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Top 10 Classic Wedding Venues in Dorset

Coco Wedding Venues is the first place to kickstart your wedding planning. We strip back the noise and overwhelm in those first steps of planning your wedding, focusing on the most important and time-consuming one of all – finding your perfect wedding venue.

Dorset has plenty of classic wedding venues, and we’ve picked a perfect selection for you here. But why stop there? You’ll find a lot more beautiful and stylish classic wedding venues in Dorset and beyond in the pages of our Venue Finder.

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Deans Court
Deans Court
Deans Court
Deans Court
Deans Court
Deans Court
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Deans Court
From £5,500

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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St Audries Park
St Audries Park
St Audries Park
St Audries Park
St Audries Park
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St Audries Park
From £6,500

Based on a weekday wedding in February.

Situated within 100 acres of tranquil deer park, overlooking the rolling Quantock Hills and the Bristol Channel beyond, St Audries Park provides the...
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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 £11,450

Based on a weekend wedding in July. 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...
Pennsylvania Castle Estate
Pennsylvania Castle Estate
Pennsylvania Castle Estate
Pennsylvania Castle Estate
Pennsylvania Castle Estate
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Pennsylvania Castle Estate
From £16,837

Based on a weekday wedding in June. Includes 2-night venue hire and accommodation.

Set on the cliffs of Dorset's dramatic coastline, complete with stunning sea views, manicured grounds and unique accommodation options, The Penn...
Abbots Court Rural Retreat
Abbots Court Rural Retreat
Abbots Court Rural Retreat
Abbots Court Rural Retreat
Abbots Court Rural Retreat
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Abbots Court Rural Retreat
From £8,500

Includes 2-night venue hire.

Nestled in a pocket of six acres of woodlands, meadows and country fields, Abbots Court is a slice of Dorset heaven.
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Wedding Venues with Land
Sant Ffraed House
Monmouthshire
Everards Farm
Somerset
Wolterton Park
Norfolk, East of England
Colville Hall
Essex, East of England
Finca Morneta
Spain, International
Lartington Hall
North East
Chapel House Estate
Kent, South East
Ebrington Manor
Gloucestershire, South West
Mount Druid
Ireland, International
The Willow Marsh Farm
Leicestershire, East Midlands
Walthamstow Wetlands
London
Offley Place
Hertfordshire, East of England
Seckford Hall Hotel & Spa
Suffolk, East of England
Whitworth Estate & Deer Park
County Durham, North East
Bourton Hall
Warwickshire, West Midlands
Middleton Lodge Estate
North Yorkshire, Yorkshire & Humberside
Barns & Yard
Worcestershire, West Midlands
Grittleton House
Wiltshire, South West
Spirit Lake
Surrey, South East
Firle Place
East Sussex, South East
Wilderness Weddings Kent
Kent, South East
Elmley Nature Reserve
Kent, South East
Kingston Estate
Devon, South West
Pylewell Park
Pylewell Park
Pylewell Park
Pylewell Park
Pylewell Park
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Pylewell Park
From £18,500

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

Pylewell Park is a newly launched wedding venue close to the sailing town of Lymington in the New Forest. A unique setting offering complete...
The Nici
The Nici
The Nici
The Nici
The Nici
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The Nici
From £4,000

Based on a weekend wedding in June. Includes food and drink.

Welcome to THE NICI, a premier wedding destination on Bournemouth's stunning West Cliff. The hotel combines luxury, elegance, and breathtaking coastal...
Came House
Came House
Came House
Came House
Came House
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Came House
From £26,000

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

Came House is an enchanting Palladian Country House and private estate in the heart of Thomas Hardy's Dorset, ten minutes from the Jurassic coast.
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...
Coastal Tents
Coastal Tents
Coastal Tents
Coastal Tents
Coastal Tents
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Coastal Tents
From £3,000

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

Coastal Tents offers beautiful, design-led tipis and sailcloth tents paired with exceptional service, allowing couples to create an outdoor wedding...
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