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Price: £2,800 – £4,700
Guests: 240
Deals available: 1
Limited-Time Offers & Deals (1)
Description
Description
Hamswell House is a historic manor house on its own estate. It has an orangery and picturesque walled gardens and is surrounded by stunning countryside. It is a private estate not a hotel, a golf club or a corporate events venue and that is what makes it so different.
When you hold your ceremony and wedding reception at Hamswell, you will have the exclusive use of the orangery and the grounds for the day and evening to share with your guests.
You can hold the ceremony inside the romantic 18th Century orangery with its Cotswold stone roof and huge arch windows. It can seat 40 inside, while the rest of the guests can watch and listen to the short ceremony from outside on the lawn.
Following the service, you can join your guests for celebratory drinks on the terrace and enjoy the stunning rural views over the Hamswell Valley with the Westbury White Horse in the distance.
The gardens and the backdrop of the house make the perfect setting for your wedding photographs. You and your guests are free to explore the walled gardens, pergola and terraced herb garden before moving to an elegant marquee for the evening celebration.
We can accommodate up to 240 guests in a marquee for a seated dinner. What's more, you are free to bring your own wine and bubbly for the celebration. We do not charge corkage, which saves you a small fortune.
Alternatively, if you are only looking for a small wedding for up to 40, followed by a drinks reception, we can arrange that too.
Message from the team
Name of Wedding Contact: Rupert
Hamswell House is a magical place made for entertaining. We look forward to welcoming you here and showing you around.
Experience
Year Business Was Established
2005
No. of Weddings Hosted
More than 50
Public Liability Insurance
Yes
No. of People In Team
4
Overview of Hamswell House
Wedding Venue Type
Country House / Manor House
Wedding Venue Capacity
Dining Capacity
240
Reception Capacity
240
Wedding Ceremony & Reception
Sound system available
Wedding license
Dancefloor available
Outdoor Ceremony Available
Wedding Venue Details
Landscaped gardens
Exclusive use
Marquee permitted
Bridal Changing Facilities
Pet friendly
Disabled access
Grade I/II Listed Building
On-site parking
Outdoor Reception Space
Wedding Catering
External catering permitted
Asian catering
Halal catering
No corkage charge for own alcohol
Kosher catering
Pricing for Hamswell House
Pricing for Hamswell House
What's Included?
Exclusive use
Day before set up available
Choice of preferred caterers
Cost of marquee extra. Free corkage.
Hide detailsReviews (23)
(23)
- TTom and Ellen Errington27/06/2016idyllic setting gave the wow factor to our dayidyllic setting gave the wow factor to our dayWe held our September Wedding reception in the grounds of Hamswell House. This idyllic country location was the talking point of our guests with its breath taking views, stunning gardens and beautiful architecture. With a Marquee on the Lawn and a drinks reception in the Orangery, Hamswell House truly was the perfect setting for our country wedding giving the wow factor to our unforgettable day!We held our September Wedding reception in the grounds of Hamswell House. This idyllic country location was the talking point of our guests with its breath taking views, stunning gardens and beautiful architecture. With a Marquee on the Lawn and a drinks reception in the Orangery, Hamswell House truly was the perfect setting for our country wedding giving the wow factor to our unforgettable day!
- GGemma and Raymond Rodgers27/06/2016Great wedding, Amazing views, beautiful gardensGreat wedding, Amazing views, beautiful gardensWe had a great wedding here in August 2018. Amazing views, beautiful gardens, and really good recommendations from Rupert and his wife for Bath Marquees and Cherry Picked Catering who were brilliant (highly professional, extremely friendly and accommodating to our needs). Thanks for everything, We had a great wedding here in August 2018. Amazing views, beautiful gardens, and really good recommendations from Rupert and his wife for Bath Marquees and Cherry Picked Catering who were brilliant (highly professional, extremely friendly and accommodating to our needs). Thanks for everything,
- CChloe and Simon Arnoldi27/06/2016Truly magical experience Truly magical experienceReally had such a truly magical experience in your lovely garden and would like to say a big thank you again! Our guests thought it was the most beautiful venue they had ever seen. Really had such a truly magical experience in your lovely garden and would like to say a big thank you again! Our guests thought it was the most beautiful venue they had ever seen.
- AAdam and Hermione Wookey27/06/2016Stunning Setting - Perfect DayStunning Setting - Perfect DayAn absolutely stunning setting for a wedding and Rupert and Victoria make the whole process run very smoothly - with suggestions for marquees, caterers and bands - and by adding those extra touches throughout your wedding day. We had a perfect day here and would not hesitate to recommend Hamswell House.An absolutely stunning setting for a wedding and Rupert and Victoria make the whole process run very smoothly - with suggestions for marquees, caterers and bands - and by adding those extra touches throughout your wedding day. We had a perfect day here and would not hesitate to recommend Hamswell House.
- DDamian and Liquarice Keeling27/06/2016everything just went so smoothlyeverything just went so smoothlyThe venue really made our incredible day that bit more special. It looked absolutely stunning and everything just went so smoothly. The venue really made our incredible day that bit more special. It looked absolutely stunning and everything just went so smoothly.
- BBen and Kate Meynell27/06/2016Fantastic DayFantastic DayThank you for such a fantastic day on Saturday. We could see ourselves celebrating at Hamswell from the first time we visited and our day was nothing less than wonderful.Thank you for such a fantastic day on Saturday. We could see ourselves celebrating at Hamswell from the first time we visited and our day was nothing less than wonderful.
- PPearl van den Ende27/06/2016The wedding venue of dreams! The wedding venue of dreams!The wedding venue of dreams! I organised a wedding for a gorgeous couple at Hamswell House earlier this month, the weather was perfect and we were able to make use of the incredible grounds. The house provides the most glorious backdrop for a quintessentially English country wedding. The host - Rupert, is a marvellous chap and very helpful, though you are free to organise the wedding that you/your client wants. I cannot recommend this stunning venue more highly. I am looking forward to organising many more at Hamswell House in the future.The wedding venue of dreams! I organised a wedding for a gorgeous couple at Hamswell House earlier this month, the weather was perfect and we were able to make use of the incredible grounds. The house provides the most glorious backdrop for a quintessentially English country wedding. The host - Rupert, is a marvellous chap and very helpful, though you are free to organise the wedding that you/your client wants. I cannot recommend this stunning venue more highly. I am looking forward to organising many more at Hamswell House in the future.
- CClaire Ferguson27/06/2016Most amazing venue, perfect wedding weekendMost amazing venue, perfect wedding weekendMany thanks for the most perfect wedding weekend. So many people said it was the most amazing wedding venue and it felt so incredibly special. You were both wonderful throughout the planning and we cannot thank you enough. Many thanks for the most perfect wedding weekend. So many people said it was the most amazing wedding venue and it felt so incredibly special. You were both wonderful throughout the planning and we cannot thank you enough.
- SSarah and Andrew Morrison27/06/2016The absolute best day of our livesThe absolute best day of our livesThe absolute best day of our lives, in the most perfectly beautiful setting. We couldn't have imagined getting married anywhere more picturesque! Thank you to Rupert for making everything run so smoothly xxxThe absolute best day of our lives, in the most perfectly beautiful setting. We couldn't have imagined getting married anywhere more picturesque! Thank you to Rupert for making everything run so smoothly xxx
- SSarah Speechly and Tom Nooth-Cooper27/06/2016The perfect mix of grandeur and relaxed eleganceThe perfect mix of grandeur and relaxed eleganceWe got married at Hamswell house last Bank holiday of May 2018. The weather was perfect and garden was green and thriving! - we loved every minute of it! It is a beautiful venue and we fell in love with it as soon as we saw it. We loved it's perfect mix of grandeur and relaxed elegance in the marquee and and gardens and incredible party space in the Orangery and surrounding gardens. The sunset and view or the gorgeous rolling bath hills and countryside was also really special. Rupert allowed us to have the catering late night as well in the front driveway as people were leaving which was great so they could enjoy the house, views and late night feeding! The team made the whole process so easy and such good fun! They have so much experience and just thought of every little detail so effortlessly. If you are looking for a magical venue and people that will make planning your wedding a pleasure - Hamswell is the place and we feel so lucky we were able to have our party there! Go have a look for yourself, its magical and feels very cosy and away from the world! Thanks Hamswell!! Sarah and TomWe got married at Hamswell house last Bank holiday of May 2018. The weather was perfect and garden was green and thriving! - we loved every minute of it! It is a beautiful venue and we fell in love with it as soon as we saw it. We loved it's perfect mix of grandeur and relaxed elegance in the marquee and and gardens and incredible party space in the Orangery and surrounding gardens. The sunset and view or the gorgeous rolling bath hills and countryside was also really special. Rupert allowed us to have the catering late night as well in the front driveway as people were leaving which was great so they could enjoy the house, views and late night feeding! The team made the whole process so easy and such good fun! They have so much experience and just thought of every little detail so effortlessly. If you are looking for a magical venue and people that will make planning your wedding a pleasure - Hamswell is the place and we feel so lucky we were able to have our party there! Go have a look for yourself, its magical and feels very cosy and away from the world! Thanks Hamswell!! Sarah and Tom
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Describe your venue in 5 adjectives.
Historic, Romantic, Magical, Beautiful, Atmospheric
Where’s the best photo spot at your venue?
The Terraced Gardens
Have you had any celebrity guest or wedding at your venue?
I am sworn to secrecy as far as the weddings are concerned, but we also have movies here where the stars have included Eddie Redmayne and Gemma Arterton.
What is your venue's most unique feature?
The amazing views and beautiful walled gardens.
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Our team
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