Eastington Park feels a lot like having your own house for your wedding day.
A venue which is just yours, exclusively, for you and your guests – and their fabulous staff to look after you!
With a 24 hour bar license, the party ends when you want it to! With no midnight cut off point; you can continue the party with your own playlist on a Sonos system, order another glass of champagne and enjoy that extra time of the best day of your life.
With 32 bedrooms, there is plenty of space for guests to stay and therefore no need to book taxis and organise lifts – they can simply retire to their rooms and meet up for a delicious breakfast the following morning.
Eastingon Park believe that every wedding is different, and so our small friendly team are extremely flexible to ensure your wedding day is exactly as you always dreamt it would be! Whether a Winter wedding with warming log fires and beautiful candles or a Summer wedding with an outdoor ceremony and photos on the tree lined driveway – Eastington Park suits every season!
Their Award winning Caterer has menus to suit all tastes and requirements – from traditional 3 courses in the ballroom to a barbeque in the garden.
The benefit of exclusivity is being able to add your own stamp to Eastington Park, from candles and flowers to a Photo-booth and Bouncy Castles! The venue is also decorated in a very “wedding friendly” way, meaning your themes and colours will not clash.
Why choose Eastington Park for your Special Day?
EXCLUSIVE USE
The venue is exclusively yours from midday until half past ten the following morning.
118 DAY GUESTS
They can seat up to 118 in the Ballroom, this can be increased using some of the side rooms.
250 EVENING GUESTS
You can accommodate up to 250 guests for an evening reception.
HISTORIC ESTATE
Grade II listed with feature staircase, 8 acres of gardens, Walled Garden and even a river.
CIVIL CEREMONIES
Eastington Park have a license to hold ceremonies in our Morning Room or outside in their gardens.
LOCAL CHURCH
Eastington’s village church, St Michael and All Angels, is just a short walk from the main house.
24 HOUR BAR LICENSE
Don’t let your evening party end early, choose a bar closing time that suits you.
33 BEDROOMS
If you book 28 or more bedrooms, you will receive a free £100 Bar Tab! (information accurate at time of posting – January 2022 – please call Eastington for details of their current special offers).
A GREAT TEAM!
The award winning, dedicated and family run team are on hand every step of the way.
Venue Details
Eastington Park, Gloucestershire, GL10 3RY
History of Eastington Park
Eastington Park was built in 1815 by a local clothier and mill owner called Henry Hicks. Mr Hicks purchased the estate in 1806 from the Stephens Family, after the original building, Eastington Manor, was demolished in 1778.
There were four notable families who lived in Eastington Park and they all achieved their wealthy lifestyles through industry and commerce, as opposed to via the privilege and patronage that tended to accompany those with their roots in the landed gentry.
All the families who lived in Eastington Park were heavily involved in the village – whether through hosting events, financing the building of the new village hall, or the construction of woollen cloth mills to provide jobs for several generations of the local population.
Some of the families that lived here were very well connected with high society and had some very interesting friends. The de Lisle Bush family were great friends with the world famous England cricket captain, WG Grace, who came to Eastington Park on many occasions. Also, Henry Hicks was very close friends with Doctor Edward Jenner, who pioneered the worlds first vaccine – it has been said that he ‘saved more lives than the work of any other human’.
Very sadly, many of the families that lived here at Eastington Park lost family members during the Boer War, The Great War and The Second World War. Notably the de Lisle Bush family, whose two sons were killed during The Great War.
After the end of The Second World War, the family could no longer continue the upkeep of their home (particularly after the loss of two of their sons). They sold Eastington Park to Gloucestershire County Council in 1946, who in turn converted it into a nursing home and it continued to be so for almost 70 years.
In early 2013 the current owner, Chris, took on Eastington Park and started to build it up in to the wedding venue it is today and has now hosted almost 1,000 weddings on this historical estate. After a decade of hosting weddings, Eastington Park has won a multitude of awards, but are always striving for more and continue to find ways to improve and better the venue for the enjoyment of our couples and their guests.
Excitingly, in late 2022, Eastington Park managed to purchase the old Gatehouse/Lodge on our tree-lined driveway and after many years bring the building back in to the original Estate ownership. This is now available to our couples for the night before their wedding, and sleeps up to 10 people. The Lodge is the perfect setting for a relaxing evening and to wake up on the Estate on the morning of the wedding, ready for the day of celebrations ahead!