Yes, exclusive use starts at 11am on the day of the wedding until 11am the following day. Checkin for bedrooms is 3pm, unless you are using them the night before
Yes we can offer civil ceremonies in 3 rooms in the hotel, The Sibthorpe holds upto x 40 guests, the Dining room holds upto x 85 and the Winston room orangery holds upto 120. We can also hold ceremonies outside in the pergoda. There is also a church next door connected by the garden gate, called St.John's
We partially set up the night before in 1 room - mostly all the dining element is set, suppliers can deliver from 6pm the previous night.
We have a sound limiter as part of the evening entertainment, 3 piece bands with electric drums can play successfully. Live non amplified music is allowed outside for the use for ceremony music and reception drinks on the terrace
Yes, we can host small wedding ceremonies and private dining's, with an element of exclusive use if needed.
Yes, we are dog friendly, dogs are allowed to stay in our 6 dog friendly bedrooms. Birds for outside use only. A dog charge is applied to the guest, dogs are not allowed to be left in the bedroom unattended.
We have a recommended list of suppliers, we are happy for you to use your own preferences with no charge. If you choose to hire in an alternative chair, we make a charge for movement of our chairs to facilitate this. All cutlery, crockery and glassware is included in the price quoted. No charge for cake cutting, we have other services ie easels, cake stands/knives that can be borrowed foc Biodegradable confetti is allowed to be thrown anywhere too
My top tips would be:
Wedding insurance, I have seen several injuries - if you do a dangerous pastime ie contact sprots rugby/football, horse-riding, bikes, you may consider moving your wedding day rather than try to walk down the aisle with a cage around part of your body, not a comfortable day for the bridal party and not a great look on your photos. Crazy weather ie snow in April may prevent your travelling guests to get to you, so you also might move the date to get a full bridal party.
Eat at the venue, we have a 2AA Rosette restaurant, food is our specialty, it is an expensive part of the day, so make sure it suits your taste, we offer flexibility on menus and cater for any dietary reequipments.
Look on other review sites ie TripAdvisor and Google to research guests reviews
Last orders 11.30pm and all music off at midnight. No resident guests are asked to pre book their taxis for this time.
Other restrictions no fireworks but we can do sparklers
Yes we have 20 bedrooms, 3 of which are Bridal rooms to choose from all have a garden view - 1 is a 4 poster bedroom, some are on the ground floor for easy accessibility. Exclusive use weddings would allocate these bedrooms to their guests to their bedroom deposits.