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There are many incredible places to get married in the UK. Whether you want to be married in a barn or castle, in a city, on the coast or in the country, or perhaps a venue with an historical or a sporting theme, we’ve put together the best wedding venues Britain has to offer. If you love a particular venue, consider a mid-week wedding package for a more affordable option.


Weddings remind us that our lives have meaning and that love is the strongest bond, the happiest joy, and the loveliest healing we can ever experience.

Daphne Rose Kingma

Best barn wedding venue

Dodmoor House, Northamptonshire

An exclusive-use wedding venue in a courtyard of Grade II listed barns in the Northamptonshire countryside. This family-run business helps you achieve your dream wedding. They offer help in planning, are flexible in your choice of suppliers and charge no corkage fee. With 10 years experience and having hosted hundreds of wedding, you can be sure that the smallest detail will be attended to so you can truly relax on your special day.

Other great barn wedding venues include:

  • Chaucer Barn, Gresham, Norfolk
  • Cripps Barn, Bibury, Gloucester
  • Doxford Barns, Alnwick, Northumberland
  • Godwick Hall and Great Barn, nr. Holkham, Norfolk
  • River Cottage, Axminster, Exeter
  • Southend Barns, Chichester, West Sussex
  • Stone Barn, nr. Upper Windrush, Cheltenham
  • The Granary Estates, Wood Ditton, Suffolk
  • The Kingscote Barn, Tetbury, Gloucestershire
  • The Tythe Barn, Bicester, Oxfordshire
  • Tudor Barn, Eltham, London SE9

Best City Wedding Venue

Assembly Rooms, Bath

The Assembly Rooms provide exceptional and bespoke weddings in this historic venue. Now owned by the National Trust, the Grade I Listed Assembly Rooms is a wedding venue with four large, interconnecting rooms allowing space for ceremony, drinks reception and wedding breakfast, all providing the perfect backdrop for wedding photographs. Out of hours, you can hire The Fashion Museum which houses a collection of outstanding national significance. There is also a formal garden for guests to enjoy in warmer months.

Other great UK city wedding venues include:

  • Arkwright Rooms at Nottingham Conference Centre
  • As You Like It, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
  • DoubleTree by Hilton Edinburgh City Centre, Edinburgh
  • Great John Street, Manchester
  • On The 7th, Manchester
  • St Bart’s Brewery, Smithfield, London
  • St. Ermin’s Hotel, London SW1
  • The Hospital Club, Covent Garden, London
  • Winchester House Events, London SW15

Best Coastal Wedding Venue

Newton Hall, Northumberland

Newton Hall is a luxury Georgian boutique hotel and wedding venue specialising in unique and impressive outdoor weddings. Newton Hall is a flight of fantasy, being quirky, groovy, and one of the regions most talked-about destinations. Newton Hall’s Wedding Terrace has a retractable roof, a Wedding Hill with breathtaking 360 degree views and one of Britain’s most spectacular beaches. The hotel offers hog roasts in the meadow, cocktails on the beach and picnics on the lawn.

Other great coastal wedding venues include:

  • Clevedon Hall, Clevedon, North Somerset
  • Cley Windmill, Holt, Norfolk
  • East Quay Venue, Whitstable
  • Hilton Brighton Metropole, Brighton
  • Polhawn Fort, nr. Torpoint, Cornwall
  • Salcombe Harbour Hotel & Spa, Salcombe, Devon
  • The Kings Arms, Christchurch, Dorset

Best castle

Warwick Castle, Warwick, Warwickshire

Throughout 1100 years of history the Earls of Warwick have entertained royalty and hosted many great events in the beautiful rooms and fabulous grounds of Warwick Castle. Whether you want an intimate wedding breakfasts or a magnificent reception, Warwick Castle will deliver a unique and memorable day. The personal dedicated wedding planner will help you every step of the way, with on-site chefs able to offer a range of flexible menus. You can even replace your traditional Wedding Breakfast with an afternoon tea served. Your wedding package can include Knights on horseback to greet you, a jester to entertain during the drinks reception and a spectacular fireworks display as a finale.

Other great castle wedding venues include:

  • Augill Castle, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria
  • Borthwick Castle, North Middleton, Edinburgh
  • Clearwell Castle, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire
  • Crossbasket Castle, High Blantyre, Glasgow
  • Hedingham Castle, Halstead, Essex
  • Highcliffe Castle, Highcliffe, Dorset
  • Leeds Castle, Maidstone, Kent
  • Rowton Castle, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
  • Thornbury Castle, Thornbury, Gloucestershire

Best Country Wedding Venue

Le Petit Chateau, Otterburn, Northumberland

An exclusive-use, French-inspired wedding venue with purposely built ceremony space and a newly restored function room. The Mediterranean gardens provide the perfect outdoors space catering for up to 160 guests throughout the day and 220 on the evening. Accommodation is available, with 29 beautiful boutique bedrooms available exclusively to wedding guests. Originally a 17th century Coaching Inn, Le Petit Chateau has welcomed visitors across the decades, but never in the spectacular style of today.

Other great country wedding venues include:

  • Bruisyard Hall, Saxmundham
  • Cain Manor, Headley Down, Surrey
  • Ettington Park Hotel, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
  • Irnham Hall Events, Grantham, Lincolnshire
  • Luton Hoo Hotel, Luton, Bedfordshire
  • Notley Abbey, Thame
  • Shilstone House, Modbury, Devon
  • The Lost Orangery, Wiltshire
  • Wood Hall Hotel & Spa, Wetherby, West Yorkshire

Best Historic Wedding Venue

Roman Baths & Pump Room, Bath

The natural heart of the City of Bath World Heritage Site, this iconic venue offers exceptional and bespoke weddings. The Roman Baths Museum & Pump Room is. Outside of museum opening hours, couples can marry on the original Roman paving on the water’s edge of the Great Bath. Once the focal point of Georgian society, the elegant Pump Room is much as it was when first built with its fountain and crystal chandelier making for a great events venue in the evening.

Other great historic wedding venues include:

  • Askham Hall, nr. Penrith, Cumbria
  • Clevedon Hall, Clevedon, North Somerset
  • Leez Priory, Great Leighs, Chelmsford
  • Port Lympne Hotel at Port Lympne Reserve, Kent
  • Royal Holloway, London
  • The Sculpture Gallery, Woburn Abbey, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire

Best Sporting Wedding Venue

Sandburn Hall, Flaxton, York

A great golf venue, Sandburn Hall is a family run business that strive to always give a top quality standard of product and personal service, in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. There is a Grand Function Hall for your ceremony, or the White Rose Garden, with a fountain, the lakes and the fairways providing the perfect backdrop for your photographs. Your Wedding Planner and staff will look after you and your guests to ensure you relax and enjoy your day.

Other UK sporting wedding venues include:

  • Plumpton Racecourse, Plumpton, East Sussex
  • Stoke Park Country Club, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire
  • Tracy Park, Bath
  • York Racecourse Hospitality, York