Here are the Top 12 Wedding Venues In Nottinghamshire
Swancar Farm Country House
Here are the top 10 wedding venues in Nottingham reviewed by me, Duncan William, a professional magician who has performed at all of them.
The first is of course, Swancar Farm Country House nestled away just north of Wollaton. It set amongst 250 acres of beautiful countryside with a winding path up to its gate. It can accommodate both large and small gatherings and is an exclusive venue for the day. There is new limited onsite accommodation for the wedding guests and a few of their friends, and it’s a traditional farmhouse with a beautifully converted barn for dancing and celebrations. The onsite caterers offer fantastic meals and there is also a wood-fired pizza oven for evening food as well.
You can easily get there from Derby, Nottingham or Leicester, and there’s plenty of parking facilities on a gravel drive. I would also add that their employees and staff are extremely friendly and you can visit one of their open days throughout the year.
Westwood Lodge Hotel
Next up in no particular order is Westwood Lodge Hotel set within 700 acres of parkland within Nottinghamshire, it can host up to 250 guests, although often it is not an exclusive wedding venue, although you can pay to have exclusive wedding packages.
There’s onsite accommodation as you can expect from a hotel and it is a listed building with modern facilities inside.
Bestwood Lodge Hotel
You can also attend Bestwood Lodge Hotel as an independent guest to Dine, and there’s plenty of parking around with good levels of security as well. Holme Pierrepont Hall is slightly further out within the area of colic. It’s in its own land of 30 acres of parkland and can be a little bit on difficult side to find, but can accommodate up to 120 guests. Unfortunately, there’s no onsite accommodation, but there are hotels and bed and breakfast nearby such as Blots Country Club, which offers accommodation. Holme Pierrepont Hall is an exclusive wedding venue and is a historic Tudor manner with manicured gardens perfect for wedding photographs. Although they don’t have onsite caterers.
Holme Pierrepont Hall
Number 5 on our list of top 12 wedding venues in Nottingham is Holme Pierrepont Hall do partner with local caterers to create both bespoke menus. There’s plenty of onsite parking and there’s a nearby private chapel for blessings and ceremonies. Wedding packages start from about 3,500 pounds. Set not too far from Wollaton Park is our next featured wedding venue. The Walled Garden at Beeston Fields. This is near one of the most exclusive parts of Nottingham and near Beeston Fields Golf Club. Whilst you don’t have your wedding within a brick-and-mortar wedding venue, it is a large marquee set in a walled garden of a beautiful Georgian estate in Beeston. It can accommodate up to 200 guests and of course, you do have exclusive use of both the marquee and beautiful gardens.
The enclosed wall gardens are perfect for wedding photos and private parties. The walled garden do have onsite caterers and a fully licensed bar with plenty of free parking in the adjacent golf course. Car park. Wedding packages start from approximately £6,000 and is perfect, especially in the summer.
Carriage Hall
Perhaps one of my favorite venues is Carriage Hall, further South of Nottingham in between Leicester and Nottingham, Carriage Hall is a restored Victorian railway good shed in Plumtree. Next to Perkins Bar and Kitchen, a beautiful little restaurant. It is an exclusive venue and can cater up to 120 seated guests and 200 for evening attendees. There’s a number of hotels and lodges nearby and they have recently built a small number of huts that you can sleep in are really quite cute. There’s large windows exposed brickwork and beautiful surrounding gardens for photographs. Much like the nearby Perkins, Carriage Hall is renowned for its great food and there’s plenty of onsite parking prices start from £5,500 for venue higher and is a popular venue alongside Swancar within Nottingham. Staying in and around Bluff and Leicester is Prestwold Hall.
This can hold up to 140 guests for the wedding ceremony and breakfast and 200 for the evening celebration.
Prestwold Hall does offer exclusive wedding packages for their house and gardens and their onsite accommodation has 10 luxurious bedrooms potentially soon to be extended. They have an in-house catering team and their menus and meals are held in high regard. They have ample parking and wedding packages start from 7,000 pounds and there is a nearby private chapel with incredible countryside views perfect for wedding photos.
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Odd House Farm
Next up is a newer venue, Odd House Farm. This can host up to 150 guests in a marque or barn setting and is exclusive to wedding guests and brides and groom. They have onsite glamping options and if you don’t want to spend your wedding night or as a guest in a tent, you can of course access the many B&Bs nearby set in rolling hills. Whilst they don’t have onsite caterers, they do work with local caterers to offer you the food choices you want. There’s good transport links in between Nottingham and Leicester, and prices start from £4,500.
Next up is of course Bestwood Lodge. This is situated in Bestwood Country Park and is a larger venue hosting up to 250 guests for an evening reception. They also offer exclusive wedding packages, but at times I’ve been there. There have also been another wedding taking place at the same time, so you have to ask the question.
Unlike many wedding venues, these do offer ampleon site hotels in fact, 40 on suite rooms are available for guests inside a beautiful Victorian gothic manor house. Their onsite catering is good and being just 4 miles from Nottingham City Center, they’re easy to get to and have ample free parking for guests on site. Packages start from around £3,000 and there’s plenty of photo opportunities within their 700 acres of scenic parkland.
Inkersall Grange Farm
Next up, we also have Inkersall Grange Farm. This is North Nottingham closer to Newark. Whilst this is not a wedding venue in the form of bricks and mortar, their Marques and TP spaces can host up to 200 guests and you do have exclusive access to the whole farm for your time wedding. They do have some glamping pods and space for camping on site and there is nearby B&B’s if you’re prepared to take a short drive. Inkersall Grange Farm gives you a blank canvas to create your wedding from scratch on and they have no specific links to suppliers but can advise on their recommended suppliers. There’s plenty of onsite parking and venue hire starts and 3,500 pounds, but be prepared to pay more for hiring the TP, the marquee, the caterers, et cetera.
Pumping House
Finally on our list is the Pumping House in Alton North Nottingham. This can hold 100 guests for the ceremonies and 150 for the wedding reception. They are exclusive wedding venue and they have 26 boutique apartments for guests. They also have links with caterers for bespoke menus, ample parking available and is nearby Sherwood Forest, prices start about £5,000 and there’s a popular option north of Nottingham. Final two on our list is Norwood Park, also situated in North Nottingham set over a hundred acres of Picturesque parkland. They do have exclusive use of the house and gardens. They do provide onsite accommodation and 10 bedrooms for their guests. They do have in-house catering and plenty of parking on site. In 2023, they were awarded the best historic wedding venue and has a fully licensed bar.
The Old Vicarage
Finally, there is the old Vicarage. A smaller venue can accommodate 90 guests during the day and 90 guests in the evening. This is only a small venue set within 2 acres of land and does offer some accommodation for the wedding couple and a few guests with additional B&B options nearby. The old Vicarage does offer in-house catering with tailored menus and limited parking.
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So, that’s the list of the top 12 wedding venues in Nottinghamshire I have performed at and enjoy performing at. There are obviously more, and if you’re interested in bringing an entertainer to your event, then do not hesitate to get in touch to learn how Duncan can perform magic at your wedding or private party. If you’re looking for a professional magician, digital magician or stage magician however, who doesn’t desire the spotlight and will in fact want to compliment your wedding day, your private party, or your event and look no further.
To learn more about Duncan and to check his availability, you can connect with him online through his contact form on his contact page. We’ll call him directly and he’ll come back to you with availability, costs help on you to understand how he can best fit your event. He looks forward to hearing from you.
