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Which fancy hotel would you have a micro wedding at in the UK?

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Reori · 26/01/2025 13:25

i am engaged and decided I really don’t want to have a big wedding. I like weddings but most weddings to me are nothing spectacular especially when you find out how much they cost per head.

Fiance and I are also the last siblings in our families to get married so the novelty is kind of gone.

Fiance and I initially assumed we would do something small abroad with our siblings and parents. But I find the concept of being married in a country which I don’t know at all and where I don’t speak the language really daunting. The idea of running around the Tuscan countryside trying to find a place that sells a specific object really unappealing.

I was hoping to book my family rooms at a big country house and share a sort of mini break with food and activities.

Cliveden is at the top of my list but I just think there must be better value for money elsewhere.

What would you do if you were having my style of wedding?

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MarzipanAndFrenchFancies · 26/01/2025 14:03

Chewton Glen in the New Forest. Has a spa and lovely grounds, beach a 20 min walk away.

www.chewtonglen.com/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA19e8BhCVARIsALpFMgHN3rb11arp-sWwCM2CXGY3U6_BpMRRaxm1OHWuMAkU-1nBYwEquZoaAqBJEALw_wcB

FirstsignsofSpring · 26/01/2025 14:03

Gleneagles feels a bit like Cliveden to me - busy, golf course, lots of people around. But lovely sea view

We live a couple of miles from Gleneagles and I'd wholeheartedly recommend it.

I think the OP will be very disappointed if she goes there expecting a sea view though!

FirstsignsofSpring · 26/01/2025 14:04

Fischer's at Barlow is another one I'd recommend.

MarzipanAndFrenchFancies · 26/01/2025 14:04

I am going to duck and run for cover.. I am not too fond of The Pig.

driedapricots101 · 26/01/2025 14:06

Beaverbrook in Surrey is gorg.. has all you want but no boating

luckylavender · 26/01/2025 14:06

InternetRandom · 26/01/2025 13:34

The Goring does this. Would be obviously not a countryside experience but they have lovely gardens.

Very small gardens though compared to somewhere in the country

somethingischasingme · 26/01/2025 14:08

Hotel du Vin in Henley. Each room is unique- one has a bath on the balcony, done room have stairs.

somethingischasingme · 26/01/2025 14:10



somethingischasingme · 26/01/2025 14:11

Some rooms have 2 baths!

Duckcake2 · 26/01/2025 14:12

Heckfield Place or Four Seasons Hampshire

Mylovelygreendress · 26/01/2025 14:12

Cromlix near Stirling

elliesmummy19 · 26/01/2025 14:12

We got married at Bailbrook House in Bath. Absolutely no guests. They used to do a “just us” wedding package but I’m not sure they do anymore. It was amazing though. Highly recommend.

nabanna · 26/01/2025 14:12

Onetimeonly2024 · 26/01/2025 13:40

Bit of a trek for you, but Gleneagles would suit. It’s fabulous 🥰 I would definitely have a small wedding there.

Colleague gor married there - think 20 guests. They loved it, activities available (golf horse riding, spa etc), train from London stops at Gleneagles station, can drive up or flight to Edinburgh

Cynic17 · 26/01/2025 14:13

Well, I would choose Claridge's, but that is London.

If you want rural, how about Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons?

mum2jakie · 26/01/2025 14:16

Not sure I'd it's up market enough but a lovely location by Rudyard Lake in Staffordshire.

hotel-rudyard.com/weddings-functions/

Bankholidayhelp · 26/01/2025 14:18

Sneaton castle Whitby?

Reori · 26/01/2025 14:20

So far my faves are:
The Newt
Middleton Lodge
Babington House
Four Seasons Hampshire
Gleneagles (trekking up all together on the train sounds fun)

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Dressingdown1 · 26/01/2025 14:20

Another vote for Chewton Glen, you could stay in a tree house. Lovely location with a great spa, tennis courts, croquet, little golf course and the sea just a few minutes walk away.

Reori · 26/01/2025 14:20

Thanks all. Still googling all suggestions

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boulevardofbrokendreamss · 26/01/2025 14:20

Burgh Island

Reori · 26/01/2025 14:21

Oh and Chewton Glen is a contender. Gorgeous.

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HelloNorthernStar · 26/01/2025 14:21

Langley castle in Hexham Northumberland

Reori · 26/01/2025 14:24

The Newt is my new number 1. Wow

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Lollzi86 · 26/01/2025 14:24

Fairy hill in the gower, Swansea. Beautiful gardens. Amazing food. Small and intimate. Wild horses running across the moors on an evening is a sight I’ll never forget.

Ishoos · 26/01/2025 14:26

JustAnotherDayWorkingAtHome · 26/01/2025 13:39

Middleton lodge, North Yorkshire gorgeous

I second this, went to a wedding g there recently and it was gorgeous. Congratulations btw.

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