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Two Woods Estate
Two Woods Estate is a 42-acre private estate near Pulborough in West Sussex, with more than 100 redwood trees, a 10-acre wild meadow and a renovated barn.
- Up to 120 guests
The story
A former Carmelite priory, reimagined for 160 guests
Set behind stone gates in the Vale of York, Thicket Priory carries its ecclesiastical past lightly. The former Carmelite priory has been transformed into one of Yorkshire's most distinctive exclusive-use wedding venues, with a ballroom lit by chandeliers, a Morning Room with its own sound system, and a private chapel where the acoustics do the work. A bandstand in the grounds holds its civil ceremony licence, and in fine weather, it is the place to marry with 18 acres of parkland stretching behind.
What distinguishes Thicket is its completeness: 35 en-suite bedrooms for overnight guests, a lake crossed by three bridges, a boathouse, a resident Land Rover Defender for photographs, and water that the team will proudly tell you has been filtered through York stone for over a thousand years. A four-person coordination team handles the day itself, and a curated list of caterers — locally focused and philosophy-matched — keeps the food as grounded as the setting.
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