10 of the Best No Corkage, Bring Your Own Booze Wedding Venues
When planning a wedding, one of the things we always feel makes a venue really sing is when they are a ‘no corkage’ wedding venue. This essentially means you can stock your own bar and therefore don’t have to pay potential mark ups, and often also means that the venue will be really flexible on the suppliers you use too. This means you can bring in the drinks you really love, do a good old booze cruise and essentially, save a fair bit of money. It’s a real green flag for a venue and not something to be overlooked if you’re planning on having a real knees up with your wedding guests.
Below we’ve listed 10 of our current favourite no corkage wedding venues.
1. Huntsham Court
Devon
The perfect house party venue, Huntsham Court is a venue we’re very fond of for a number of reasons. From the fact you can take it over exclusively all weekend and sleep up to 92 of your guests, to the no corkage charge or set supplier, it’s such a wonderfully flexible venue, and that’s before even talking about how pretty it is too. Located on the border of Exmoor National Park and situated in the rolling Devonshire countryside, it feels grand yet extremely inviting and welcoming inside, with rich, dark interiors in which to host up to 130 of your guests. Plus whilst it feels quite in the middle of nowhere, it is actually only 2 hours by train from London.
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Source: Huntsham Court
2. The Glasshouse at ANRÁN
Devon
Originally a walled garden, ANRÁN is a stunning wedding venue that’s been converted into a glasshouse, with many locals likening it to a ‘mini eden project’. With the glasshouse forming a lovely backdrop for your day, it’s also home to lots of tropical plants and trees, with the ability to seat up to 180 of your guests for dinner. Alternatively they do also have a pretty lily pond that is an equally scenic spot to have your wedding breakfast or welcome drinks alongside.
3. The Pilgrim’s Rest
East Sussex
Located in Battle, the beautiful 600 year old Pilgrim’s Rest is steeped in history, from ancient witch’s marks to ward off evil spirits to a secret tunnel that runs beneath the Abbey walls. Featuring large cosy inglenook fireplaces and ancient beams, it’s a lovely venue in which to host an intimate wedding of up to 90 guests. The venue is really flexible, with no hidden costs, no corkage and no fixed suppliers, and it is exclusively yours for the day.
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Source: The Pilgrim’s Rest
4. Berwick Lodge
Shropshire
Nestled near the River Severn with views across Wales, Berwick Lodge is a beautiful privately owned and lovingly restored manor house that dates back to the 19th century and features lots of charming hallmarks of the glitz of the Victorian era. From cosy open fireplaces to period furnishings, the venue has several wonderfully adorned spaces in which to host your ceremony and reception, be it large or small. There is space to host up to 200 guests during the day, and 14 bedrooms for your closest family and friends to stay in overnight.
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Source: Martin Pemberton
5. Homme House
Herefordshire
A stately, Grade II Georgian country house tucked away within 190 acres of historic parkland and woodlands, Homme House is the perfect venue for getting the grandeur of a manor house but with flexibility of more informal wedding venues. Choose to host your wedding in the beautiful panelled room, the dining room or the main hall, or why not have an outdoor wedding by their pretty Summerhouse. The venue can host up to 110 guests for your wedding ceremony and 120 for the reception, and can sleep up to 32 of your guests too.
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6. Hampton Court House
Surrey / West London
Overlooking one of London’s most secluded Royal Parks, the pretty Georgian mansion that is Hampton Court House is perfectly located for a wedding that feels rural yet is extremely accessible from London. The venue has lots of charming spaces including a Main Hall, Conservatory, Theatre, Dining Room and even has a landscaped sunken garden designed by the famous astronomer Thomas Wright. The venue can host between 30 to 200 of your guests, and is closely located to Hampton Court station, which has direct trains straight into London Waterloo.
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7. Henham Hall
Suffolk
Home to Latitude Festival, Henham Hall is a lovely family estate that is rich in history and has been owned and cared for by the Rous family since 1544. Along with using the land to support arable farming, livestock grazing, forestry and protecting English flora and fauna, it is also home to a beautiful barn wedding venue. When renovating the barn, the family wanted to focus on really keeping its character and it’s rustic charm, but introducing all the comforts and innovations you’d expect from a wedding venue, from underfloor heating to an extremely well appointed kitchen. The venue consists of three main spaces - the large main barn, an adjoining smaller barn space and a bar area, with all areas entirely flexible to what you want to do with them. The venue is fully licensed and it’ll be exclusively yours from 9am on Friday to 5pm on Sunday. There are also cottages on site for your closest family to stay in, along with nearby Southwold that has an abundance of holiday cottages.
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8. Godwick
Norfolk
Nestled in the lost village of Godwick stands this beautiful 450 year old Grade II listed barn, surrounded by 100 acres of picturesque parkland and Norfolk countryside. Whilst working as a really great blank canvas wedding venue, it’s a lovely mix of traditional and modern, combining old architecture with more contemporary additions and comforts. It can seat 120 of your guests for a ceremony or 180 for a reception, and is fully licensed for ceremonies both inside and out.
Source: Godwick Hall
Source: Godwick Hall
9. Plas Dinam Country House
Wales
A cosy family-run wedding venue located in Newtown Powys, Plas Dinam Country House is surrounded by lovely wild meadows and mountain vistas and is home to a rustic old stable barn, that is a wonderful blank canvas for your wedding day. Exclusively yours for the weekend for you and up to 160 of your guests, there are no hidden costs, no corkage and you can choose all your own suppliers. Along with the barn they also have other rooms of varying sizes in which to choose from should you wish to have a more intimate setting or hold parts of the day across multiple rooms.
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Source: Plas Dinam Country House
10. The Barn at South Milton
Devon
A warm and rustic wedding venue with views out to sea, The Barn at South Milton consists of two barn areas - one that accommodates 150 seated guests and a separate adjoining barn that is ideal for their ‘petite weddings’ of 15 to 50 guests. There is a holiday cottage on site for the couple or closest family to stay in along with the opportunity to pitch up and camp or glamp in one of their bell tents. The glamping site is really well equipped with a kitchen and shower area and a special campers ‘dressing area’ that has changing rooms, large mirrors with seating, electricity points and a wardrobe for people to hang their outfits in.
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