For couples planning a wedding with a larger guest list, finding a venue that can host everyone – whilst still feeling personal, private and memorable – can be a challenge. Recently featured across the likes of Vogue, SheerLuxe, The Lane and The Wedding Edition, our collection of exclusive-use wedding properties offers something a little different: the opportunity to create a destination wedding experience that unfolds over several days, giving you more time to celebrate with the people you love.
We round up five homes that offer the space and flexibility to create a wedding that feels entirely your own. Think historic country houses and sprawling estates with purpose-built event spaces, where you can truly settle in and experience the home, meet the owners and make the accommodation part of the celebration.
With complete privacy and exclusivity, you have the freedom to shape every detail around your vision, from décor and styling to catering, while some properties also offer dedicated wedding planning support to help bring the day together seamlessly. Add in exceptional facilities, from swimming pools and padel courts to cellar disco rooms and dedicated event spaces, and these are places where the wedding becomes an experience to be enjoyed long after the vows have been exchanged.
Florin, West Wales – Up to 150 guests
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As our largest-capacity wedding venue, Florin welcomes up to 150 guests. Set within five acres of romantic gardens on the West Wales Heritage Coast, this secluded Ceredigion manor offers an idyllic backdrop for a celebration that unfolds at its own pace. Inside, both the dining room and conservatory are licensed for civil ceremonies of up to 50 guests, whilst an optional marquee on the lawn can accommodate up to 150. With exclusive use of the house and grounds, overnight guests can settle into the estate for the weekend, discovering gardens dotted with fountains and pathways leading to secluded corners, a hot tub, hidden treehouse and a garden lodge complete with a wood-fired pizza oven. It is a setting that invites you to linger, making the time around the ceremony every bit as memorable as the day itself.
The Lost Music Hall, Devon – Up to 110 guests
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A bohemian country manor in the heart of South Devon, The Lost Music Hall is a characterful setting for celebrations of up to 110 guests. Set within a secluded valley on the historic Great Ambrook Estate, the venue is fully licensed for civil and humanist ceremonies, which can be held in the orchard, walled garden or grand music room. With a heated outdoor pool, games room and underground cellar club complete with sound system and smoke machine, it is a setting designed for an unforgettable wedding weekend. Recently featured in Vogue, The Lost Music Hall was the setting for the wedding of GANNI designer Polly Thomas and her now-husband Billy Homan, who described the property as “dreamlike, almost too unique to be real.” Vows in the long grass gave way to Palomas on the Italianate terrace, an al fresco supper of pumpkin tortellini and chilled red, followed by dancing after dark.
Scarlet Hall, Cheshire – Up to 100 guests
Dating back to the 1640s and set within 12 acres of private grounds in Cheshire, Scarlet Hall is a characterful country estate made for celebrations of up to 100 guests. Fully licensed for civil and humanist ceremonies, you can exchange vows in the gardens or rustic wedding barn before settling in for a feast – think recommended local caterers serving platters of slow-roasted lamb with charred asparagus, whilst bartenders shake up gin martinis at the bar. For weddings of more than 31 guests, a dedicated wedding planner is also included to help bring the day together seamlessly. Beyond the ceremony spaces, an indoor heated pool, sauna, cinema room and outdoor kitchen encourage overnight guests to settle in, relax and make the most of the estate throughout the weekend.
Gulliver’s Hall, Gloucestershire – Up to 70 guests in the barn / 100 in a marquee
Set within 320 private acres of Cotswolds countryside and recently featured in SheerLuxe, Gulliver’s Hall is a sprawling estate brimming with soul. A mile-long avenue of chestnut trees leads to sculpture-filled gardens and a characterful wedding barn, with space for up to 70 guests, or up to 100 beneath an optional marquee in the grounds. Here, you can choose to hold a humanist ceremony on site, or a blessing in the fragrant wildflower gardens. For weddings of more than 40 guests, a dedicated co-ordinator is included to help the day run without a hitch. The estate also invites overnight guests to slow down and make the most of their surroundings, from taking a dip in the outdoor pool to unwinding in the spa bath, sauna and steam room, before a game of padel or an evening in the cinema room.
Anthology Farm, Gloucestershire – Up to 60 guests in the barn / 100 in a marquee
Set across 500 acres of picturesque farmland near the Regency spa town of Cheltenham, Anthology Farm exists in a world of its own. At the head of a Cotswolds valley, this collection of tenderly modernised 18th century barns offers a beautiful setting for celebrant-led ceremonies and celebrations. The wedding barn blends traditional Cotswolds character with Scandi-inspired interiors and accommodates up to 60 guests for the ceremony and 80 guests for the evening’s celebrations. An optional marquee on the lawn welcomes up to 100 between the beginning of April and end of September. In the days bookending the wedding, gather with your closest kin in your own private wellness retreat – complete with a heated indoor pool, purpose-built yoga studio and cinema room – or head to the tennis court for a couples’ game with the in-laws.
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