Hengrave Hall
About Hengrave Hall
A sixteenth-century Tudor manor house in 350 acres of Suffolk parkland, taken on exclusive hire.
Hengrave Hall is a sixteenth-century Tudor manor house set in 350 acres of parkland and formal gardens near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, taken on an exclusive-hire basis for weddings so that no other function takes place during your event. Couples marry in its own Church of St John Lateran or the ground-floor rooms, dine beneath the ornate ceiling of the Long Gallery for up to 140, and take drinks in the Italian-style courtyard and on the West Terrace, with twenty-one on-site bedrooms so the whole party stays within the private estate.
Hengrave Hall is one of the finest historic wedding venues in Suffolk, a sixteenth-century Tudor manor house of pale stone and red brick, set in 350 acres of parkland and formal gardens three miles from Bury St Edmunds. It is taken on an exclusive-hire basis, which means that on the day of a wedding there is no other function anywhere on the estate: the house, its church and its gardens belong entirely to one couple and their guests.
The house has its own church in the grounds, the Church of St John Lateran, for a religious ceremony, while civil ceremonies are held in the ground-floor rooms for up to 140. Inside, the panelled Banqueting Hall and the Long Gallery, the latter running the length of the house beneath an ornate ceiling, make grand rooms for the ceremony, the wedding breakfast and the dancing. Outside, the Italian-style courtyard, lit with festoon lighting, and the sunny West Terrace hold the drinks receptions, with formal gardens, topiary and fountains beyond.
Twenty-one on-site bedrooms, many with four-poster beds, let the whole party stay within the private estate, and the Queen Elizabeth Suite and the Blue Room are given over to the couple to prepare in. Venue hire starts from £4,000 plus VAT, with catering by the hall's exclusive partner, Milsom Catering, so a wedding at Hengrave becomes a private weekend in one of the great houses of East Anglia.
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Hengrave Hall
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Hengrave Hall is a sixteenth-century Tudor manor house set in 350 acres of parkland and formal gardens near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, taken on an exclusive-hire basis so that no other function takes place during your event. Couples marry in its own church, the Church of St John Lateran, or in the ground-floor rooms for up to 140, dine beneath the ornate ceiling of the Long Gallery, and take drinks on the West Terrace and in the Italian-style courtyard, with twenty-one on-site bedrooms so the party stays.
Venue Spaces
Its own church, the Banqueting Hall, the Long Gallery, an Italian-style courtyard and West Terrace.
A grand panelled hall within the Tudor house, dressed with floral columns for a civil ceremony and the celebration in the heart of the old house.
The long gallery running the length of the house beneath an ornate ceiling and chandeliers, seating up to 140 for a wedding breakfast.
The hall's own church, standing in the grounds, for a religious ceremony within the private estate.
The Italian-style inner courtyard within the Tudor walls, lit with festoon lighting, for drinks receptions and courtyard dining.
350 acres of parkland and formal gardens, topiary and fountains, for outdoor ceremonies beneath the trees, drinks and photographs.
Rooms & Accommodation
Twenty-one on-site bedrooms across the hall and the Walled Gardens, with preparation suites.
Hengrave Hall has twenty-one on-site bedrooms, set across the Tudor hall itself and the Walled Gardens beside it, many with four-poster beds and mullioned windows onto the parkland. Because the estate is taken exclusively, the whole party stays together within the grounds, and the Queen Elizabeth Suite, in a private part of the house, and the Blue Room, fitted with a billiard table and a wet room, are given over to the couple and their parties to prepare in on the morning of the wedding.
Dining
Seasonal modern British cooking by Milsom Catering, served beneath the Long Gallery ceiling.
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Dining at Hengrave Hall is by the hall's exclusive partner, Milsom Catering, seasonal and modern British cooking served beneath the ornate ceiling of the Long Gallery, which seats up to 140 for a wedding breakfast. Canapés and Champagne are served beforehand in the Italian-style courtyard and on the West Terrace, and the celebration carries on into the evening in the panelled rooms of the old house, generous, unhurried and grand.
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FAQs
In the Suffolk countryside at Hengrave, about three miles from Bury St Edmunds off the A1101, within easy reach of the A14 for Cambridge and the A11 for London Stansted.
Yes. The hall is taken on an exclusive-hire basis, so there are no other functions taking place during your event: the house, its church and its 350-acre estate are yours alone.
Up to 140 for a civil ceremony in the ground-floor rooms and up to 140 for a sit-down wedding breakfast in the Long Gallery, with the celebration continuing in the panelled rooms of the house.
In the hall's own church in the grounds, the Church of St John Lateran, for a religious ceremony, or in the ground-floor rooms for a civil ceremony, with outdoor ceremonies possible in the grounds.
Yes, twenty-one on-site bedrooms across the Tudor hall and the Walled Gardens, many with four-poster beds, so the whole party stays together within the private estate.
Catering is by the hall's exclusive partner, Milsom Catering, seasonal and modern British, served beneath the ornate ceiling of the Long Gallery.
It is a sixteenth-century Tudor manor house of pale stone and red brick, set in 350 acres of parkland and formal gardens, one of the historic houses of East Anglia.
Venue hire starts from £4,000 plus VAT, with the full cost depending on the date, season, catering and guest numbers. The LWD team makes the introduction.
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"Hengrave Hall is a sixteenth-century Tudor manor house set in 350 acres of parkland and formal gardens near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, taken on an exclusive-hire basis for weddings. With its own church, the panelled Banqueting Hall, the Long Gallery, an Italian-style courtyard and twenty-one on-site bedrooms, it hosts grand, private country weddings in one of the finest historic houses in East Anglia."
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