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

LOCAL LOVELIES To celebrate the collaboration between Somerset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire to form our newest title, we decided to round up some of the finest venues from across the region whatever your vibe DE VERE COTSWOLD WATER PARK 01285 864 000 | www.devere.co.uk/cotswold-water-park-hotel Part of the De Vere collection of historical mansion house estates and distinctive contemporary hotels and event destinations, De Vere Cotswold Water Park is set among the honey-coloured stone buildings and rolling hills of the quintessential Cotswolds. It’s a hotel as spectacular as its natural surroundings, perched among the 152 lakes of the Cotswold Water Park. Cotswold stone, glass and wood are seamlessly integrated throughout the hotel’s design. Meanwhile, the lakeside apartments benefit from outside decking, which wraps around the entire hotel overlooking the lake. The Cotswold Water Park is a nature reserve in itself, so you’ll be surrounded by nature as you celebrate. Once inside this waterside property, you and your guests can experience light, airy spaces furnished in keeping with the natural surroundings. Located within the main hotel building are the most popular suites for wedding ceremonies and receptions, including The Whimbrel Marquee, The Kingfisher Suite, The Mallard Suite and The Drake Suite. Both The Whimbrel Marquee and The Kingfisher Suite offer direct access to the great outdoors and have recently been refurbished; the latter in neutral tones with Cotswold stone. Meanwhile, the Mallard Suite boasts a private balcony overlooking the lake. The hotel can host wedding ceremonies of up to 400 guests and receptions with up to 500 loved ones in the Whimbrel Marquee. The Brasserie Restaurant too has recently enjoyed a renovation with beautiful new décor and furniture in blue tones perfectly matching the lake views wonderfully complimented with gold accents. A menu tasting session is included in the wedding package along with accommodation for the newlyweds and a discounted rate for guests. De Vere Cotswold Water Park was revealed as the fourth most popular spa hotel in the Cotswolds. Inside the hotel is Spa 6, which is home to a gym, spa pool, aroma steam room and dry flotation bed. The popular Rasul Therapy experience is ideal for a pre-wedding pamper and sits perfectly alongside a host of other luxury spa therapies and beauty treatments. Waterside bliss 17 DREAM VENUES

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