Hotel wedding venues in Wales
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Crickhowell
‘We have always loved the house and gardens and river views,’ say Guide regulars of this ‘very friendly’ hotel in the heart of the Brecon Beacons national park.
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Llandudno
A photographer’s dream, this Elizabethan manor house stands in gardens and parkland, with mountain views. A spa, oak-panelled drawing room, romantic four-poster suite, stone cottages with roses round the door. . . What more could you ask?
The Angel Hotel
Abergavenny
Whether you stay in the Victorian lodge in Abergavenny Castle grounds, in the former stables, or in the main building, William Griffiths’s Georgian coaching inn on the edge of the Brecon Beacons continues to impress.
Plas Dinas Country House
Caernarfon
‘Wow! This is the most wonderful country house,’ writes a reader.
Llys Meddyg
Newport
Near the edge of town, a walk from the beach, this 19th-century town house is a popular restaurant with smart contemporary rooms – and a rather chic yurt.
Grove of Narberth
Narberth
Jacobean splendour meets Arts and Crafts elegance at this gleaming white hotel, set in a leafy glade outside one of Pembrokeshire’s prettiest market towns.
The Falcondale
Lampeter
Sweeping views across the Teifi valley are just one reason why this Grade II listed Italianate villa is a popular choice for weddings.
Twr y Felin Hotel
St Davids
A Georgian windmill sits at the heart of Wales’s first contemporary arts hotel, on the edge of the UK’s smallest city, a stroll from Caerfai Bay.
Pale Hall
Bala
In a woodland garden that stretches to the River Dee, this historic Victorian manor is today a sumptuous hotel rich in antiques and fine original features.
Crug-Glas
St Davids
‘The friendliness and warmth of the people’ stand out at the Evans family’s relaxed restaurant-with-rooms, in a Georgian farmhouse on a working Pembrokeshire farm.
St Brides Spa Hotel
Saundersfoot
The panoramic views of Saundersfoot harbour and the coastline from this modern hotel above Carmarthen Bay are ‘exceptional’ – and the inward calm that washes over guests in the award-winning spa isn’t bad, either.
The Bear
Cowbridge
Between Cardiff and the coast, this well-located hotel has for centuries been the hub of the fashionable market town.
Nanteos Mansion
Aberystwyth
Sheep-spotted hills stretch away from this Grade I listed manor house, which stands in tranquil seclusion in its own wooded grounds.
Roch Castle Hotel
Roch
In a dramatic setting, on a rocky outcrop above the Pembrokeshire landscape, this 12th-century Norman castle reigns over a panorama that takes in St Brides Bay and the Preseli hills.
Mansion House Llansteffan
Llansteffan
Carmarthenshire native Wendy Beaney and her husband, David, run this ‘stylishly minimalist’ restaurant-with-rooms in their thoughtfully restored Georgian mansion, which stands in wooded gardens overlooking the Tywi estuary.
New House Country Hotel
Cardiff
Panoramic views sweep over the city and the Severn estuary from this dog-friendly hotel in the rolling hills just north of the city centre.
The West House
Llantwit Major
The dramatic cliffs and secluded coves of the Glamorgan Heritage Coast are within easy reach of this modern hotel, in a quiet town of medieval streets and old stone buildings, a few minutes’ drive from the beach.
Tyddyn Llan
Corwen
The views roll out over the Vale of Edeyrnion to the Berwyn mountains, and provide a backdrop for the ‘superb’ food served in this restaurant-with-rooms.
Lake Country House Hotel & Spa
Llangammarch Wells
Mock Tudor meets the Tyrol with a colonial twist at Jean-Pierre Mifsud’s former hunting and fishing lodge in wooded grounds overlooking a trout lake, with 9-hole golf course, and the River Irfon running through.
Llangoed Hall
Brecon
Birdsong fills the air around this 17th-century manor house in the Wye valley – a glorious setting for a wedding day. Filled with art and antiques, the country house stands in large gardens that stretch down to the river. Start a reception with drinks on the terrace, plan a meal in the orangery or book a marquee. The celebratory feast makes good use of Welsh produce and ingredients grown in the organic kitchen garden.
Penally Abbey
Tenby
Modern and elegant, this marvellously updated 18th-century Gothic house looking out to sea is a happy place run with an easy charm. The hotel specialises in small weddings of up to 40 people; a high-ceilinged, stone-floored courtyard chapel is ideal for a homespun ceremony and rustic wedding feast. Any one of the chic bedrooms is a fine place to start married life.
Hotel Portmeirion
Portmeirion
Amid the architectural astonishment that is Sir Bertram Clough Williams-Ellis’s Italianate village, on the edge of a tidal estuary, this early Victorian villa is today a ‘comfortably furnished’ hotel run with ‘friendly, welcoming’ staff.
Holm House
Penarth
Overlooking the Bristol Channel, this contemporary hotel and spa rests on a leafy avenue, minutes from the seafront.
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Hotel wedding venues in Wales
Norton House Hotel
Swansea
Just outside Mumbles in mature gardens, a Georgian manor house has standard, superior and family rooms as well as self-catering apartments, a friendly ambience, and casual all-day dining in the modern, light-filled bistro. An Early Bird menu is served from Monday to Sunday. A stroll along the front to the recently renovated pier (one of Swansea’s oldest and most famous landmarks), is recommended.
Morgans
Swansea
In the heart of the maritime quarter, an imaginatively modernised hotel in a converted Regency Port Authority building (Grade II* listed). Featuring Welsh produce, the restaurant is in an impressive former boardroom on the first floor (it is open to non-residents from Wednesday evening through to Sunday lunch). Catch major sporting events on the large screen in Morgan’s bar while enjoying a chilled beer, classic cocktail or wines from around the world. The Champagne bar is a sophisticated alternative. Some of the well-equipped modern bedrooms are across a small side road in The Townhouse.
Hotels in Carmarthenshire