Shillingstone House Wedding Venue

About Shillingstone House

Country House wedding venue in Rural Dorset, licensed for large outside ceremonies & small inside ones, with exclusive 4 day use of the large beautiful grounds.. Glamping/Camping space available with a fully furnished bell tent, tucked away in the walled garden, for your wedding night - we give a Blank Canvas for you to create the wedding of your dreams. We do not charge Corkage!

10% discount on bookings for 2025 - one last space available. Not yet taking bookings for 2027

Shillingstone House is renowned amongst our past couples and suppliers for its * Flexibility * the Blank Canvas that it offers * The advice and care we give you from enquiry to leaving on honeymoon * The 4 days of Celebrations - Thurs-Mon - Wed/Sun for special dates. It is the perfect venue for a country house wedding. Set in a secluded position and surrounded by the rolling hills of Dorset, the beautiful extensive grounds are yours for the 4 days of your wedding. A day for the marquee to go up, a day for decorating, a day for your ceremony and party and a day for brunch or barbecue with friends who have travelled far. The fourth day the marquee goes down. The gazebo in the garden is fully licensed but you can now choose your own special space within the grounds (if H&S allows) Space to glamp/camp on Friday and Saturday night is available and a fully furnished bell tent Is available in the walled kitchen garden for your wedding night. With only 6 weddings a year each one is individual. You choose your own suppliers from Marquee company to catering service but we are here to advice throughout your journey. We do not charge corkage. Decorating the marquee/gazebo/grounds etc. is part of the fun and we like to feel that Shillingstone becomes your home for the 4 days of your wedding. If you look at the Past Wedd[ng blog on our website - shillingstonehouse.co.uk - you will find pictures of our past weddings with links to their suppliers. You can see that we have held every type of wedding here with catering from hog roast and fish and chips to full sit down dinner - everything is possible. Small Fireworks are allowed and please bring your favourite pet to the ceremony but they need to leave afterwards. Get in touch and come and visit - we would love to see you. You really need to see the grounds to realise their full potential.

COME AND VISIT!