Exclusive-use Georgian manor hotel in 20 acres above the Taw valley · Burrington, North Devon
A Georgian country house hotel in North Devon with exclusive-use weddings, two licensed ceremony rooms and a two AA Rosette kitchen
Northcote Manor Country House Hotel is an independent Georgian manor at Burrington, near Umberleigh, in North Devon. It stands in mature woodland, lawns and gardens overlooking the Taw Valley and the surrounding countryside. Weddings here take the whole house, so the couple and their guests have the lounges, the restaurant, the bedrooms and the grounds to themselves for the whole celebration, without interruption. The house has relaxed lounges, a restaurant and a spa, and the grounds take in a walled garden, a water garden with a bridge and apple orchards. Indoor and outdoor settings are used across the seasons.
A dedicated wedding planner looks after the arrangements, and the packages include room hire, full banqueting services and fresh house flowers. The hotel keeps a suppliers list of local florists, cake makers, musicians, make-up artists and photographers, and promotes local dressmakers, florists and cake makers more widely. Photographers are not part of the packages, but the planner can recommend them. Several packages are offered, and a proposal can be put together where none of them fits. After the ceremony the house changes over for dining, speeches and the evening celebrations. Guests staying the night before the wedding can use the spa.
Northcote Manor Hotel
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Facts checked 5 October 2026
Couples choose between two licensed indoor ceremony rooms, the Conservatory and the Oak Room. The Conservatory is spacious and light-filled, with sweeping views over the North Devon countryside. It is a slate-roofed conservatory that opens onto the sun terrace and the walled garden, so guests step straight outside after the vows. The Oak Room is grand and vintage-chic, with a bay window where couples take their vows. Both rooms are used come sunshine or snow.
After the ceremony guests can be led out into the grounds and woodlands for bubbles and canapes, champagne afternoon teas or punch, while the couple are photographed before dinner. The bridge over the water garden and the apple orchards are two of the photograph locations. The banqueting set covers up to 55 guests, with linen, cutlery and Cheltenham chairs. Evening receptions take up to 180 guests, and the bar is fully licensed and cash-only. Evening food runs from homemade nibbles and bacon butties to homemade pizzas or a full buffet. Fireworks are allowed, using a supplier that has completed risk assessments for the grounds.
The hotel has 16 bedrooms and suites, all ensuite, from classic rooms to larger suites, with views over the grounds. The interiors are eclectic, and rooms come with homemade treats. The Run of the House packages include all 16 with breakfast between 8am and 10am, plus bed and breakfast for two in a suite the night before and two 60-minute spa treatments the day before.
All catering is in house, and outside caterers are not used for the wedding breakfast. The Executive Chef cooks from a two AA Rosette kitchen with local ingredients from the Devon countryside and sea. The Stafford Package and the Gracey Package each set out welcome drinks, canapes, a three-course meal, wine, a Champagne toast and an evening buffet. Dishes include North Devon Red Ruby beef, Heal Farm Tamworth pork and Cornish white crab, and menus can be adapted to dietary requirements.
All packages include the manor, lounges, restaurant, 16 rooms and grounds from noon to 11am the next day.
Exclusive useA glazed room with countryside views, used for ceremonies and receptions in any season.
The Conservatory
Lawns, a walled garden, orchard and woodland with views over the valley.
The groundsWedding menus from the hotel kitchen led by Richie Herkes, with local beef, pork and fish.
The kitchen
The largest rooms, several with sofa beds or separate lounges. Tavistock has a canopy bed and is suggested as a honeymoon suite; Dragonfly, Wisteria and Heron are in the walled garden lodge.
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Larger doubles, some with fireplaces; Azalea has a free-standing bath and Monkleigh Gothic carvings.
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Individually decorated rooms; King's Nympton has a four-poster and Honeysuckle is fully accessible with a wet room.
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A personal wedding planner, room hire, full banqueting services and fresh house flowers, with exclusive use of the country house hotel and its grounds.
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The hotel is at Burrington, Umberleigh, EX37 9LZ, in North Devon. There is free on-site parking for wedding guests and entertainers.
Northcote Manor Country House Hotel, Burrington, Umberleigh, North Devon EX37 9LZ, United Kingdom
Transfers. Taxis can be arranged by the hotel from Portsmouth Arms station, charged separately and pre-booked.
Parking. Plenty of free on-site parking for wedding guests and entertainers, in a gravelled car park beside the house.
Portsmouth Arms (Great Western Railway) is the nearest station, about 0.6 miles from the venue in a straight line.
Exclusive-use venue hire on the Run of the House package, priced for up to 55 day guests. Every wedding must also take a food and drink package.
The food packages add a welcome drink, four canapés, a three-course meal, tea and coffee, two glasses of wine, a Champagne toast and an evening buffet.
We would like to say what an amazing weekend Northcote Manor created for our wedding on 1st November. The organisation throughout the year, and across the wedding weekend itself, was seamless, allowing us to relax and truly enjoy every moment.
Northcote is a beautiful venue, and from the moment we arrived we were made to feel so welcome. A special mention must go to Richie and the entire team, who went above and beyond to make our wedding such a memorable and pleasurable experience. The staff were helpful, efficient and incredibly polite, a real credit to Northcote.
A huge thank you to everyone involved
Northcote Manor Hotel can be taken for exclusive use. The hire covers a personal wedding planner, room hire, full banqueting services and fresh house flowers, with exclusive use of the country house hotel and its grounds.
Northcote Manor Hotel has 16 rooms.
Weddings at Northcote Manor Hotel start from £7,000 . This includes exclusive use of the manor and grounds from 12pm on the wedding day to 11am the next day; a choice of two licensed ceremony rooms; overnight accommodation with breakfast (8am to 10am) in all 16 bedrooms and suites; bed and breakfast for two in a suite the night before; two 60-minute spa treatments the day before; banqueting set for up to 55 (linen, cutlery, wine and toast glasses); tea and coffee after the wedding breakfast; Cheltenham chairs; a dedicated wedding coordinator; free on-site parking. The food packages add a welcome drink, four canapés, a three-course meal, tea and coffee, two glasses of wine, a Champagne toast and an evening buffet..
No. Catering at Northcote Manor Hotel is in house.
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