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On Hitched.co.uk since 2022

Last update: October 2024

Hanbury Manor, Marriott Hotel & Country Club is a romantic wedding venue located in Ware, Hertfordshire. This charming, Jacobean-style manor house has stunning period features and is surrounded by 200 acres of landscaped grounds. Only 25 miles north of Central London and easily accessible from London Liverpool Street, Hanbury Manor provides the perfect fairy-tale setting for wedding photos you'll treasure forever.

Facilities and Capacity

Hanbury Manor, Marriott Hotel & Country Club is licensed to host civil ceremonies, allowing you to celebrate both your ceremony and reception in one memorable location. Once the chapel of the manor house, Poles Hall is full of character, with stunning vaulted ceilings and a minstrels' gallery. The hall can comfortably accommodate up to 120 guests for the ceremony and wedding breakfast. Evening receptions, meanwhile, can have up to 180 attendees. Alternatively, you could opt for Garden Court and Summer House, a self-contained setting for an indoor or outdoor ceremony, surrounded by a magical walled garden. Garden Court and Summer House can accommodate up to 70 guests for the ceremony and up to 160 for the evening reception. In 2023, Hanbury Manor launched an outdoor ceremony package, inviting couples to say 'I do' between May and September. Also on the hotel grounds you will find a spa and leisure club, ideal for some pre-wedding pampering, an award-winning 18-hole golf course and two dining outlets.

Services Offered

From a small, charming wedding, to a large, extravagant party— Hanbury Manor Marriott Hotel & Country Club is the perfect back-drop. Couples will work alongside a dedicated Memory Maker, who will be happy to take care of all the arrangements. Catering is managed by the in-house team for added convenience.

Frequently asked questions

Venue type:

In the country
Sporting
Stately home
Historic
Large hotel
Outdoor license

Ceremony options:

Civil ceremony licence

Dining options:

Seated meal facilities
Corkage option
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:

Master of ceremonies/toastmaster
Wedding coordinator

Venue leisure facilities:

Swimming pool
Health suite
Beautician
Fitness centre

Other features:

Accessible facilities
Car parking
Confetti permitted
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Reviews for Hanbury Manor, Marriott Hotel & Country Club

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4.8 out of 5 rating
4.8 out of 5 rating
26 reviews
97% recommend it
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Claire C. Sent on 05/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Everyone at hanbury manor where very helpful and kind

Hanbury manor is good value for money we went for icing on the cake it one of there packages
We view other venues they where alot more money where as Hanbury Manor has I think 3 package depends on your budget .the food is very good
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Jenny M. Sent on 15/09/2024
4.6 out of 5 rating

A lovely venue

We thoroughly enjoyed our wedding at Hanbury Manor and Laura and her team were very responsive. The only thing I would be rather critical of was the decor that was included in the price was next to nothing. You only got the room really included and everything else was extra. I thought this could have been made clearer on the paperwork.
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Asma A. Sent on 28/07/2024
1 out of 5 rating

Don’t Book your wedding here

We Booked because of this site and positive reviews. I don’t like leaving bad reviews but I think other brides should know…
We had several issues with this venue:

1. We booked a year ago and during that time we had 3 different wedding coordinators and I had to constantly chase to get a response and even to find out who my coordinator was. We got placed with the manager Laura, for stability but this wasn’t given
2. There were no personal touches, like if we called by phone to discuss things, they would palm us off saying people were busy and then later only, finally, respond to our chaser emails that we had phoned to escalate about in the first place
3. They lost our items, (neon sign, portable charger, and large bridal floral arrangement) we had to chase to find out where it was as we had no response from them. Two weeks later our events manager Laura offered an apology after we chased them again, but that was all
4. At check-in, we double-checked to see (as we had been given (not by choice) two different bookings for night before and night of the wedding), if we needed to check out and check in again. They told us that there would be no issue and we did not need to do this. On the day of the wedding, I (the Bride) got stuck outside my room as my key HAD been deactivated! I called reception from another room and let them know where I was and they confirmed the key had expired. It took 30 mins for someone to come up. When I complained about this issue they told me ‘that they didn’t know where I was’, even though we called from a room and confirmed the room number with reception
5. There were dead bugs in our room. Manager confirmed that this is an issue they struggle with generally
6. The night before the wedding, my room had an electrical black out. No one came up for 30+ mins and had to call again to remind them. It was 11:30pm and I’d really have liked to go to bed as I was getting married the next day. They weren’t able to find the fusebox to fix the issue for another 30 mins once they had arrived at my room
7. We were told the wedding venue room was ready for the big day by the night before, so that we could go in and add our final touches oursevles. When doing so we found that there were stains on the sweetheart table, and other tables, and the settings/decorations weren’t right.

The venue is lovely and on-the-day coordinators were lovely but for £230 per person plus another £3000 for the ceremony, plus another additional £600 for a wet weather option for a room we were already hiring as our dance floor is honestly not worth the stress.
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Tim Sent on 29/11/2018
5 out of 5 rating

This place will forever be in our hearts.

We had an amazing time and everyone at Hanbury Manor made it possible (special shout out to Andy for coming along on the golf buggy ride!). Poles hall looked fantastic and everyone loved the Manor. We are eagerly looking forward to seeing our video and photos.

We look forward to returning to Hanbury on another occasion, this place will forever be in our hearts.
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Lee Sent on 12/02/2018
5 out of 5 rating

Impressive Venue

From our initial visit to Hanbury Manor, throughout the planning process and especially on the day of the wedding we were totally impressed with the venue, its setting and particularly the professionalism of the people we had the pleasure of working with. Despite it being classified as a package, we never felt constrained by certain conditions and the whole planning and actual event felt tailor made to our requirements. All our guests thought the venue beautiful, commented on how good the food was and what a perfect day they had. Despite an unfortunate accounting error a few days prior to the event which was quickly resolved, everything from start to finish went very smoothly. The success of the day was primarily down to the professionalism we experienced from Beatrice and Julia; they really seemed to care that the event turned in to our perfect day.

We would have no qualms recommending Hanbury Manor to anyone who was thinking of holding any event at the hotel.
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Kelly Sent on 20/09/2015
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding in Poles Hall

We had our wedding at the hotel in August this year.The hotel's staff were amazing throughout making sure things ran smoothly. We got married in Poles Hall and had the Wedding Breakfast and evening reception in the Thundridge Suite. Both rooms were lovely.The Wedding Breakfast and buffet were perfect. The weather was against us on the day but the hotel's interior provided lovely opportunities to get some excellent photos. I want to thank all of the staff for their hard work on the day in catering for our 180 guests which I imagine was no easy task! In particular to the wedding coordinators on the day and Hermione for all her support over the past year in the wedding's organisation.
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Rebecca Sent on 21/08/2015
5 out of 5 rating

Fantastic day

... we received many compliments about the food and the service. As such we wanted to pass on our thanks to you and the staff who worked on Saturday in garden court. We were very impressed with all the staff, the food, the timings, the assistance we received, thank you. (...)
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Kym Sent on 05/08/2015
5 out of 5 rating

What an amazing place

What an amazing place, we had our Wedding in Garden Court (...) and it was amazing... Eszter, Katie and all the staff were fabulous and looked after our every need, everything ran smoothly and we had a fantastic day. Food was excellent and the Amy and Edmund Suites definitely worth a visit. Thank you Hanbury Manor, we will be back again soon.
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Jon Sent on 16/06/2015
5 out of 5 rating

We could not have asked for a more perfect day

We would like to say a really big thank you to you, Katie and the rest of the staff at Hanbury Manor who helped make our wedding day so very special and memorable. We couldn't have asked for a more perfect day. All the staff looked after us very well and were very attentive. The food was wonderful and the set up in the Drawing Room was absolutely lovely.
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Sophie Sent on 28/04/2015
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing day

Our wedding was perfect and every single day and evening guest couldn't say enough fantastic things about Hanbury Manor. Especially the garden court which was perfect for us.
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Kevin Sent on 06/03/2015
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing day

We had the most amazing day, everything came together really well so thank you for all your hard work. Michell and Katie were fantastic on the day also.
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Jacqui Sent on 08/01/2015
5 out of 5 rating

Thank you!!!

We would like to thank you all for making our wedding day (...) such a wonderful day for us as newly weds and everyone who attended! We also cannot wait to come back to your lovely venue and great staff for our anniversary next year as a family.
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Leigh Sent on 11/12/2014
5 out of 5 rating

We could not have asked for anything more perfect

The ambiance of the room was exactly what we wanted from the moment I walked in, to both room turnarounds.

Both Gabor and Lavinia worked very hard and were absolutely wonderful. Nothing was too much trouble for them and they made us feel very special.
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Stephanie Sent on 04/12/2014
5 out of 5 rating

Wonderful occasion

... huge thank you to Hermione and Lavinia who organised and hosted our daughter’s wedding on Saturday – we had a wonderful occasion which was made even more special by the attention to detail that you and your team provided. The delicious food was excellent, the service very attentive and slick and the benefit of being able to use Poles Hall for our reception drinks and then Thundridge for the dinner and dancing afterwards, made it even better as there was space for everyone to move around without feeling as if they were being shepherded from one place to another. As a lot of our guests stayed overnight it was lovely to be able to have a relaxing breakfast together, again without being rushed, and all your staff without question were professional, helpful and all with a smile!
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Kerry Sent on 29/09/2014
5 out of 5 rating

Big thank you!

The wedding went amazingly and was so much fun, thank you for all your help putting it all together.
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Hanbury Manor, Marriott Hotel & Country Club Real Weddings

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05 Jan
Open Door

Discover Hanbury Manor Marriott Hotel & Country Club, a Jacobean-style manor house set in 200 acres of beautiful countryside in Ware, Hertfordshire. Stroll through the estate's unique venues, and meet with the hotel's dedicated Events team as well as over 40 suppliers. Plus, receive a free copy of Absolute Bridal Magazine and enjoy exclusive offers throughout the day!

Visit the Main Event Wedding Shows website to pre-register (it's free!)

Date: From 05/01/2025 to 05/01/2025 Schedule 11:00 - 15:00
Place: SG12 0SD, Ware, Hertfordshire

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