Best wedding hotel venues in Sussex

Deep in the Sussex countryside, a romantic Elizabethan manor house, built by an ironmaster for his bride, stands amid 1,000 acres of historically important gardens, pleasure grounds and woodland.

The Gallivant,

The name says it all: a place to skip along Camber Sands, enjoy backgammon in the bar, chill in the garden or relax with yoga – and with no children to disturb the peace.

The Ginger Pig, Brighton

Across the road from Hove’s shingle beach, Ben and Pamela McKellar’s Edwardian mock-timbered gastropub is ‘loved by locals for its foodie reputation’.

The Millstream, Chichester

A little wooden bridge leads across the Bosham Stream into the rose-filled gardens of the Wild family’s hotel, occupying three 17th-century workmen’s cottages, a stroll from its own quayside.

Park House, Hotel & Spa, Midhurst

More than 70 years after the O’Brien family first opened their Edwardian country house to the Cowdray Park set, third-generation owner Seamus O’Brien presides over a thriving spa hotel.

The Old Rectory, Hastings

Designer Lionel Copley did not compromise on comfort when he transformed Georgian All Saints Rectory on the edge of the Old Town into a beautiful B&B.

Deans Place, Alfriston

Hike along the South Downs Way, or meander along a country path to the village green from this dog-friendly, family-run hotel in large grounds on the banks of the Cuckmere River.

The Grand Hotel, Eastbourne

A ‘perfect position for walking on the Downs and the beach’, this majestic, white Victorian hotel is on the seafront and has views stretching along the coast.

Wingrove House, Alfriston

Charming inside and out, this immaculate 19th Century house is in a pretty village within the South Downs National Park.

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How to find your perfect wedding venue in Sussex

Battlegrounds and glorious gardens, picture perfect villages and a talent for producing mouth watering food, Sussex is a beautiful part of the UK with a phenomenal amount to offer any wedding party.

Historic houses and castles pepper the landscape, while beaches and stretches of rolling green fields are amongst the multifaceted views that green you as you drive to your destination. Warm and welcoming hospitality is compounded by excellent service and, and some of the country’s most charming spa hotels and eco hotels reside in this broad reaching part of the country.

East to get to from London, Sussex ranges from hotels in Brighton and East Grinstead to Hastings and as close to the city as Gatwick, so there really is a breadth of style and opportunity when you’re searching for the right wedding hotel.

The Grand Hotel in Eastbourne for example has a historic, almost art deco vibe to its luxurious seaside style, while the likes of Gravetye Manor is a spectacular country house hotel with the most magnificent gardens to wander around in. It is brimming with period charm, and has a Michelin star restaurant, which brings us onto another of our favourite hospitality topics, the food.

Food in Sussex benefits from its easily reachable location, traditionally benefitting from the breadth of produce from across the UK. Excellent lamb, seafood, artisan cheeses, and wines from increasingly popular English vineyards are all favourite features on any menu, invariably produced with a find dining flourish and the most excellent service.

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