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Packages and possibilities

Choose a starting point. Then make it personal.

Every useful proposal begins with the same things: your date, your numbers and what you want people to remember.

The function hall dressed for a wedding ceremony

Full-day wedding

Full Riverside Day

Couples who want their legal ceremony, meal and evening celebration in one place.

Planning range: Up to 100 for the ceremony; 80–100 dining; more than 200 in the evening.

Example flow

  1. Guest arrival
  2. Licensed ceremony
  3. Riverside drinks
  4. Wedding breakfast
  5. Speeches
  6. Music and dancing

Available to discuss

  • Function hall ceremony and dining layouts
  • Full bar
  • Live music or DJ plans
  • Guest rooms and seasonal camping

Ways to personalise it

  • Table styling
  • Room dressing
  • Food format
  • Order and pace of the day

These are possibilities to build into your proposal, subject to the date, guest numbers and chosen format. They are not automatically included.

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The smaller licensed room arranged for a ceremony

Intimate & weekday

Intimate Weekday Wedding

Smaller guest lists that deserve a room with warmth, scale and a naturally personal feel.

Planning range: Up to 35 for a licensed ceremony; up to 50 for private dining or functions.

Example flow

  1. Welcome drinks
  2. Intimate ceremony
  3. Riverside photographs
  4. Relaxed meal
  5. Time together

Available to discuss

  • Smaller licensed room
  • Private dining
  • Riverside photographs
  • Rooms for close family

Ways to personalise it

  • Simple flowers and table details
  • A long lunch or evening meal
  • Short speeches
  • A calm weekday pace

These are possibilities to build into your proposal, subject to the date, guest numbers and chosen format. They are not automatically included.

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Guests enjoying drinks on the riverside lawn

Reception & weekend

Riverside Reception

Couples marrying elsewhere who want drinks, food, speeches, music and a lively riverside party.

Planning range: Dining and evening numbers depend on your chosen layout; the hall hosts more than 200 for an evening party.

Example flow

  1. Riverside arrival
  2. Drinks and photographs
  3. Food and speeches
  4. Evening guests
  5. Music
  6. Stay over

Available to discuss

  • Reception-only use
  • Full bar
  • Friday or Saturday late celebration
  • Rooms and seasonal camping

Ways to personalise it

  • Arrival style
  • Relaxed or formal food
  • Live music
  • Morning-after gathering

These are possibilities to build into your proposal, subject to the date, guest numbers and chosen format. They are not automatically included.

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The traditional grass campsite at Lower Lode Inn

Stay & celebrate

Stay and Celebrate

Couples who want close family nearby and a sociable, practical end to the night.

Planning range: Five en-suite rooms plus seasonal camping, subject to availability and agreed allocation.

Example flow

  1. Check-in
  2. Celebration
  3. Rooms or camping
  4. A slower next morning

Available to discuss

  • Room block booking
  • Traditional campsite
  • Breakfast with room stays
  • Local alternatives to discuss

Ways to personalise it

  • Who stays on site
  • Guest information
  • Accessible-room needs
  • Morning-after plans

These are possibilities to build into your proposal, subject to the date, guest numbers and chosen format. They are not automatically included.

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At-a-glance comparison

The practical differences

Full-day wedding

Full Riverside Day

Best suited to: Couples who want their legal ceremony, meal and evening celebration in one place.

Up to 100 for the ceremony; 80–100 dining; more than 200 in the evening.

Explore this route

Intimate & weekday

Intimate Weekday Wedding

Best suited to: Smaller guest lists that deserve a room with warmth, scale and a naturally personal feel.

Up to 35 for a licensed ceremony; up to 50 for private dining or functions.

Explore this route

Reception & weekend

Riverside Reception

Best suited to: Couples marrying elsewhere who want drinks, food, speeches, music and a lively riverside party.

Dining and evening numbers depend on your chosen layout; the hall hosts more than 200 for an evening party.

Explore this route

A tailored proposal follows the conversation

There is no one-size-fits-all inclusion list or public price that can accurately describe every day. The venue discusses the spaces, food, drink, staffing, timings and stay options you need, then records the agreed details in writing.

Read your proposal carefully and ask about anything that is not clear, including registrar arrangements, deposits, payment dates, cancellation terms, suppliers, room allocations and any date-specific conditions.

Planning principle: if a detail matters to your decision, have it confirmed in writing for your date.

Your next step

Ask for a proposal shaped around you

Choose an option above to carry it into this short form. Approximate dates and numbers are enough for a useful first conversation.

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Approximate dates and guest numbers are absolutely fine.