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Dreaming of a wedding venue that's as unique as you? Consider Arnos Vale.

Our historical venue in the heart of Bristol is steeped in conservation and history. Enhance the magic for you and your guests with our picture-perfect backdrop and tranquil surroundings. We're passionate about creating a sense of belonging. By choosing us, you'll build a connection that lasts a lifetime, as your wedding directly helps us to protect and care for this special place.

Arnos Vale is 45 acres of stunning woodland a stone's throw from Bristol city centre. We take a flexible and personal approach, collaborating with you to create a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Personalise your special day by mixing and matching one, two, or three of our indoor and outdoor venues.

Wander up the woodland path to discover our magical outdoor wedding venue, the Underwood Centre. Enjoy your day in a forest escape nestled amongst the landscape, surrounded by a canopy of trees.

Walk through the grand doors of the Spielman Centre and admire its magnificent windows and Victorian features. Enjoy the adjoined space of the Atrium cafe for a modern twist and extra space for your guests during your evening celebrations.

The Anglican Chapel is a gorgeous Gothic chapel with carved columns and a stunning bell tower. Inside, you are met by its Grade II-listed grand hall, which is perfect for your wedding banquet!

What's included in your wedding:

  • Three-month planning meeting
  • Your very own wedding coordinator and team on the day
  • On-site parking
  • Access to the venue for decorating
  • Private room to meet with your registrar
  • Speaker system for your ceremony and wedding breakfast
  • Wedding furniture
  • Seating preparations

Catering and drinks receptions:

Our caterers have been carefully selected by us for their excellent service and quality menus suiting a range of budgets and styles. Choose from rustic or informal dining to a sit-down banquet. See our catering brochure for more information.

We provide in-house drinks receptions with choices from locally sourced brewers and distilleries.

We're really relaxed and aim to be as flexible as possible here. Weddings don't necessarily have to fall into the traditional pattern! We can work around your idea of how you want your wedding to be, so if you have any ideas, just run them past me, and I'll do the logistical thinking to check if it will work or not.

We can't wait to hear from you! x

Arnos Vale is a unique wedding venue nestled in Bristlington, Bristol.

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Frequently asked questions

Venue type:

Unusual weddings
Historic
Landmark
Woodland and festival
In the city
Church
Barn
Outdoor license
Unique weddings

Ceremony options:

Chapel or temple on-site
Civil ceremony licence
Religious ceremony license

Dining options:

Seated meal facilities
Private catering allowed
Alcohol licence
Buffet meal facilities

Evening entertainment:

Dance floor
Entertainment licence
Live band facilities
Evening reception facilities
DJ facilities

Venue staff assistance:

Master of ceremonies/toastmaster
Wedding coordinator

Other features:

Exclusive use
Accessible facilities
Car parking
Confetti permitted
Pet-friendly
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Helen Sent on 04/06/2019
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Our day was incredible

Our day was incredible. Not only does this venue offer a relaxed environment to get married in - the staff from Arnos vale and Kate’s kitchen really add to the specialness of the day.
The food and drinks choices are fantastic, the facilities great and there’s so much opportunity to put a mark on your day. All staff are happy to help and contribute. Couldn’t ask for more. Buffy is worth her weight in gold! Played an instrumental part in ensuring the day went as planned and she went above and beyond. V impressed.
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Amy Sent on 04/06/2019
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We had just the wedding we wanted

We had just the wedding day that we wanted at Arnos Vale. A beautiful and intimate venue to gather our friends and family to celebrate with us. We couldn't have asked for a better wedding coordinator than Buffy - thank you.
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Charlotte Sent on 04/06/2019
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Our wedding flowed so well

A lot of people can’t see the potential of Arnos Vale as people shy away from the fact it’s a cemetery. However, as soon as we walked through the gates it felt like magic! Our wedding flowed so well using both the Anglican Chapel and Spielman Centre. The catering team (Cleverchefs) are outstanding and Buffy is phenomenal! Buffy took over the wedding coordinator role at Arnos Vale halfway through our wedding planning process. She gave us so much more confidence and helped us every step of the way. She was professional, courteous and easy to get along with. Her attention to detail, regarding the organisation of our wedding (the spread sheet) was phenomenal! She contacted all of our suppliers the week before our wedding which took the load off of us and gave our suppliers a point of contact on the day. Buffy is a real asset to the Arnos Vale team and she really made our wedding day.
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Sam Sent on 04/06/2019
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Could not be happier

The spielman centre provided the perfect venue for our wedding. Buffy and the team provided all the support we needed, so that the the planning and the day itself was seamless.
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Anna Sent on 04/06/2019
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A huge thank you for making it so perfect

From the moment we visited Arnos Vale and met with Buffy with knew it was the place for us. Whilst we had initially hoped for the ceremony to take place and the Underwood Centre, the Spielman Centre wasmore magical than we ever imagined. The day itself ran so smoothly, we couldn't have asked for anything more.
A huge thank you to Buffy, Adela, Clive and the 'The Team' for making it so perfect!
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Amy Sent on 04/06/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Had the most amazing wedding experience

We had the most amazing wedding experience at Arnos Vale. The location was beautiful, the food was delicious and the organisation throughout and on the day was fantastic! We would highly recommend getting married at this atmospheric and unique setting! Buffy (wedding coordinator) was incredibly supportive and great throughout!
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Erika Sent on 04/06/2019
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We loved that everything was so personal

The process from start to finish was well organised, friendly and professional. The venue is beautiful and the staff are fantastic. We loved that everything was so flexible so that we could create a day that was personal to us. Buffy was amazing and made everything so easy for us during the planning and on the day, we couldn't have done it without her. Thank you to everyone at Arnos Vale.
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Holly Sent on 04/06/2019
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The most amazing venue everything was perfect

Buffy (wedding coordinator) was the most understanding, enthusiastic person who makes everything so easy and chilled.
The most important part was to find a location that I could bring my best friend, my dog to walk me down the aisle the venue was one of a few locations that will allow this, For me that made it perfect!
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Su Sent on 04/06/2019
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Could not have been better

Everything was amazing. The venue was awesome, people worked really hard to make it look beautiful and helped my guests on the day. Everyone said how delicious the food was, both day and night. 10 out of 10 for Cleverchefs, Buffy the wedding coordinator and the staff at Arnos Vale. Thank you for a perfect day. Xx
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James Sent on 06/09/2017
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Woodland summer wedding - a rare gem

How could you ask for more? A secluded woodland venue, yet within touching distance of Bristol city centre.

Arnos Vale gives you three venues in one: it's up to you how you combine them.

We had our ceremony outside in the tranquil, atmospheric (and licensed) 'Underwood Centre' – a rare treat. The 'Spielman Centre' decked in fairy lights and candles made for a gorgeous evening reception – not least because we didn't have to worry about transporting everyone to a separate venue.

From first meeting to last dance, Kat and her team were friendly, efficient, and always enthusiastic. We were in the safest of hands.
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Jenny Sent on 19/02/2017
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Winter Wedding Breakfast at Arnos Vale

We held our Wedding Breakfast at Arnos Vale and thoroughly enjoyed it. Our wedding coordinator Kat was excellent and we had loads of compliments about the immaculately kept and atmospheric venue.
The food was great and the bar had just the right amount of variety including many local drinks companies. The Spielman Centre easily held our 70 evening do guests.
Really great place to celebrate.
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Jade Sent on 10/10/2016
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!st October - Woodland Wedding

Couldn't recommend this venue more for a wedding in a woodland, in the centre of Bristol. The Underwood is such an intimate place to hold a ceremony with all your loved ones close by, and the Speilman centre for the reception is wonderful. Having the use of the cafe/bar area is great for people to have a chat and a break from dancing!

Kat really made our day, and in the lead up, no query seemed to be too much. It was very reassuring to have Kat there on the day, and I'm sure she did alot more than we even realised.

The whole experience was very relaxed, and we loved that we had scope to add as many personal touches as we could.

If we could do it again, it would be here...
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Megan Sent on 30/08/2016
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Hi Kat,

Thank you so much for everything. All I've heard from our guests was that it was the best wedding they'd ever been to. Everyone fell in love with Arnos Vale and you made sure things ran smoothly.

An unforgettable day, thank you.
Megan and Robin x
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Megan Sent on 25/08/2016
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Megan and Robin -12th August 2016

A magical day. Arnos Vale was the first and only venue we looked at and feel in love straight away. From the gorgeous ceremony at Underwood to a relaxed reception (plus pizza van) at Spielmen, everything went without a hitch.

Kat, the co-coordinator, was endlessly helpful and made sure that the day went without a hitch.

All we've heard from our guests was that it was the best wedding they'd ever been to. We couldn't be happier with our big day.
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Hannah Sent on 19/07/2016
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Wedding - 15th July

We had an amazing wedding at Arnos Vale on Friday! Communication prior to the wedding was excellent, they were very flexible with our requests and the coordinator, Kat coordinated everything perfectly, from timing the music, to helping set up. We would highly recommend Arnos Vale as a wedding venue! Thanks so much all!
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