Your Devon and Cornwall Wedding - January/February 2021 (Issue 29)

BADGERS HOLT DARTMOOR, DEVON Badgers Holt is a wooden lodge perched next to the River Dart illuminated with festoon lighting with a small outdoor conservatory area that’s decked with fairylights. It’s typical of Dartmoor’s wild and rugged landscape set in a private location alongside the beautiful, ever-changing river with its granite boulders and simple natural beauty. The interior of Badgers Holt offers an intimate bohemian feel with the fixtures and fittings all made using natural resources giving the venue a natural and rustic style. Ceremonies take place outside along the banks of the River Dart for up to 120 loved ones, inside in the Riverside Gallery Room for up to 30 guests or in the Banquet Fireside Room and the Riverside Garden Room each holding up to 120 guests. Receptions also take place in these areas with a boutique garden marquee offering another option for up to 200 loved ones. Ceremony licence? Yes Contact: 01364 631 213, www.badgersholtweddings.co.uk www.facebook.com/badgersholtdartmeet ❤ We love… that the venue offers on-site accommodation including in the Lotus Belle Tent complete with wood-burning stove. It also has a late-night licence and a music licence. *All capacity numbers are subject to when current government restrictions are lifted. HENDRA BARNS, NR NEWQUAY, CORNWALL This stunning venue is nestled in three-and-a-half acres of tranquil surroundings with its rolling lawns leading down to the lake. Here, couples can enjoy an outdoor ceremony in the green oak arbour for up to 20 loved ones gathered in the structure, or the lakeside conservatory with its floor-to-ceiling glass windows flooding the venue with natural daylight and incredible views that can hold up to 60 guests. Larger ceremonies with up to 120 people can enjoy the marquee adjacent to the arbour on the patio seating a further 30 people and hosting a total of 120 evening guests. The function barn with a glass-vaulted ceiling offers the perfect location for indoor receptions seating up to 70 guests and should couples prefer a marquee or tipi reception, the terraced grounds offer the space for this for up to 160 loved ones (with the venue having a list of their preferred suppliers). Ceremony licence: Yes Contact: 01872 510 884, www.hendrabarns.co.uk www.facebook.com/HendraBarnsCountryBreaks ❤ We love… that the venue also offers three renovated barn buildings for holidays and short lets ideal for a minimoon in the region. *All capacity numbers are subject to when current government restrictions are lifted. Photography of Badgers Holt Dartmoor courtesy of www.hannah-wilde.com 24