Iscoyd Park

A Georgian family house, open for weddings since 2009

Iscoyd Park has the rare quality of feeling genuinely lived-in — because it is. The Godsal family has owned this Georgian house since 1843, and when Phil and Susie Godsal began carefully restoring it in 2009 and opening it for weddings, they preserved the domestic warmth that makes it stand apart from grander, more impersonal venues. Built in 1737 with sections dating to the mid-seventeenth century, the house wears its history lightly: named bedrooms like Nanny's Room and The Day Nursery give a sense of the human scale, while the Drawing Room, Library and Garden Room carry the elegance you'd expect from a classical Georgian interior without tipping into the merely formal.

The kitchen is no afterthought. Head Chef Jason Hodnett, a former MasterChef Professional contestant and Great British Menu representative for the central region, builds seasonal menus around the best local ingredients — from three-course dinners to canapés, afternoon teas and the vintage Citroën H Van equipped with a wood-fired pizza oven. The marquee attached to the Garden Room comfortably seats 160 for dinner, while the Coach House after-party space and the Iscoyd Cottage for night-before gatherings mean that a full multi-day celebration unfolds naturally across the property. Everything — grounds, all 15 bedrooms, the cottage and Showman's Wagon — is yours exclusively.