OCKENDEN MANOR HOTEL & SPA 01444 416 111 | www.hshotels.co.uk/ockenden-manor This 15th-century Hotel is set in the pretty village of Cuckfield, only 20 minutes from Gatwick Airport. Nestled among eight acres of peaceful gardens and parkland, it boasts views across the West Sussex countryside to the South Downs. The Spa was purpose-built inside a 19th-century walled garden and offers a host of luxury facilities including an indoor pool with swim through to an outdoor heated pool, outdoor hot tub and eight treatment rooms. Ockenden Manor is a charming and tranquil Elizabethan manor house. It’s full of history and character with an elegant sitting room warmed by a roaring log fire, cosy, wood-panelled bar, and oak-panelled private dining room with painted ceiling and stained-glass windows. The Hotel has 27 distinctive bedrooms and suites, some with four-poster beds, all individually furnished, and each named after a member of one of the two families who’ve owned the building since 1520. Ceremonies can take place in either one of the venue’s two licensed spaces. The Drawing Room is a bright and sunny spot featuring antique furniture, open fire and views of the garden. It can host up to 50 loved ones for the “I dos.” The Ockenden Suite has the wow factor in spades with spectacular views over the terrace, gardens and South Downs beyond. It can host 96. Or for those looking to marry in the open-air, the delightful Burrell Garden, shaded by tall leafy trees and colourful flowerbeds, is licensed for ceremonies, hosting up to 50 guests. The Ockenden Suite can also be used for wedding receptions, again for up to 96 guests. For more intimate celebrations, the Burrell Suite is a beautiful oak-panelled room with a door leading out to the garden. It can host up to 40 nearest and dearest for an intimate wedding breakfast. The venue can accommodate 100 guests for the evening do. Ockendon Manor can be hired exclusively (an additional marquee can be used when booking on these terms) and the restaurant serves some of the finest food in Sussex using only the best locally-sourced ingredients. HORSTED PLACE 01825 750 581 | www.horstedplace.co.uk/weddings Horsted Place Hotel is located two miles south of Uckfield. Steeped in history, with a stunning Victorian Gothic backdrop, it offers an idyllic setting. Step beyond the redbrick facade and you enter a world of gilt framed paintings and roaring fires. Converted into a hotel in the 1980s it still bears the hallmarks of its auspicious past yet has one foot firmly in the future. It’s available for the exclusive use of your wedding party, which means you get your own fully-staffed country house and garden for the day, including the bedrooms. www.fazackarley.com THE CEDAR ROOF BARN www.thecedarroofbarn.co.uk The Cedar Roof Barn is a rustic wedding venue tucked away among rolling fields just outside the picturesque town of Lewes near Uckfield, East Sussex. Built with love in 2018, this beautiful barn facility sits on acres of green land in the heart of the countryside. Chickens, sheep and horses graze on the flourishing pastures, creating an authentic farmland atmosphere. If you’ve always wanted to celebrate your big day in the country, you’ll adore this charming venue. 16
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