A Wedding Weekend, Not Just a Day

Escape the ordinary and celebrate over a whole weekend at Drovers Rest — a UK countryside wedding venue designed for couples who want space, fire-cooked feasts and everyone staying together.

Not Too Far. Far Enough.

If you want everyone together — not disappearing into taxis at 10pm — distance stops mattering.

Drovers Rest is a destination-style wedding venue in the UK, built for couples who want to slow things down, gather their people, and turn their wedding into a proper experience.

When guests stay on site, the journey becomes part of the story.

This Is How Weddings Should Feel

A wedding weekend, not a timetable – Arrive, settle in, celebrate, wake up together.
Fire-cooked feasts, not beige buffets – Live fire, seasonal food, big tables, long conversations.
Loads of on-site accommodation – Your favourite people staying close, not scattered.
Space to breathe – Woodland, open skies, animals and room to roam.
Two barns + indoor & outdoor spaces – Flow that adapts to weather, mood and moment.

Whole chicken roasting over flames and hot coals with smoke rising.

Who's it for?

Perfect If You…

Want a wedding that feels relaxed, bold and personal
Love the idea of a destination wedding without flying
Care more about atmosphere and the gathering than tradition
Want your wedding to feel like a retreat or festival weekend
Don’t want to rush through the best day of your life

If that sounds like you, you’re in the right place.

Bridesmaids and groomsmen in coral posing in front of the stone barns at Drovers Rest.

Come for the Weekend

From fire feasts and candlelit barns to woodland wanderings, horses, alpacas and late-night conversations — Drovers Rest is designed for weddings that unfold naturally.

No conveyor belt.
No chair covers.
No copy-paste packages.

Just space, fire, food and people.

Lesbian brides laughing while feeding alpacas at a countryside wedding venue.

Built to Host Proper Gatherings

Drovers Rest has been designed to host large groups comfortably — with multiple indoor and outdoor spaces, licensed bars, experienced event teams and accommodation on site.

That means:

No logistical stress
No rushing guests away
No weather panic

Everything flows, whatever the season.

Wedding ceremony in an orchard among trees.

“It felt like a wedding, a holiday and a reunion all at once.”

Ready to Make a Weekend of It?

If you’re looking for a wedding venue that feels like an escape — where your people can stay, feast, celebrate and slow down together — we’d love to show you around.

Availability is limited each year to keep every wedding special.