Your Somerset, Glos & Wilts Wedding - October/November 2024 (Issue 103)

CRICKLADE & SPA HOTEL 01793 750 751 | www.crickladehotel.co.uk This exquisite country house was built at the turn of the last century. It has been tastefully restored and carefully extended marrying period features with modern touches. With 45 stylish and comfortable bedrooms, a luxury spa with indoor pool, sauna and steam room plus treatment rooms, a gym, and a beauty room, it’s perfect for wedding day preparations. The hotel is located at the bottom of a private drive and the grounds are home to a tennis court, an all-weather pétanque pitch and a large outside seating area with an elevated position for guests to enjoy beautiful views of the Wiltshire Downs. There are also stone steps leading down to the grounds providing a memorable big-day photo opportunity. Set within 33 acres of lush countryside, the Hotel is in an advanced programme of landscaping and planting 40,000 bulbs to enhance its picturesque location. This beautiful outdoor space can be used for lawn games and activities to entertain your guests. Ceremonies can be held outside in the Stone Folly or indoors in the grand ballroom suite that’s easy to style with different decorations. It has its own private bar and reception area with a maximum seated capacity of up to 120 people. The library is home to a stunning fireplace and is perfect for an intimate wedding celebration of up to 35 people seated. The wedding packages here include a free wedding tasting for the two of you six weeks before the big day and complimentary bedrooms for the night of the wedding (number dependent on package). BRAESIDE HOUSE 01380 722 637 | www.braeside-education.co.uk Located in the heart of Wiltshire, on the edge of Devizes, this is an ideal venue for a unique celebration. Here you’ll find more than four-and-ahalf acres of grounds and gardens with the manor-style house at their centre. The House has a homely, welcoming feel making it popular with its guests. DAUNTSEY PARK HOUSE 01249 721 777 | www.dauntseyparkhouse.co.uk A beautiful, private family home situated on the banks of the River Avon, Dauntsey Park offers elegant interiors and extensive grounds to create an exceptional and individual venue for wedding receptions in Wiltshire. The venue offers marquee or house receptions and ceremonies held in the neighbouring historical church of St James. WIDBROOK GRANGE 01225 864 750 | www.widbrookgrange.co.uk Widbrook Grange is an original Georgian model farm on the outskirts of Bradford on Avon. Your “I dos” can be exchanged in the surroundings of the rustic converted barn, or in the romantic gardens that surround the Georgian farmhouse. The venue can host an intimate elopement just for the two of you all the way up to grander affairs. STEAM 01793 466 613 | www.steam-museum.org.uk/venue-hire STEAM is housed in a beautifully restored Grade II railway building in the heart of the former Swindon railway works. Full of character and elegance, the venue offers a choice of locations within the Museum for wedding ceremonies and receptions among the famous exhibits, including the charismatic 1930s station platform and the magnificent Caerphilly Castle Hall. Also check out... 14

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