WASING ESTATE, ALDERMASTON, BERKSHIRE Wasing Park is an award-winning, exclusive-use wedding venue situated on a 4,000-acre estate in the beautiful Berkshire countryside offering outstanding facilities in a quintessentially English setting. The historic buildings boast more than 250 years of history and the walled gardens and picturesque lakes provide a romantic photographic backdrop. The estate hosts a variety of wellbeing activities, including meditation and traditional yoga classes at its new Pavilion. Workshops are often held here by world-renowned wellbeing practitioners. Wasing Park sits at the heart of the estate. It’s ideal for a romantic barn wedding and boasts 26 boutique rooms for guests including the fairytale Dovecote, a circular suite with a freestanding bathtub, and The Granary raised on staddle stones. There’s also a bridal cottage for use the night before plus a room dedicated to the groomsmen and a late-night bar. Ceremonies take place in the Victorian Summerhouse or the glasswalled Garden Room with the wedding breakfast held in the Castle Barn and outside under the new covered terrace. There’s also the option of marrying in the 15th-century Parish Church of St Nicholas located on-site. Ceremony licence? Yes Contact: 0118 907 0199 | www.wasing.co.uk/weddings www.facebook.com/Wasingweddings www.instagram.com/wasingweddings ♥ We love...the organic farm location and ‘Estate to Plate’ ethos meaning the wedding venue can offer the very best produce whilst reducing the impact on the environment. WOOLLEY PARK (ON THE WOOLLEY ESTATE), OXFORDSHIRE This historic house set in amongst the formal lawns with extensive views of the parkland and valley below boasts a selection of grand opulent rooms with a feature staircase which is the ideal spot to have big-day photographs taken. The elegant Drawing Room, designed in 1841, features large mirrors and gold gilding to replicate a French salon. The main marquee area is across a small bridge from the house surrounded by a pretty walled garden, perfect for hosting smaller weddings. It was traditionally used for growing vegetables for the main house and is now completely enclosed and private with pergolas, arches, tree-lined avenues and floral borders. Guest accommodation is also available here in either a modern cabin or traditional potting shed. Another outdoor option for a celebrant-led ceremony is the woodland clearing where an unlimited number of guests can gather. Receptions, like celebrant-led ceremonies, can take place anywhere across the estate for an unlimited number outside, and up to 30 loved ones inside although the most popular location is in the park in front of the house. This features the backdrop of the house on one side and trees around the others. There’s also the Cowleaze perched on top of a hill next to the woodland area with views across to the nearby villages. Ceremony licence? No Contact: 01488 638 835 | www.woolleyestate.co.uk ♥ We love...that couples can mix and match parts of the estate. They can ch ose the location and design aspect of their day and it gives them a blank canvas suited to any theme. THEMED VENUES 23
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