This place is absolutely magical and we had a dream wedding day. Our friends and family could not stop talking about the wedding, and in particular the beautiful unique venue for months!
We got engaged in Feb 2020 and when we came across Wellington Wood in our online searches we were confident that we’d found the right place for us. A site visit later and we knew it was the dream location.
The setting is serene, 70 ish acres of divine meadow and woodland, neighboured by a private field which is open only to nature. There is an amazing choice of location for getting married: the woodland circle - a natural opening in the woods which has capacity for well over 150 people, fronted with two dramatically tall trees which make it seem like a cathedral of nature; the larch - a beautifully constructed wooden structure with views out to the tipis across a wildflower meadow; the meadow circle - fully out in the open, with a thoughtfully designed wooden structure forming a focal point.
Accommodation is available on-site, two shepherds huts each have the capacity to sleep 4, and come with a handy little kitchen and bathroom each for a very comfortable glamping experience (don’t forget to bring bedding and towels like we did). The forest cottage also makes a fabulous bridal suite, tucked away from all the action of the tipis, making it feel like a little oasis of quiet after the evening is over.
Vicky and Paul are also happy to have tents on-site and regularly work with a bell-tent hire company (peg and mallet) who have beautiful tents which make a lovely feature to the site.
Vicky and Paul are actually incredible, so very helpful, they have great vision and ideas of how to arrange things to make the day go smoothly. Both are very laid-back and happy to give pretty much any reasonable suggestion a go. They worked bloody hard on the weekend of our wedding moving stuff around the expansive site and finding the right props for how we wanted our wedding to look. And despite having a professional relationship, by the end of the weekend, we left feeling like they had been incredibly helpful guests at our wedding!
You can tell when you walk around the site and speak to them that they have put their heart and soul into designing everything, using high quality materials, and really thinking about the impact that different suppliers will have on their site.
Thank you so much for allowing us to have our perfect wedding day at Wellington Wood