Celebrate in Style!

Here at Sutton Bonington Hall we know how important your big day is and so are committed to ensuring that it runs as smoothly as possible. Set on the border of Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, Sutton Bonington Hall is the wedding venue of choice for couples from across the midlands.

 

A Queen Anne country house, Sutton Bonington Hall provides a stunning background to your wedding day. Once a private residence, here at the Hall we want you to feel at home and the beautifully maintained gardens are perfect for relaxing and taking photographs; capturing your special day forever.

 

Inside the house your guests can enjoy the beautifully appointed interior; there are four large reception rooms available for hire, including the conservatory which can accommodate up to 100 guests. The library, drawing or dining room are available for more intimate gatherings. For the evening reception we can accommodate 120 guests, and parking is available. There are also six elegant bedrooms which can be booked for overnight stay.

 

Licensed for civil ceremonies and partnerships, Sutton Bonington Hall is available for exclusive hire only, and brides and grooms are encourage to make an appointment to take a look around the house and grounds to get the feel for this stunning wedding venue.

 

To ensure the day is extra-special we offer comprehensive menu options, which are individually tailored to your wedding party.  Our menus include a choice of 11 three-course meal menus. Our chefs use only the freshest ingredients which are locally sourced. For evening guests we can offer a fanastic buffet options and even a hog roast, which can be enjoyed outside in the landscaped grounds. We also have a fantastic wine list and a fully stocked bar.

 

We look forward to welcoming you soon.

 

Sutton Bonington Hall - a brief history

 

Sutton Bonington Hall is situated behind the high brick walls along the Main Street in Sutton Bonington, Leicestershire.  Through the large wrought iron gates the Hall can be seen in the surroundings of the superior landscaped gardens.  Most of the Hall was built by Beaumont Parkyns during the reign of Queen Anne.  The oldest part  of the Hall is the pantry with walls that are approximately 3 feet thick.   

In 1825 the Pagets, a Loughborough family of merchant hosiers and bankers, bought Sutton Bonington Hall.  Sir Ernest Paget, who was the Chairman of the Midland Central Railway from 1891-1911, further enlarged it in the 1870’s.  His father had also been the director of the M.C.R. in 1843 and so they built a private platform in the grounds of the Hall so that passing trains could be stopped at the Hall for them.

For over a hundred years the Pagets and their descendants let the field across the road from the Hall to the village Cricket Club.   This is why one of the bedrooms at the front of the house looking over the field is called the Cricket Room.   In 1982 the Parish Council purchased adjacent land to develop as a public playing field and the Hall field was returned to pasture which ensures the enchanting views from the front bedrooms.

To this day, the Hall remains in the ownership of descendants of the Paget family.  The present owner is The Lady Anne Elton who grew up in the Hall and resided here until January 2000. 

 

The gardens reflect the history of the Hall - The rose beds in the garden are designed to look like E's for Elton.  The are also topiary bottles and bells to reflect the local industry.

In the year 2000  Henry and Ali Weldon took over the lease of the Hall and began hosting weddings. They now manage the Hall through their company Maverick Venue Management. 

 

In the first year at Sutton Bonington Hall they arranged 4 weddings in addition to various lunches and conferences.  In 2001 the figure for weddings rose to 12 and the year that after we doubled it to 24.

We now host an average of 65-70 weddings each year, plus a variety of other events.

Maverick Venue Management also manage Prestwold Hall, Norwood Park and an Outside Catering business.

More than just a wedding venue

Sutton Bonington Hall is more than just a wedding venue.  We regularly host other important family celebrations at the Hall.  In this way families can revisit and enjoy the Hall more than once!

We have hosted Christening Lunches and 'Welcome to the World' parties, for families to celebrate their new baby with a family gathering at this beautiful venue.  Occasionally the parents were married at Sutton Bonington Hall and choose to revisit the Hall for this next special step in their lives.  We could also host Baby Naming Ceremonies at the Hall, as an alternative to a church christening.

We also host wedding anniversary celebrations. Whether it is Ruby or Golden or perhaps a 10 year wedding anniversary you are celebrating we tailor the event to suit your requirements. Perhaps a Sunday Lunch would be best, or an evening dinner dance.  Call 01509672355 or email enquiries@sutton-bonington-hall.com with your ideas.

The Hall has been the venue for a few Golden wedding celebrations, and the families often bring elements of their wedding day to the Hall. Displaying old wedding photos and newspaper clippings from the day.

In the last few months we have hosted a special 50th birthday evening party, which the birthday girl organised herself so she had the party she wanted. In contrast for a special 70th birthday celebration, his family organised a surprise party at Sutton Bonington Hall, which had also been their wedding venue a few years prior.

One of Maverick Venues

Some of you may not be aware that Sutton Bonington Hall is actually part of a larger family of Wedding Venues within the East Midlands.  Maverick Venue Management looks after events at Prestwold Hall in Leicestershire and Norwood Park in Nottinghamshire.

Prestwold Hall was the original venue that Maverick took on, located just outside of Loughborough this stately home is incredibly popular.  Weddings of up to 150 guests can be accommodated.  Civil ceremonies can take place in the Library, or there is a church on the estate from which your wedding guests can walk through the gardens to be greeted at the Hall with a refreshing drink!

 

There is also a new Maverick Venue opening on the Prestwold Estate.  The Cowsheds have been carefully converted and now offer a fanastic and unusual space for weddings and parties.  If you have been searching for a more rustic barn style wedding venue, look no further!

 

 

Norwood Park is just outside of Southwell in Nottinghamshire, and again caters for larger weddings than we can at Sutton Bonington Hall.  Norwood is situated in fanastic gardens with stunning countryside views. 

Maverick also cater at venues that don't have their own team of chefs.  Langley Priory being one of these.  Langley Priory is just outside of Diseworth, and caters for beautiful intimate civil ceremonies of 40 guests with wonderful views over the lake.

So, if Sutton Bonington Hall is not quite the venue for you, don't worry there are lots of fabulous venues for you to choose from.

How to find your perfect wedding venue...

First of all, if you are recently engaged - Congratulations!

Hopefully after the celebrations of the engagement calm down you can move onto enjoying planing and preparing for your big day.  However, for some couples this is a difficult step into a world they know little about - where do you start! 

We have put together a couple of hints and tips that we pass on to couples as they visit Sutton Bonington Hall, and hopefully they may be of help to you too!

• Keep an open mind - in the early stages of searching for a wedding venue don't rule out a venue to soon.  There are so many types and styles of venues around the country let alone just in the East Midlands that you may need an open mind to understand the opportunities each venue offers you
• Visit a few venues - But not too many all at once! - Even if a couple views Sutton Bonington Hall as their first venue and falls in love with it, we would always encourage couples to view another venue or two just to cement your previous feelings.  It is such a big decision, we want to ensure you have made the right decision for you.  Do spread viewing out over several days though, couples that have visited 6 or 7 venues in one weekend often can't remember what the first venue looked like!
• Come back for a second visit - We always invite couples to arrange a second, or even third viewing, and also you may want to bring parents or a friend on this second visit for a second opinion.  Often parents see things slightly differently, and ask different questions, so if you are all agreed on a venue you have probably found the right one!
• Dates - The more flexible you can be with a wedding date, the more opportunity there will be for you to book you favourite venue.  We offer to pencil a date to couples for a fortnight to give you time to check that your church or the registrars will be available to marry you, but also to check that your family hasn't got a holiday booked!
• Ask your wedding venue about suppliers - We have a list of suppliers (such as photographers and florists) that have worked at Sutton Bonington Hall in the past.  This can be invaluable to our couples as it is far easier to use suppliers who are familiar with your chosen venue. They will already know where the best photo opportunities are, or where your might want flowers without you having to tell them.

Wishing you a beautiful wedding day and a long and happy marriage from everyone at Sutton Bonington Hall.

October at Sutton Bonington Hall

This Autumn has been incredibly beautiful, we love seeing the trees in the garden change colour.  It creates a fabulous setting for our events.

This October Sutton Bonington Hall hosted a Christening Lunch and a corporate event as well as the weddings each weekend. 

We hosted a wedding that had been organised from New Zealand on the 5th, our Groom saw Sutton Bonington Hall for the first time just a few days before his wedding!

The following day our couple brought an Asian theme to their wedding.  The cake they had chosen was really colourful - a real taking point. It matched the bridesmaids saris too



For the evening, instead of the usual evening buffet we served a variety of curries in hand sized bowls.  It's a perfect warming supper for a chillier autumn evening, all the guests really enjoyed it.

October also say Michele Gledhill return to the Hall to dress the conservatory for a wedding.  Michele created a fantastic look for our couple, it really came alive as the sun went down!

Towards the end of October we hosted one of our most intimate weddings for a lovely group of 14 guests.  Those privileged enough to be invited had a truly special day and were treated to a fantastic menu including a pan-fried fillet of Derbyshire beef, wild mushroom gratin, roast garlic mash and seasonal vegetables.

We also opened our doors for an Open Afternoon - with lots of visitors, some who have already booked their wedding for 2013 and some who we hope will choose Sutton Bonignton Hall

The 2013 Wedding Industry Awards

We are absolutely delighted to inform you that Sutton Bonington Hall has been shortlisted within our East Midlands region for a Wedding Industry Award for best wedding venue. 

Lots of our Brides and Grooms who were married at Sutton Bonington Hall in the last year took the time to vote for us, for which we are very grateful.  The next step is for the judges to choose a regional winner in each category.  Hopefully Sutton Bonington Hall can be officially named as the best wedding venue in the East Midlands!

Within the wedding venue category are 10 fantastic venues from all over Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, all offering unique but exceptional services to their couples so we will have to wait until the end of November to discover whether Sutotn Bonington Hall has what the judges are looking for!