Prices
Weddings with more than Thirty Guests
The heart of Downe’s appeal as a Wedding Venue is the fact that the wedding party takes over the whole facility and has exclusive use of the public areas at Downe, the cottages and the courtyard. This exclusivity means that Downe becomes “yours” for the duration of the wedding celebrations.
There is something very, very special about a celebration by family and friends over several days when the venue is exclusively yours. The dynamic of the gathering generated by this simple arrangement of exclusivity is pure magic.
At Downe we provide the facility. After that the choice of meal, alcohol, flowers, ceremony etc. is up to you. You are able arrange your wedding as you wish with the suppliers you wish.
1. The Accommodation
To achieve the exclusivity that is the special attraction of Downe, the wedding party must rent all of the cottages at Downe for a minimum of two nights (i.e. the night before the wedding and the night following the wedding). This costs £70 per night per person. This cost is can be charged to the wedding organisers or directly to the wedding guests.
Downe provides accommodation for 24 wedding guests in twelve ensuite double bedrooms in eight fully equipped luxury cottages. For a Saturday wedding the cottages are available from 4.00 p.m. on the Friday to 12 noon on the Sunday.
Additional nights’ accommodation in the cottages are available and this is particularly helpful for the principal members of the wedding party who often find it useful to spend a few days at Downe immediately before the wedding.
2. The Price
The facilities at Downe include:
- The Atlantic Room suitable for a Civil Wedding (up to one hundred seated guests)
- The Conservatory suitable for a Civil Wedding (up to fifty seated guests )
- TheAtlantic Room suitable for the Wedding Breakfast (up to seventy seated guests)
- The Conservatory suitable for the Wedding Breakfast (up to thirty seated guests)
- The garden sites suitable for a Marquee for the Wedding Breakfast.
The cost of hiring Downe for the weekend and use of the above facilities is £3,000.
(The person booking is responsible for the hire of dining tables, chairs, crockery, cutlery, glasses & tablecloths.)
Dealing with the English weather!
One of the advantages of Downe is the ability to cope with the vagaries of the English weather. For many couples the perfect wedding is a wedding in the open air but the problem is the risk (even in June and July) of bad weather on the wedding day.
Downe provides the ideal solution. The wedding is booked on the basis that the civil ceremony will take place in the Atlantic Room or in the Conservatory. However, if the weather forecast is good the day before the wedding, the bride and groom can take the decision to hold the wedding in the Garden Room with the guests seated in the open air.
3. Additional Facilities at Downe
Additional facilities are available at Downe. These facilities include:
- Additional nights’ accommodation in the cottages either before or after the wedding for guests.
- Make up and hair dressing service for the bride and other members of the wedding party – this is a bespoke service and a quotation is provided in the light of the client’s requirements.
- Holistic therapies and beauty treatments at Downe Health Spa – see www.downespa.com for details of the therapies and beauty treatments available and the prices.
- Pamper Days at Downe Health Spa – see www.downespa.com for details of Pamper Days at Downe.
The Smaller Wedding
Downe also provides a beautiful location for the smaller weddings of less than thirty guests.
Accommodation can be provided for all the wedding party either for a few days or for a week. Costs vary depending upon the accommodation required and what other facilities are required. Do phone us on 01237 441 881 to discuss your requirements and we will then provide you with a written quotation.
Costs
Please note the following costs are not included in any of the above prices:
- Marquee Reception – The cost of the hire of the Marquee.
- Catering Costs – All catering costs.
- Ceremony Fees – The fees for Civil Ceremonies payable to Devon County Council are extra to the above and the dates and time of the wedding must be confirmed with the North Devon Registration Office.
Midweek Weddings
The above facilities are available for midweek weddings at reduced prices. Just contact us to discuss what you would like on your wedding day and we will provide you with a quotation.
Other Ceremonies
Downe is also available for hire for other ceremonies such as Renewal of Vows or Naming Ceremonies or Civil Partnerships.
