The Setting
Shustoke Farm Barns is a Warwickshire wedding venue just east of Coleshill and about 20 minutes from the centres of Birmingham and Coventry. The barns are red brick 18th-century buildings and are wonderfully tall and dramatic inside, and they surround a lovely courtyard.
The Vibe
Inside the Barns, there are flagstone floors, lots of beautiful oak, a civil ceremony area licensed for 189 people, which also seats up to 140 to eat, an upstairs drinks area, a copper-topped bar and a view of the giant rotisserie through a large glass panel into the kitchen. There are remote control lights to spotlight tables, colour-changing LED uplighters for the dancing stage of the evening, and nightlights, fairy lights and church candles!
Outside is a courtyard with five ancient olive trees and an open shed with an outside kitchen where they can cook six whole lambs, barbecue anything, or make pizzas.
Shustoke Farm Barns is a small family-run business, so if you want a relaxed feel with incredible food and excellent service, this is the wedding venue for you.
* 140 guests for the reception and meal, but up to 200 for the evening celebrations!
The Setting
Stone Barn is a lovely old Cotswold stone barn, magnificently isolated in the heart of the beautiful Cotswolds countryside near Aldsworth. This venue has stunning gardens and overlooks the spectacular, rolling Cotswold Hills with no other building in sight.
The Vibe
The Stone Barn is elegantly simple, with flagstone floors and an open fireplace. Attached are Dutch Barns used as the Dining Area and contains (they are pretty sure!) Britain’s largest barbecue. The Dutch Barns are split-level and have corrugated iron, polished concrete and sawn oak floors.
There’s free camping available in the next-door field.
Cripps Barn are known for their whole BBQ’d lambs, sirloin bricks or butterflied leg of lamb. Alternatively, you can have rotisserie chicken, suckling pig or duck. They only use the best ingredients and serve feast-style food in bowls on the tables. Simple, wholesome and oh-so-yummy!
Stone Barn is a family-run business, and if it is a relaxed feel you want, with incredible food and excellent service, then this is the place for you!
* 194 guests for the reception and meal, but up to 250 for the evening celebrations!
The Setting
Nestled amidst Repton’s rolling gardens in the Tamar Valley, Hotel Endsleigh is a stunning Grade I listed historic house set in 108 acres of fairy-tale woodland and surrounded by beautiful gardens, follies and grottos. Retaining it’s original character with features such as hand painted wallpaper, inglenook fireplaces and a wood panelled restaurant, Hotel Endsleigh combines a classic elegance with contemporary style to ensure relaxed and stunning surroundings.
The Vibe
The team at Hotel Endsleigh are extremely flexible and they are able to offer a number of locations for the perfect wedding ceremony and party, including their unique parterre designed by Humphry Repton, or the period lounges restyled by Olga Polizzi. In fact, the entire ground floor of the hotel is licensed for ceremonies. In addition to the choice of salons and lounges within the main house, the Hotel also has a large room in the Stables, perfect for larger wedding parties, where even a roaring bonfire in the middle of it’s courtyard, can be arranged. One might choose to celebrate a small intimate ceremony in the Grade I listed Shell House, an atmospheric and intimate space adorned with geological jewels.
Their croquet lawn is the perfect place to have a large marquee for a big wedding! With panoramic views overlooking the Tamar Valley and majestic woodlands, they have it all in abundance.
An exclusive use wedding celebration lets you have the run of this unique setting. By arriving the day before the wedding, you and your guests can enjoy a weekend-long celebration and feel completely at home in the ex-abode of the Duke and Duchess of Bedford. They can cater for any style of food from barbeques to ethnic, as well as traditional. The freshest local food and exquisite desserts reflect the attention to detail, the incredible skills and passion of their chefs and indisputable quality throughout.
After the festivities, retire to one of the Suites and wake up to heavenly views on your first day of married life, and revel in the shear romance of this timeless corner of Devon.
The ethos at Hotel Endsleigh is one of flexibility, and the team endeavours to realise each couple’s ideas to ensure their dream wedding comes true. From a sun-drenched gourmet barbeque on the terrace to a sophisticated á la carte dinner served in any of their rooms, your celebration will be tailored entirely to your vision…