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Best wedding venues for external caterers in Dorset

Wedding venues for external caterers in Dorset are chosen as much for how they feel as for how they look.
This page brings together a curated shortlist of the best wedding venues for external caterers in Dorset, chosen by Coco Wedding Venues for their design, setting, and the quality of the experience they offer.
Explore our selection of the best wedding venues for external caterers in Dorset. If you'd like to see more, use the Venue Finder to view all available venues.
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Deans Court
Deans Court
Deans Court
Deans Court
Deans Court
Deans Court
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Deans Court
From £5,850

Based on a weekday wedding in June.

Deans Court is an elegant historic house set in ancient gardens, a stone's throw from the centre of Wimborne Minster in Dorset. Weddings at Deans...
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Mapperton House & Gardens
Mapperton House & Gardens
Mapperton House & Gardens
Mapperton House & Gardens
Mapperton House & Gardens
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Mapperton House & Gardens
From £9,450

Based on a weekend wedding in March. Includes 2-night venue hire and accommodation.

Undiscovered, exclusive and wildly romantic. Nestled in the rolling hills of West Dorset stands Mapperton, voted the UK's finest manor house by...
The Tithe Barn, Hinton St Mary Estate
The Tithe Barn, Hinton St Mary Estate
The Tithe Barn, Hinton St Mary Estate
The Tithe Barn, Hinton St Mary Estate
The Tithe Barn, Hinton St Mary Estate
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The Tithe Barn, Hinton St Mary Estate
From £5,000

Based on a weekend wedding in April.

A hidden gem, The Tithe Barn at Hinton St Mary sits in the grounds of Hinton Manor. Exclusively yours for the weekend, on a dry hire basis so you can...
Boutique Marquees
Boutique Marquees
Boutique Marquees
Boutique Marquees
Boutique Marquees
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Boutique Marquees
From £6,500

Based on a weekend wedding in July.

Boutique Marquees are the Sperry Tent specialists, licensed to provide the only authentic Sailcloth Tent to the wedding and events industry across the...
Sopley Mill
Sopley Mill
Sopley Mill
Sopley Mill
Sopley Mill
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Sopley Mill
From £2,695

Based on a weekday wedding in November.

The Mill offers privacy and flexibility, allowing couples to create their own unique wedding. Sopley Mill is a blank canvas for designing the perfect...
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wedding venues for marquee or tipi weddings
Swanley Meadows
Cheshire
Egton Manor Estate
North Yorkshire
Leeds Castle
Kent, South East
De Vere Wokefield Estate
Berkshire, South East
Wonderland Festival Weddings
West Sussex, South East
Hilltop Country House
Cheshire, North West
Thurning Hall
Norfolk, Eastern
Crow's Hall
Suffolk, East of England
The Barn on The Bay
Northumberland, North East
The Walled Gardens at Woodhall Estate
Hertfordshire, East of England
Chateau Engalin
France, International
Great Betley Farmhouse
West Sussex, South East
Hale Park
Hampshire, South West
Blank Canvas - Littlefield Manor
Surrey, South East
Camel Studio
Cornwall, South West
Pylewell Park
Hampshire, South East
Cigarral de las Mercedes
Spain, International
Doxford Barns
Northumberland, North East
The Oak Grove
Kent, South East
Hampton Manor
Warwickshire, West Midlands
Alrewas Hayes
Staffordshire, West Midlands
Kingston Estate
Devon, South West
Pennard House
Somerset, South West
Hale Park
Hale Park
Hale Park
Hale Park
Hale Park
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Hale Park
From £6,700

Based on a weekend wedding in July.

Hale Park is a dry-hire venue offering a wide choice of ceremony, dining and party options-cofE church in the gardens, several civil locations,...
Hooe's Yurts
Hooe's Yurts
Hooe's Yurts
Hooe's Yurts
Hooe's Yurts
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Hooe's Yurts
From £2,000
Hooe’s Yurts provide beautiful yurts with stunning decor, textiles and furnishings. With an extensive range of sizes available, you can have one...
Newton Surmaville
Newton Surmaville
Newton Surmaville
Newton Surmaville
Newton Surmaville
Newton Surmaville
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Newton Surmaville
From £24,000

Based on a weekend wedding in May. Includes 2-night venue hire.

Newton Surmaville is a nine-bedroom, eight-bathroom Jacobean Manor House situated on 63 acres of sprawling landscape, featuring original walled...
Sopley Lake
Sopley Lake
Sopley Lake
Sopley Lake
Sopley Lake
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Sopley Lake
From £3,995

Based on a weekend wedding in August. Includes accommodation.

Sopley Lake spans 25 acres on the edge of the New Forest, offering an exclusive and private space for marquee wedding receptions. This Dorset venue is...
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