RIVERSIDE Weddings  at  houghton  lodge
 

Photograph Michael Tozer

Photograph Michael Tozer

Photograph Michael Tozer

This is a private house and garden which is occasionally taken for wedding parties. 

It is not run as a strictly commercial venture such as an hotel, and there are comparatively few weddings here each year so that every one is an exclusive occasion.

If you are interested we would be delighted to show you round and discuss how we may help you.
Please call us on 01264 810502 or fax 01264 810063 or email: info@houghtonlodge.co.uk

Photograph Belinda Harvey

Houghton Lodge must be among one of the most romantic Historic Houses in Hampshire.  Overlooking the famous chalk stream of The River Test, with panoramic views over the water meadows and along the Test Valley, no other house in sight.  This family home is cosy, friendly and amazingly special.  In 2001 we were granted our marriage licence to hold small civil wedding ceremonies here.  Now let it be yours for your most special day.
 

Photograph Belinda Harvey

A unique wedding ceremony in an 18th Century Domed  & Circular Music Room.
Family home, with lots of photos, cosy and friendly.
There is a beautiful dining-room for small  Weddings.
Riverside Marquee Venue for Receptions (unlimited numbers.)
"No horrible long corridors to walk down!"
Above all a family home and not a big and impersonal hotel or function room.
A new conservatory is being built in the walled Garden available for small gatherings.
All rooms in the house have interconnecting doors.

Photograph Belinda Harvey

Photograph Michael Tozer

Weddings in the  music  room

We have recently been granted our wedding licence to hold small civil marriages in this incredible room.  It is licenced for up to 30 people.

The Music Room is the central feature of the house, which was built in the eighteenth century.  It is a stunning circular room, with a domed ceiling.   Recently renovated, a more romantic and beautiful room to be married in would be hard to find. 

The walls are stylishly decorated with Trompe L’Oeil butterflies and flowers, and swallows and clouds adorn the ceiling.  Beautiful mirrors line the walls, and french windows open directly to the garden.   Musicians can play on the lawn beyond……

Photograph Michael Tozer

Photograph Michael Tozer

This room has provided the setting for Oscar Wilde’s office in the film Wilde with Stephen Fry and Jude Law, and more recently in the BBC adaptation of David Copperfield when Betsey Trotwood (played by Dame Maggie Smith)  bathed the young David (Daniel Radcliffe) in an old tin tub filling the room with clouds of steam. 
 

Photograph  Burlison Photography

Weddings in the  dining room
 

Photograph Michael Tozer

Stunningly decorated in silk wallpaper, hand painted in China, the beauty of which can take your breath away.  The exotic birds and exuberant peonies, tell a symbolic story of friendship, peace, love and luck.  This amazing room is available for small Weddings .  It is licenced for up to 75 standing or 50 seated.

RECEPTIONS NEXT TO THE  RIVER  TEST
We can provide you with the most romantic position for your marquee.  Overlooking the River Test, with tables on the lawn between the marquee and the river.  Flowers adorning the entrance and festooning the pier…………  Swans gently gliding by, the water vole busily going about its daily business, the trout rising for a quick gulp of a plump and delicious mayfly… A riverside marquee with floodlit paths and the river bathed in evening mists and moonlight have provided the venue for such glorious memories………

Photograph Michael Tozer

Photograph Michael Tozer

Photograph Michael Tozer

eNTERTAINING
 IN THE 
WALLED  GARDEN

Photograph Michael Tozer

Imagine enjoying drinks al fresco in our magnificent walled garden, before a leisurely walk through the ancient gates, past the glorious herbaceous border, and down the steps to your marquee next to the river. Surround yourself in the quintessential English walled garden, with its evocative colours and scents.  There is the beautiful herb garden to sit within, a magnificent rose arbour to walk through, a buddleia border full of butterflies, the apple walk to gaze upon, and even a Well to make wishes in!    All this is contained within the privacy of the giant chalk cob walls bedecked with their ancient espaliered nectarine and pear trees.

YOUR  WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHS

Photograph Belinda Harvey

Photograph  Burlison Photography

Photograph  Burlison Photography

Photograph  Burlison Photography

     C O S T S

To have your Wedding Ceremony  in the House:  the cost is £3000.

To have your  Reception in the Garden:  the cost is £3000.

To have your Wedding Ceremony in the House and your Reception in the Garden:  the cost is £5000.

Other arrangements can be negotiated to suit your requirements.

As Houghton Lodge has become such a popular wedding venue, we must now
 make a charge of £5 per person, refundable on booking, to view the house and gardens.

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Photograph  Burlison Photography

• Riverside venue with panoramic and stunning  views,  with no other house in sight.

• Historic house, which is an 18th century Grade II *Cottage Orné .

• Excellent location in the heart of the Test Valley only 1½ hours from central London.

• "Undeniably among the most beautiful private houses and gardens in Hampshire".

• So very special and desperately romantic. 

• Superb photo opportunities: it really is a photographer's dream.

• Tranquil setting with 5 acres of gardens, park, and views over the river and the water meadows.

• Knot Garden with topiary Peacocks and a topiary Dragon.

• Film Location, also featured in TV commercials, many books and magazines.

• There are practically always swans gliding by on the river!

• We can recommend excellent local caterers,  Florists, marquee hire: all local to here(see below).

• A quintessential Walled Kitchen & Herb garden: perfect for drinks al fresco.

• This is  simply the most unique and incredible  place...............come and see for yourself!