Dick Whittington Park
An Award Winning Family-friendly wedding reception venue
Venue hire
Play Barn facilities - drop slides, wendy houses, soft play, etc...
Staffing
Table and chair hire with covers and sashes included
Decorations as specified
Licensed bar
Business details last verified on 18th of May 2026 by the Guides for Brides team.
Prices & Capacity
Prices
Typical Price: £2,000
Capacity
Standing: 150
Seated Meal: 150
About Dick Whittington Park
Looking for a family-friendly wedding reception venue? Trying to stick to a reasonable budget, and still have a beautiful wedding day to remember? We are an inclusive venue in the spectacular Forest of Dean, delivering a great party for everybody from the blushing bride to the boisterous boy next door. Bring your dancing dads, your fizz-sipping friends, your bum-shuffling babies and your giggling granny – this is a wedding reception venue for everyone!
Hold your wedding reception here at Dick Whittington Park! Child-friendly, family-friendly, the best friend that’s always up to mischief-friendly, the great uncle quaffing a bit too fast-friendly... We are experts in families having a good time and we believe weddings shouldn’t have to be different. If kid-free, quiet, controlled and contained is your vibe – great! But it isn’t ours…
Affordable Wedding Reception Package – £2000 for up to 150 guests
All-inclusive of:
Exclusive use of our indoor Play Barn, complete with slides, soft play, trampolines, wendy houses and more… (link to indoor play area page)
Outdoor space alongside our peaceful lake and flower-filled gardens, surrounded by acres of natural scenery among the forested Hidden Valley
Twinkling tunnel walkthrough complete with fairy lights
Top table and cake table decorations
1x welcome drink for every guest (e.g. glass of Prosecco or equivalent)
All tables and chairs are dressed with white covers and sashes
Fully staffed bar (cash and card accepted)
Venue set up and fully staffed by our friendly team
Because we are open to the public during weekends and school holidays, this wedding package is available mid-week only and during term time.
The Details
Venue Type
Unique & Unusual
Exclusive use
Type of Ceremony
Humanist / Celebrant weddings
Receptions Only
Venue Setting
Countryside
Additional Facilities
Bespoke weddings
Onsite car parking
Licensed bar
Contact & Location
Dick Whittington Park
Little London, Longhope, GL17 0PH, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
FAQs
Yes, this package offers exclusive hire of the whole play barn.
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To be confirmed depending on events at the barn.
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Our Sustainability Commitments
Environmental Wilding Since the Park opened to the public in 2001 it has seen a transformation from pure agriculture to an environmental haven with a number of projects that been undertaken and in many cases are still on going. They include;- Construction of no fewer than 5 lakes for Fish – insects – tadpoles – swallows (mud for nest making) Planting of 140 old Gloucestershire apple trees in the orchard. No Fewer than 70 old Gloucestershire varieties have been sourced and this had now become an established “mother orchard” to preserve the types and strains of these old heritage trees. Annually they produce a wide Variety of apples large and small for eating and for cooking and also cider making. Blasidon Plum Orchard – recreating the local variety orchard Flower Planting – the Park now sees some 70,000 daffodil, blue bell and tulip bulbs planted each year along the walks and around the lakes. Cottage and Sensory Garden – an ongoing project Wild Life – the lakes have attracted many wild animals to the valley including deer. Birds – bird feeding station Flora and Fauna – encouragement of wild flowers by not using chemicals The Park (now known as Hidden Valley as it lies on the side of May Hill) has now established itself as a major Environmental wilding project in Gloucestershire.
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