NORTH OXON AND NORTH BUCKS Where to marry and where to stay HOLIDAY INN OXFORD This hotel is located close to the city centre with easy access to Oxford Parkway train station for direct links to London. While they don’t host weddings, it’s a great choice for guest accommodation and mini-moons in the city with many attractions close by including designer outlet shopping destination Bicester Village, the University of Oxford, Ashmolean Museum Oxford and Blenheim Palace which is just a 10-minute drive from the hotel. The Holiday Inn Oxford offers free on-site parking for hotel residents, free WiFi, 24-hour room service, a mini gym and a restaurant. The hotel is family-friendly inviting children to stay and eat for free, perfect for familymoons and guests attending a nearby wedding. The hotel is also well equipped for events in the choice of 11 modern meeting rooms located at the Academy Conference Centre. www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/gb/en/oxford/ofduk/hoteldetail HOLIDAY INN MILTON KEYNES - CENTRAL This sister hotel to the Holiday Inn Oxford is home to Marco’s New York Italian restaurant by celebrity chef and restaurateur Marco Pierre White which is hugely popular with guests and locals. The hotel also boasts the Spirit Health Club home to a large indoor pool, fitness centre, gym and a treatment room offering a range of beauty treatments. The hotel is located just a short walk away from Milton Keynes train station with direct connections to central London, and it’s only a 30-minute drive from London Luton Airport. Other local attractions include Bletchley Park, the nearby intu Milton Keynes Shopping Centre and the indoor Snozone – Europe’s largest indoor real snow resort where visitors can learn and practice skiing and snowboarding. Holiday Inn Milton Keynes offers the Orchid Suite, a stylish event space for the wedding breakfast seating up to 60 guests. It’s also available for the reception with discounted rates on offer. There’s also a complimentary bedroom available for the happy couple subject to availability. Both the Holiday Inn Milton Keynes – Central and the Holiday Inn Oxford properties feature the new open lobby concept, unique to the Holiday Inn brand. It’s designed to provide guests with one multi-faceted public space to eat, meet, relax, socialise and work as they choose which will revolutionise the way guests live and interact at the hotel. www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/gb/en/milton-keynes/mlkbk/ hoteldetail Spotlight on... HOTEL LA TOUR, MILTON KEYNES This new four-star plus hotel combines modern sophistication with timeless elegance following a multi-million-pound development. Home to the county’s highest bar and fine-dining restaurant, Fourteen, there’s also a honeymoon suite situated on the top floor, home to a super king-size bed, luxury bathtub with a TV and a secluded lounge enjoying skyline vistas across Buckinghamshire. There’s a stylish events space located on the first floor that’s licensed for ceremonies and can host between 60 and 200 guests. It’s home to a dancefloor, fully functioning bar and features mood lighting at twilight. Connected to it is a sun-soaked private terrace available for outdoor ceremonies of up to 120 guests set against views stretching across Campbell Park. Alexandra Rumble, Hotel La Tour’s weddings and special events manager will be on hand at every stage of the planning and couples can work alongside executive chef Olivier Bertho to create a bespoke wedding breakfast menu serving seasonal British dishes as well as an evening barbecue or buffet on the terrace. Available to book from £78 per guest, Hotel La Tour’s wedding package includes exclusive use of the events space, private terrace and bar; a reception welcome drink for all guests; a three-course wedding breakfast; half a bottle of wine per person; use of Campbell Park for photography; a dedicated wedding co-ordinator to assist on the day and an overnight stay in the honeymoon suite. Guests are offered preferential rates offered on the Skyview Executive and Skyview Standard rooms on the wedding night. 01908 732 400 or visit https://hotel-latour.co.uk 27 LOCAL VENUES
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