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Price: £23,400 – £29,900
Guests: 300
Bedrooms: 78
Deals available: 1
Limited-Time Offers & Deals (1)
Description
Description
Bring in your own caterers, designers, and stylists to craft a celebration that reflects your traditions and tastes. With complete creative freedom, you can curate every detail exactly as you imagine it. Our Exclusive Use Dry Hire also includes all 78 bedrooms.
Working in partnership with Country Tipis and Alternative Stretch Tents, specialists in the outdoor event industry, we offer an alternative to our indoor reception spaces which can seat up to 130 guests. Hire of the land, access to the gardens and car parking for all your guests are included in our Dry Hire offering and our marquee space can host up to 300 guests. Outdoor ceremonies and blessings can be hosted by our Japanese Tea House or Gazebo Lawn. Once the party finishes at 11pm on the Croquet Lawn, guests can come inside and continue the party until 1am in the Great Hall.
Marquee prices start from £4,500 based on 100 seated guests.
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Name of Wedding Contact: Lauren Thomas
Thanks so much for your wedding enquiry for Fanhams Hall. We'll be in touch soon with some more information, we can't wait to get started on your wedding journey with us!
Experience
Year Business Was Established
2005
No. of Weddings Hosted
More than 50
Public Liability Insurance
Yes
No. of People In Team
2
Overview of The Croquet Lawn and Dry Hire at Fanhams Hall
Wedding Venue Type
Garden / Outdoor
Wedding Venue Capacity
Dining Capacity
300
Reception Capacity
300
Wedding Venue Accommodation
No. of Bedrooms
78
Sleeps No. of People
162
Bridal Suite
Honeymoon Suite
Wedding Ceremony & Reception
Outdoor Ceremony Available
Wedding license
Confetti permitted
Sound system available
Wedding Venue Details
On-site parking
Landscaped gardens
Open Flame Permitted
Marquee permitted
Outdoor Reception Space
Water view
Pet friendly
Exclusive use
Grade I/II Listed Building
Disabled access
Bridal Changing Facilities
Wedding Catering
External catering permitted
No corkage charge for own alcohol
External Catering only with our Exclusive Use Dry Hire
Bar
Alcohol license
Cultural Specialists
Asian Wedding Specialist
Jewish Wedding Specialist
Muslim Wedding Specialist
Pricing for The Croquet Lawn and Dry Hire at Fanhams Hall
Pricing for The Croquet Lawn and Dry Hire at Fanhams Hall
What's Included?
Exclusive use
Day before set up available
Couple accommodation included
Guest accommodation included
Choice of preferred caterers
• Hire of the event spaces and public areas of the hotel
• 78 bedrooms for you and your guests including a signature room for your wedding night
• Use of hotel gardens and grounds for photographs
• Banqueting round tables and chairs (in house only)
• Outdoor chairs for ceremonies in the gardens up to 130
• Changing rooms for the wedding couple to use
• Use of hotel kitchen*
• Unlimited corkage for your event
• Hotel representative to liaise with your event team on the day
• Free car parking for your guests
• Use of The Croquet Lawn for a marquee structure (build day from £5,000)
*in line with set guidelines issued with contract
Hide detailsReviews (23)
- CColleen06/10/2026Fanhams is the ideal wedding site whether you live abroad or locallyFanhams is the ideal wedding site whether you live abroad or locallyAll the cliches apply- but only in the best of ways: a fairy wedding venue, a stunning Bride, and the most charming Groom. Even if I had laboured over every small detail in an attempt to create the perfect day for my daughter’s wedding, I would have not have been capable of making the event as beautiful as it was. Fanhams was brilliant in making it happen. Lauren’s insights and coordination of events resulted in a fantastic experience, not only for the Bride and Groom, but for their guests as well. Fanhams is the ideal wedding site whether you live abroad or locally. All the cliches apply- but only in the best of ways: a fairy wedding venue, a stunning Bride, and the most charming Groom. Even if I had laboured over every small detail in an attempt to create the perfect day for my daughter’s wedding, I would have not have been capable of making the event as beautiful as it was. Fanhams was brilliant in making it happen. Lauren’s insights and coordination of events resulted in a fantastic experience, not only for the Bride and Groom, but for their guests as well. Fanhams is the ideal wedding site whether you live abroad or locally.
- TToni06/10/2026Guests were blown awayGuests were blown awayI just want to say a very big thank you to you and all your staff. They and you have been truly wonderful and guests were blown away by Fanhams Hall. Once again thank you for making Tia’s and Dans wedding so amazing.I just want to say a very big thank you to you and all your staff. They and you have been truly wonderful and guests were blown away by Fanhams Hall. Once again thank you for making Tia’s and Dans wedding so amazing.
- AAngie and Tony06/10/2026Best and nicest wedding venue!Best and nicest wedding venue!Thank you so much! We had the best day! We even had friends and family say it was the best and nicest wedding venue they had ever been to! And thank you and your team all at Fanhams hall for making our day so magical. Honestly was better then I could have imagined. Thank you so much! We had the best day! We even had friends and family say it was the best and nicest wedding venue they had ever been to! And thank you and your team all at Fanhams hall for making our day so magical. Honestly was better then I could have imagined.
- DDiane and Danny06/10/2026Everyone was blown awayEveryone was blown awayThank you so much again for all you did to help plan our beautiful day. Everyone was blown away by how beautiful the venue and grounds were. Thank you so much again for all you did to help plan our beautiful day. Everyone was blown away by how beautiful the venue and grounds were.
- OOmar and Rianne06/10/2026We had such a lovely time We had such a lovely timeWe had such a lovely time and so appreciated everyone at Fanhams support and input for our day! We had such a lovely time and so appreciated everyone at Fanhams support and input for our day!
- EEmma and Nick09/07/2025All the staff were amazing All the staff were amazingWe just wanted to send an email to say thank you so much for making our wedding day so special. All the staff were amazing and our guests were all so impressed by you all.We just wanted to send an email to say thank you so much for making our wedding day so special. All the staff were amazing and our guests were all so impressed by you all.
- KKayleigh and Dan09/07/2025We had the best day everWe had the best day everThank you so much for everything. We had the best day ever, all your hard work made the whole thing completely perfect. Thank you so much for everything. We had the best day ever, all your hard work made the whole thing completely perfect.
- KKelly and Jack09/07/2025We had a fantastic time We had a fantastic timeJust wanted to thank Rachel and yourself for all your help on the lead up and on the day of our wedding. We had a fantastic time and couldn't think more highly of you and your team. Thanks again, we really appreciate all the hard work and help making our dream wedding.Just wanted to thank Rachel and yourself for all your help on the lead up and on the day of our wedding. We had a fantastic time and couldn't think more highly of you and your team. Thanks again, we really appreciate all the hard work and help making our dream wedding.
- EEllie and Jack09/07/2025Thank you doesn't seem enough Thank you doesn't seem enoughI just wanted to get in touch to say thank you for everything you did leading up to our wedding. Thank you doesn’t seem enough, and I can’t put into words how prefect it all was. Everyone was so impressed at the venue, the staff (Rachel was brilliant) and the whole day, it was just way beyond our expectations, we want to do it all again.I just wanted to get in touch to say thank you for everything you did leading up to our wedding. Thank you doesn’t seem enough, and I can’t put into words how prefect it all was. Everyone was so impressed at the venue, the staff (Rachel was brilliant) and the whole day, it was just way beyond our expectations, we want to do it all again.
- KKatie and Nick09/07/2025It couldn't have gone more perfect! It couldn't have gone more perfect!I don’t think we’d be able to thank you, Clare and all of the other staff at Fanhams hall for everything that you did for our wedding! It couldn’t have gone more perfect so thank you! I don’t think we’d be able to thank you, Clare and all of the other staff at Fanhams hall for everything that you did for our wedding! It couldn’t have gone more perfect so thank you!
Location & Contact Details for The Croquet Lawn and Dry Hire at Fanhams Hall
Location & Contact Details for The Croquet Lawn and Dry Hire at Fanhams Hall
Travel Notes
It is best to enter our venue in Google Maps and you will find us at the end of our spectacular drive!
Nearest Town
Ware
Nearest Motorway & Junction
M25 Junction 25
Nearest Train Station
Ware Train Station
Nearest Airport
London Stansted Airport
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What is your No.1 wedding planning tip for couples?
Get organised from the start and book your big suppliers first!
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Use your wedding venue's guidance, for us it's our wonderful planning guide! A great tool we offer to all our booked couples to help them plan their special day with us.
Describe your venue in 5 adjectives.
Creative, relaxed, informal, fun, flexible.
Describe your venue in 5 adjectives.
Elegant. Ornate. Charming. Jacobean. Warm.
Where’s the best photo spot at your venue?
The red Fox Bridge in our Japanese Tea Gardens when the cherry tree blossoms are in full bloom.
Where’s the best photo spot at your venue?
The red fox bridge in our Japanese Tea Gardens when the cherry tree blossoms are in full bloom.
What is your venue's most unique feature?
Our Japanese Tea House.
What is your venue's most unique feature?
Japanese Tea House
What part of your business are you most proud of?
Our beautiful gardens where you can host your day!
What part of your business are you most proud of?
Our day of weddings team who bring all the written magic come to life!
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