Wedding reception venues: find country houses and mansions

Search through country house, manor house and mansion wedding reception venues. Country houses and mansions provide perfect rural wedding venues.

Wedding Venue Photo Opportunities : Stairs!

May 15, 2012
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Sensational stair shots Hello, and welcome to The Wedding Venue Secret. Once again we’re teaming up with our close cousins over at The Wedding Photography Secret, in order to bring you venue-specific photography advice! Take a peek at our previous article, which generally outlines the best type of venues for photography. But today we’re just [...]

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Fawsley Hall : Luxurious Tranquillity In Northamptonshire

March 19, 2012
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Fawsley Hall : Luxurious Tranquillity In Northamptonshire Inspired by the beautiful proposal story sent over to us by Cora a few weeks ago, we’d like to introduce you to Fawsley Hall – an idyllic engagement and wedding venue. This impressive country house hotel was actually a Royal Manor as far back as the 7th century, [...]

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Wedding Venues Meet Wedding Photography

March 13, 2012
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Stunning backdrops Today our Venue and Photography magazines are sort of ‘merging’ temporarily, as the following topic integrates elements of each. In many cases, a picture is only as good as its backdrop. This is one of the reasons why beautiful buildings and interiors are some of the most sought-after locations as wedding venues. Think [...]

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Traditional wedding venues : Where should I hold my wedding?

November 8, 2011
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Traditional wedding venues So you are thinking ‘I want a traditional wedding’, but are you stuck for ideas of where to get married? Back to your roots In order to ‘get traditional’, think about where your grandparents got married. Did they have a religious marriage service or a civil ceremony? The odds are, they were [...]

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Romantic newly restored Georgian House in Devon: Shilstone Estate

September 30, 2011
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Romantic newly restored Georgian House in Devon: Shilstone Estate Nestled away within several hundred acres of beautiful countryside in Devon you will find Shilstone Estate, a newly restored historic venue accepting wedding ceremony and reception bookings from Spring 2012. Enchanting woodlands, lakes, streams, and breathtaking valleys surround Shilstone offering a stunning view each way you [...]

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Country House Weddings near Bristol : the beautiful Coombe Lodge at Blagdon

September 12, 2011
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Coombe Lodge On the Northwestern edge of the Mendips, in one of Somerset’s many Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, sits an imposing Country House called Coombe Lodge. This Grade II-Listed building was commissioned as a family home in the earlier part of the 20th century by Sir Vernon Wills of the Imperial Tobacco Company in [...]

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Charming country house amidst unspoilt South Devon : Hazelwood

September 2, 2011
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Charming country house amidst unspoilt South Devon : Hazelwood Located near Kingsbridge in one of the UK’s areas of outstanding natural beauty lies Hazelwood, an adorable country house and hotel perfect for holding a private wedding celebration. An age-old oak tree guards the entrance of this enchanting house, which is hidden away within 67 acres [...]

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Wedding Venue, Leicester : The vibrant and historic City Rooms

June 22, 2011
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The City Rooms The story of The City Rooms entails both a happy ending and a new beginning. Work began on this Georgian, Grade I-listed building in the heart of Leicester City Centre back in 1792, with the original intention of creating a hotel. Unfortunately it lacked the funds to be finished, and the project [...]

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Wedding venue, North Devon : Peaceful countryside haven, Millbrook Cottages

June 17, 2011
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Featured Venue : Millbrook Cottages Millbrook Estate is an award-winning, luxurious and romantic wedding venue, set alongside an annexe collection of self-catering accommodation in a peaceful corner of North Devon. During 2009, Millbrook had over 60 honeymoon couples staying in the cottages, and the estate was also the location of 20 proposals. After looking at [...]

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Wedding venue, Suffolk : The elegant and enchanting Hengrave Hall

June 15, 2011
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Hengrave Hall The breathtaking Hengrave Hall, a privately-owned Tudor mansion, is one of the most romantic wedding venues in Britain!  Hengrave Hall is a little piece of heaven quietly nestled in the undulating Suffolk countryside, just outside Bury St Edmunds and only 30 minutes from Cambridge. A little bit of history This is a building [...]

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