FAQs

Our exclusive two day wedding venue hire which includes your Ceremony and Reception starts from £4995. A £250 returnable Heritage Bond is also payable and returned within 14 days after your event. Please contact us for availability and for exact pricing for your special day.

We would love to hear from you and would be delighted to show you around the venue to bring to light what we can offer you. To arrange a show-around, please visit our contact us page on our website or email us at info@llanthonysecunda.org and our team will contact you promptly. Alternatively you can call us on 01452 563499.

Yes, we have a fully stocked and staffed bar service available with a good range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. There is no additional charge for this service, however depending on your booking type, there may be a minimum spend for this service.

Absolutely not. You have sole use of the venue during your day. The only people here will be your guests and our small team.

We are delighted to offer exclusive use for Saturday weddings. Access to the venue is available from midday to midnight on the day of your wedding. 3hr access is available the day before your wedding day for set up and styling. Earlier access is available for an additional charge. Please discuss this with us when booking.

20% of your venue hire balance is due to secure your date. Your final balance along with any beverage packages are due 12 weeks before your celebration date.

We have two wedding halls, as well as our glorious grounds available for wedding hire. Our Lady Margaret Hall is licensed to host up to 60 people for civil ceremonies, wedding breakfasts and drinks receptions and our Henry Dene Hall is licensed to host up to 100 people for civil ceremonies, wedding breakfasts and seated receptions. For standing receptions and evening discos the Henry Dean Hall can welcome up to 140 people. Please note for civil ceremonies, these are our absolute maximum numbers and you should include the registrar, photographer and bride and groom. We are also licenced to host outdoor weddings in our Courtyard Garden and Tithe Barn.

We do not have accommodation on site, however our unique location offers a terrific variety of accommodation options within easy walking distance to our venue. The LV14 Sula Lightship is located on the beautiful wharf opposite the venue, which is an extraordinary unique stay for the Bride and Groom, offering two luxurious cabins. We are also conveniently located within a 10 minute walk from The Judges Lodges, Travelodge Gloucester and Premier Inn Gloucester (Quayside).

If you cancel your confirmed booking, notification must be made in writing and will be effective from the date received, the following charges will apply. 28 days and less prior to your event date = 100% of the hire fee 6 months – 28 days prior to your event date = 60% of the hire fee More than 6 months prior to your event date = retention of your deposit.

In order to conform with our premises licence and out of consideration for local residents. Last orders are at 11:30pm, music stops at 12:00am and all guests must depart the premises by 12:30am.

To ensure the smooth running of your event we have a range of high quality caterers with an excellent reputation of delivering excellent food. All or our caterers have valid public liability insurance, PAT testing and health and hygiene certificates. Please contact us for more details and a full list of our recommended caterers.

If there is a particular branded wine that we do not stock at our bar, we can allow you to provide for welcome drinks or table wine. A corkage fee of £12 per bottle applies for this service. The corkage fee includes the acceptance of deliveries at a pre agreed date and time, storage and chilling, hire of polished glassware and water carafes for tables. Unfortunately a BYO options is not available for beers, spirits or soft drinks.

Registration services are provided by Gloucestershire County Council. This is the legal side of your ceremony and we recommend contacting Gloucestershire Registration before confirming the date with Llanthony, to ensure you will be able to legally marry on your chosen day. You can contact Gloucestershire Registration by visiting: gloucestershireregistrationservice/your-ceremony.

Yes, it is a legal requirement that you contact the Registrar separately and ensure they are available to conduct a Civil Wedding Ceremony on the date you have chosen and it is best to do this before you confirm your date with us. We can also give you the contact details of the local registrar when you come for a show-round if needed.

For the civil ceremony you can have non-religious live music or bring your own pre-recorded music to play on our PA System. A PA system is also available during your wedding breakfast and evening disco if required.

There is disabled access available in all areas of the venue, however the Lady Margaret Hall located on the 1st Floor of our Medieval Range has access by stairs or a platform lift. Due to the historic age of the building, the minimum door threshold is 705mm. Please contact us prior to your event if you have access requirements.

We are. Well behaved dogs are welcome, we just ask they are kept on a lead.

Once you have decided on your number of guests for your big day, the next step is to decide on your wedding breakfast table layout. Table layouts and seating plans can be one of the tricky planning stages and your number of guests may depend on your table layout. Typically with a classic banquet layout (round tables and long trestle/round for your top table) we can host up to 100 for a seated dinner. For an imperial style layout (solely rectangular trestle tables) we can comfortably host up to 80 for a seated dinner. Our round tables measure at 5ft/150cm diameter and our rectangle trestle tables measure at 6ft x 3ft. Please note, table linen is not provided by the venue.

Yes. Our cake table is 65cm x 65 cm. Table linen is not provided by the venue.

We certainly do! We can offer welcome drinks packages and table wine packages. Please get in touch for more information.

Candles can be used in the Henry Dene Hall on the tables as long as they are in a tall safe candle holder (a maximum of 3 candles per table are permitted). Due to the heritage of the Hall, candles are prohibited in the Lady Margaret Hall.

Yes, we can provide a complimentary wedding easel for your table plan.

These are permitted providing you apply for the relevant permits.

Yes, parking is available. Parking Monday - Friday is limited, however parking for Saturday weddings is available for up to roughly 20 cars. Additional nearby car parking can be located within a 5 minute walk at the following: Gloucester Docks - Southgate Moorings and Gloucester Quays.

Most of our bookings are 12 to 18 months in advance, this is worth bearing in mind as we do limit the number of weddings on site in any year. With exclusive use weddings, we recommend booking sooner rather than later. If your wedding is soon, please contact us to see if we have a late availability or a cancellation. We may be able to offer a last minute discount if you book one month before your date (if the date is available of course).

Unfortunately not, highchairs would need to be provided by yourself.

Our bar service is card only. We accept debit and credit cards (except American Express).

Our licence does not permit alcohol to be brought in to the premises by either the hirer or guests. However, if there is a particular branded wine that we do not stock, we can allow you to provide your own welcome drinks or table wine. A corkage fee of £12 per bottle applies for this service. The corkage fee includes the acceptance of deliveries at a pre agreed date and time, storage and chilling, hire of polished glassware and water carafes for tables. Unfortunately a BYO options is not available for beers, spirits or soft drinks.

Confetti and rose petals are not permitted inside the buildings or on the resin pathways within the grounds, however biodegradable confetti is permitted on the grass in the centre of the Great Court.

St Swithun’s Church, in the village of Hempsted, stands on a small hill and is located less than a mile from the Priory. It provides Church of England wedding services and blessings, by arrangement with the Rector. If you are interested in holding your ceremony at St Swithun’s Church, followed by a reception at the Priory, we can provide you with a church contact and some basic information upon request.

Unfortunately not, due to local farmland and livestock nearby.

We ask you to respect the listed buildings, historic environment and fabric at all times. No equipment, apparatus or materials should be dragged across the floor of the Hall; no nails, hooks, screws are to be driven into the fabric of the Hall, and that no reusable adhesive putty, drawing pins, glue, fixing sprays, adhesive tape or other temporary or permanent adhesive is used to affix anything to the fabric of the Halls. If in doubt – please clarify with us.

We recommend that all of our couples get insurance to protect against the unexpected.