs to luxury 4 course dining experiences, we are sure to find something to suit your tastes and budget.

Booking a wedding with Kingston Maurward gives you and your guests full access to our curated gardens. With the sparkling lake in the background and plenty of hidden nooks and secret gardens, your photographer will be spoiled for choice when helping you plan exactly where you'd like to commemorate your special day.

There are many reasons why Kingston Maurward is a unique venue, but in particular guests can enjoy row-boat hire on the lake, or why not book our giant garden games, or perhaps an alpaca meet and greet or runner duck racing to entertain your guests while you're exploring the gardens with your photographer?

Our Wedding Team offers exceptional service every time.

Welcome to Kingston Maurward – the perfect setting for your celebration.

The Details

Type of Ceremony

Civil ceremony licensed

Humanist / Celebrant weddings

Outdoor Ceremonies

Receptions Only

Venue Setting

Countryside

Waterside

Town

Waterside

Venue Type

Stately home

Exclusive use

Country House

Manor House

Mansion

Schools, Colleges & Universities

Land For Hire

Suitable for Asian Weddings

Suitable for Jewish Weddings

Intimate Venue

Historic

Additional Facilities

Outdoor ceremonies

Orangery Or Marquee

Dance floor

Live music permitted

Discos permitted

Wedding coordinator

Onsite car parking

Licensed bar

Wedding packages

Bespoke weddings

Catering Options

Inhouse Caterers

BBQ / Hog Roasts

Asian

Kosher

Caribbean

Halal

Kosher

Greek

Vegan

Area

Jurassic Coast

Contact & Location

Kingston Maurward House

Kingston Maurward College, Dorchester, DT2 8PY, Dorset, United Kingdom

FAQs

Yes! The Main House is exclusively yours for your special day.

Yes - we have 5 internal rooms that are licenced, as well as two outdoor ceremony locations.

Absolutely! We have two beautiful outdoor ceremony locations which can seat up to 100 people.

We do charge corkage yes - please contact us for more information.

We have an in-house catering team who offer a range of menus to suit all budgets. They are flexible and can help you create your perfect menu if you don't find something you like. You are however welcome to use external suppliers for things like sweet carts or added bits like that.

Typically from 9am on the day of your wedding. However, if there is no event the day before you are welcome to set up the evening before. Please discuss your requirements with your Wedding Coordinator and we will of course always do our best to be as flexible as possible.

The bar will close at 23:30 with carriages at midnight however we aren't restricted if you want to extend timings. Extensions are priced at £100 per additional 30 minutes.

Not at all - you can be as noisy as you like!

Please only bio-degradable or natural confetti. Our gardens and lake are so beautiful and we'd hate to pollute them with plastic!

Sadly because of our animal park, we are unable to permit fireworks. Sparklers are fine though!

Absolutely! We can source them or if you'd prefer to bring your own, that's fine too.

Sadly not.

Sadly not at this time.

We are partnered with a range of local accommodation offerings - please contact us for more information.

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