Holesfoot
Weekend Package – Friday arrival after 4pm, Monday departure by 10am – £12,000
Mid Week Package – Tuesday arrival after 4pm, Thursday departure by 10am – £8,000
Venue hire includes:
- Ceremony room of your choice – Long Room (60pax), Old Barn Main Hall (120pax), and the Italian Garden Terrace (120pax)
- Long Room 30pax dining
- Old Barn Main Hall 120pax dining, + 40pax in the bar if necessary. 160pax for evening
- Underfloor heating throughout the barn
- Lighting (with a decorative option of a starry night sky effect on the Main Hall ceiling)
- Toilets and cosy undercrofts downstairs
- Cloakroom and disabled toilet
- Fully stocked and licensed cash bar
- Bar staff
- Glassware (you may hire your own glassware for the table if you wish, but must use theirs afterwards for the bar)
- Kitchen space for your outsourced caterers to use. 8x6m with a hand washing sink, power plugs, extraction, trestle tables and plenty of space for them to set up their own equipment, any washing up must be done off site
- Wifi throughout
- Music sound system in the barn and bar for your DJ / band / your own music set up. Wireless microphone included
- Parking
- 20 acres of gardens (including walled garden, BBQ lawn, Italian garden, croquet lawn, pond and wildflower meadow), woodland, brook, fields. You are welcome to set up and use these areas as you wish (drinks receptions, fire pits, bbqs, games, activities etc)
- A flat area designated for a large marquee if you wish. This is recommended for larger weddings if you would like your ceremony in the barn, as your wedding breakfast cannot be set up before hand in there if it is set out for the ceremony
- The bar can be available for your exclusive use for the evening of arrival if requested beforehand
- The entire estate will be exclusively yours for your special day!
The accommodation includes:
- Luxury Manor House sleeping 16 adults and 5 children
- The Bakehouse sleeping 2 adults and 2 children
- 2 x Stables sleeping 6 adults (the 4 person unit is their fully disabled-friendly accommodation)
- Bell tents for the summer months – £100 each for midweek weddings and £150 each for weekend weddings (number of these to be discussed and confirmed beforehand)
- Area for camping with separate shower and toilet facilities (£10 extra for each camper or motorhome)
The east facing wing in the Manor House is The Butler’s wing. This is designed to be totally private from the rest of the house for you both to enjoy some alone time in pure luxury! Featuring an epic wood panelled master bedroom with a huge copper bath at the foot of a four poster super king bed. The bridal suite next door is the ideal dressing room with an enormous mirror and French double doors opening out onto your private patio, garden area and hot tub. Finally, a beautiful en-suite and kitchenette so you can hide away from the rest of your guests for as long as you like!
- Ceremony Capacity : 120
- Dinner Capacity : 120
- Standing Capacity : 160
- Licensed for Marriage : Yes
- Catering : Couple's choice
- Bar : In-house
- Accommodation : Sleeps 51
- Child Friendly : Yes
- Pets Welcome : Yes
- Late License : 12.30am
- Exclusivity : Yes
- Disabled Facilities : Yes
Penrith
CA10 3HX
The Setting
Holesfoot is located in the magnificent countryside of the Eden Valley, nestled between the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks. Approached by quiet country lanes, the nearest village is the picturesque rural community of Maulds Meaburn (1 mile), described by journalist Hunter Davies as ‘one of the most beautiful villages in the country’. The estate sits centrally within 20 acres of its own private grounds, with a blend of formal and informal gardens, a lake, woodland and picturesque meadows to enjoy.
The area has many leisure activities within close reach ranging from grouse shooting on the Pennines to sailing on Ullswater, bridleways, footpaths and local golf courses.
- Penrith is on the main West Coast rail line, with a direct train running to London in approx. 3 hours.
- The M6 motorway, (J39) only 20 minutes drive away, is close enough to be convenient but far enough away not to spoil the tranquil setting.
- The ancient market town of Appleby has an excellent range of local amenities including a railway station sited on the scenic Settle to Carlisle Railway.
- The M6 (J40) and West Coast mainline railway are easily accessed at Penrith, approximately 12 miles north.
The Vibe
Holesfoot is your home away from home, blissfully secluded and filled with luxuries that’ll make you want to stay forever! Wild and whimsical beauty surrounds every corner of the estate, spoiling you for choice on photo ops and set ups.
Your wedding can be exactly as you have always envisioned. Let’s start with the preparation day before. Treat yourself from the minute you check in! Mobile spa treatments in the bridal suite? Hot tub and Prosecco with the girls? Poker night in the secret nook with the boys? Takeaway and a cosy movie night to calm the nerves? Fine dining dinner party in the Long Room with your nearest & dearest? Paella or BBQ in the garden? You can even have the resident barman knock you up a signature Holesfoot Mule for your own private cocktail night in the bar whilst doing your final bits of decorating and setting up.
Choose from their three stunning locations to say I do before drinks, music, and canapés on the front lawn overlooking the pond. Alternatively you can get wed in one of the reception rooms of the beautifully renovated Grade II* listed Georgian-meets-Victorian manor house, in the walled garden, the bar & cosy undercrofts, Italian garden, or even in the bluebell filled woodlands. Fancy a pianist, a string quartet, singer/guitarist? Do it!
There is so much space for activities such as garden games, rounders, archery or axe-throwing to spice up the days events. Why not have a photoshoot around the pond surrounded by a wild flower meadow with the magnificent house as your backdrop? Choose from an abundance of epically beautiful nooks and crannies, indoors and outdoors, to create that wedding album you will never forget.
Move in to the Barn, the Long Room, or even outside, for your wedding breakfast, which can beBset up exactly as you wish. In the barn the rustic stone walls, huge oak floorboards, and wrought iron chandeliers create the perfect setting for your beautiful touches to really stand out and complement the setting. The superbly high ceilings and windows, the huge glass entrance porch, and the beautiful stained glass window all allow natural light to flood in. Likewise with the Long Room, the intricately carved wooden panelling and pillars, along with the divine floor to ceiling windows, create the perfect setting to complement any decor.
The Italian Garden Terrace is a Holesfoot ceremony favourite. Weather dependent, it is an absolute must-do and will leave you and your guests covered head to toe in goosebumps having witnessed something so stunningly romantic. Walking through arches of roses and honeysuckle, along an aisle bordered by water lilies, with stone statues perched on every wall and wisteria creeping up walls and down pillars in the most naturally enchanting of ways.
When it comes to your first dance, go for it and make an unforgettable entrance! The whole barn ceiling is covered with thousands of fibre optic lights to create the most incredible twinkly starry night sky. This really is a stand out feature of the venue and will add another dimension to your celebrations whilst dancing the night away. Their over-the-top sound system is guaranteed not to offend the neighbours…as they don’t have any!
The morning after, a long soak in one of the many extravagant bath tubs, or a coffee in the hot tub will cure that inevitable foggy head. Whip up some eggs for brekky courtesy of the Holesfoot hens and head to their coffee shop for a cheeky hair-of-the-dog Bloody Mary by the cosy fireplace or amongst the flowers in the walled garden to reminisce over your big day. As self confessed coffee snobs, you’ll appreciate a properly made barista style coffee with their own blend of coffee beans.