Before setting out
Book a time
Wedding spaces may be in use or being prepared. An appointment gives you a more useful visit.
Visit
Come and understand the place in person.
Lower Lode sits beside the River Severn at Forthampton, near Tewkesbury. Arrange your wedding viewing before travelling so the team can show you the right spaces.
The address
Lower Lode Inn, Forthampton
Lower Lode Inn
Bishops Walk
Forthampton
Gloucestershire
GL19 4RE
From the A438 between Tewkesbury and Ledbury, follow the signed turning for Forthampton, then use current navigation for Bishops Walk and the final rural approach. Allow time and share the complete postcode with guests. On-site parking is available, but spaces and supplier access should be considered as part of your event plan.
Call 07813 883605 if you need help on the way.
River conditions
Check unusual conditions
River conditions can occasionally affect access. Read the site notice and call the venue if you are unsure.
Access needs
Tell us in advance
Share individual mobility or sensory requirements so the team can plan the viewing route around what you need to assess.
What to look at during a wedding viewing
Walk from parking through the spaces your guests would use. Look at ceremony layouts, the hall as a dining and evening room, toilets, the pub, lawn, riverside edges and any accommodation you are considering.
Ask to talk through the wet-weather route as well as the plan for a fine day. If one space changes use during the celebration, understand where guests go and who manages the room turn.
Read the venue viewing checklist