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Swanton Morley House is located in the heart of the Norfolk countryside and the venue itself is set within 10 acres of beautiful gardens, woodland and meadow.
The gardens which change greatly with the seasons and turn from the calm silhouette of winter, to the freshness of spring, to the riot of summer colour and then to rich and warm autumnal tones are sure to make each wedding special and memorable to everyone involved. Extensive planting of evergreens over 100 hundred years ago, including azaleas, holly, yew, rhododendron and Portuguese laurel guarantees that the garden remains vibrant all year round providing almost endless opportunities for stunning wedding photography.
As the wedding venue is exclusively yours and with no set plans with regards to any aspect of your day, Swanton Morley House weddings are tailored to each couple. They start with a beautiful and elegant setting which then allows each couple to add their own style and details to make their day truly unique. With an “anything is possible” philosophy and contacts with the best local wedding suppliers, weddings at Swanton Morley House are relaxed and personal.
The former stable block makes up the wedding venue buildings and incorporates the ceremony room, sofa “chill-out” room, gallery room, kitchen, toilets; surrounding a Mediterranean style courtyard. All of the rooms have recently been fitted out to a very high standard and feature double height ceilings and exposed oak beams. The ceremony room provides seating space for up to 100 guests and has been decorated in a neutral palette allowing couples to add their own finishing touches.
The courtyard is covered by a bespoke centre poled marquee roof with the brickwork and climbing plants remaining exposed. Together with the beautiful limestone paving, the courtyard retains its Mediterranean feel creating the illusion of the warmth of summer all year round. The surrounding rooms all connect to the courtyard via french doors which allow the “spaces to flow” but also provide the flexibility to close off some of the rooms from the courtyard.
You may choose to have a string quartet on the deck under the lawson cypress, drinks on the main lawn in front of the ha-ha or simply enjoy lawn games and tennis, the options are endless.
Swanton Morley House is passionate about their gardens, growing flowers and can even provide beautiful blooms for a couple’s wedding day. They work closely with florists who share the passion to use locally grown flowers and sustainable floristry methods and are happy to advise couples on seasonal availability.
We got married at Swanton Morley House and Gardens in August 2019 and from the moment we arrived at the viewing, we knew it was the place we wanted to get married. Lots of our guests commented on the stunning grounds and beautiful ceremony room. Both in the lead up and on the day, Caroline was amazing and her lovely family were so supportive in helping us to set up the day before. We had the most incredible wedding day and would highly recommend this venue to anybody who is looking for the perfect place to get married.
The most wonderful, pristine venue and gardens you’ll find in Norfolk. As soon as we visited Swanton Morley House we knew it was the venue for us. Caroline was supportive and helpful throughout the planning process, offering advice whenever we asked for it. She made sure the big day ran perfectly and we can’t thank her enough for that. Photographs simply don’t do the place justice!
My wife and I got married at Swanton Morley House in August 2019. This was such an amazing venue, we visited and fell automatically in love with the place we didn’t even view any other venue! Caroline was amazing, she was so detailed in every part of the day, even those little details you would not think of and took the stress of it all away! Absolute stunning gardens for photos and our ceremony, the dining area was just as special, a perfect size for a personal touch to the speeches and the evening. We are forever grateful for your hard work and for sharing your venue with us on our special day.
We got married at Swanton Morley last weekend and everyone commented on how beautiful the venue is, both inside and out. Caroline has been fantastic on the run up to the wedding and couldn’t do enough to help us, replying to any emails and questions quickly. Both Caroline and Mark have been fantastic and made our day so special. Thank you so much! We wish we could do it all over again!
Thank you so much for all your assistance with the planning stages and helping ensure that we had an amazing day. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you so much! We had the most amazing day and were sad to see it come to an end. However, because of the effort you put in to ensure we had an amazing day, we will forever look back and be thankful. The gardens looked stunning and everyone complimented the venue.
Our licensed ceremony room can comfortably seat 80 guests. We can also offer outside ceremonies and have many areas within the grounds that couples can choose for their ceremony. These areas include formal gardens, a decked area, an oak pergola, a meadow, and a circular glade area in our woodland.
Our courtyard marquee area comfortably seats 100 guests. For couples who wish to have more guests seated for a wedding breakfast, they may hire a separate marquee to be located in our gardens. This may be used for the day and wedding breakfast and then the courtyard marquee and surrounding wedding venue rooms would be used for the evening.
Our overall limit for the day and evening guests is 120.
Yes, small mid-week weddings are offered on Wednesdays where guest numbers are up to 60 adults for a ceremony and afternoon reception.
In addition, a small wedding option is also available for a Saturday wedding where guest numbers are up to 60 adults for a ceremony and afternoon reception with the option to add an evening reception with a further 20 evening guests.
With prices starting at £3,500 our smaller wedding options provide affordable luxury for a beautiful wedding.
We are delighted to offer ceremony-only options for couples who are looking for an elegant wedding, which may be small in size but does not compromise on the special feeling of a wedding celebration.
We can offer a ceremony-only hire for weddings with guest numbers of up to 60. For an even smaller wedding (or even an elopement!), we also have a further option for weddings with guests of up to 15 or 30. These options are available on a Wednesday, with further days (including Saturdays) being an option, subject to availability. Our ceremony-only option prices start at £1,150, and we include time for preparations, your wedding ceremony, a drinks reception and photographs in our glorious grounds and gardens.
Couples may supply their own drinks at our venue and we do not charge corkage. For couples who wish to have a pay bar, we work with some great local mobile bar providers who are able to deal with all the necessary licencing and who can also offer a variety of bespoke bar options.
As a bespoke venue we do not offer any set plans or packages and we hope this gives couples lots of freedom to be able to choose the various elements of their day and have greater budget flexibility.