Your Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wedding - Apr/May 2019 (Issue 76)

All the latest from the regions NEWS Nearlywed TO THE MANOR REBORN Thorpe Manor, a grand Georgian country home in the Oxfordshire countryside near Banbury, has just opened for exclusive hire. Hold your ceremony inside or in the original summerhouse, and enjoy the rural surroundings of the 200-acre estate, as well as the croquet lawn, hot tub, fine dining and exceptional service – and with 14 bedrooms, your and your nearest and dearest can make a weekend of it. Call 01295 711 006 or check out thorpemanorhouse.co.uk The wedding in the willows Looking for a minimoon or pre-wedding get-together? Cookham Green’s recently launched Karma Sanctum On The Green and associated restaurant Mole and Badger, headed up by chef Johnny Prince, could be the ideal destination. Set in the land of The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame lived locally), the hotel is putting together a wild wood walk package, and there are big-day possibilities too. Check out sanctumonthegreen.com for more information. BRACKNELL’S GEM REVEALS NEW FACET Bracknell’s South Hill Park Arts Centre and Wilde Theatre has opened a new function space, the Coach House. Set in the beautiful grounds of a Georgian mansion house, the Coach House is another quirky addition to the arts venue’s wedding spaces, including the Garden Room, Recital Room, Mirror Gallery, 60-seat cinema and Wilde Theatre auditorium. Call 01344 413 514 or visit southhillpark.org.uk for more information. Oxford South hotel now open Courtyard by Marriott has launched a new hotel, Oxford South, within easy reach of the city centre and the Bicester Village shopping centre. With a futuristic exterior designed by Urban Reef and an Oxon-themed interior, the venue also has big-day possibilities, with room for up to 120 guests. Check out marriott.co.uk YOUR ESSENTIALS 9