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On Hitched.co.uk since 2022

Last update: December 2025

Say 'I do' to London's Original Country Retreat

Set in the picturesque landscapes of Hertfordshire, Hanbury Manor Marriott Hotel & Country Club is a 19th century Jacobean-style manor located in Ware, only 25 miles north of Central London. Wood-panelled libraries, cosy fireplaces and charming guest rooms are a reminder of the quiet sophistication of a time gone but not forgotten.

The 200-acre estate features 161 bedrooms and suites, an 18-hole golf course designed by Jack Nicklaus II, a leisure club
and spa, two dining outlets and a bar, 14 meeting and event spaces and an abundance of countryside strolls.

Venues and Capacity

Both licensed for civil ceremonies, choose from two distinct venues, Poles Hall & Thundridge Suite and Garden Court & Summer House, where historic charm and modern facilities blend seamlessely.

Poles Hall & Thundridge Suite: Once the chapel of the manor house, Poles Hall is full of character, with stunning vaulted ceilings and a minstrels' gallery. Poles Hall can comfortably accommodate up to 120 guests for your ceremony and seated dinner and up to 150 for your evening reception.

Garden Court & Summer House: Enchanting no matter the season, Garden Court and Summer House offer a light-filled venue featuring 27 guest rooms. Enclosed in a romantic walled garden, this is the ideal setting for a more exclusive occasion. Garden Court & Summer House can comfortably accommodate up to 70 guests for your ceremony, up to 80 for your seated dinner and up to 120 for your evening reception. Prefer to host your ceremony outdoors? Between May and September, choose our walled garden and dance the night away in Summer House. Speak to our team to learn more.

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 wedding expert, 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:

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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Wiedenheoft Sent on 26/06/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Angie & Karl 07/06/25

What a venue and what an amazing experience. From booking in early 2024 to the actual wedding day? It went without a hitch. Laura and the team were phenomenal, they listened to everything we were looking for and went above and beyond to deliver the perfect day. They really took the stress out of organising a wedding, so you can just relax and enjoy the day. Our families and friends made a whole weekend of it, so booked to stay the Friday evening and then the wedding evening on the Saturday. All our rooms were close y the ceremony so easy access to all areas. The service and food was out of this world, no a single complaint about anything f. It truly was a magical day for all that came
Andrew
Andrew Sent on 30/12/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Winter Wedding | December 2025

We had our wedding in the Garden Court and were very impressed by the level of service. Saffron and Dana were fantastic. Our guests were impressed by the venue and the quality of the food.

Everything on the day went perfectly and it was a fantastic experience.
Joan
Joan Sent on 15/09/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Personal touches made me smile

Such beautiful grounds and the personal touches with the congratulations card and free glasses of bubbly made me feel so welcomed. Would highly recommend this venue
Steve
Steve Sent on 28/07/2025
4 out of 5 rating

Steve & Vienna Morgan 25th July 2025

Our wedding day was exactly what we hoped for in the Garden Court of Hanbury Manor.

The Icing on the Cake Package meant that there was little for us to organise, with DJ (compere), fabulous bar/ wedding breakfast staff always being on hand to serve drinks and the fabulous food that we had chosen.

The food tasting enabled us to choose from the many options within the 2025 menu and all guests have commented on the quality of food.

Food in the evening was also very good, although the sweets in our opinion would have been nicer as self service from a cart and the gin and tonic station would have been nicer if one of the 3 bar staff served on arrival of the evening guests.

The hotel and grounds were very well presented with even the garden staff going out of their way (Karen) to help with our garden games that we set up for the day time.

Laura, who planned our wedding was professional, quick to respond and helped make things as seamless and stress free as possible.

The hotel rooms were excellent, if a little tired and staff very friendly and attentive. Knowing which room the groom would be able to get ready in advance would have been nice and one less thing to organise the day of the wedding.

The Garden court and wedding breakfast room were decorated beautifully by coral and blue and Hanbury set out clearly all guests food options and any dietary requirements.

The following morning breakfast was excellent and our wedding party were soon placed together as they arrived throughout the morning.

Thanks to all staff involved including Coral & Blue.

Our wedding day was amazing, great value for money and we would highly recommend to couples considering this as an option.

Thanks again,

Steve and Vienna Morgan!
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Ellen Sent on 17/06/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Ellen and Max Wedding 25/05/2025

Our wedding at Hanbury was absolutely amazing! the team at Hanbury were so efficient, especially Laura who helped us plan the wedding right from the day of booking! The team were on hand to help with anything we needed on the day and made us feel reassured and comfortable that everything was in hand. A special thank you to Dana from the bridal concierge as well for all her help on the day and days leading up. Hanbury Manor is truly a stunning venue and the team couldn't do enough for us, would highly recommend getting married here!

One tiny criticism would be that there was no where to hang my wedding dress in the bridal suite, a small hook above the curtains would be perfect as I had to drape my dress over the wardrobe door due to the length of the train.
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Jenny 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.
Claire
Claire 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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Asma 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.
L
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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Your events

25 Jan
Open Door

Considering Hanbury Manor for your wedding? Join us on Sunday, the 25th of January between 11 am to 3 pm and discover our enchanting ceremony and reception spaces when styled for a wedding - all designed to inspire your dream day! Enjoy a glass of fizz on arrival, meet our wedding experts, tour the hotel, explore bespoke packages, and savour a taste of our culinary offerings with canapés crafted by our chefs.

Spaces are limited! Secure your complimentary ticket -

Date: From 25/01/2026 to 25/01/2026 Schedule 11:00 - 15:00
Place: Ware, Hertfordshire SG12 0SD, Ware, Hertfordshire

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