Family-run castle above the River Tamar, taken for one wedding party at a time, Saltash, Cornwall
Pentillie Castle is a privately owned castle on an estate above the River Tamar, hired for one wedding at a time, with eleven bedrooms, reception rooms for 60 and a marquee lawn for larger parties.
Pentillie Castle stands above the River Tamar on the border of Cornwall and Devon, within a privately owned estate of woodland, gardens and parkland. It is a family-run house that is hired for one wedding at a time, so the couple and their guests have the castle, its eleven bedrooms and the immediate gardens from arrival to departure, usually for a minimum of two nights. Cedar avenues and terraced gardens lead down towards the river, and the party also has a farmhouse kitchen, a games room, and an outdoor solar-heated pool and sauna to hire.
Ceremonies can be held in the gardens, under the wisteria pavilion, on the Old Tennis Lawn or at the riverside Bathing Hut, and couples of every faith and tradition are welcome. The castle's historic reception rooms seat up to 60 for the wedding breakfast without a marquee, while a marquee on the lawns takes up to 120 seated or 200 standing. Catering is bespoke, from a formal seated meal to sharing platters. Plymouth and its railway station are about 20 minutes away, and Exeter Airport is about an hour by road.
Pentillie Castle
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Pentillie Castle stands above the River Tamar on the border of Cornwall and Devon, on a privately owned estate of woodland, gardens and parkland. It is a family-run house, grand in name but relaxed in manner, and it is reserved for a single wedding party at a time, from arrival to departure.
The estate offers a real choice of settings: a celebrant-led ceremony under the wisteria, vows at the Bathing Hut beside the river, a chuppah, a Nikah or a hand-tying beneath the trees. Couples of all faiths and backgrounds are welcome, and the day follows no set formula.
The wedding breakfast for up to 60 is served in the castle's own reception rooms, from the drawing room to the dining room. Larger parties move to a marquee on the lawns, with drinks on the terraces. Catering is bespoke, ranging from fine dining to sharing feasts.
All eleven bedrooms have Vi-spring beds and look across the Tamar valley, and a four-poster bridal suite is set aside for the morning of the wedding. Beyond the bedrooms there is a farmhouse kitchen, a games room, a solar-heated pool and a sauna.
A family-run castle on a private estate above the River Tamar, hired exclusively, with historic reception rooms and 11 bedrooms.
The CastleA genuine choice of ceremony settings for every faith and tradition, from the wisteria to the riverside Bathing Hut.
The Ceremony
The castle's historic reception rooms for up to 60, or a marquee on the lawns for up to 200.
The CelebrationA games room, farmhouse kitchen, solar-heated pool and sauna, and woodland walks down to the Tamar.
The Estate
A castle bedroom dressed with a four-poster bed, where the dress hangs ready on the morning of the wedding, with a Vi-spring bed and some of the wow-iest views in Cornwall out over the Tamar valley.
EnquirePentillie's 11 bedrooms, all with Vi-spring beds, are exclusively yours from arrival to departure, so the whole wedding party stays together in the castle, with full use of the farmhouse kitchen and the reception rooms.
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The castle's historic reception rooms, from the elegant drawing room to the dining room, host the drinks reception and the wedding breakfast for up to 60, without the need for a marquee.
EnquireBeyond the bedrooms, the party has the run of the estate: a games room, a farmhouse kitchen, an outdoor solar-heated swimming pool and a sauna, the gardens and terraces, and the woodland walks down to the Tamar.
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The castle, its eleven bedrooms and the immediate gardens, from arrival to departure, for a minimum of two nights on most bookings.
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Pentillie Castle sits above the River Tamar near Saltash, on the Cornwall and Devon border, a few miles from Plymouth. It is about 20 minutes from Plymouth and its rail station, and within reach of Exeter and the Cornish coast, easy for guests to reach yet deep in the estate's private woodland and gardens above the river.
Pentillie Castle, Paynters Cross, St Mellion, Saltash, Cornwall PL12 6QD, England
Bere Ferrers (Great Western Railway) is the nearest station, about 2.6 miles from the venue in a straight line.
Exclusive use of the castle, its eleven bedrooms and the immediate gardens
A choice of ceremony settings across the estate
The historic reception rooms for a wedding breakfast of up to 60
The lawns and terraces for a marquee when the party is larger
Full castle wedding, up to 60: £9,005
Intimate wedding, up to 22: £7,235
Marquee wedding, up to 120: £29,685
Elopement: from £4,340
Food and drink are charged separately; discounts apply for NHS and military couples
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It stands above the River Tamar near Saltash, on the Cornwall and Devon border and a few miles from Plymouth. Plymouth and its railway station are about 20 minutes away, and Exeter and the Cornish coast are both within reach.
Yes. Most bookings include exclusive use of the castle, its eleven bedrooms and the immediate gardens, from arrival to departure, for at least two nights. The whole wedding party stays together.
The historic reception rooms seat up to 60 for the wedding breakfast, with no marquee needed. A marquee on the lawns takes up to 120 seated or 200 standing. Intimate weddings and elopements are also welcomed.
Couples of every faith and tradition are welcome. Settings include a celebrant-led ceremony beneath the wisteria, vows at the riverside Bathing Hut, a chuppah, a Nikah, a hand-tying, or a church nearby.
There are eleven bedrooms, each with a Vi-spring bed, and all are yours for the length of the stay. The farmhouse kitchen, a games room and an outdoor solar-heated pool and sauna, available to hire, complete the house.
Menus are bespoke, from a seated fine-dining wedding breakfast to relaxed sharing platters, using produce from Cornwall and the Tamar valley. The team builds the meal around your day, and outside caterers are welcomed.
The 2026 tariffs start at £5,715 for a 1-day wedding for up to 60 guests. A full castle wedding is £9,005, an intimate wedding for up to 22 is £7,235, a marquee wedding for up to 120 is £29,685, and elopements start at £4,340. Food and drink are charged separately, with discounts for NHS and military couples.
Guests have garden games on the Old Tennis Lawn, the solar-heated pool and sauna, a games room, woodland walks down to the Tamar and the riverside Bathing Hut.
A private estate of woodland, gardens and parkland runs down to the river, with cedar avenues, terraced gardens rising to the castle and long views across the Tamar valley.
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