A Regency house on the county border
Stubton Hall is a privately owned country house near Newark, on the Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire border. An avenue-lined drive leads to a pillared entrance, with lawns and parkland beyond. Sir Jeffry Wyatville, who also remodelled Windsor Castle, built the house in 1813 and 1814 in gault brick with stone dressings, and it is Grade II listed. It is a house for modern weddings, with the interiors kept relaxed enough for guests to feel at home.
Ceremony rooms and the Orangery
Inside there are high ceilings and chandeliers, and light-filled rooms from the Bow Room, which suits small vows, to the Orangery, which seats 200 beneath a glass roof. Guests move out to the Italian-style terrace for drinks at golden hour. Ceremonies take place in a choice of rooms, and the Music Room and the Conservatory are licensed too. Receptions run from the Conservatory to the Music Room and on to the Orangery. St Martin’s Church is close to the estate for couples who want a traditional service.
The day and the evening
The Orangery stays in use after dark, with candlelight, champagne and a live band under the high ceiling. Seasonal menus come from the in-house kitchen, and breakfast is served the next morning.
Staying and the grounds
The house has 25 en-suite bedrooms, each with its own character, dressed in soft linens and country-house furnishings. Only one wedding takes place each day, so the whole house and its 23 acres of parkland, gardens and lake are set aside for a single couple.
For more of the county, see Lincolnshire. Stubton Hall’s website is stubtonhall.co.uk.
