Weddings at Shuttleworth

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£1,500 - £6,000 for Venue Hire
Up to 200
16 Bedrooms
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Description

Built on the site of Warden Abbey, a monastery founded in the time of the Doomsday book, stands the former home of the Shuttleworth family. A 5000 acre site in the heart of rural Bedfordshire, with rolling parkland vistas and steeped in compelling history, the Shuttleworth estate offers an extraordinary setting for weddings and celebrations all year round. From smaller, more intimate ceremonies to opulent gatherings of up to 1000 guests, Shuttleworth has a choice of three stunning venues to make your day unique and memorable. The House and Parkland offer an unrivalled wedding experience. Take use of the Jacobean-style country house and choose between an array of grand rooms to hold your ceremony, wedding breakfast and evening reception. Suitable for ceremonies for up to 200 guests and seated dinners for up to 150 guests. Additionally, The Summer House, set within a sunken garden makes for a charming, idyllic outdoor ceremony venue. Finally, the abundance of mature parkland is ideal if you wish to build a marquee or tipi. For a magical, serene affair The Swiss Garden, designed in the late Regency era, is a rare example of period landscape design. Within the garden, surrounded by beautifully manicured lawns, are two licenced venues for wedding ceremonies: The Swiss Cottage and The Grotto & Fernery. The Collection’s Hangar 3 is a thrilling venue to host your day. With tables peppered around masterpieces of aviation and automotive history, this unique space lends itself to a stylish ‘vintage’ celebration. As a multi-venue property, Shuttleworth offers the opportunity to host your ceremony and your reception in more than one location. All weddings at Shuttleworth are offered with the close assistance of an experienced wedding planner, to assist in the lead up to and during the wedding - this is complimentary to ensure excellence of service.

Personal Message from the Manager

Name of Wedding Contact: Georgia French
Firstly, congratulations on your engagement! Welcome to Shuttleworth, we are very unique as we have a variety of venues available able to cater for all weddings from small intimate ceremony only bookings to large reception celebrations of up to 600 guests. For more information about the options available for your special day please email [email protected] or alternatively call 01767 627922. We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Experience

Year Business Was Established
1996
No. of Weddings Hosted
More than 50
Public Liability Insurance
Yes
No. of People In Team
6

Overview of Weddings at Shuttleworth

Wedding Venue Type
Country House / Manor House
Wedding Venue Capacity
Dining Capacity
200
Reception Capacity
600
Wedding Venue Accommodation
No. of Bedrooms
16
Sleeps No. of People
35
Bridal Suite
Honeymoon Suite

Wedding Ceremony & Reception

Church Within Walking Distance
Fireworks Permitted
Wedding Licence
Dancefloor Available
Outdoor Ceremony Available
Confetti Permitted
Sound System Available

Wedding Venue Details

Water View
Grade I/II Listed Building
Landscaped Gardens
Exclusive Use
Marquee Permitted
Bridal Changing Facilities
Pet Friendly
Disabled Access
On-Site Parking
Ballroom
Outdoor Reception Space
In-House Wedding Coordinator

Wedding Catering

External Catering Permitted
Corkage Charge for Own Alcohol
Asian Catering
In-House Wine List
Halal Catering
Alcohol Licence
Kosher Catering
Vegan Catering
Chinese / Japanese
Eastern European
Caribbean
Latin / South American
Western / European
African
Indian
Mediterranean
Hog Roast
Middle Eastern
Bar

Cultural Specialists

Jewish Wedding Specialist
Muslim Wedding Specialist
Asian Wedding Specialist

Pricing for Weddings at Shuttleworth

Wedding Venue Hire Only
£1,500 - £6,000
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Reviews for Weddings at Shuttleworth
(34)

Ian & Craig
Happy couple married in September
September 2024
Everything and more!
Our wedding day was even more than we had expected. The calmness on the day was amazing with Georgia's oversight on every aspect of catering, cake and flower deliveries, as well as orchestrating the whole event, even putting on our button holes. The venue was simply beautiful with superb grounds for photo's, but my husband and I can honestly not praise Georgia enough for all the support leading up to our special day and her commitment on the day to make it a truly amazing experience with a real wow factor.
Sophie & Tobi
Happy couple married in August
September 2024
What a day..
From start to finish our wedding was seamless! Georgia is absolutely amazing, she is an asset to shuttleworth. No request is too much and her attention to detail is something else. The house and grounds have made amazing photographs! If you are looking for a stately home venue, this is the best around.
Mathew and Steven Butler-Cairns
Happy couple married in July
August 2024
Wedding of the year
Georgia and the team at shuttleworth were outstanding! They made us feel so special on our wedding day. The surroundings are incredible, and we were honored to be married at such at beautiful place. Highly recommend!!!!!
Hannah and Kieran
Happy couple married in August
August 2024
An absolutely perfect day
Our wedding in the Swiss gardens at shuttleworth was absolutely perfect. We already wanted to have an intimate private ceremony and the Swiss Cottage was perfect. The attention to detail in the gardens was wonderful and the staff are absolutely brilliant! We could not have asked for a more perfect day!
Steve and Julia White
Wedding: August
August 2024
Just perfect!
Fantastic location and superb staff who thought of everything..and they organised beautiful weather! Would highly recommend
Jessi & Jack
Happy couple married in May
July 2024
A perfect venue
Our ceremony in the Swiss Cottage at Shuttleworth was so perfect. The team at Shuttleworth are fantastic, we were given plenty of opportunities to visit the venue in the run up and Georgia every detail was organised and confirmed to make our day carefree and perfect. The gardens are absolutely stunning for photos and the staff are all so lovely. Would definitely recommend Shuttleworth as a venue.
S
Happy couple married in July
July 2024
Cannot recommend for a wedding
We were told by Shuttleworth c.2months before our wedding that they had accepted a corporate booking on the same day/time as our wedding, for c.4000 people with a ferris wheel, fairground rides, live music, a PA system, food trucks etc. This huge event would be situated next to the main house that we had booked exclusively for our wedding. Their contract terms and language around exclusivity mean this is technically possible (despite promising otherwise when we booked). Our expectation of being able to hear our own guests speak during the drinks reception or being able to have a videographer record our wedding with sound would not have been possible with the close proximity and noise from the adjacent event. We found Shuttleworth's decision to agree to another booking that would detrimentally impact our wedding appalling. Georgia the Wedding Manager did not even apologise once. Whilst the venue itself is of course picturesque, the team asserted that it is normal for them to have weddings alongside other events disturbing each other in parallel. For a once in a lifetime event like a wedding, we found this hard to accept and we were thus forced to cancel. We could not recommend this venue given this is what Shuttleworth considers to be standard event management practice for them. I would not wish on any couple what they did to us, and hope no one else's wedding at such short notice becomes collateral damage to a corporate booking , like ours.
Hussein & Sarah
Happy couple married in June
July 2024
The most amazing venue and the most wonderful team to manage it.
Georgia French and her team ensured that my wife and I had the most amazing day of our life. Everything was thoroughly planned and delivered exactly as we envisaged. Georgia was very kind and accommodating of our requests and the venue was nothing short of magnificent. The team was also very helpful and supportive the day before the wedding and the day after, which allowed me and my family to enjoy our stay at the House. We’ve visited several castles and venues with historic beauty to choose our wedding venue, and I can honestly say that hardly any would offer you what the Shuttleworth House and the team running have.
Andrew & Andrea
Happy couple married in June
June 2024
A Hidden Gem!
From the moment we booked Shuttleworth as our wedding venue, Georgia and all the team were so incredibly helpful. Having the whole house for our venue was amazing and enabled us to zone the different areas of the house. Shuttleworth is beautiful on the inside and outside and when rain was forecast for our ceremony, having the ceremony indoors was just as Romantic. We had our wedding breakfast in the saloon which is breathtaking and many of our guests commented on how beautiful the venue was. It seems to be a hidden gem as most venue's you only get one or two rooms. We had an incredible day and cannot wait to see our official photos! If you're thinking of considering Shuttleworth for your special day, we would highly recommend!
Cristina & Matt
Happy couple married in April
April 2024
A beautiful venue for a beautiful day!
Our wedding was in April & we had the best day! The venue was perfect. The building is impressive, beautiful & not too big it feels empty. We decided to have our reception on the lawn which was amazing & then we had the downstairs rooms for our meal & party! Georgia helped to organise the wedding and was very informative and helpful. She could answer any questions we had. The only downer was she was only around for part of the day!! Our guests had a great time and we had so many compliments about the venue. Thank you team Shuttleworth!

Location & Contact Details for Weddings at Shuttleworth

Wedding Venue Address

Old Warden Park, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 9EA, England, United Kingdom

Nearest Town

Biggleswade

Nearest Motorway & Junction

A1 - Biggleswade

Nearest Train Station

Biggleswade

Nearest Airport

London Luton

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Describe the best wedding that happened at Weddings at Shuttleworth?

On one of our weddings the groom arrived by landing his own aircraft on our runway and then later on the couple had a full air display with Pyrotechnics.

What is your No. 1 wedding planning tip for couples?

Take it one step at a time with the planning, we are always happy to help with recommending suppliers and advice on what works well from our previous experience.

What’s your favourite personal touch you’ve seen at a wedding?

The father of the bride growing all of the wedding flowers from his own private garden.

Describe Weddings at Shuttleworth in 5 adjectives

Exceptional, Unique, Accommodating, Stunning and Heritage

Where’s the best photo spot at Weddings at Shuttleworth?

Everywhere, the grounds truly are a photographers' paradise. Whether you are having photos with our spitfire, within The Swiss Gardens by the bridges, or on the grand staircase at The House or within the gardens as the sun sets for golden hour. There are so many possibilities.

Have you had any celebrity guest or wedding at Weddings at Shuttleworth?

Yes

What is Weddings at Shuttleworth most unique feature?

It's hard to pick just one but we would have to say The Swiss Gardens are truly magical and we call them Bedfordshire's hidden gem.

What part of your business are you most proud of?

The unique offering within The Collection, everything you see there still flies. We have the oldest aircraft in the world plus running spitfires and also a hurricane.
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