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A wedding at Winchester Cathedral is special. The Cathedral's historic buildings and beautiful gardens offer a magical setting for your wedding celebrations. We offer two wedding reception venues, our beautiful secluded Garden Marquee & Refectory or the stunning Wessex Suite in the Cathedral's Inner Close.

We love playing host to a range of contemporary weddings sticking to our elegant heritage but injecting a modern twist through our creative menu and drink ideas. Please do get in touch to discuss how we can make your wedding celebration a magical and memorable day for you and your guests!

  • Summer marquee available in the centre of Winchester town
  • Other marquee spaces available to hire
  • Historic and modern areas available to hire
  • Can accommodate weddings from 40-600
  • Tailored packages and menus available
  • Dedicated team to help make your day perfect
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Frequently asked questions

Venue type:

Historic
Marquees and tents
Church
Unique weddings

Dining options:

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

Evening entertainment:

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

Venue staff assistance:

Wedding coordinator

Other features:

Accessible facilities
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Anonymous Sent on 09/01/2020
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August Wedding

We are back after a fantastic Honeymoon! A huge thank you from Cam and me to you guys and your entire team for making our day so fantastic and run so smoothly. You really looked after us so incredibly well we are so grateful.
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Anonymous Sent on 09/01/2020
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Fantastic Day

We certainly did have a fantastic day & couldn't have wished for anything more.
Thank you so much for all the preparation and work yourself, Rob and the team put into it over the weeks and making the day as special as it was.
Extra thanks to Rob for helping with the TV and his laptop for our video/photos.
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Anonymous Sent on 09/01/2020
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Thank you !

Thank you so much for all of your hard work on our Wedding day ! Our day was perfect thanks to you ! The day was truly seamless. We were so relaxed and you took care of everything. You are both such lovely people, anyone who is lucky enough to have you organise and host their wedding is extremely lucky. Thank you!
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Anonymous Sent on 06/09/2018
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Mullineux Wedding 28th July 2018

We wanted to get married in the city which we live and to be perfectly honest there weren’t a huge amount of options to suit our numbers and budget. We had our ceremony at the Guildhall but with no outside space it wasn’t the option for us when it came to our reception. The Wessex Centre is completely private and the use of the Undercroft as an additional space should the weather turn made it perfect for us and our guests.
The food was brilliant, they completely surpassed our expectations. The food tasting was great and a good opportunity to meet Rob who was going to be running things on the day. He made us feel at ease and nothing was too much trouble.
In the run up to the wedding, Lindsey was great at promptly answering all my questions. We arrived the day before the wedding to add a few finishing touches to the room. The team had already set up our fairy lights, bunting and tables and everything looked great.
On the day it was no trouble that we arrived a little earlier than planned. The staff were great at catering for everyone’s needs. They even kept the food warm of one of our guests with a small child who had to take the child off during the middle of the meal.
The day ran really smoothly and despite the odd rain shower we were able to enjoy the inside and outside space at the Wessex Centre. Our guests all commented on what a beautiful setting it was and how lovely the food had been. We would thoroughly recommend booking your wedding at the Wessex Centre.
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Susan Sent on 19/04/2018
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Thank You !

We just wanted to say a huge thank you to you and your team for our amazing wedding this weekend. Everything went so smoothly and Zsolt, Rob and all your staff could not have been more helpful. The food was delicious too. We can’t thank you all enough and are still smiling from everything.
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Sarah Sent on 16/01/2018
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August Wedding 2017

We had a fantastic day everything ran very smoothly and the staff worked hard to make it a really great day. In the run up to the day the organisers were really helpful, flexible and provided ideas when needed. It is a real gem and a fantastic location. The food was delicious and the chef was flexible in order to accommodate everyone's needs. The day exceeded our expectations and it was definitely everything we wanted and more. Thank you so much to everyone for our perfect day.
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Gabrielle Sent on 13/12/2017
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Review of Wedding events at the Cathedral, Winches

Well, what a fab time we had and in no small part to the staff in the cathedral venue, especially bearing in mind, there was a change of catering company, and a change of staff, but Lindsey, and Rob made sure they had done all their homework to ensure that we had a wonderful, and memorable day. So much effort was put into it by the staff, even the night before with 6 of us sorting out the bunting for half an hour! On the day, they all made sure that the Wessex Centre looked fabulous. The cathedral grounds, and venue are, of course, beautiful, but it wouldn’t matter if the staff didn’t offer such dedicated service, but they surpassed themselves. We were both so happy, and pleased with the day. Everybody who came thoroughly enjoyed it, and there were compliments galore about everything. The venue, the food, everything.
I would thoroughly recommend going to the cathedral events for your wedding. They will listen to you, advise, and make sure that you are happy with everything. It couldn’t have been better. Thank you so much to all!
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Jenny Sent on 01/04/2015
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Our wedding day was just perfect - the venue, the staff and the ambience all around was amazing - we could not have wished for more from the day and you delivered beyond our expectations!
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Emma Sent on 01/04/2015
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Summer Wedding

"Thank you so very much for being an amazing star. You really were terrific from start to finish and made the whole wedding experience stress-free and superb. We loved every aspect of our day and are literally on 'cloud 10'. We have heaps of good feedback for your team – food, service, attention to detail all simply fantastic. Thank you so much for all your support over the last 12 months in helping us plan and deliver the most fabulous wedding."
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