Your Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Wedding- Page number 17 - August/September 2021 (Issue 28)

WEDDING VENUES IN WEST WILTSHIRE Spotlight on... FONTHILL ESTATE, FONTHILL BISHOP Bake Barn is a restored shooting lodge perched in a private, remote spot in the Wiltshire Downs on the 9,000-acre Fonthill Estate. It’s one of three venues for hire on-site that also includes Quarry Wood, a stunning woodland spot where a wedding under a stretch tent can be held (turn to page 45 to see ideas in our exclusive shoot). Deer Park Barn is the third venue on the estate that’s best suited to micro weddings. The modest stone and tiled exterior of Bake Barn, along with the pitched central glass doors, gives it an old-fashioned village school feel and it’s sheltered by a stone perimeter wall creating a courtyard effect. Partly grass and partly gravel with a covered loggia area, it’s a self-contained blank canvas ideal for a rural and rustic-inspired real wedding. The interior boasts exposed beams and rafters, repointed stone walls and a wooden floor. A large fireplace at one end provides a focal point and a photo backdrop when decorated for a wedding. Natural light streams through the middle of the building which features glass doors on both sides and upstairs above the main hall, the Beater’s Loft is a light and airy industrial-style space for those seeking something a little more contemporary. Ceremonies take place here for up to 80 loved ones and there’s a separate entrance and private staircase for the bride or groom to enter. The Main Hall can set up to 120 guests for the ceremony and the covered Loggia situated outside in the pretty courtyard is open on one side allowing guests to gather and watch. Up to 50 people can be seated undercover on hay bales or benches with the remainder standing or sitting outside in the courtyard. Drinks and canapés can also be enjoyed in the courtyard while the wedding breakfast is served inside the main hall. Those wishing to dine al fresco against the uninterrupted views can do this by hiring a marquee to erect on the lawn and these vistas make fantastic backdrops for photographs with the lake and Beckford Arch both being recognised beauty spots. Ceremony licence? Yes Contact: 01747 820 246, www.fonthill.co.uk www.facebook.com/fonthillestate www.instagram.com/fonthillestate ♥ We love... that with no neighbours nearby, there are no curfew and noise restrictions. https://ang elawardbrown.com https://ang elawardbrown.com REGIONAL VENUES 17