Hodsock Priory

Our wedding at Hodsock Priory in August 2019 was the best day of my life – and no event ever goes that well without an amazing team of people behind it.

We fell in love with the venue from the moment that we saw it – the historic archway, the beautiful grounds and lake, the high ceilings and the feeling of history throughout the building. Courtney was a great first point of contact for us, always enthusiastic, never pushy. She shared her enthusiasm for the venue without us ever feeling like we were being ‘sold to’. From the moment we saw the archway to the moment we left, we didn’t stop smiling that day. The experience carried on getting better from there – the Hodsock team were great to deal with. Prompt communication, helpful suggestions, great senses of humour and always a welcoming smile when we visited for planning meetings.

Accommodation is good, and getting better as more rooms within the priory are refurbished and made available for use – for our wedding day there were four grand rooms within the priory building itself, including a spectacular bridal suite and a dedicated bridal ‘getting ready room’ on the day itself. There’s a lovely courtyard on site with further rooms for wedding guests, each with a mini-kitchen for the ‘morning after’ coffee. Guests staying on site benefit from having breakfast in the priory building on the morning after the wedding, which was a lovely relaxed way to spend time with family after the whirlwind of the wedding day.

We chose to go with Hodsock’s package deal option for our wedding day. Not only did it give us a good price, but it also meant that we used Hodsock’s recommended vendors for areas like flowers, cake and DJ. In every case, the vendors were amazing and exceeded our high expectations on the day. In hindsight, this was one of the best decisions we made – we didn’t have to shop around for vendors and go to endless wedding shows, we skipped countless sales pitches, and we worked with vendors who knew the venue and had earned the trust of Courtney and Vicki. The food was incredible. Some of our family and friends have sent us photos of the “inspired by Hodsock” meals that they’ve cooked since the wedding! Dietary requirements were catered for without a fuss, and we even had some vegan wine provided for one of our tables.

On the big day, the whole team of staff were flawless. As the happy couple, we were looked after brilliantly from start to finish without ever feeling that the staff were hovering around, and I got so many comments from our wedding guests about how lovely the staff had been. As soon as we left the ceremony room as a married couple, they were there with glasses of champagne for us and a huge smile. The Hodsock team truly felt/feel like part of ‘our’ wedding team, not vendors. If it hasn’t come across clearly enough – we had an absolutely PERFECT wedding day, and I would highly recommend this venue and this team to make your big day as incredible as ours.

Hodsock was the first wedding venue we went to see and we instantly fell in love. It’s such a breathtaking building inside and out. We loved everything about Hodsock. We particularly fell in love with the character of the building and decor, especially the ceremony room. That night we stayed in the bridal suite, it was beautiful. A HUGE bathroom with shower and bath, and two sinks! The bed was extremely comfortable and waking up to the views of the gardens were breathtaking. The breakfast the next morning was seriously tasty – all of the guests that stayed said the same!

Attended a wedding here yesterday and I have to say it was faultless. I’m vegan and they sorted me the most amazing 3-course meal, I was blown away. One of the waiters even found me some almond milk for tea later – sounds like a small thing but these gestures go a long way.

The grounds are stunning, my little girls spent ages smelling all the different flowers, watching the tadpoles in the pond and generally running around the grounds! Lots of small things that made a difference to guests – basket of toiletries etc in the toilets, containers with umbrellas, they’ve thought of everything. The lounge is stunning with all the old books that you can just look through. Absolutely beautiful place, but most of all really attentive, well organised staff.

If you’re looking for a wedding venue, I would say this place is unique and has everything.

This was our absolute DREAM wedding venue. It ticked all the boxes and then some! From the moment we visited the place in January 2018 we knew it was the one and we booked it asap! We loved the exclusivity of the place and it felt like our home for the day. Everyone was completely blown away by the place. Hodsock was just be perfect backdrop to our day and I couldn’t imagine getting married anywhere else. Courtney and Vicky were amazing on the day and made sure everything ran smoothly. So a huge huge thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

We married at Hodsock earlier this month. Although there were only 15 people present, we couldn’t have imagined a more magical day. The whole team at Hodsock were incredible, however, I must give special thanks to Courtney. That lady deserved a medal for the amount of times we had to amend the guest list and general plans for the day due to ever changing restrictions.

Courtney first showed us around Hodsock and we booked there and then. Friendly, warm and professional throughout. Calling us on her drive home from work at the end of the day to provide much needed reassurance, to ‘floofing’ my dress before I walked down the aisle. Courtney was just an absolute gem from start to finish. Nothing, and I mean nothing, was too much trouble.

The grounds were breathtaking and Hodsock provided such a beautiful setting for our photographs. I can’t recommend Hodsock Priory enough, the perfect wedding venue.

We had our wedding at this beautiful venue last week. After postponing in April due to covid we decided to go ahead in September with reduced numbers. The staff at Hodsock made the whole experience a lot less stressful and supported us the whole way through! Everything about our day was perfect, amazing service, delicious food and beautiful weather which made the venue and gardens look even more stunning! I highly recommend Hodsock Priory to everyone.

Thank you so much to all the team at Hodsock but especially Vicky and Courtney who did a superb job of looking after us for our wedding. Everything was perfect from start to finish, the setting is stunning, the venue amazing, the food superb and the service fantastic. We had a dream day and will cherish the memories forever. Thank you so much and as one of our guests said out of 10 our wedding gets 100.