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Price: £1,000 – £8,000
Guests: 200
Bedrooms: 12
Deals available: 3
Limited-Time Offers & Deals (3)
Description
Description
We don’t just rely on the stunning appearance and charming ambience of the house and gardens to make your wedding special. Our impressive function rooms, exquisite food and attentive friendly staff all play their part, as well as our experienced wedding planners on-hand help and advice guiding you every step of the way.
Of all the aspects of planning a wedding, your choice of venue is likely to have the biggest overall impact on your day. Whilst the colour of your flowers, design of your dress and choice of music all have their own role in the celebration, nothing has more of an influence on the atmosphere of your wedding than its location.
At Manor By The Lake you are free to choose exactly how and where you would like to take your vows. Be spoilt for choice with our perfectly manicured gardens, breathtaking lake or one of our lavish reception rooms.
Our approach to catering for your event is totally focused on your wishes. We’ll talk through your plans for the day, and understand the style and format for the wedding. Our talented chefs will advise on styles of cuisine, and popular dishes, and can arrange tasting sessions if you require.
You and your guests can celebrate into the night by enjoying one of our twelve bedrooms, which are all individually designed and exquisitely furnished. After the celebrations, newlyweds can relax in our lavishly appointed honeymoon suite, which boasts a four- poster bed, the finest fabrics and furniture, Smart TVs, private parlours and ambient lighting. The perfect end to the perfect day.
Message from the team
Name of Wedding Contact: Tina
We know Weddings can be daunting so here at the Manor I want you to feel completely at home and our team will do everything possible to help create a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere during the planning of your wedding and on the day itself.
Our profile and website will give you a flavour of what we are about but the best way to experience it for yourself is to come and view the Manor and meet our award winning team.
I look forward to meeting you soon.
Experience
Year Business Was Established
2013
No. of Weddings Hosted
More than 50
Public Liability Insurance
Yes
No. of People In Team
20
Overview of Manor By The Lake
Wedding Venue Type
Country House / Manor House
Wedding Venue Capacity
Dining Capacity
200
Reception Capacity
250
Wedding Venue Accommodation
No. of Bedrooms
12
Sleeps No. of People
26
Bridal Suite
Honeymoon Suite
Wedding Ceremony & Reception
Wedding Venue Details
Wedding Catering
Cultural Specialists
Jewish Wedding Specialist
Muslim Wedding Specialist
Asian Wedding Specialist
Pricing for Manor By The Lake
Pricing for Manor By The Lake
What's Included?
Exclusive use
Furniture included
Wedding coordinator available on the day
The team will work with couples to create a bespoke collection for them, based on what they are looking for.
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- RR & J18/10/2025A mess from start to finish A mess from start to finishFirst the good points. The venue is stunning, the food was delicious, the staff were very pleasant friendly and helpful, the rooms are beautiful, the ground absolutely wonderful. Unfortunately our wedding back in August wasn’t the day it should have or could have been. * The breakfast was brought into the bridal cottage where we were getting ready but there was absolutely nowhere to put it. They desperately need to get some tables! I should not have had be run around the cottage the morning of my wedding trying to find tables to put things on. * There was Cereal served without bowls, bread and jam served with no butter and cold tea & coffee. My daughter had to eat cereal from a coffee cup! * Someone came to me at 10am on the morning of my wedding whilst I was literally sat in hair and makeup to say there was a problem with my playlist. The stress and anxiety this caused me was completely unbearable. They had the playlist for weeks and could have checked it and spoken to me at any point before then but no, they waited until the morning of the wedding!! I had to then wait over an hour until a staff member came back to me to say they’d got all the songs from YouTube instead…..this unfortunately wasn’t the end of the issues with music as I hoped at the time. * A guest and his car from the day before was allowed to park outside the window to the bridal cottage and was able to look in and watch us all talking and getting ready whilst he was loading his car. It was uncomfortable and felt invasive. People shouldn’t have been allowed to park there. The curtains couldn’t be closed because the makeup artist needed the lighting. * Two staff members who had brought the breakfast in, opened a shut bathroom door in the bridal cottage without knocking and disturbed my poor 11 year old daughter who was sat on the toilet at the time! She was absolutely mortified. We were all yelling at them to stop as they went to open the door but it was too late. * The corsage and flower girl basket were missing from the honeymoon suite and I had to send the best man hunting them down. Considering they were in the same box as the bouquets, this shouldn’t have happened. * Someone told me they would come to get me for the registrar meeting, this didn’t happen and I had to send my maid of honour down to check what was happening as I couldn’t leave in case my husband was still around somewhere. This caused me to be almost 15 minutes late to the ceremony. * The music was a complete nightmare, my husbands big entrance with his chosen song didn’t happen because they screwed up the music so badly that adverts were playing, again this is because they waited until the morning of the wedding to come to me about issues. He just had to walk in with his boys to no music and that’s when he saw the other problems that him and the groomsmen then had to try and fix quickly before I came in. * My hand crafted archways were a total fail! They were stood constructed in my house on and off for weeks even months with not one single problem yet one night in storage at the venue and they both collapsed. They actually left one archway in such a way that guests had to duck under it to get to their seats. For my entrance Our friend and a groomsman had to hold it up for me so I could walk under it which ruined my entrance and was rather embarrassing. When I got home and put the arch together it was broken beyond repair! * My own music entrance was a complete disaster and ruined the experience for me because once again, the playlist wasn’t checked before the day and they had to use YouTube, adverts kept playing and I had to tell the tech lady myself just to turn the volume down for the advert rather than restarting it constantly to get the same problem every time. * My hand crafted obelisks were supposed to be staggered alternately up the aisle as per the very clear plans, so that I could avoid knocking them over with my dress but they were not, guests had to hold them in place while I made my entrance. * The plans in my decor list very clearly stated that cake was going to be cut and served to guests in the cake boxes with little spoons I provided, during the drinks reception. The cake was taken away and we didn’t see it again until 9pm that night by which time it wasn’t as fresh. * The Photo Booth equipment wasn’t where it was meant to be for my friend set up on the morning. He went to the Rock bar as requested of him, spoke to a staff member but there was no sign of it. It turned up just as my husband was waiting to see the registrar by which time it was too late to sort out properly and had to be done at the party. * The bin I purchased for the crispwall was nowhere to be found, it was brought to the venue the day before, handed to a staff member where it was shown that underneath was written what it was. This meant guests having to find somewhere to dispose of crisp packets. It Never was found. * My late dad’s jacket was not put in the right place during the ceremony and had to be moved to the right place by the groom before I entered. * There were pictures of my dad and grandparents that were supposed to be displayed at the ceremony then moved to the wedding breakfast along with my dad’s jacket but were not there. They were taken straight to the ballroom so I didn’t get to see them before I got married. This broke my heart. * The chair sashes were not tightened up and all of them were falling to the floor within minutes of guests sitting down for dinner. Numerous guests tightened their own chair sashes and then they stayed put. They shouldn’t have had to do that. * At 11:30pm on night of our wedding, whilst we were in bed as newly wed couple two staff members had the audacity to knock on our door, then tried to open it (thankfully it was locked) even after being told “no thanks” and to go away; only to knock again 5 mins later for me to have to open the door to find them wanting to introduce the night porter because they had forgotten to earlier in the evening. This might actually be the most unbelievable part of our day to be honest. At that point on our wedding day we didn’t really give a damn who the night porter was, we were trying to enjoy some privacy as a newly married couple and I was furious at having my time with my new husband disturbed to answer the door in my damned underwear!! Who in their right mind would disturb newly weds in their honeymoon suite at 11:30pm at night! * Our personalised neon light that I had made especially for the day wasn’t used anywhere and also wasn’t given back to us until we chased them for it a couple of weeks later. * Our 3ft high wooden love letters that my husband so pain stakingly made by hand for our wedding came back damaged, with chipped corners, split joints and wires ripped off. * On unloading our items back at home there was a number of them missing. On our wedding night, at 3am when I should have been sound asleep, I was actually on the balcony crying my eyes out because over two years of planning partly felt like a waste of time, money and effort. I hand crafted every aspect of our wedding day from the bouquets to the invitations and all the decor. I did a beautiful job with the planning and it was mostly ruined by the venue. I sent an email to the venue a week after the wedding once I had gathered my thoughts and they accepted that they were to blame for the issues listed and gave us a 7% refund which at the time I accepted but looking back, it was very minor and did not makeup for the day not being how we envisioned. In hindsight It was a paltry offering and we shouldn’t have accepted it. I fully expected things to go wrong, it’s a wedding and nothing ever goes fully to plan. However the things that went wrong were unacceptable, avoidable and day spoiling for me and my husband. It left us with less than perfect memories of what should have been a magical day. I didn’t expect perfection, but I didn’t expect this either. First the good points. The venue is stunning, the food was delicious, the staff were very pleasant friendly and helpful, the rooms are beautiful, the ground absolutely wonderful. Unfortunately our wedding back in August wasn’t the day it should have or could have been. * The breakfast was brought into the bridal cottage where we were getting ready but there was absolutely nowhere to put it. They desperately need to get some tables! I should not have had be run around the cottage the morning of my wedding trying to find tables to put things on. * There was Cereal served without bowls, bread and jam served with no butter and cold tea & coffee. My daughter had to eat cereal from a coffee cup! * Someone came to me at 10am on the morning of my wedding whilst I was literally sat in hair and makeup to say there was a problem with my playlist. The stress and anxiety this caused me was completely unbearable. They had the playlist for weeks and could have checked it and spoken to me at any point before then but no, they waited until the morning of the wedding!! I had to then wait over an hour until a staff member came back to me to say they’d got all the songs from YouTube instead…..this unfortunately wasn’t the end of the issues with music as I hoped at the time. * A guest and his car from the day before was allowed to park outside the window to the bridal cottage and was able to look in and watch us all talking and getting ready whilst he was loading his car. It was uncomfortable and felt invasive. People shouldn’t have been allowed to park there. The curtains couldn’t be closed because the makeup artist needed the lighting. * Two staff members who had brought the breakfast in, opened a shut bathroom door in the bridal cottage without knocking and disturbed my poor 11 year old daughter who was sat on the toilet at the time! She was absolutely mortified. We were all yelling at them to stop as they went to open the door but it was too late. * The corsage and flower girl basket were missing from the honeymoon suite and I had to send the best man hunting them down. Considering they were in the same box as the bouquets, this shouldn’t have happened. * Someone told me they would come to get me for the registrar meeting, this didn’t happen and I had to send my maid of honour down to check what was happening as I couldn’t leave in case my husband was still around somewhere. This caused me to be almost 15 minutes late to the ceremony. * The music was a complete nightmare, my husbands big entrance with his chosen song didn’t happen because they screwed up the music so badly that adverts were playing, again this is because they waited until the morning of the wedding to come to me about issues. He just had to walk in with his boys to no music and that’s when he saw the other problems that him and the groomsmen then had to try and fix quickly before I came in. * My hand crafted archways were a total fail! They were stood constructed in my house on and off for weeks even months with not one single problem yet one night in storage at the venue and they both collapsed. They actually left one archway in such a way that guests had to duck under it to get to their seats. For my entrance Our friend and a groomsman had to hold it up for me so I could walk under it which ruined my entrance and was rather embarrassing. When I got home and put the arch together it was broken beyond repair! * My own music entrance was a complete disaster and ruined the experience for me because once again, the playlist wasn’t checked before the day and they had to use YouTube, adverts kept playing and I had to tell the tech lady myself just to turn the volume down for the advert rather than restarting it constantly to get the same problem every time. * My hand crafted obelisks were supposed to be staggered alternately up the aisle as per the very clear plans, so that I could avoid knocking them over with my dress but they were not, guests had to hold them in place while I made my entrance. * The plans in my decor list very clearly stated that cake was going to be cut and served to guests in the cake boxes with little spoons I provided, during the drinks reception. The cake was taken away and we didn’t see it again until 9pm that night by which time it wasn’t as fresh. * The Photo Booth equipment wasn’t where it was meant to be for my friend set up on the morning. He went to the Rock bar as requested of him, spoke to a staff member but there was no sign of it. It turned up just as my husband was waiting to see the registrar by which time it was too late to sort out properly and had to be done at the party. * The bin I purchased for the crispwall was nowhere to be found, it was brought to the venue the day before, handed to a staff member where it was shown that underneath was written what it was. This meant guests having to find somewhere to dispose of crisp packets. It Never was found. * My late dad’s jacket was not put in the right place during the ceremony and had to be moved to the right place by the groom before I entered. * There were pictures of my dad and grandparents that were supposed to be displayed at the ceremony then moved to the wedding breakfast along with my dad’s jacket but were not there. They were taken straight to the ballroom so I didn’t get to see them before I got married. This broke my heart. * The chair sashes were not tightened up and all of them were falling to the floor within minutes of guests sitting down for dinner. Numerous guests tightened their own chair sashes and then they stayed put. They shouldn’t have had to do that. * At 11:30pm on night of our wedding, whilst we were in bed as newly wed couple two staff members had the audacity to knock on our door, then tried to open it (thankfully it was locked) even after being told “no thanks” and to go away; only to knock again 5 mins later for me to have to open the door to find them wanting to introduce the night porter because they had forgotten to earlier in the evening. This might actually be the most unbelievable part of our day to be honest. At that point on our wedding day we didn’t really give a damn who the night porter was, we were trying to enjoy some privacy as a newly married couple and I was furious at having my time with my new husband disturbed to answer the door in my damned underwear!! Who in their right mind would disturb newly weds in their honeymoon suite at 11:30pm at night! * Our personalised neon light that I had made especially for the day wasn’t used anywhere and also wasn’t given back to us until we chased them for it a couple of weeks later. * Our 3ft high wooden love letters that my husband so pain stakingly made by hand for our wedding came back damaged, with chipped corners, split joints and wires ripped off. * On unloading our items back at home there was a number of them missing. On our wedding night, at 3am when I should have been sound asleep, I was actually on the balcony crying my eyes out because over two years of planning partly felt like a waste of time, money and effort. I hand crafted every aspect of our wedding day from the bouquets to the invitations and all the decor. I did a beautiful job with the planning and it was mostly ruined by the venue. I sent an email to the venue a week after the wedding once I had gathered my thoughts and they accepted that they were to blame for the issues listed and gave us a 7% refund which at the time I accepted but looking back, it was very minor and did not makeup for the day not being how we envisioned. In hindsight It was a paltry offering and we shouldn’t have accepted it. I fully expected things to go wrong, it’s a wedding and nothing ever goes fully to plan. However the things that went wrong were unacceptable, avoidable and day spoiling for me and my husband. It left us with less than perfect memories of what should have been a magical day. I didn’t expect perfection, but I didn’t expect this either.
- EEmma and Alam15/07/2024It was everything I dreamed of and moreIt was everything I dreamed of and moreMy husband & I got married at Manor by the Lake on 22nd June 2024 and it was the most perfect day. I’ve always had my heart set on getting married here & it was everything I dreamed of and more. The venue is just breathtaking, from the Italian gardens, elegant rooms and beautiful grounds it really feels like a fairytale. The staff were exceptional. Throughout the planning process they were professional, reassuring, attentive and nothing was too much trouble.My husband & I got married at Manor by the Lake on 22nd June 2024 and it was the most perfect day. I’ve always had my heart set on getting married here & it was everything I dreamed of and more. The venue is just breathtaking, from the Italian gardens, elegant rooms and beautiful grounds it really feels like a fairytale. The staff were exceptional. Throughout the planning process they were professional, reassuring, attentive and nothing was too much trouble.
- EEvie and Jamie15/07/2024The best decision we have ever made!The best decision we have ever made!My wife & I got married at Manor by the lake. This was the best decision we have ever made! The planning process was exceptional and we had a dedicated wedding planning through the 9 months preparation. No detail was ever left unexplored and any demand we asked was met. The wedding day itself was perfect, the venue, food & staff are 10/10. I have no words to describe how professional and skilled every member of staff is. If you are thinking of booking a wedding venue you have to book here.My wife & I got married at Manor by the lake. This was the best decision we have ever made! The planning process was exceptional and we had a dedicated wedding planning through the 9 months preparation. No detail was ever left unexplored and any demand we asked was met. The wedding day itself was perfect, the venue, food & staff are 10/10. I have no words to describe how professional and skilled every member of staff is. If you are thinking of booking a wedding venue you have to book here.
- SSarah & James07/01/2024Absolutely fantastic Absolutely fantasticThis venue is amazing. The team and staff were brilliant; so helpful and accommodating, and ours wasn’t the traditional wedding. We loved our whole experience, from start to finish. Cannot recommend enough. The Manor is beautiful; the rooms are incredible; the food amazing. This venue is amazing. The team and staff were brilliant; so helpful and accommodating, and ours wasn’t the traditional wedding. We loved our whole experience, from start to finish. Cannot recommend enough. The Manor is beautiful; the rooms are incredible; the food amazing.
- AAshleigh & Luke24/02/2022Do not bother.Do not bother.Me and my partner bother emailed on Monday, to book a viewing. We heard nothing back, we both called Tuesday we were told 24-48 hours from our initial request. Wednesday called again same answer Thursday called I asked what was going on and I was met with the lady works from home and you are on our system I was like but how long because it's been well over 48 hours she just said oh I dunno. I'm sorry but if you can't even get back about a viewing how am I meant to trust you with my WEDDING and all the money I'm about to spend. I am deeply disappointed. Clearly not interested in new businessMe and my partner bother emailed on Monday, to book a viewing. We heard nothing back, we both called Tuesday we were told 24-48 hours from our initial request. Wednesday called again same answer Thursday called I asked what was going on and I was met with the lady works from home and you are on our system I was like but how long because it's been well over 48 hours she just said oh I dunno. I'm sorry but if you can't even get back about a viewing how am I meant to trust you with my WEDDING and all the money I'm about to spend. I am deeply disappointed. Clearly not interested in new business
- JJessica02/10/2016A superb venue with amazing rooms...A superb venue with amazing rooms...A superb venue with amazing rooms and photo opportunities. The food was fantastic and all requests were fullfilled to perfection. I couldn't give a single negative about venue or staff.A superb venue with amazing rooms and photo opportunities. The food was fantastic and all requests were fullfilled to perfection. I couldn't give a single negative about venue or staff.
- HHydie29/09/2016The staff understood from the start why we wanted to...The staff understood from the start why we wanted to...The staff understood from the start why we wanted to have a small intamate wedding with only 5 guests and get married in secret. They adjusted the minimum spend on their own accord to accomadate our wedding. The day it's self was absolutely amazing and Manor by the Lakes staff went above and beyond our expectations making our day better then we could of hoped for. The wedding gift from them left on our bed is beautiful.The staff understood from the start why we wanted to have a small intamate wedding with only 5 guests and get married in secret. They adjusted the minimum spend on their own accord to accomadate our wedding. The day it's self was absolutely amazing and Manor by the Lakes staff went above and beyond our expectations making our day better then we could of hoped for. The wedding gift from them left on our bed is beautiful.
- HHydie29/09/2016Everybody we either spoke to or met in person took...Everybody we either spoke to or met in person took...Everybody we either spoke to or met in person took time to listen and understand what we wanted especially being a small wedding of only 5 guests. They went above and beyond anything we could of hoped for. Checked on us throughout the day providing refreshments and we're there all the time but in the background making sure our dreams for our wedding came trueEverybody we either spoke to or met in person took time to listen and understand what we wanted especially being a small wedding of only 5 guests. They went above and beyond anything we could of hoped for. Checked on us throughout the day providing refreshments and we're there all the time but in the background making sure our dreams for our wedding came true
- SSteven26/09/2016From the moment me...From the moment me...From the moment me and my fiancée walked into this venue we were blown away by the beauty of the manor, the gardens and obviously the lake! The rooms for the guests and the bridal suite are beyond words and when our guests arrived they were speechless. This venue gives you butterflies from the time you first see it to the time you leave after your wedding. Happy times!!From the moment me and my fiancée walked into this venue we were blown away by the beauty of the manor, the gardens and obviously the lake! The rooms for the guests and the bridal suite are beyond words and when our guests arrived they were speechless. This venue gives you butterflies from the time you first see it to the time you leave after your wedding. Happy times!!
- AAmanda26/09/2016There are not enough words to express our enjoyment of...There are not enough words to express our enjoyment of...There are not enough words to express our enjoyment of pur wedding, the manor blows away everything else we looked at, from gardens to rooms, staff to food you can not get a better feeling, we booked pur wedding 9 weeks before our big day and the manor couldn't of make the build up anymore fantastic, everything was clear and understandable, this is the best wedding venue, I will never stop telling people how amazing it is here, all our guest couldn't believe the true beauty,staff tip top people.There are not enough words to express our enjoyment of pur wedding, the manor blows away everything else we looked at, from gardens to rooms, staff to food you can not get a better feeling, we booked pur wedding 9 weeks before our big day and the manor couldn't of make the build up anymore fantastic, everything was clear and understandable, this is the best wedding venue, I will never stop telling people how amazing it is here, all our guest couldn't believe the true beauty,staff tip top people.
Location & Contact Details for Manor By The Lake
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What is your No.1 wedding planning tip for couples?
It’s all about the Food!
Yes, it’s been fantastic, everyone looked wonderful, it didn’t rain, the service was simply splendid, the children didn’t cry, the wedding venue looked fantastic and the in-laws behaved themselves – a perfect wedding day so far… then everyone sat down for the meal.
There’s no doubt in anyone’s mind that the wedding breakfast can make or break a wedding, so why compromise when it’s an event you plan to remember forever.
When choosing your wedding venue, don’t only look at the wedding breakfast menu; ask to see photographs of how the food is presented and if possible ask to see reviews from previous wedding guests. Wedding venues that strive for excellence will always be proud to show them to you.
What’s your favourite personal touch you’ve seen at a wedding?
This is so hard to choose as there are always little things at every wedding but I think it is important to remember the emotional side of a wedding. You can spend so long picking out the perfect venue, choosing the right dress, hiring the best suppliers that you can forget about the little touches.
Adding a token from your parents' wedding, exchanging love letters with your soon-to-be spouse, and creating guest books you will want to read over and over are some of the elements that could make your wedding feel ultra personal.
Where’s the best photo spot at your venue?
Our couples are spoilt for choice with so many rooms and 7 acres of gardens - but every wedding will always have a picture on our romantic bridge that overlooks our private lake.
Have you had any celebrity guest or wedding at your venue?
We have had a few and even a celebrity dog ...... but ssssh they are top secret so we cannot share on here - maybe we will share when you come for a viewing.
What’s your favourite canapé?
It has to be Steak and chips, with Béarnaise sauce and sun blushed tomato - its always first to run out and sometimes we have guests looking for the kitchen just to get another one!
What’s your favourite midnight treat?
You could have anything at the Manor but we get a lot of requested for Hot Chocolates with cream and marshmallows waiting for everyone in the resident bar after most of the guest have gone home - calorific but so worth it!
What is your venue's most unique feature?
We think it is the journey each of our couples go through. We don't want to be a venue that couples book and then don't see again till one month before when they come to plan - we want our couples to feel part of the family. We do this by various events we invite them to from our planning showcase through to our speech planning evenings for the men.
What part of your business are you most proud of?
We are proud of the venue and reputation we have created in only a short time after opening - this is down to our close knit team who are all proud to work at Manor By The Lake and put the customers at the front of everything they do. They are such a good team they have won Team of the Year for the South West two years in a row!
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Bridebook Benefits
Bridebook GiftComplimentary magic mirror to enjoy on your wedding day (must quote Bride Book at time of booking and paying a deposit)
Bridebook Special Offer£250 Complimentary Bar Tab to use on your wedding day
