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On Hitched.co.uk since 2022

Last update: May 2024

Sopwell House is a wedding venue in St Albans, Hertfordshire. Situated amidst 12 acres of peaceful, picturesque countryside, this charming Georgian country house, formerly the residence of Lord Mountbatten, is the perfect setting for a day of romance and splendour.

Facilities and Capacity

Sopwell House is a licensed venue and hosts weddings of all sizes and styles, from relaxed, intimate gatherings to large, extravagant celebrations for parties of up to 500 guests. The newly refurbished function suites can accommodate parties of up to 380 people and feature a large dance floor, stage, and state-of-the-art mood lighting. The stylishly decorated St Alban Suite provides the perfect blank canvas, and the ground floor function rooms open onto the terrace, where you and your guests can enjoy sweeping views of the grounds. The venue has 128 well-appointed, stylishly decorated rooms and suites for you and your guests. Other facilities include a brasserie, a fine-dining restaurant, fantastic spa facilities, and more.

Services Offered

Sopwell House is available for exclusive use. The venue's experienced and dedicated wedding team will work closely with you to ensure you get the most out of your time at Sopwell House. They will help you navigate the various wedding packages, and they're more than happy to answer any questions you may have. They offer the flexibility you need to celebrate your day your way, and they can't wait to help you design a unique and wonderful wedding experience that you and your loved ones will never forget. Contact the Sopwell House team today for further information and to schedule a visit. They look forward to meeting you and showing you around.

Frequently asked questions

Venue type:

In the country
Stately home
Historic
Large hotel
Outdoor license

Ceremony options:

Civil ceremony licence

Dining options:

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

Evening entertainment:

Dance floor
Entertainment licence
Live band facilities
Evening reception facilities
DJ facilities
Outdoor fireworks permitted

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:

Exclusive use
Accessible facilities
Car parking
Helipad
Confetti permitted
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Reviews for Sopwell House

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Gavin
Gavin C. Sent on 28/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing Day!


We thought the whole process from initial enquiries, meetings, including food tasting, was relatively straightforward and pain free.
Fion and her team were attentive throughout, keeping in constant communication during the planning process.

My wife and I would like to say a huge thank you to Emily, Reevens and the whole team who supported us on our wedding day in August.

Due to poor weather we had to move the ceremony inside, however this was well handled and the room was well dressed and ceremony was amazing.

The whole team on our wedding day all catered to our needs, taking the stress out of the day and making it the very best of days.
Emily and Reevens worked so well together with great communication so that everything went very smooth.

All the staff were amazing, delivering excellent service from start to finish. All our guests had a great time.
Errington
Errington Sent on 03/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Fantastic nothing too much trouble

They were amazing from the very start 2yrs ago until 11:59pm when our special day had to come to an end, nothing was to much trouble, all staff involved went far n beyond
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Molly S. Sent on 13/06/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Ms Fion Sopwell house St Alban's 3rd May 3024

Me and Walter worked with Fion , from start of the journey to finish . She was very professional and arranged regular meetings towards the wedding date. She worked very with the rest of my team involved in the planning . Ensured bills were paid on time . She was flexible when we needed to change things and accommodated our needs . We are very happy with service wie received on the day of the wedding it was worth our money . The staff were so polite to our guests .
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Cindy Sent on 02/12/2022
4.8 out of 5 rating

Lovely venue with lots of history and character

We had our wedding ceremony and wedding breakfast at Sopwell House. their small wedding package covers a great menu, wine and canape selection. Their event planning and staff on ground are all very friendly and helpful, going extra mile to help us with last minute touches in the table stationery and setup. we had a fabulous day and can't thank them enough.
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Charlotte T. Sent on 31/10/2022
5 out of 5 rating

We had the perfect day

We were so pleased with what Sopwell house had to offer. In the build up to our wedding we had planning meetings in person with a dedicated events planner who was brilliant. The room and grounds were beautiful, and the food was lovely. The day was so well organised and the team did a great job looking after us and our guests.
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Ines R. Sent on 29/09/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing experience

We love Sopwell house; so it was an easy choice to decide to get married there! Sam, the events manager so amazing! Super helpful, accommodating and responsive
We did a dry hire; so that’s all I can say!
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Kirsty Sent on 08/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating

01.08.24 Markscheffel Wedding ❤️

We cannot thank Sopwell House enough for our beautiful day! It was everything we wanted and more. The staff were incredible and put us at ease throughout the process. Can’t recommend enough!
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Andrew F. Sent on 09/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect day

We got married two weeks ago at sopwell House. Words can't really describe how fantastic the whole day was from my initial tel call to sopwell we spoke to chloe and spent a year organising everything chloe was fantastic always replying to our emails and nothing was to much trouble for her. On the day her team worked equally as hard to make the day as great as it was. From day one we were told not to worry and they were right as they had a everything covered. They really could not of done anything better. I hope the management team read this and acknowledge them for there hard work. Thanks again and well done. Andrew and anita. Xx
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Bobby D. Sent on 13/06/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Kelly & Bobby wedding

Once we decided on having our special day at Sopwell house, we organised a meeting with Chloe Mills who was extremely helpful throughout the planning stage right up to our wedding day and came to see us on the day and congratulate us both.

Also we would like to thank Teddy and Vanessa and the operations team who were great help on our wedding day.

Thank you Sopwell house for hosting our wedding, we had the best day.

We recommend Sopwell house to those who are going to get married.

Regards.

Kelly & Bobby.

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Natasha E. Sent on 12/11/2022
4.8 out of 5 rating

The perfect day!

Sopwell house is the perfect luxury wedding venue. Fantastic food & drink, beautiful grounds, great service & a stunning hotel for guests to stay at and enjoy.

Samantha was professional and helpful the entire process - from signing our contract to helping with suppliers and organisation. Bobby was also amazing. The day run so smoothly despite a very last minute handover and did everything in his power to make the day perfect. All our guests have commented on what a fantastic it was. The food and drink was great and all the staff were friendly.
Thank you for a great day!
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Corinne Sent on 07/09/2022
4.6 out of 5 rating

Country wedding venue

Sopwell House is a fantastic venue especially for an outside wedding. The grounds are well kept and they have a lovely ornate pond with a bridge over it which makes a fab backdrop for photos. The staff were all very friendly, welcoming and helpful from the check in desk to the dining experience. The events team are very professional and do everything possible to make your dream wedding day. They are very accommodating and are more than happy to spend time showing you round the grounds and venues in the lead up to your big day so that you are very familiar with everything. They hand over to the Operations Manager for your wedding day who ensures everything you want is ready for you and your outside suppliers. They can recommend suppliers too if needed. The venue lends itself really well to weddings and has a country, refined air to it though not far from London at all and accessed from main motorways. It was a truly special, magical day and we have wonderful memories.
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Kristy K. Sent on 06/05/2022
5 out of 5 rating

A truly special day!!!

Ellie and all of the team were fantastic from start to finish and made the planning process so easy and stress free, especially when we only had 10 weeks to plan the wedding. The food was the best wedding food we have ever tasted no one went away hungry! We truly had a very special day and this couldn't have been made possible without the great staff at the hotel.
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Joanna N. Sent on 22/04/2022
4.8 out of 5 rating

Great Wedding experience

Sopwell House is a beautiful venue for a wedding. The grounds are stunning and look amazing in wedding photos. We got married in November (we were lucky with the weather) but even in autumn, the photos look great.
All staff are lovely and are very helpful with any enquiries. Shout out to our wedding co-ordinator Samantha, we were planning our wedding during covid (which wasn't easy with all the uncertainty!) but she was very flexible and patient, always happy
to help and handled any enquires asap.

Event rooms are spacious - we used the Mount Batton suite for our ceremony and then the St Alban suite for our reception. The St Alban suite can be tailored to suit all sizes using partitions for smaller weddings. We had 120 people in total using all the event space - definitely plenty of room for tables, Dj & dance floor with room to spare.
The food is amazing, lots of options for different tastes, even for fussy eaters there's lots of options/flexibility with choices.
I think you typically get the bar area in the foyer dedicated to your event when you book the St Alban suite. This was a really nice area for canapés/for people to talk away from loud music. We also put our magic mirror photobooth, reception food spread, sweet table and guest books out here.

Booking a room/bridal suite the night before is a great idea as you can use that room for the morning of. Rooms are spacious and beds are very comfy. They can bring breakfast to your room for the entire bridal party if ordered, which was really appreciated, as I don't think we would've eaten otherwise!

Overall, we had the best day. There's always stresses leading up to the wedding, but on the day, none of that matters and everything came together so well. A massive thank you to everyone at Sopwell for making that possible!
We'll be back for some cocktails soon.
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Reshma Sent on 30/04/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Fell in love with the venue instantly

We had never heard of Sopwell House before but we wanted to do fireworks and this venue came up in the Google search.

We went for a viewing and fell in love with the venue instantly. The staff were so professional which assured us that this was the right venue for us.

Shanine, Mandy, Tony, Danilo, Mattia & Luca were especially helpful even when I had last minute requests. They went over and beyond what they needed to do which resulted in our wedding being absolutely perfect.

I would recommend Sopwell House as a wedding venue to anyone.
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Anonymous Sent on 08/11/2018
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect Day

Thank you so much for all of your help and advice during the many months of preparation for the Wedding, and also on the day.

We all had a great time!

We suspect that Sopwell House may well get some enquiries from some of our guests for weddings that are currently being planned.

With best regards,

Mr and Mrs Harris
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