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On Hitched.co.uk since 2022

Last update: June 2024

Great Fosters is a beautiful example of Elizabethan architecture located in Egham in Surrey. This beautiful five star hotel possesses a plethora of original details and features and is designated as a Scheduled Historical Monument and Grade I listed building. The hotel is set amongst 50 acres of stunning formal gardens and is the perfect venue for a wedding ceremony and reception.

Facilities and Capacity

Great Fosters is licensed for civil ceremonies for up to 180 guests. The Tithe Barn caters for up to 180 guests for a wedding breakfast and up to 250 guests afterwards for an evening reception. Smaller celebrations can be held in The Orangery. It accommodates up to 80 guests for a seated wedding breakfast and an additional 30 loved ones for an evening reception after the wedding breakfast. The hotel’s gardens, with a Japanese bridge, lake, fountain, and Saxon moat, provide an idyllic backdrop for photographs. Following the celebrations, stay overnight in one of the hotel's 56 luxurious suites or rooms. There's also a lavish four-poster bed available for the happy couple to use.

Services Offered

The professional and experienced wedding team at Great Fosters will be delighted to advise and assist in planning and organising an unforgettable day. There's also an in-house catering team to provide a delicious three-course wedding breakfast that will delight every guest. Tempting menus are combined with vintage wines to ensure your meal is a gourmet experience. The hotel is an exclusive-use venue, giving you privacy for your milestone occasion.

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Frequently asked questions

Venue type:

Small hotel
Historic
Large hotel
Barn
Outdoor license
Unique weddings

Ceremony options:

Civil ceremony licence

Dining options:

Seated meal facilities
Alcohol licence
Buffet meal facilities
In-house catering

Evening entertainment:

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

Overnight accommodation:

Overnight accommodation for wedding couple
Overnight accommodation for guests

Venue staff assistance:

Wedding coordinator

Venue leisure facilities:

Swimming pool

Other features:

Accessible facilities
Car parking
Helipad
Confetti permitted
Changing room for wedding guests
Pet-friendly
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Reviews for Great Fosters

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Estelle Sent on 04/09/2024
4.8 out of 5 rating

Perfect venue

We had the most amazing wedding at Great fosters. All the staff were so helpful and friendly and helped make the day so special. So many of our guests commented on how beautiful the venue is. We couldn’t thank Molly enough for helping us and dealing with all of our questions.
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Zoe D. Sent on 05/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect Day!

Great Fosters exceeded our expectations for our special day. From the moment we had our first meeting we were blown away by the service. The communication in the lead up was exceptional and then everything on the day ran smoothly and to perfection. We are so thankful for choosing Great Fosters and are so happy with our day.
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Lauren R. Sent on 30/08/2023
3.8 out of 5 rating

Unbelievably beautiful venue - terrible coordinations

We loved the venue it really is stunning but the wedding coordination is non existent. We had no contact for 2 years and then a meeting 6 weeks before the wedding which we felt was just a little too late into the process.

There were no personal touches, not even a congratulations note in our honeymoon suite. It just felt like the organisation behind the scenes was poor from the get go.

The team on the day were great and very attentative but our experience was a bit tainted
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Georgia Sent on 31/10/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing day

Thank you so much for everything over the last weekend, it was such an amazing day we all really did have a great time!
The staff were all amazing and the food and drink great! I’m sure we will see you again soon!
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Clare Sent on 31/10/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Wonderful Wedding!

Thanks so much for a wonderful wedding! The day was just perfect. Jose was an absolute dream and your help on the lead up to the day was fab.
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Graeme Sent on 31/10/2019
5 out of 5 rating

The day was unreal!

The day was “unreal”, at least that’s the best fitting word I’ve been able to find when describing it to those that weren’t able to be part of it. Michelle, myself and everyone who attended had nothing but great things to say about the day and what a setting GF was, we’re so happy that we chose to have it with you. I’m sure we’ll be back for Tea.
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Christina Sent on 31/10/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Great time on the day!

Thank you so much for your kindest help.

We all had a really great time on the day and many guests are in love with the hospitality of the team and still can’t get over how beautiful Great Fosters is.
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Emma Sent on 31/10/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Massive thank you!

We just want to say a massive thank you to everyone who had a part in making our day so special.
From the very start of the wedding booking with yourself, you made us feel that we were in the very best hands. Every little detail was thought through and made the whole process enjoyable!
We have to also give Jose and his team a massive thank you. I don't know what I would have done without him on the day. He is a credit to the operations team. Plus he made our cheese table absolutely perfect!
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Stephanie Sent on 26/07/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing day but disappointing service before

We had our wedding and reception at Great Fosters and the day was absolutely perfect but the communication in the lead up was disappointing. We had to change co-coordinators as our was not able to meet us and had not contacted us to arrange sooner. We felt the service was very un-personal and at times unhelpful.
However, on the day Jose was the manager on duty and was absolutely fantastic.
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Janine Sent on 01/07/2019
5 out of 5 rating

What an Amazing Wedding

What an amazing wedding it was !! Everybody had such a brilliant time. We’ve had so many gorgeous messages from our guests, all full of praise for Great Fosters ! Well done and thank you to Jose and all his team.
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Melissa Sent on 01/07/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Huge thank you

David and I would like to say a HUGE thank you to yourself and all the team who helped make our day extra special and smooth. We had such a wonderful time. Thank you for our lovely card and drink in our room. Was so nice to walk into the room and see that.
Sorry I never got a chance to say goodbye the next day. Hope you liked your plant.
Can you tell me the name of that lovely man who was with you in the morning when I came downstairs. He helped me get into my car? He was helping a lot during the evening as well. I would like to send a thank you card :)
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Rachel Sent on 01/07/2019
5 out of 5 rating

A Perfect Day

Thank you and your team so much for all your help over Georgia and David’s wedding. They could not have wished for a more perfect day. All the staff were amazing and nothing was too much trouble even the weather turned out fine. We have the happiest memories and loved every minute of it.
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Georgia Sent on 01/07/2019
5 out of 5 rating

A fabulous Day

Thank you so much for everything over the last weekend, it was such an amazing day we all really did have a great time!

The staff were all amazing and the food and drink great!

I’m sure we will see you again soon!
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Leah Sent on 14/01/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful Venue, rude staff who are not helpful

The venue is stunning you can not fault it!

My Partner and I were spending £36k on our wedding but according to the wedding planners at Great Fosters that is not their average budget.

The wedding co-ordinator I was given was shocking, so bad I ended up requesting a new one. She miss quoted the price of the day which we agreed to and paid our deposit and signed contracts based on, only to be told at a later stage this was wrong and we would need to pay more. I was also told that the wedding room the bride and groom are given the night of the wedding could be upgraded (you would only need to pay the additional costs from room x to room y) however this isn't the case. If you cant see the room they were giving you to one of your guests (its too noisy a room to rent out to anyone outside of the wedding party I was told) you have to pay the full fee for the other room.

In the end we cancelled our wedding here as we couldn't believe how awful the staff were.

Whilst it is beautiful, it is also very expensive when you add the packages together and the staff are appealing.
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Yvonne Sent on 31/07/2017
5 out of 5 rating

Thank you!!

Nick and I would both like to say how grateful we are for Giulia's assistance and help throughout our wedding planning process. We would also like to thank the reservations team, Jose, Danesh and everyone that helped us. We would certainly like to spend an anniversary at GF in the near future.

The buffet was absolutely fantastic and bounteous indeed. The food and drinks all round were enjoyed by our guests too.

We highly recommend GF and we were delighted that you were able to accommodate our requests. We look forward to staying at your hotel in the near future.

Warm regards from us both.

Yvonne & Nick
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