A BLANK CANVAS WOODLAND WEDDING VENUE
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Licensed for Legal Woodland weddings
Max wedding guest number 100
Woodland Ceremony Glade with benches for up to 100
2 Barns included: Cartlodge seats 100 for dining and Woodland Barn seats 65 for dining
Several other undercover areas too!
Location: Suffolk (Suffolk/Norfolk border)
Choose your own Caterers, florists, entertainment, decor
In-house Upthorpe Bar supplied for your wedding day with the option to bring in your own table wine during your meal (no corkage)
Choose from 3 Day Weekend Hire, Ceremony Only or 8 Hour Elopement Hire
Caterers prep area
Cutest little Bluebell Cabin - honeymoon suite
Open between May-Sept each year for a very limited number of weddings
All weekends priced at the same rate, excluding Bank Holidays
Lots of nearby accommodation for guests
See hire rates for all that’s included in our packages.
Set in two acres of native English woodland, with two wedding barns, an undercover Chillout Den and various woodland areas, we are the ultimate choice when it comes to choosing an outdoor wedding venue. If you're looking for an untraditional wedding..you’ll definitely find it here!
Garden Reception & Barns
Walk through our grand 8ft entrance gates and you'll find yourselves in the garden reception area. A great spot for both day or night. Here you'll find a Cartlodge, which seats 100, perfect for dining under and also a rustic Woodland barn, seats 65 for dining or 100 for your ceremony and where the party happens!
Shaded by an ancient Oak and Ash trees, the garden is always filled with the sound of laughing and chatting throughout the day.
Bring in a vintage food truck to serve your evening guests some amazing street food.
Once night falls the garden becomes a magical hidden spot filled with twinkly lighting and a firepit ready to toast those marshmallows!
Photo Camilla Andrea
Woodland Reception & Ceremony Glade
Located within the woodland you'll find our gorgeous Ceremony Glade. Seating up to 100 guests under the dappled shade this couldn't be a more atmospheric glade to marry in. Alongside the Glade is our little woodland Den, where the 'Legal Bit' takes place. If you prefer a wedding blessing, then how about using the Den as a henna bar or DIY Flowercrown station or maybe seat an acoustic duo here to play during your ceremony. Within the woodland is a woodland reception area, often used for outdoor dining, serving first drinks from or as a chill out space.
Photo Camilla Andrea
Woodland Deck
Wander through the woodland and you'll stumble across the Woodland Deck. What a spot to serve your first drinks and canapes from. For all those smaller weddings, how about amazing your guests and Feasting here!
Cartlodge
Located in the garden reception is our fabulous Cartlodge, lit with Fairy lights. A gorgeous shady open sided barn, seating up to 100, should you choose to use it for dining or chilling. Overlooking the lawn, it's the perfect spot to take a moment out to rest your feet. Within the Cartlodge, you'll find the cutest little bar, possibly to serve first drinks from maybe it would make the greatest ice cream parlour?
Photo Reece Haines Aubert
Bluebell Cabin
Set on the edge of the woodland, you'll stumble across Bluebell Cabin. A gorgeous eco Cabin, powered by solar lighting. Fancy spending your first married night here? We'll even bring you breakfast in the morning.
Photo Camilla Andrea
Outdoor Wedding Feasting
Upthorpe Wood has become renowned for its outdoor feasting. Both the garden and woodland reception has space for a more formal style wedding breakfast, with up to 100 guests all seated outside. On a sunny day, could there be a more spectaular wedding breakfast?
Photo Camilla Andrea