The Luxury Travel Directory

Langshott Manor is a beautifully restored 16th century manor house set in a secluded country lane only eight minutes from London Gatwick Airport.

With elegant interiors featuring exposed beams, polished oak panelling and log fires, the Manor and surrounded by three acres of stunning gardens and an ancient moat. Sumptuous bedrooms and suites are decorated with individual artwork, featuring solid wood furniture, stylish fabrics and spacious, marble bathrooms plus the award winning Mulberry restaurant. It is easy to see why Langshott Manor is one of Surrey’s highest rated hotels.

Langshott Manor is also available to hire as a wedding venue for an exclusive use wedding celebration.

Langshott Manor,
Langshott
Horley,
Surrey,
RH6 9LN
01293 786680

Langshott Manor

This magnificent neo-classical house features fine Robert Adam architecture and interiors, 18th-century gardens with ornamental lakes and floral displays. Set in the heart of West London the Osterley Park and House has a farm shop selling home-grown produce along with the Jersey Galleries which exhibits art from local artists.

Robert Adam was commissioned in 1761 by the the founders of Child’s Bank to transform the existing Tudor mansion into an elegant neo-classical villa. It became the Child’s house in the country, created to entertainment and as a lavish display impress friends and business associates.

Today Osterley House and Park are managed by The National Trust, and it’s unique setting offers a tranquil retreat in west London and a perfect setting for a events and weddings.

Osterley Park House
Jersey Road
Isleworth
Middlesex
TW7 4RB
Tel: 020 8232 5050
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Marble Hill House was built in the 1720′s for Henrietta Howard, Countess of Suffolk and the mistress of the Prince of Wales, who later became King George II. It became one of the most fashionable residences of the time, a place where artists, authors, poets and politicians would frequent.

Marble Hill House is set in wooded parkland with views towards the River Thames. With its tasteful interiors and superb collection of paintings, Marble Hill House is an elegant venue for special events and in particular weddings.

Today, the House is managed by English Heritage and is one of their ‘newest’ properties available for hire, only becoming available for civil wedding ceremonies and drinks receptions since September 2005.

Marble Hill House
Richmond Road
Twickenham
Middlesex
TW1 2NL
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Vaulty Manor is a 16th Century Essex Manor House with a renovated 17th Century Barn and Baronial Hall. Set in 12 acres of picturesque grounds it is well suited for weddings, civil ceremonies and banquets.

This Essex venue can cater for overnight accommodation for up to 80 guests.

Goldhanger Road
Goldhanger
Nr Maldon
Essex
CM9 8BQ
Tel: 01621 855628
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Wonderfully located in Bagshot between Ascot, Sunningdale and Wentworth, the Pennyhill Park Hotel is only 45 minutes from the centre of London.
Featuring the award winning Latymer Restaurant and Michelin rated Michael Wignall, the hotel offers excellent dining along with an ‘Al Fresco’ area overlooking the Victorian herb and rose gardens

Set within 123 acres of rolling Surrey parkland, the hotel makes a secluded country house retreat. It has it’s own world class rugby and football pitch, a 9-hole golf course, jogging tracks and walking trails along with an award winning Spa.

It’s location and facilities have made it the hotel of choice for the England Rugby team, who used it under Sir Clive Woodward, and who have recently signed up again with the hotel until 2012. Mercedes-Benz used it for the location of their advertisment featuring Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso as they raced around it’s grounds. It has also appealed to other famous faces including; Daniel Craig, Nicole Kidman, Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake.

Weddings at Pennyhill Park

The Pennyhill Park makes a wonderful wedding venue, from intimate ceremonies right up to lavish 160 guest affairs, the Pennyhill Park is an excellent wedding venue.

Pennyhill Park Hotel & The Spa,
London Road,
Bagshot,
Surrey
GU19 5EU
Tel: +44 (0) 1276 471774
Fax: +44 (0) 1276 473217

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Hedsor House is a Georgian style mansion in the village of Hedsor near Taplow, Buckinghamshire. The ancient seat of the de Hedsor family who owned it at the time of the Domesday Book in 1086.

In 1583 Rowland Hynd built a new Tudor Manor House which was badly damaged by fire in 1795 and eventually demolished in 1865. Then architect James Knowles was commissioned by the fourth Lord Boston to design a new manor house. Completed in 1868 and styled in the Italian Villa manner. Both King George III and Queen Victoria were frequent visitors to this mansion.

The house is at the end of a kilometre long private drive. Set in 85 acres of land, with several acres adjacent to the house available for the erection of marquees. The surrounding park is Grade II listed on the English Heritage register.

Today, Hedsor House is used for filming, conferences, events and also as a magnificent wedding venue.

Hedsor House,
Hedsor Park,
Taplow,
Buckinghamshire
SL6 0HX
Telephone: 01628 527391
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The Macdonald Compleat Angler is superbly located overlooking the Thames in Marlow, Buckinghamshire. This historic hotel dates from 1640 and became a very popular and fashionable place frequented by artists and intellectuals including; Edgar Wallace, Dame Nellie Melba, J.M. Barrie, Scott Fitzgerald and Noel Coward. Today it remains a spiffy location and has welcomed the late Princess Diana, Omar Sharif, Clint Eastwood, Naomi Campbell and even HM The Queen.

The Compleat Angler was named after Izaak Walton’s book on angling, written in and around Marlow in 1653. Although the book is about fishing it paints a beautiful picture of rural England and the river.

The Compleat Angler is also close to Windsor Castle and is the ideal starting point for a walk along the Thames.

Perfectly placed for visits to Ascot and Henley.

With 64 en-suite bedrooms, along with fine-dining at the Bowaters Restaurant, which offers modern British heritage food. The Compleat Angler’s green river terraces provide a relaxing and idylicc location.

Weddings at the Compleat Angler

This lush location makes an ideal wedding venue, with stunning backdrops for wedding photos and video.

Compleat Angler Facilities

• 64 en suite bedrooms
• Bowaters Restaurant
• Conference and Meeting Rooms
• Weddings and Private Functions
• The Lawn Bar and Grill
• Boat Hire

Macdonald Compleat Angler,
Marlow,
Buckinghamshire,
SL7 1RG
Tel: 0844 879 9128
Fax: 01628 486388
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The New Park Manor Hotel & Bath House Spa is one of only a select few luxury hotels set in the New Forest National Park.

King Charles II built New Park Manor In 1666, and it became his favourite hunting lodge on his return from exile in France.

There are 24 bedrooms including three four-poster rooms and guests have full use of the Bath House Spa.

Spa Facilities

Spa facilities include; a sanarium, sauna, steam bath, hydro-spa pool, six seat hot tub, Kniepps foot bath, Klafs Experience showers, 16 metre swimming pool, juice bar.

Weddings at the New Park Manor

New Park Manor is licensed for wedding and civil partnership ceremonies and has a choice of three marriage ceremony rooms to chose from.

New Park Manor,
Lyndhurst Road,
New Forest,
SO42 7QH
Tel: +44 (0) 1590 623467

Kensington Roof Gardens is an urban oasis in the heart of London. One and a half acres of themed gardens over 100 feet in the air offering spectacular views of the West London’s skyline.

Owned by Sir Richard Branson the Roof Gardens has a restaurant and night club and is available to hire for private and business functions as well as weddings. The Grade II listed gardens surround a two storey clubhouse which hosts the private events and the private members club which caters for up to 600 guests on Friday and Saturday nights.

The gardens were designed and built by Ralph Hancock between 1936 and 1938 and are divided into three themed gardens:

• The Spanish garden, in the Moorish style and based upon the Alhambra in Spain, featuring fountains, vine-covered walkways and palms
• The Tudor garden, with archways, secret corners and hanging wisteria
• The English woodland garden, with over 100 species of trees, a stream, and a pond which is home to pintail ducks and two Chilean pink flamingos.

The Roof Gardens are listed as no.21 in the top 50 wedding venues by the Independent.

The Roof Gardens are accessible from Derry Street, through a doorway marked “99 Kensington High Street”.

The Roof Gardens
99 Kensington High Street (Entrance on Derry Street)
London
W8 5SA

Telephone: 020 7937 7994
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It doesn’t get much more British than this: Blenheim Palace, the birthplace and ancestral home of Winston Churchill. Set in Woodstock in Oxfordshire, Blenheim Palace is a magnificent country house, and the only non-episcopal country house in England to hold the title “palace”.

A UNESCO World Heritage Site – Blenheim Palace is set in 2100 acres of beautiful parkland landscaped by the legendary Capability Brown. The palace was originally intended to be a gift to the 1st Duke of Marlborough as a reward for his military triumph against the French and Bavarians. It was built between 1705 and 1722 and it makes a fantastic location to visit.

Functions and Weddings at Blenheim Palace

Blenheim Palace offers the most extravagant setting for a wedding ceremony and reception or private function. The Orangery, with its private entrance and terrace overlooking the Italian Garden provides a stunning daytime and evening venue for up to 180 guests.

"have an evening reception evening in the Palace’s magnificent State Apartments. Dance on the Water Terrace and announce your departure with fireworks over the lake with blazing torches lining the drive."
Source – The Independent’s 50 Best Wedding Venues.

Blenheim Palace
Woodstock
Oxfordshire
OX20 1PX

Telephone: +44(0) 1993 811091
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