Venue type: Historic Building Description: Cliveden is surely the ultimate wedding venue for your special day. It was one of the first hotels to be granted a license to hold wedding ceremonies within selected rooms in the house, and is one of the foremost and highly rated hotels in the world. It is ideally situated for both Heathrow and Gatwick, within 30 minutes of London and with easy access from the M40 and M4 motorways, and set amongst over 370 acres of National Trust parklands and overlooking an idyllic bend in the River Thames in the heart of the Berkshire countryside
Practicalities
Prices: on application Ceremony/Reception: Ceremony & reception Capacity for ceremony: 12 in Spring Cottage 60 in the House Seated meal capacity: 60-180 Buffet meal capacity: 200+ Total venue capacity: 200+
Licensed bar: yes Late licence bar: yes Disco facilities: yes Type of cuisine: English and French Vegetarian menu: yes Accommodation: Yes
Additional services
Toastmaster: can be provided Hairdresser: can be provided Florist: can be provided Band: can be provided Photographer: can be provided Videographer: can be provided DJ: can be provided Event planner: can be provided
Further
info & directions
Additional details: Cliveden combines excellent service, hospitality and food, in an elegant country house hotel which for over three hundred years has excelled at entertaining. We have many options within the house for any number or size of ceremony or reception, including our secluded retreat of Spring Cottage next to the Thames. It is important that every detail is personal to make your wedding day a truly memorable occasion. Whether you are getting married, throwing a lavish party or staging some prestigious corporate event, exclusive use of Cliveden sets the stage for an occasion of extraordinary elegance, grandeur and style. Just imagine having the whole house and its grounds entirely for yourself and your guests, tailored exactly to your needs. We can even work with your own events companies to create a truly spectacular party in true country house style.
Directions by public transport: By train
Nearest mainline station is Burnham, approximately 4 miles away. Trains from London Paddington, 30 minutes.
By air
London Heathrow, 20 minutes by car. London Gatwick, 50 minutes by car or 20 minutes by helicopter
Directions by car: By road
40 minutes from central London. Take the M40 Junction 2, or M4 Junction 7.
Direction from M4/A4
If coming from M4 Junction 7, turn left at the roundabout onto the A4 towards Maidenhead. Go straight at the traffic lights and turn right at the roundabout (Sainsburys Supermarket) onto Lent Rise Road.
Continue straight over all mini-roundabouts. You will pass Burnham Memorial Cricket Ground on your right and Grovefield House on your left.
At the T-Junction, the main gates of Cliveden are directly opposite. Follow the gravel drive all the way to the House, following the signs for House Guests.
If travelling along the A4 from Maidenhead follow this road towards Slough and take the left hand turn onto Berry Hill, before the BMW garage, following signs towards Cliveden. Take this road for approx 3miles until you reach the main gates for Cliveden on your left hand side.
Directions from M40
Exit M40 at junction 2, at the roundabout get in the right hand lane and follow the A355 to Slough. After 150 yards turn right, which will take you past the Jolly Woodman public house, turn right into Woburn Common Road, and then left onto Heathfield Road. Cliveden is two miles from there.
N.B. In the event that the main gates are closed, please turn right at the T-Junction onto Cliveden Road and take the first left onto Bourne End Road. Continue on this road for approximately 300 metres and an alternative entrance to Cliveden House, Hedsor Gate, is on the left hand side. If these gates are closed, please use the intercom system and one of our footmen will open the gates.
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