Restored sixteenth-century farm and wellness retreat among wildflower meadows, Hemingstone, Suffolk
Retreat East is a restored sixteenth-century farm in Suffolk, set in 35 acres of wildflower meadows, where weddings take place in an oak-framed Great Barn or a walled garden with 28 barns and rooms on site.
Retreat East is a sixteenth-century farm near Hemingstone in Suffolk, restored and set in 35 acres of wildflower meadows. It operates as a wellness retreat with a spa and a restaurant, and for weddings the whole estate is taken on an exclusive-use basis, so the barn, walled garden, grounds and buildings belong to a single party. Ipswich and its railway station are about 15 minutes away, the Suffolk coast about 40 minutes, and Stansted Airport about an hour.
The Great Barn is oak-framed and triple-height, and it holds both the ceremony and the reception beneath its timber trusses, with room for around 150 guests at the ceremony and around 120 at the wedding breakfast. Couples can instead marry in the private walled garden, where the Farmhouse is licensed for a garden ceremony. Twenty-eight restored barns and rooms provide places to stay across the estate, and the restaurant cooks seasonal, farm-to-fork menus, while private catering is also welcome. Pricing is arranged on enquiry.
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Retreat East is a sixteenth-century farm near Hemingstone in Suffolk, carefully restored and set in 35 acres of wildflower meadows. It operates as a wellness retreat, with a spa and a restaurant, and it is taken on an exclusive-use basis for weddings.
The Great Barn is oak-framed and triple-height, with timber trusses overhead. It holds both the ceremony and the reception, so the day moves through a single room. Couples who prefer the open air can marry in the private walled garden, where the Farmhouse is licensed for a garden ceremony.
Twenty-eight restored barns and rooms are spread across the estate in a relaxed, rustic style, so family and friends wake among the fields. The couple has a quiet room of their own for the wedding night, and the spa is on hand for the days either side.
Dining here follows the farm-to-fork approach, with seasonal dishes drawn from the Suffolk countryside. Meals can be served in the Great Barn or through the gardens, and private caterers are also welcomed.
An oak-framed, triple-height barn that holds the ceremony and the reception beneath its soaring timber trusses.
The BarnA restored 16th-century farm in 35 acres of wildflower meadows, with a spa and restaurant, on exclusive use.
The Retreat
A licensed garden ceremony in the private walled garden, among the flowers, or in the Great Barn.
The Ceremony28 restored barns and rooms, so the whole wedding party stays among the wildflower meadows.
The Stay
One of 28 beautifully restored barns and rooms across the estate, in a rustic-luxe Suffolk style, so the wedding party stays among the wildflower meadows and wakes to the countryside.
EnquireA restful room or cabin on the estate, part of the wellness retreat, with the spa, the meadows and the quiet of the Suffolk countryside on the doorstep.
EnquireThe whole 35-acre estate, including the Great Barn, walled garden, spa, restaurant and grounds.
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Retreat East sits near the village of Hemingstone, in the Suffolk countryside a few miles from Ipswich. It is about 15 minutes from Ipswich and its railway station, and within reach of the Suffolk coast and the A14, easy for guests to reach yet tucked away among wildflower meadows and restored farm buildings.
Retreat East, Brick Kiln Farm, Sandy Lane, Hemingstone, Suffolk IP6 9QE, England
Westerfield (Greater Anglia) is the nearest station, about 3.4 miles from the venue in a straight line.
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It lies near the village of Hemingstone in Suffolk, a few miles from Ipswich. Ipswich and its station are about 15 minutes away, and the Suffolk coast is within reach.
Yes. A wedding takes the whole 35-acre estate, so the Great Barn, walled garden, spa, restaurant and meadows belong to one couple and their guests.
The oak-framed Great Barn takes around 150 for the ceremony and around 120 for the wedding breakfast. The walled garden and meadows add space for outdoor moments.
Either in the triple-height Great Barn, or in the private walled garden, where the Farmhouse is licensed for a garden ceremony among the flowers.
Yes. There are 28 restored barns and rooms across the estate, so the wedding party can stay among the meadows with the spa and restaurant close by.
Yes. Retreat East runs as a wellness retreat, with a spa and treatments on the estate, which suits the quiet days around a wedding.
The estate restaurant cooks farm-to-fork, seasonal menus from the Suffolk countryside. Private catering is also welcomed, so you can shape the wedding breakfast your own way.
Pricing is arranged individually, on enquiry, around your date and plans.
Thirty-five acres of wildflower meadows surround restored farm buildings and walled gardens, in a calm corner of the Suffolk countryside.
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