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Explore wedding venues from barns and hotels to country houses, gardens and exclusive-use venues. Filter by location, guest numbers and price to choose the right wedding venue, shortlist favourites and contact venues directly. Browse ceremony and reception venues for every guest list.
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Holiday Inn Ipswich Orwell Wedding Venue
Beautiful Suffolk Wedding Venue
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Holiday Inn Ipswich Wedding Venue
Intimate Suffolk Wedding
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Holiday Inn Rotherham Sheffield Wedding Venue
Contemporary Style Yorkshire Gem
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Le Strange Arms Hotel
Le Strange Arms Hotel is a coastal Norfolk wedding venue with private lawns leading directly onto a sandy beach.
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Elaine
Elaine has 13 years of experience working with wedding venues, and advises many of the top hotel and venue brands on their wedding marketing. She has a deep understanding of statistics that can accurately predict the online popularity of a particular venue and she is happy to share that knowledge with wedding couples and venues.
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Leonardo Hotel Cheltenham
Tie the knot amidst the elegance of Leonardo Hotel Cheltenham, a picturesque wedding venue in the heart of Gloucestershire.
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Copthorne Hotel
Celebrate your eternal love in the idyllic setting of Copthorne Hotel Cardiff, a charming wedding venue nestled in the heart of the Vale of Glamorgan.
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Whitby Registration Office
Whitby Registration Office - Farndale House - holds civil ceremonies on the town's historic West Cliff, with views across the sea.
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Layer Marney Tower Marquee
Historical wedding venue
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Middleton Hall Wedding Venue in Tamworth
Staffordshire's Middleton Hall: Your dream wedding venue. Discover more.
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The Bull Hotel, Long Melford, Sudbury
Exchange vows amidst the charm of a historic pub hotel at The Bull Hotel, a picturesque wedding destination in Suffolk.
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The Guildhall Weddings, Ipswich, Suffolk.
Hadleigh Guildhall: Historic Suffolk charm for your perfect wedding day.
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Cain Manor
Exclusive Use Barn-Style Wedding Venue in Surrey
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The Kings Arms Berwick
Historic hotel The Kings Arms Hotel Berwick-upon-Tweed featuring a private bar and Juliet balcony for wedding celebrations.
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The Cutlers Hall Wedding Venue
The Cutlers’ Hall is without question one of the most romantic wedding venues in Sheffield.
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Boconnoc
Historic Cornwall country estate wedding venue with parkland, lakeside views and exclusive celebration spaces.
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Holiday Inn Runcorn Wedding Venue
The Holiday Inn Runcorn in Cheshire is a versatile and well‑equipped wedding venue offering a blend of professionalism, flexibility and charm.
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Smallfield Place Wedding Venue Unique Surrey wedding venue weekend hire
Smallfield Place, exclusively yours for your wedding
Crown Hall Farm
Exclusive countryside wedding venue on the border of Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire, with lakeside and barn style ceremonies inside heated marquee
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Garth Park Room
County registration service Oxfordshire offering marriage and civil partnership ceremonies across multiple ceremony rooms.
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Beaumanor Hall Wedding Venue
Say 'I do' surrounded by Leicestershire's grandeur at Beaumanor Hall. Discover more.
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Pastures Hotel Wedding Venue
Celebrate your special day at Best Western Plus Pastures Hotel, a charming hotel wedding venue nestled in the heart of South Yorkshire.
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Westenhanger Castle Wedding Venue
Castle Wedding Venue with Manor House
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Crow's Nest @ The Waterfront
Crow's Nest @ The Waterfront is a Staffordshire wedding venue with waterside views from its Victorian warehouse-style suite.
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Castle Inn
Say "I do" surrounded by Yorkshire charm at Castle Inn. Discover more.
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Dallas Burston Polo Club
Brand New and Unique Hotel, based in 600 acres of picturesque Warwickshire countryside. Just outside Royal Leamington Spa.
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RSA House Wedding Venue
A glorious London venue, offers exclusive hire, dedicated staff and an array of ceremony and reception spaces for weddings and civil partnerships.
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Lains Barn
Barn wedding venue Lains Barn in Wantage, Oxfordshire, with a restored historic setting and flexible indoor-outdoor spaces.
Wedding Venue Types
There are many types of wedding venues, each offering a different setting and level of flexibility. Barn wedding venues are popular for countryside weddings, while hotel wedding venues provide a structured option with catering and accommodation. Country house wedding venues suit traditional celebrations, and outdoor wedding venues such as gardens and estates are ideal for seasonal weddings.
If you are planning to hold your ceremony elsewhere, such as at a town hall or registry office wedding, you may want to focus on reception venues for your celebration. For more flexibility, dry hire wedding venues allow you to choose your own suppliers and styling rather than working within a set package.
Comparing Wedding Venues
When comparing wedding venues, consider how the space supports your plans for the ceremony, reception and evening. Guest capacity is a key factor, along with layout, accessibility and how the day will flow between each part of the celebration.
Transport, parking and nearby accommodation affect the experience for your guests. Timelines, priorities and key decisions are typically defined early when planning a wedding. As you narrow down your options, many couples begin organising their wedding suppliers, including key services such as wedding photographers.
Ceremony and Reception Venues
Wedding venues are either licensed to host both the ceremony and reception or used as wedding reception venues only. This affects how the day is structured, including timings and guest travel between locations.
Wedding reception venues offer greater flexibility, particularly when working with external suppliers or planning a specific style. If you are still deciding on your ceremony, exploring different wedding ceremonies can help you understand the options available.
Wedding Venue FAQs
Wedding venue costs vary widely depending on location, guest numbers, season and what is included. Some venues charge hire only, while others offer all-inclusive packages with catering and accommodation. Prices range from lower-cost options to premium packages, with a wide range of wedding venue costs depending on the type of venue and package.
Popular wedding venues are often booked around 12–24 months in advance, particularly for summer weekends and peak dates. More flexible dates, such as midweek or off-peak weddings, usually have greater availability, so timing will depend on your plans.
Wedding venue capacity depends on the spaces available and how they are used, with different rooms or layouts allowing for different guest numbers. Having a rough guest list early will help you choose a venue that fits your plans.
Hotels, pubs and restaurants often provide in-house catering, while venues such as barns or dry hire wedding venues may work with preferred suppliers or require you to arrange your own. This means you may either choose from set menus or bring in your own caterer, depending on how the venue operates.
Whether you can bring your own suppliers depends on the type of venue. Dry hire wedding venues usually offer full flexibility, while many other venues have recommended suppliers but may still allow alternatives. If you have your heart set on a particular supplier, it’s best to check the venue’s policy early on.
Around 45–60% of a total wedding budget is allocated to the venue and catering, as these are the largest costs. This covers the hire of the space alongside food and drink, which together make up a significant part of overall wedding spend.
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