Orchardleigh

With a capacity of 600 guests, the 500-acre Orchardleigh Estate stands amidst beautiful Somerset countryside just 10 miles from Bath. Hire the 19th century Orchardleigh House exclusively for the dreamiest weddings ever, and for corporate events, or book the impressive Elmhay Park, for meetings, conferences, product launches, team building days, banquets, awards ceremonies and drinks receptions and the like.

Orchardleigh House oozes Victorian splendour and makes a marvellous backdrop for your big day; ceremonies can be held indoors or outdoors or in one of the three churches on the wider estate, including an insanely romantic island church. You’ll have your very wedding co-ordinator and you can select a package that includes the night before in a castle and the night after in a Temple Boathouse. How about that for a fairytale wedding?

The house and formal gardens can also be booked exclusively for weddings and for business meetings and events for 162 guests indoors, or for over 1000 in the marquee on the lawn. Make use of the Ballroom, The Library, The Morning Room, and The Great Hall. There are also two event spaces at Elmhay Park within the Walled Garden, each holding 600 guests in theatre style or 350 for a banquet. Those gorgeous gardens and grounds come into their own for fun filled team building activities like duck herding, archery, zorbing and 4x4 driving.

Orchardleigh Estate is so very English Country House, with sweeping lawns, a lake, a croquet lawn, woodlands, manicured gardens and even an 18-hole golf course. Included in your exclusive hire are 41 bedrooms in the main house to sleep 87 guests with more accommodation available in estate cottages if required. Catering is top-hole, AV equipment cutting edge, you get complimentary wifi, and of course, there’s plenty of parking.