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Step back in time and unlock the doors to your own country estate. Welcome to an unforgettable weekend - Welcome to Berwick!
Nestled amidst 3,000 acres of parkland just 1.5 miles from Shrewsbury town centre, Berwick Estate is a spectacular Grade II* manor and gardens steeped in British history and character.
Built in the 18th Century with the sole intent of entertaining and impressing, Berwick was host to an endless succession of balls, theatre, hunts, and garden parties. As home to the Watson family and their eighteen staff, Berwick held receptions and lavish dinner parties for hundreds of guests throughout the year. Fires roared in every hearth, light poured from every window, and the sound of laughter, music and revelry echoed through each room.
However, as the house passed from generation to generation, the parties began to dwindle, and Berwick’s crowded halls fell quiet. Rooms previously full of warmth grew dark and the fine silverware began to tarnish. Berwick settled into a deep slumber. Frozen in time as more of a museum than a home, the family acted as guardians of a distant past.
But now, Berwick’s sixth generation has chosen to turn back the clock. Since inheriting the house in 2017, we have removed the dust sheets and painstakingly restored the estate to its former glory. Today’s Berwick is once again a space of extravagance, warmth, and joy. A space for celebration and love. A space brought to life by the people who dance and laugh through its corridors.
And for the first time in over 300 years, we are handing you the key.
So come, fill Berwick with your best and brightest, and enjoy a wedding celebration like no other. With exclusive use of the house and gardens throughout your stay, you will leave with unforgettable memories, knowing you’ve become part of the living history of one of England’s greatest estates.
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Amenities
Berwick House was a private family home for over six generations. Today, the same family opens its doors and welcomes you to experience Berwick as your own home.
Berwick is exclusively exclusive -- you will never feel like you're on the "wedding conveyor belt". A limited number of events are accepted each year.
Plan a lush day event for the ground floor, or a long and unforgettable stay with exclusive use of the entire house - How you choose to enjoy Berwick is entirely up to you!
This beautiful estate offers its lavish interior as your setting for your celebration. Inside you will find hand-carved and oak-panelled walls, floor-to-ceiling windows, large marble fireplaces, stained glass, and tall corniced ceilings adorned with crystal chandeliers. Every wedding enjoys exclusive use of our Georgian Library, marble-topped bar, main hall with stained glass ceiling, light-filled Drawing Room, Dining Room, Snooker Room, and much more.
With 10 licensed spaces in and around the House and Gardens, you have the freedom to choose your perfect civil ceremony setting. Opt for flexible ceremonial use of Little Berwick Chapel, just a short stroll from Berwick House. It was built in 1672, seats up to 170 guests, and is adorned with stained glass, bells, and an original organ. Seat up to 120 guests in our Drawing Room for your wedding breakfast -- or take it to a marquee in the gardens for an even larger formality. Up to 500 guests can enjoy the interior of Berwick House.
Berwick is easily accessible by foot, public transportation, or car. For a breath of fresh air, stroll through Berwick's 11 acres of blossoming gardens, finding plenty of photo opportunities along the way.
Services Offered
The team at Berwick is dedicated to ensuring couples are able to bring their unique vision to life. Truly, no two weddings here are the same - Berwick House offers a bespoke service, meaning couples are invited to personalise their experience to their hearts' content. Instead of a short list of available vendors and catering options, Berwick gives you the freedom to choose your desired caterers, florists, entertainment, package inclusions, and more. Whether it's a food truck bazaar on the terrace or alpacas on the croquet lawn, Berwick's talented staff are here to help make it happen.
Berwick is an unexpectedly unique and unforgettable venue. Enquire today to receive our packages, pricing and tour availability!
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Exceptional Wedding Weekend
Obviously, the House and gardens are stunning, from the outside and in. We really wanted to find a venue where our closest friends and family could stay the night before and after and at Berwick there are 15+ rooms - all spacious and uniquely designed, mostly with incredible ensuites(!), so everyone was already amazed before the wedding even began! It was really nice to be able to welcome people the day before and have a low-key family get-together on the eve of the wedding, and also have flexibility the morning after to have a group breakfast, walk in the grounds and ultimately pack up to go at a comfortable pace. The bridal party rooms are grand and more than big enough to host preparations through the morning for large groups of groomsmen and bridesmaids. Kassidy and Will were amazing, really personable and interested in our guests on arrival, and checked in through the wedding day and evening to make sure everything was running smoothly. They were attentive to our ideas and went out of their way in the months leading up to our wedding to make sure we could do things as we envisaged, which obviously meant we had the wedding we had dreamed of.
The other massive selling point of Berwick for us was the ability to choose external providers of various aspects of the day, for example food and entertainment. Kassidy and Will liaised with each provider so that everything went really smoothly, even for example enabling our photographer to have a pre-visit without us needing to be there. Will and Kassidy used their experience of previous weddings to let us know what other couples had chosen and what had worked well, but we were still able to make our personal choices.
I was amazed by the food that our external caterer, Kemp and Kemp, produced, proving that the kitchen area at Berwick easily accommodates what’s required to produce a great three course meal for ~100 guests. Amazingly, Berwick has multiple possible dining rooms for parties of around this size, offering flexibility for you in how to use the multiple amazing ground floor rooms through the day/night.
We chose to use the on-site chapel for our ceremony, which required no decoration to look amazing, and similarly the interior of the House is full of character already, so we enjoyed the atmosphere with minimal additions ourselves. We thought the main hall was a fantastic place for band and dancefloor, but equally the room in which we ate the main meal would allow for a great party space with the noise somewhat removed from the middle of the House. Having the bar managed by the staff at Berwick was another stress-free element that worked really well.
I can’t emphasise enough how impressed all of our guests were with the venue and Berwick staff, and how the day went, which is in a large part down to the incredibly helpful team. I would absolutely recommend!
Absolutely wonderful
- adjective-
inspiring delight, pleasure, or admiration; extremely good; marvellous.
We had the most wonderful weekend at Bewick to celebrate our wedding.
As the best man of the day said - we could have done it a thousand different ways and it couldn’t have gone better.
The incredible Berwick team made the whole day feel easy and relaxed. However, this was not due to their lack of attention to detail but quite the opposite as everything had been incredibly well planned to make the day run seamlessly.
In organising the wedding, the Berwick team were so friendly and open to our ideas to make the day our own. It didn’t feel formulaic and rigid, like other venues we visited (wedding factory), but instead had a genuine comfortable atmosphere, so much so that the guests commented on how natural and welcoming the whole event felt.
Not only this but to have the entire house for the whole weekend, at a very reasonable (wedding) price. It is not the type of venue where we had 12 hours to enjoy our big day, but instead had the whole weekend with friends and family to mark it for the special occasion it is.
The venue itself offers something very unique and personal. The house is truly stunning and a standout, with a rich history that is on full display, you really feel that you are staying at a Manor House and not a hotel.
We come from a farming background ground and the temptation was to set up a marquee in a field and host it ourselves. But we fell in love with the house and the promise of an easy yet unforgettable weekend. Not only this but we were not beholden to the British weather (though our day was gorgeous) as the house and church held all the guests we wanted. However, with the weather so nice the guest got to enjoy the beautiful gardens. We had a ceilidh (Scottish dance) in the main hall which was spectacular. The different rooms meant there was a place for everyone as people were able to chat in the library, eat in the dinning room, dance in the main hall and drink at the bar. More to say about the incredible bedrooms, the chapel and more but you have to go and see it for yourself and with the friendly team it is not hard.
So whatever you want, be it a fully organised wedding ready to go or one that you can add as many personal touches you wish, Berwick is the place.
Thank you so much Berwick team for the incredible day, we cannot say enough to summarise the day.
An incredible country wedding!
A day we shall remember for the rest of our lives.
Perfect venue run by wonderful people!
Will and Kassidy went above and beyond to make sure everything went smoothly, and were always accommodating and on hand to help with a smile and calm demeanour. They are also just very cool and nice people to be around.
We could not recommend Berwick House enough - it was truly magical and everything we had hoped for.
100% Magical and amazing!
Berwick itself, is like stepping in a film and we were mesmerised. It huge, we personally chose and requested to close off some of the house to keep our guests together- which once again Kassidy and Will fully supported our decision and made it possible!
Our wedding was everything we dreamed of, and all suppliers worked well together and Kassidy and Will were more than accommodating.
We had the horror of our one supplier letting us down, kassidy was so calm and literally problem solved and came out with a miracle.
We would recommend the house, the church and the service! I wish we could do it over and over again! We had nothing we would change.
Thank you so much Kassidy & Will!
The most incredible wedding venue!
Will and Kassidy were so helpful, allowing us to visit the venue beforehand to scope it out and lay our plans. Nothing was too much effort for them, and they were so accommodating in helping us create our dream wedding.
One of the biggest bonuses of Berwick House is the fact we could have lots of guests stay in the house the night before and after the wedding, meaning loved ones who had to travel long distances had a convenient place to stay. It was really special for us all to be able to spend time together getting the venue ready the day before. All the rooms were beautiful and spacious, with towels and dressing gowns provided. It truly is a stunning place to get ready and the wedding photos from the bridal prep on the morning of the wedding look incredible.
The grounds are stunning and kids loved running round them. This place is a photographer’s dream with all the beautiful backdrops available.
The fact that Berwick is dry hire enabled us to make this wedding as affordable and personalised as we like. Instead of having overpriced set menus, we could choose our caterers to suit our budget and tastes. There is an awesome bar next to the main hall which we stocked ourselves for a decent price. The flexibility of this venue is wonderful.
We had 125 guests and they were easily accommodated, with rooms like the library being a good getaway for people who want some peace and quiet away from the craziness of the party.
We had a ceilidh in the main hall which worked great, and lent itself to some awesome photos from the balconies above.
Will and Kassidy were so helpful whilst we were setting up and on the wedding day, always available to lend a hand and to sort anything out we needed. One of them was always in the office so we knew where to find them if we had any issues.
I could go on and on about how wonderful this venue is, but in conclusion, we couldn’t have got married anywhere better and highly recommend you view Berwick for your wedding.
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