Hotel venues

Waddesdon Manor, Waddesdon, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP18 0JH

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Team building, Hotel, Country house

• Up to 1,000 guests
• Rooms to stay
• Gardens
• Museum
• Café
• Food on site
• Parking
• Restaurant
• Shop

A French-inspired château created from 1874 by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, built for beauty, for a collection and for entertaining. Today it hosts weddings, celebrations and corporate events for 10 to 1,000 guests, amid masterpieces and sweeping gardens.

Port Lympne Reserve, Lympne, Hythe, Kent CT21 4PD

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Christmas parties, Hotel, Exclusive use, Private Dining, Country house, Conference venue

• Up to 120 guests
• Civil ceremony licence
• Outdoor ceremony space
• Rooms to stay
• Restaurant
• Bar
• Gardens
• Terrace
• Meeting rooms
• Wedding coordinator
• Catering
• Parking

Grade II listed Cape Dutch-style mansion of 1913 inside a 600-acre wildlife reserve near Hythe, Kent, run by The Aspinall Foundation and home to over 900 animals. Intimate weddings for up to 50 use the mansion and terraces; exclusive weddings for 50 to 120 use the walled-garden pergola and glass Orangery. Guests stay in the hotel, lodges or treehouses.

Cliveden House, Taplow, Berkshire SL6 0JF

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Christmas parties, Hotel, Exclusive use, Private Dining, Country house, Riverside venue

• Up to 250 guests
• Exclusive use
• Marquee option
• Private dining rooms
• Meeting rooms
• Screening room
• Restaurants
• Spa
• Gym
• Tennis courts
• Riverside cottage
• Dog friendly
• Valet parking

Grade I listed National Trust house above the Thames, now a five AA Red Star hotel and spa with 47 bedrooms. Exclusive-use weddings for 130 by day and 180 in the evening, up to 250 with a marquee, plus private rooms for parties and meetings.

The Grand Brighton, 97-99 King's Road, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 2FW

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Christmas parties, Team building, Hotel, Exclusive use, Private Dining, Conference venue

• Up to 900 guests
• Spa
• Rooms to stay
• Food on site
• Bar
• Restaurant
• Gym
• Meeting rooms
• Terrace

One of Brighton's most iconic seafront landmarks, freshly transformed by a £17 million refurbishment. Ceremonies for up to 80 beneath the famous staircase, the Empress Suite for up to 500, conferences for 900 and sea-facing rooms.

Newbury Racecourse, Racecourse Road, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 7NZ

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Christmas parties, Team building, Hotel, Conference venue

• Up to 1,000 guests
• Rooms to stay
• Meeting rooms
• Restaurant
• Bar
• Catering
• AV equipment
• Wi-Fi
• Wheelchair access
• Parking
• Horseracing
• Exhibition space
• Outdoor space

Berkshire racecourse that held its first meeting in 1905 and runs the Coral Gold Cup each November. More than 50 event spaces across 225 acres, conferences for up to 1,000 in the Grandstand and Asian weddings for up to 550. There is a 36-bedroom hotel on site, its own railway station and free parking.

Pennyhill Park, London Road, Bagshot, Surrey GU19 5EU

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Christmas parties, Hotel, Country house, Conference venue

• Guest numbers: ask the venue
• Rooms to stay
• Spa
• Swimming pool
• Restaurant
• Private dining
• Meeting rooms
• Outdoor ceremony space
• Gardens
• Gym
• Tennis courts
• Dog friendly
• Parking

Ivy-clad country house hotel at Bagshot, Surrey, in 120 acres beside Swinley Forest. It has 124 bedrooms, a 45,000 sq ft spa and Latymer, which holds a Michelin star. The Terrace Wing is given over to weddings, and 18 meeting spaces take up to 196 theatre-style or 280 for dinner. The England rugby team trains here.

Chewton Glen, Christchurch Road, New Milton, Hampshire BH25 6QS

Great for: Weddings, Celebrations, Hotel, Private Dining, Country house

• Guest numbers: ask the venue
• Civil ceremony licence
• Walled garden
• Event suites
• Meeting rooms
• Private dining
• Restaurants
• Spa
• Swimming pools
• Nine-hole golf course
• Tennis courts
• Cookery school
• Helipad

Five-star country house hotel and spa in 130 acres on the edge of the New Forest, a short walk from the sea. Six ceremony spaces hold between 10 and 140 guests, The Lake Suite seats 150 for meetings, and there are 72 rooms including 14 Treehouses.

Great Tew, Chipping Norton OX7 4JS

Great for: Weddings, Celebrations, Hotel

• Up to 20 guests
• Bar
• Parking
• Food on site
• Rooms to stay
• Restaurant
• Spa
• Gym
• Swimming pool
• Lake

A rural escape surrounded by 100 acres of Oxfordshire countryside, neighbouring the Cotswolds villages of Chipping Norton and Great Tew. 114 bedrooms and cabins, Pen Yen, the Hay Barn and Main Barn, and a spa with sunken hot tubs in the lake.

Foxhills, Stonehill Road, Ottershaw, Surrey KT16 0EL

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Christmas parties, Team building, Hotel, Private Dining, Conference venue

• Up to 200 guests
• Golf
• Spa
• Swimming pool
• Gym
• Tennis and padel courts
• Rooms to stay
• Restaurants
• Bar
• Meeting rooms
• Dance floor
• Terrace
• Crèche

400-acre country club near Chertsey with a Victorian Manor House, two championship golf courses plus The Manor, a HealthSpa and 66 bedrooms. Weddings use the Orangery for 45, the Library for 100 and the Clubhouse for 180, and nine meeting rooms take conferences.

Wotton House, Guildford Road, Dorking, Surrey RH5 6HS

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Christmas parties, Team building, Hotel, Private Dining, Country house, Conference venue

• Up to 250 guests
• Rooms to stay
• Gardens
• Gym
• Food on site
• Bar
• Restaurant
• Swimming pool
• Parking
• Meeting rooms
• Dog friendly

Once home to diarist and botanist John Evelyn, Wotton House near Dorking has done things differently for 400 years. Marry in England's first Italian gardens or the pillared Old Library, with weddings for up to 200 and conferences for 250.

Brooklands Hotel, Brooklands Drive, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 0SL

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Christmas parties, Team building, Hotel, Private Dining, Conference venue

• Up to 220 guests
• Civil ceremony licence
• Event suites
• Meeting rooms
• Private dining
• Restaurant
• Bar
• Spa
• Gym
• Bedrooms
• Terrace
• Wi-Fi
• Parking

A four-star hotel in Weybridge on the Brooklands Estate, overlooking the Mercedes-Benz World track. Nine meeting rooms, a 220-capacity Brooklands Suite licensed for weddings, a spa with a hydrotherapy hot tub, and track-view rooms and suites.

Lime Wood, Beaulieu Road, Lyndhurst, Hampshire SO43 7FZ

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Hotel, Exclusive use, Private Dining, Conference venue

• Up to 110 guests
• Rooms to stay
• Civil ceremony licence
• Exclusive use
• Spa
• Swimming pool
• Gym
• Restaurant
• Private dining
• Meeting rooms
• Gardens
• Terrace
• Dog friendly

New Forest hotel near Lyndhurst with 33 bedrooms, Herb House Spa and Hartnett Holder & Co. Exclusive-use weddings run Monday to Thursday with ceremonies for 110, and the five-bedroom Forest House sleeps ten for private celebrations and retreats.

Sir Christopher Wren Hotel, Thames Street, Windsor, Berkshire SL4 1PX

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Christmas parties, Hotel, Private Dining, Riverside venue, Conference venue

• Up to 90 guests
• Rooms to stay
• Gym
• Food on site
• Bar
• Restaurant
• Meeting rooms

A charming 4-star riverside hotel on a historic cobbled street by Eton Bridge in Windsor, with individually styled bedrooms, Thames-side dining, contemporary meeting rooms and the Princess Suite, licensed for ceremonies of up to 90.

Gravetye Manor, Vowels Lane, West Hoathly, West Sussex RH19 4LJ

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Hotel, Private Dining, Country house

• Guest numbers: ask the venue
• Rooms to stay
• Exclusive use
• Civil ceremony licence
• Restaurant
• Private dining
• Meeting rooms
• Gardens
• Kitchen garden
• Croquet lawn
• Wi-Fi
• Projector and screen

Elizabethan manor of 1598 in 1,000 acres near West Hoathly, home to William Robinson's natural gardens and a Michelin-starred restaurant. Exclusive-use weddings for 70, with 20 more in the evening, and panelled rooms for meetings and private dinners of up to 22.

Oakley Court, Windsor Road, Water Oakley, Windsor SL4 5UR

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Hotel, Exclusive use, Country house, Riverside venue

• Up to 140 guests
• Exclusive use
• Rooms to stay
• Restaurant
• Bar
• Meeting rooms
• Spa
• Swimming pool
• Gym
• Tennis courts
• Riverside
• Dog friendly
• Parking

Gothic Victorian mansion of 1859 on a private stretch of the Thames at Water Oakley, just downriver from Windsor. Exclusive-use weddings seat 140 in The Big Room, and meeting rooms take 8 to 140. There are 95 bedrooms by Eagle & Hodges, a riverside restaurant run with Soho House, a pool and tennis courts.

Great Fosters, Stroude Road, Egham, Surrey TW20 9UR

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Christmas parties, Team building, Hotel, Exclusive use, Private Dining, Country house, Conference venue

• Up to 250 guests
• Rooms to stay
• Civil ceremony licence
• Restaurant
• Private dining
• Bar
• Meeting rooms
• Gardens
• Swimming pool
• Spa treatments
• Wi-Fi
• Free parking
• EV charging

Tudor house near Egham dating from 1550, with a Grade II listed Tithe Barn, a Saxon moat and a sundial the hotel says was a gift from Sir Francis Drake. Weddings for 160, or 250 in the evening, meeting rooms for up to 120, 56 bedrooms and the Michelin-starred Tudor Pass.

Denbies Wine Estate, London Road, Dorking, Surrey RH5 6AA

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Christmas parties, Team building, Hotel, Tours and tastings, Private Dining, Conference venue

• Up to 500 guests
• Vineyard
• Rooms to stay
• Restaurants
• Bar
• Conference rooms
• Cinema
• Wine tours and tastings
• Marquee
• Gardens
• Free parking
• EV charging
• Wi-Fi

England's largest single-estate vineyard, outside Dorking, with 265 acres of vines facing Box Hill. Wedding packages cover parties of 10 in the Wine Library and outdoor vows for 150. Corporate spaces take 6 to 500, including vaulted cellars and a 17-room vineyard hotel.

Careys Manor Hotel & SenSpa, Lyndhurst Road, Brockenhurst, Hampshire SO42 7RH

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Christmas parties, Team building, Hotel, Private Dining, Conference venue

• Up to 150 guests
• Civil ceremony licence
• Walled garden
• Event suites
• Meeting rooms
• Private dining
• Restaurants
• Bar
• Spa
• Gym
• Pool
• Bedrooms
• Afternoon tea

A New Forest hotel in Brockenhurst with SenSpa, a Thai-inspired spa of over 22,000 sq ft that won Gold at the Beautiful South Awards 2024. Ceremonies for up to 100, wedding breakfasts for 100, evening receptions for 150, and meeting suites for 150.

Oakley Hall Hotel, Rectory Road, Oakley, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG23 7EL

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Christmas parties, Team building, Hotel, Exclusive use, Private Dining, Country house, Conference venue

• Up to 350 guests
• Exclusive use
• Civil ceremony licence
• Outdoor ceremony space
• Rooms to stay
• Bridal suite
• Restaurant
• Bar
• Meeting rooms
• AV equipment
• Gardens
• Dog friendly
• Parking

Family-owned Georgian manor of 1795 near Basingstoke, with Jane Austen links, 315 acres and 50 bedrooms. Eight spaces hold ceremonies, including an oak-framed Woodland Pavilion for 160. The Garden Pavilion seats 350 and has its own kitchen for dry hire, and conferences go up to 400.

Amberley Castle, Amberley, Nr Arundel, West Sussex BN18 9LT

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Hotel, Exclusive use, Private Dining

• Guest numbers: ask the venue
• Rooms to stay
• Exclusive use
• Fine dining restaurant
• Private dining
• Meeting rooms
• Marquee site
• Gardens
• Tennis court
• Croquet lawn
• Putting course
• Free parking
• Wi-Fi

A 12th-century castle hotel near Arundel, still enclosed by its 60ft curtain wall, with 19 bedrooms and a portcullis that is lowered every night. Weddings, private dining and meetings take place in the Queen's Room and the Norman Great Room, and the whole castle can be booked for exclusive use.