Pentillie Castle
About Pentillie Castle
A family-run, exclusive-use Cornish castle above the Tamar, grand in name yet intimate by nature.
Pentillie Castle is a family-run Cornish country castle on a private estate above the River Tamar, on the Cornwall and Devon border, hired exclusively for weddings. Grand in name yet intimate by nature, its historic reception rooms host up to 60 for the wedding breakfast, with the lawns for a marquee up to 200, a choice of ceremony locations across the estate, and 11 bedrooms, all exclusively yours from arrival to departure.
Pentillie Castle stands above the River Tamar on the border of Cornwall and Devon, a privately owned family estate of woodland, gardens and rolling parkland running down to the water. Grand in name yet intimate by nature, the castle is hired exclusively for weddings, given over to a single couple and their party from arrival to departure, a minimum of two nights, with its 11 bedrooms and its reception rooms entirely theirs.
The castle's historic reception rooms host the drinks reception and the wedding breakfast for up to 60, without the need for a marquee, and for larger celebrations the lawns and terraces take a marquee for up to 200. Pentillie welcomes couples of every faith and tradition, with a genuine choice of ceremony settings across the estate, from a celebrant-led ceremony under the wisteria to vows at the riverside Bathing Hut, a chuppah, a Nikah, or a hand-tying beneath the trees.
Around the day, the estate is the party's own: a games room, a farmhouse kitchen, an outdoor solar-heated pool and sauna, garden games on the Old Tennis Lawn, sparklers at dusk, and woodland avenues that lead down to the Tamar. It is a castle that behaves like a family home, and a wedding here unfolds at exactly the pace the couple chooses.
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Exclusive Use
Pentillie Castle is a family-run Cornish country castle above the River Tamar, hired exclusively for weddings. Most bookings take the castle, its 11 bedrooms and gardens for a minimum of two nights.
Venue Spaces
Historic reception rooms, gardens and terraces, a riverside Bathing Hut, and the lawns for a marquee.
The castle's historic reception rooms, from the drawing room to the dining room, host the drinks reception and the wedding breakfast for up to 60 guests, without the need for a marquee.
The gardens and terraces rise to the castle, with the wisteria pavilion and the Old Tennis Lawn for outdoor ceremonies, drinks receptions and garden games, and space for a marquee for up to 200.
A stone Bathing Hut down at the River Tamar, a romantic riverside setting for intimate vows and for photographs at the water's edge.
The lawns and terraces take a marquee for larger celebrations, for up to 120 seated and 200 standing, with the castle and the Tamar valley as the backdrop.
Rooms & Accommodation
11 bedrooms with Vi-spring beds, exclusively yours from arrival to departure, with a pool, sauna and games room.
Pentillie's 11 bedrooms, each with a Vi-spring bed and some of the wow-iest views in Cornwall out over the Tamar valley, are exclusively yours from arrival to departure, so the whole wedding party stays together in the castle across the weekend. A bridal suite with a four-poster is dressed for the morning of the wedding, and beyond the bedrooms the party has the run of the house and estate: the historic reception rooms, the farmhouse kitchen, a games room, and an outdoor solar-heated swimming pool and sauna available to hire.
Dining
Bespoke catering from fine dining to sharing feasts, drawing on Cornwall and the Tamar valley, in the reception rooms or a marquee.
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Catering at Pentillie is bespoke and built around the couple, from a traditional fine-dining seated wedding breakfast to a relaxed family feast of sharing platters, drawing on the produce of Cornwall and the Tamar valley. The wedding breakfast is served in the castle's historic reception rooms for up to 60, or under a marquee on the lawns for a larger party, with drinks receptions on the terraces and lawns, and the bar and the celebration running as formal or as free as the couple pleases, from a live band to a barefoot silent disco.
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What Couples Say
Rated 5 by 1 verified couple
Pentillie is a beautiful venue in a fantastic setting which, along with the ability to have our closest friends and family stay with us for the entire weekend, is what made it stand out. The staff however are what make it special. If we wanted something, it was already done. We didn't have to think about a thing and everything ran perfectly. I cannot overstate how fantastic they were.
Guest Reviews
The staff are what make it special
Pentillie is a beautiful venue in a fantastic setting which, along with the ability to have our closest friends and family stay with us for the entire weekend, is what made it stand out. The staff however are what make it special. If we wanted something, it was already done. We didn't have to think about a thing and everything ran perfectly. I cannot overstate how fantastic they were.
FAQs
Above the River Tamar near Saltash, on the Cornwall and Devon border, a few miles from Plymouth. It is about 20 minutes from Plymouth and its rail station, and within reach of Exeter and the Cornish coast.
Yes. Most bookings give you exclusive use of the castle, its 11 bedrooms and immediate gardens for a minimum of two nights, from arrival to departure, so the whole wedding party stays together.
Up to 60 for a wedding breakfast in the castle's historic reception rooms without a marquee, and up to 120 seated (200 standing) with a marquee on the lawns. Intimate weddings and elopements are equally at home.
Pentillie welcomes couples of all faiths and traditions, with a choice of ceremony settings across the estate: a celebrant-led ceremony under the wisteria, vows at the riverside Bathing Hut, a chuppah, a Nikah, a hand-tying, or a church nearby.
Yes. The castle has 11 bedrooms with Vi-spring beds, exclusively yours from arrival to departure, along with a farmhouse kitchen, a games room, and an outdoor solar-heated pool and sauna available to hire.
Catering at Pentillie is bespoke, from fine dining to relaxed sharing feasts drawing on Cornwall and the Tamar valley, and the team will work with you to build the wedding breakfast around your day.
The 2026 tariffs run from £5,715 for a 1-day wedding (up to 60), £9,005 for a full castle wedding, £7,235 for an intimate wedding (up to 22), £29,685 for a marquee wedding (up to 120), and from £4,340 for an elopement, with food and drink charged separately and discounts for NHS and military.
The estate is the party's own: garden games on the Old Tennis Lawn, an outdoor solar-heated pool and sauna, a games room, woodland walks down to the Tamar, and the riverside Bathing Hut, with the freedom of the whole estate for the length of the stay.
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"Pentillie Castle is a family-run Cornish country castle on a private estate above the River Tamar, on the Cornwall and Devon border, hired exclusively for weddings. Grand in name yet intimate by nature, it offers historic reception rooms, gardens and terraces, a riverside Bathing Hut, and 11 bedrooms, all looked after by a dedicated in-house team."
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