15 Venues For A Fabulous Wedfest Wedding
Author: Emily Perry
As festival season approaches, we’re swooning over tipi tents and floral garlands. We’ve rounded up our absolute favourite wedding venues around the UK fit for a fabulous festival-inspired celebration.
Alcott Farm
Where: Alvechurch, Worcestershire
The best thing about Alcott Farm is the complete creative freedom you have to make it your own. The stunning countryside location in Worcestershire offers a secluded blank canvas for you to get super quirky with your festival-inspired celebration! Think DIY decor, tipi tents and gourmet food trucks. Guests can bathe in the sunshine in this beautiful open space and enjoy outdoor fun and games. Whether you want to have an authentic all-night festival experience with a place to glamp or head indoors for the evening with the on-site self-catering cottages, the choice is yours.
Hockwold Hall
Where: Suffolk
This Grade II listed Manor is surrounded by beautiful grounds, which makes it an ideal venue for setting up a marquee and holding an outdoor wedding. Hockwold Hall offers bespoke wedding packages ensuring you can create your ideal festival-themed wedding day. There are 35 acres of grounds perfect for your wedding guests to celebrate the big day and party into the evening reception.
The Renaissance at Kelham Hall
Where: Nottinghamshire
A stunning 18th-century mansion nestled away in 42 acres of ideal festival gardens and neatly trimmed lawns. Whether you are looking for a small intimate summer wedding or a large wedding party with up to 800 guests, The Renaissance is another ideal venue to hold your festival wedding. There are plenty of places to place an outdoor marquee or fairy lights, and the experienced team will work with you and the wedding suppliers to ensure your wedding venue is just how you would like it for the big day.
Hickleton Hall
Where: South Yorkshire
This historic hall will offer guests a unique experience, as all of the weddings are held outside amongst the 17 acres of picturesque gardens. The Grade II Georgian stately home provides a large marquee for up to 150 guests, where the celebrations can take place and evening entertainment can be provided. You will have a completely blank canvas to host your festival wedding, meaning everything from the flowers, cake and caterers to the ceremony and guests is completely up to you.
Cornish Tipi Weddings
Where: West Country
A wedding venue that will completely transport you to a fun festival celebration with all your loved ones. The beauty of this outdoor location is ideal to welcome your guests and friends to the ceremony. After the vows have been exchanged, the marquee meadow will create a tranquil and relaxed atmosphere to finish off the perfect day. Toasting marshmallows by the fire and dancing under the stars will be the memory you hold after choosing this venue for your festival-themed wedding.
Cefn Tilla Court
Where: South Wales
The Grade II * listed country estate is a privately owned venue which can be used to inspire your perfect day. Continuing your festival-themed wedding through the weekend will not be a problem, as the venue can be hired for two days. The landscaped gardens create an outdoor setting for the guys to relax or even involve themselves in some outdoor activities such as clay pigeon shooting or salmon fly fishing. Expect the upcoming celebrations to be held in a modern and stylish marquee, ideal for creating your dream festival wedding day.
Pentillie Castle
Where: Cornwall
Nestled amongst woodland gardens, this venue does create the perfect scenery for your Wedfest wedding. There are two ideal places to hold your ceremony at the private estate, which include; the Bathing hut alongside the Tamer River or outside under the Loggia on the south terrace overlooking the views of Dartmoor. The wedding coordinator will also work with local suppliers to ensure you can create your dream festival celebration.
The Dower House Hotel
Where: Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire
An exclusive use venue which can hold a civil ceremony inside or outside in the fabulous folly, amongst the hotel grounds. There are bespoke packages available to create a beautiful day or a bespoke package can be created to make your perfect Wedfest wedding with outdoor festival details in mind. There are also 21 bedrooms inside the country house hotel which your guests will have full access to on the day to stay overnight.
Pennard House
Where: Somerset
This family-owned Georgian Manor house offers style and the perfect location for festival weddings. In amongst gardens, meadows and cider orchards, this venue will create the rustic outdoor wedding you have been dreaming about. The couple can come on-site the night before to set up any extra details such as fairy lights to create the festival theme for the day, and there is a local church in a nearby village where vows can be exchanged on the big day. The Coach House is an ideal spot to hold a festival wedding with wooden beams and a custom-built dance floor, you and your loved ones can dance until your feet hurt!
Holne Park House
Where: Devon
The outdoor pavilion will transport you to a magical picturesque setting to exchange your vows with your partner. Overlooked by your friends and family they will celebrate with you and in the summer months, a joyous and fun-filled day can be planned by the team at the Manor House. A flexible approach is offered by the team here so your guests can enter into a festival world surrounded by festival sound and fun created by yourself.
Kingston Bagpuize House
Where: Oxfordshire
The Folly in the Woodland Garden is an ideal romantic setting to hold your ceremony and start the celebrations. There are 20 acres of grounds to host your outdoor celebrations and a drinks reception on the adjacent lawns could be just the thing to start your festival wedding entertainment. The Manor House also offers an extended marquee or bespoke marquee to host a winter wedding, so outdoor plans can not be disrupted.
Minterne House
Where: Dorset
This Unique Country house offers a tranquil location to hold your outdoor wedding. Your day can be created completely bespoke for you and your partner, so any details required will not be a problem. You can even design your very own marquee. The gardens also allow the alfresco dining experience your festival wedding can not go without!
Frensham Pond Hotel & Spa
Where: Surrey
With 900 acres of national trust land, you couldn’t pick a more nature-filled venue? There are some truly beautiful photo spot opportunities at this venue, with a panoramic view of the Frensham Great Pond. 150 guests can be catered for here and an outdoor marquee is also available. If you are looking for an outdoor ceremony with stunning views for your Wedfest wedding, this hotel is ideal.
Craig-y-Nos Castle
Where: Swansea
This welsh venue is nestled away in the Brecon beacons, with incredible views of the Welsh mountains. This is the venue for you. There is an outdoor patio space perfect for creating any outdoor wedding activities and a wooden dance floor perfect for a disco for all your guests!
Hawkstone Hall
Where: Shropshire
This Country Mansion not only has its private chapel but also is placed in spacious gardens, perfect for hosting an outdoor wedding. You will have no problem grabbing those important photos with loved ones and creating the perfect backdrop for a festival wedding.