Country house venues

Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1PS

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Celebrations, Country house, Conference venue

• Up to 250 guests
• Civil ceremony licence
• State Rooms
• Orangery restaurant and bar
• Meeting rooms
• Marquee locations
• Formal gardens
• Parkland
• In-house catering
• Approved outside caterers
• Wedding coordinator
• Free parking
• Team-building activities

The Oxfordshire palace where Winston Churchill was born, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2,000 acres of Capability Brown parkland. Weddings for up to 250 in the State Rooms, the Orangery for 150 seated, and marquee events for up to 2,000.

National Motor Museum, New Forest, SO42 7YG

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

• Up to 500 guests
• Civil ceremony licence
• Historic event spaces
• Motor museum
• Meeting rooms
• Lecture theatre
• Projectors and screens
• Gardens
• Private lawns
• Marquee space
• Monorail
• Parking
• Catering

A New Forest estate with the 13th-century Domus of Beaulieu Abbey, Palace House and the National Motor Museum. Up to 1,000 guests can dine among the museum's cars, and private lawns host summer events for as many as 5,000.

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.

Kennel Hill, Chichester PO18 0PX

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

• Up to 500 guests
• Exclusive use
• Civil ceremony licence
• In-house catering
• Butler service
• Ballroom
• Meeting rooms
• Gardens
• Parking
• Golf
• Horseracing
• Motorsport

Home of the Dukes of Richmond since 1697, at the heart of the 11,000-acre Goodwood Estate near Chichester. The State Apartments are hired exclusively for weddings licensed for 245, parties and corporate dinners, with the 91-bedroom Goodwood Hotel close by.

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.

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.

South Lodge, Brighton Road, Lower Beeding, Horsham RH13 6PS

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

• Up to 180 guests
• Spa
• Gym
• Rooms to stay
• Gardens
• Food on site
• Restaurant
• Private dining
• Meeting rooms

A five-star country house in 93 acres of Sussex countryside with South Downs views, an AA Spa of the Year, Michelin-starred The Pass, outdoor ceremonies at a wrought-iron pavilion and grand receptions for up to 180.

Penshurst Place, Penshurst, Tonbridge, Kent TN11 8DG

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

• Up to 500 guests
• Exclusive use
• Marquee site
• Gardens
• Courtyard
• Meeting rooms
• Catering
• Private dining
• Café
• Shop
• Parking

Medieval manor house at Penshurst in the Weald of Kent, built in 1341 and home to the Sidney family since 1552. The Baron's Hall seats 140 and takes 200 standing, and the Sunderland Room seats 100. The parkland takes marquees for 500. Weddings are exclusive hire, and the house also hosts corporate days, Christmas parties and birthdays.

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.

Blacknest Road, Ascot SL5 7SE

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Private Dining, Country house

• Guest numbers: ask the venue
• Rooms to stay
• Michelin-starred restaurant
• Private dining
• Spa with indoor pool
• Gym
• Equestrian centre
• Polo grounds
• Gardens
• Kids club
• Helicopter pad
• Free parking
• Wi-Fi

Dorchester Collection country house hotel in 240 acres on the edge of Windsor Great Park, near Ascot. Its Mansion House dates from 1776, and the estate has two polo grounds, an equestrian centre, a Michelin-starred restaurant and 71 rooms and suites. The Oval Room seats 100 for dinner.

Rhinefield House, Rhinefield Road, Brockenhurst, Hampshire SO42 7QB

Great for: Weddings, Corporate Events, Meetings, Country house

• Up to 200 guests
• Rooms to stay
• Restaurant
• Private dining
• Outdoor ceremony area
• Exclusive use
• Meeting rooms
• Conference centre
• Wi-Fi
• Swimming pool
• Gym
• Dog friendly
• Free parking

Tudor and Gothic country house hotel in 40 acres of the New Forest near Brockenhurst. Weddings take 130 for the ceremony and meal and 200 in the evening, in the Great Hall or at the outdoor Doric Temple. Nine meeting rooms hold up to 160 delegates, and the hotel has 50 bedrooms, indoor and outdoor pools and free parking.

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.

Hedsor House, Hedsor Park, Taplow, Buckinghamshire SL6 0HX

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

• Up to 250 guests
• Exclusive use
• Civil ceremonies
• Rooms to stay
• Cottage
• Ballroom
• Bar
• Gardens
• Parkland
• Fireworks
• Canine Concierge for the couple's dog
• Parking

Georgian-style mansion of 1868 in 100 acres above the Thames, 40 minutes from London, hired exclusively for each event. It seats 150 for dinner or 250 for a party and sleeps 26 in the house, with dry hire from £6,450 plus VAT or three wedding packages.

Mount Ephraim Gardens, Staplestreet Road, Hernhill, Faversham, Kent ME13 9TX

Great for: Weddings, Celebrations, Country house

• Up to 250 guests
• Gardens
• Rooms to stay
• Exclusive use
• Bar
• Dance floor
• Marquee
• Private dining
• Self-catering
• Glamping
• Café
• Accessible toilets
• Parking

The Dawes family home since 1695, at the centre of an 800-acre Kent estate near Faversham, with ten acres of terraced Edwardian gardens. Exclusive-use weddings with ceremonies for 100 indoors or 150 in the garden. Dinner for 100, evening parties for 175, marquees for over 250 and rooms for 22.

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.

Tylney Hall, Rotherwick, Hook, Hampshire RG27 9AZ

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

• Up to 120 guests
• Rooms to stay
• Gardens
• Parking
• Food on site
• Bar
• Restaurant
• Swimming pool
• Private dining
• Meeting rooms

A Grade II listed luxury country house hotel in 66 acres of glorious parkland and gardens near Hook, Hampshire. Marry in the Italian Garden or historic Tylney Suite, with five ceremony areas, 120 guests, 112 bedrooms and award-winning dining.