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Dorset wedding venues

Explore 5 wedding venues and 5 wedding vendors across Dorset.

5 venues: Hotels, castles and houses
Up to 250 guests: Across listed venues
Exclusive use: Available at selected venues

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Wedding venues in Dorset

Dorset's coastline is among England's most recognisable, with limestone cliffs, sheltered coves and traditional villages overlooking the English Channel. Elegant country estates, historic manor houses and coastal hotels provide memorable settings for weddings, where landscaped gardens and beautiful natural surroundings create an atmosphere of understated sophistication.

The Jurassic Coast is recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with landmarks including Durdle Door and Lulworth Cove. Inland, the countryside reveals rolling chalk hills, traditional market towns and villages built from local stone. Dorchester is closely associated with the novelist Thomas Hardy, whose writing drew inspiration from the region's landscapes. Dorset retains a strong rural identity, shaped by its geological heritage, agricultural traditions and the timeless character of England's southern coast.

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Dorset wedding venues

Captain's Club Hotel & Spa

Dorset, Italy

Hotel

Up to 250 guests · 41 rooms

A contemporary riverside hotel and spa in Christchurch where the wedding suites, the bedrooms and the restaurant all look over the River Stour.

From£2,870 Enquire Profile ›

Chedington Grange

Dorset, Italy

Country house

Up to 225 guests

Chedington Grange is a country estate near Beaminster in West Dorset with two guest houses, Vielha and Baqueira, a barn and orangery for ceremonies, outdoor pergolas and room for marquees and tents.

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Highcliffe Castle

Dorset, Italy

Castle

Up to 200 guests

Highcliffe Castle is a Grade I listed Gothic Renaissance castle on the Dorset coast, with a Wintergarden for ceremonies of up to 110 guests, state rooms for wedding breakfasts and a beach reached by a woodland trail.

From£1,225 Enquire Profile ›

Hotel du Vin & Bistro Poole

Dorset, Italy

Hotel

Up to 90 guests · 38 rooms

Hotel du Vin & Bistro Poole is a four-star boutique hotel in the former Mansion House, a Grade II listed Georgian building off the Old Quay, with 38 rooms and a bistro that holds weddings of up to 90 guests.

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Lulworth Castle

Dorset, Italy

Castle

Lulworth Castle, built in 1608 as a hunting lodge, offers a restored exterior, a natural interior and an eighteenth-century courtyard for civil ceremonies, with marquee space on the lawns.

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Where to marry in Dorset

Each area of Dorset has its own character, from city palazzi to country estates. Compare them, then open an area to see its venues.

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Inside our Dorset collection

5: venues
250: largest guest capacity
3: with accommodation for guests
3: with exclusive use
£1,225: lowest published starting price, venue hire

2 of 5 publish a starting price · 1 of 5 has reviews from couplesBased on the 5 Dorset venues listed on 5 Star Weddings, not on every venue in the place.

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