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Gilbert White's House & Gardens

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Wedding Licence

About Gilbert White's House & Gardens

Whether you're a Hampshire local or out-of-towner looking for a countryside spot to host your nuptials, Gilbert White's historic home could be the answer to your wedding day dreams. If you didn't know, Gilbert White was an acclaimed 18th-century naturalist, who spend his life writing about the natural life of his hometown. He resided in his family home, a sprawling, 16th-century manor with stunning gardens, and today this site is a museum, preserving an insight into his era. 

With period features galore, beautiful gardens leading out to flower meadows and parkland beyond, as well as multiple events spaces and an enthusiastic team of staff, you could say this is the creme de la creme of historic, rural wedding venues.

In terms of space, many couples use the barn to host their wedding breakfast. With high ceilings and authentic wooden beams, it's a gorgous backdrop for feasting and dancing and looks particularly pretty when decked out with fairy lights and flowers. Here, smaller, round tables are the norm, but you can speak to the team about your preferred configuration. 

If you'd prefer to make the most of White's home itself, two rooms within the great house are available and allow you to marvel at the antique furniture and period interior design. Or perhaps, for a summer wedding, you pictured festivities on the lawns? Everything from marquees to bell tents are welcomed in the gardens, which benefit from beautiful views of the surrounding lands but also the house itself. 

Finally, the on-site bistro is also a cute place to hold a wedding day, incorporate it into your event, or make it your main venue if having a smaller, low-key wedding and it looks beautiful when transofrmed by your theme. 

Other sweet touches to note are that couples are invited to create their very own brew for the day, courtesy of the on-site brewery, and locals also receive a discount on the price of the venue hire. 

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Good to know

Wedding Facilities
In house wedding coordinator, On site parking, Pet Friendly
Essentials
Alcohol Licence, Disabled access, Exclusive Use, No corkage, Wedding Licence
Type of Venue
Barn, Country house, Country venue, Historic, Landmark , Museum, Outdoor, Small and intimate, Woodland and festival
Venue Style
Budget, Casual, Rustic, Traditional, Unusual

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Location for Gilbert White's House & Gardens

Gilbert Whites House, High Street, Selborne, Hampshire, GU34 3JH

01420 511275

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Testimonials For Gilbert White's House & Gardens

It was the perfect venue for our wedding APRIL, 2024

My husband and I had our wedding reception at the Gilbert White barn and couldn't have asked for a better venue. The setting is absolutely stunning and secluded but still easily accessible. All of our guests commented on how beautiful the scenery was and that it was so unique. The staff couldn't do enough for us. From our initial conversation right up to and including our big day, they were nothing but friendly, professional and accommodating. They worked so hard to help our special day run smoothly. The team were so flexible with our requirements and always went out of their way to accommodate us. It was the perfect venue for our wedding and we can't recommend the venue and team highly enough - thank you!

A

A flexible, relaxed venue in a stunning countryside setting.APRIL, 2024

This venue doesn't host very many weddings, and that's what we liked about it - it's not a faceless wedding factory. We wanted the freedom to do things our own way, and the staff at Gilbert White's were more than happy for us to do that while also helping out when asked. When we first went to look round it was a miserable, grey, muddy day in December, but even then we could see that it would be absolutely beautiful in the spring and perfect for how we wanted our day to be; it ticked all the boxes. Even though there wasn't a wedding coordinator in place when we booked, the Directors went above and beyond in answering all our questions and giving us ideas throughout the planning process until the new wedding coordinator came on board, and on the day itself they were all on site and we genuinely felt like they were part of the day too. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the barn at Gilbert White's for couples looking for a flexible, relaxed venue in a stunning countryside setting.

S

A gorgeous, relaxed, spacious and authentic place to celebrate your big day!APRIL, 2024

We had the BEST day ever celebrating our wedding at Gilbert White's House! Thanks to the amazing events and catering teams our day went so smoothly and we didn't need to worry about a thing! They were there for us every step of of the way and made sure all our questions were answered. The team were so kind, flexible and understanding when it came to arranging our day, from going to see the venue, to suggesting vendors for flowers, transport and everything in between, and during the set up, day and pack down. We were allowed access to the barn the afternoon before and morning after the wedding, which made set up and pack down a lot less stressful than if we had to do it all on the day, and meant that we could spend the whole afternoon the day before making the barn look exactly the way we wanted. We even had some time at the end of the afternoon to practice walking down the aisle! Thank you so much Gilbert White's House for making our wedding day the best and most special day it could possibly have been, we would not hesitate to recommend this venue to any couple looking for a gorgeous, relaxed, spacious and authentic place to celebrate your big day!

J


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No, you have the entire space for the whole weekend.

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