Stanbrook Abbey

My wife and I got married at Stanbrook on 8 October 2021. It was our third attempt after being rescheduled due to Covid, and everything went perfectly! Stanbrook were always very flexible and accommodating in finding a new date that would work for us, and our day was able to happen in the way we had originally planned. Caylie in particular was brilliant at organising everything, and was always on hand to answer questions for us. On the day all of the team went out of their way to check we were happy with everything and were always on hand keep things running soothly. The food was excellent, especially the tiramisu! The bride's manor was the perfect place for the bridal party to get ready. It was great having enough space for everyone to get ready together, and being able to make our own breakfast was a great distraction on a stressful morning.

Overall our guests all had a wonderful day, and were really impressed by the venue. There are so many unique photo opportunities around the grounds which makes Stanbrook stand out from other venues that we looked at. Although we were lucky with the weather, there are lots of beautiful places to have photos, and for quests to mingle if they cannot be outside. We would highly recommend Stanbrook to anyone!

My husband and I got married at Stanbrook on 12/09/21 and wow what a day it was! I am a complete perfectionist, and at times I was worried about it all going exactly how I’d envisaged, but I needn’t have - it was amazing. Liza, Clyde, and all the other staff, really made it one of the best days of our lives.
I had lots of ideas or the day, from how I wanted the venue to look, the food, to entertainment. My wedding coordinator Liza, and her colleague Helen, were always so extremely helpful and supportive and helped me bring my dream to life.
We did have a couple of hiccups in the early stages, but Liza and Helen always sorted everything out for me and ensured I was happy.
Then Covid hit. We were originally due to get married in May 2020, this wedding I had spent so long planning had to devastatingly be cancelled just two months before the day. I was worried about what would happen, or if I’d even get my day, but the communication and flexibility Liza and the team Stanbrook showed us was honestly second to none. I can’t thank them enough for how supportive they were. We actually had to reschedule twice, and both times they did it without any hesitation. They knew how important it was for us to have it just right, and they did everything they could to help us.
Then before we knew it September 12th 2021 was here and it was finally our day.
The evening before the wedding I went down to the callow hall to have a look, and I bumped into Clyde. I was feeling quite anxious about it all going has I’d hoped, but he immediately put me at ease. I could tell we were on the same page, and assured me it would all be exactly how I wanted - and it was.
On the day the whole Stanbrook team really did themselves proud. I can be quite a hard person to please, but everything went amazingly well, it exceeded my expectations. Our guests said it was the best weddings they had ever been too! Which is quite a compliment!
Our wedding breakfast was delicious - every single plate was clean. A few weeks before the wedding I had decided I wanted to change our starter, and I wanted something that wasn’t actually on the menu. Liza did not hesitate to change it for me. However then became a little nervous about how it may be presented (as I hadn’t tried it at our menu tasting), I spoke to Helen about my concerns and she immediately got the chef to make me up a portion and sent a photo to me by email - what fabulous customer service!
The waiting staff on the day were fantastic. They were very attentive, topping up glasses and clearing plates in good time. Nothing was too much trouble if you asked them.
I really do feel sad now that our wedding has been and gone. I spent so much time thinking about it - I’ve actually been emailing Liza since September 2018, I feel like I’ve lost a friend haha.
If you are considering Stanbrook as a venue for your day, please just go for it, you won’t regret it. The venue is stunning as it is, but it has the potential to become an absolute fairytale if you have the imagination.
Thankyou Liza, Clyde, Helen, and the rest of the team for everything. Our day was the best day EVER, I will never forget any of it, and I want to do it all again xxxxxx

The moment we saw Stanbrook Abbey we knew it was our perfect wedding venue. This was only supported by the fact that our wedding coordinator, Caylie, was absolutely brilliant throughout the entire process, always on hand to help with all of our questions and so supportive with a genuine interest and excitement leading towards our wedding day. The brides manor was the perfect place to get ready with my girls the morning of the wedding and there are so many spots around Stanbrook to get amazing photos. The service on the day was second to none, everyone went out of their way to make sure we had the best day and people are still talking to me about how incredible the food was! The venue is such an important part of any wedding and Stanbrook went above and beyond our expectations xxx

The venue itself is stunning and you could not ask for a more romantic and magical wedding venue.
What made Stanbrook stand out the most was the exceptional service we received from day one through to after the wedding day. Even during COVID and the date changes and supplier changes Stanbrook were there and supporting us every step of the journey. They made the transition from our original date to the new date so easy and took the stress and pressure of COVID away from us for our special day.
Our wedding coordinator Caylie went above and beyond. Her knowledge, patience and support was immense and no amount of money could but such a friendly and professional approach. She listened and helped us achieve all the elements we wanted for our special day. She made the planning and organising incredible fun and we throughly enjoyed meeting and going through the arrangements with Caylie.
On the day all the staff were exceptional, they were friendly, warm and welcoming to everyone in attendance with nothing being too much for them to assist with.
Caylie ensured she was there too, and ensure date roman was dressed just as we envisaged it. She also met the bride at the door and it was such a lovely touch to see her friendly face and comforting to have her there whilst waiting to go in for the ceremony.
All our friends and family commented on what an exceptional service the staff provided and how beautiful the setting and venue was.
Thank you Stanbrook for giving us the most magical day, one we will never forget and we cannot give you all enough praise and recommendations. From a very Happy couple!

What an amazing wedding venue Stanbrook Abbey is!

Myself and my partner thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of our wedding day. Jodie and Clyde were amazing on the lead up to our wedding and actually on our day. We couldn’t thank them and all the staff at Stanbrook enough!

From all the catering staff, all the waiters and waitresses and cleaning staff you we’re all extremely professional , efficient and had smiles all day long! We will remember this day for the rest of our lives! Thanks 😊

All of our guests said what an amazing venue this is and they would love to come back and visit.

Thank you all again for making our day so special and one we will never forget!

Mr and Mrs Keen

Before choosing Stanbrook Abbey as our venue, we were already aware that Stanbrook Abbey is one of the premier settings for a wedding in Worcestershire. We had visited the hotel 2 or 3 times for meals and cups of coffee, so we had seen the wonderful grounds including the Willow Garden and the surrounding gardens, we had visited The Great Hall and seen how tastefully the hotel had woven a traditional hotel in with an established historic building.
Right from the start, the level of professionalism and warmth from the team is an experience. We had visited other venues and didn’t feel that the person we were speaking to, really understood what we wanted.
We first spoke to Stanbrook Abbey before COVID 19. Our organiser was Caylie. During what was to become a very difficult year for everyone, Caylie was the consummate professional. What became very evident, this is not just a job to Caylie, rather, it is something that she really enjoys doing. This is seen in the way that despite being furloughed a couple of times, Caylie and the team were always there. The level of support they gave us during the year, despite the uncertainty that they were feeling as well, was amazing.
During the planning process, Caylie helped us to source suppliers. As Stanbrook is a very unique setting, we felt that we needed suppliers who knew and understood the hotel. The relationship that Caylie and the team have with the suppliers made our negotiations so easy.
Due to lockdown, we were unable to follow the normal timeframes. Our original date of getting married on Christmas Eve never altered, but the timeframes for menu tasting etc were delayed. Despite that, the hotel almost seemed to redouble their efforts in making sure that we got the opportunity to have our menu and wine tasting evening coming out of lockdown with 22 days to go before the wedding!
Even though the numbers had reduced greatly from our original plans, Caylie and the team had remained as committed. Nothing seemed to be too much trouble. When we checked into the hotel for our wedding, we were met by Jessica, who made us feel very welcome. In fact, the checking in process was so simple and easy that our parents didn’t have the normal 10 minutes stood around waiting to fill in loads of paperwork!
The team that looked after us in the restaurant and at our wedding were terrific. On our menu tasting night, we had been introduced to a lady called Sharifa. At the start she told us that she would be looking after us that evening, she would be looking after us on our wedding day. From our point a view it was so nice to see a familiar face on our wedding day and anything we needed, Sharifa and the team ensured we got it. Others in the team that need a mention are Marco who congratulated us at breakfast on the day of our wedding, Claire who quite rightly, refers to coffee as the “elixir of life” – what a refreshing way to be looked after. Team members that obviously care and actually enjoy meeting new people and looking after customers.
On our wedding menu taster night, we were also introduced to Clyde. Clyde was our Event Manager for the day. Clyde quietly and with no fuss, just got everything sorted. With new rules coming into force due to COVID, the ceremony part had changed a considerable amount. No music other than from an IPod, 3 pages of rules of do’s and don’ts from the Registrars, and Clyde calmly got everything organised on the day. Working seamlessly with our suppliers before and during the wedding, Clyde helped to make everything come together.
There are still a number of the team that we haven’t met. The team led by Chef produced some incredible food. We checked into the hotel the night before our wedding. We ate in the restaurant. The food was beautiful and presentation was incredible. With only six covers for the evening it appeared, Chef and his teams attention to detail was yet again, testament to the levels of professionalism that the Stanbrook Abbey team have in bucketfuls.
The team that looks after the rooms, took us by surprise as well. We weren’t expecting them to sort our hotel room out whilst we stayed, but they did! Not only did they reset everything but they also left us a little gift on our wedding day.
We don’t have enough superlatives to describe the efforts that the Stanbrook team went to during our whole wedding experience. Whilst we want to thank everyone in the team, we would wish to thank Caylie especially. During what was a very difficult year for her, she was never less than professionalism. Her focus, commitment and positive attitude should be recognised and we would like to say thank you for making our wedding the best day that we could have ever had.
To anyone reading this, if you are considering Stanbrook Abbey for your wedding venue, we would highly recommend it. The team are exceptional, their knowledge and passion for what they do is incredible, their compassion and care for each and every customer, in whatever capacity they are there for, is a testament to the way that this business operates. Stanbrook is more than a premier choice for Worcestershire, we think it should be a premier choice for wherever you are in the UK.

We finally got married on attempt number 4! Stanbrook moved the date each time without any issues. They took so much stress out of a COVID wedding. We had our little ceremony in the Callow Great Hall and we plan to do it all again once we are able to have all our guests there.

I will write another review to be able to say what it’s like when you have a big wedding there but we had 6 of us plus our 2 photographers at our wedding and the venue was PERFECT! The Grooms Room was the perfect space for the boys to get ready before going into the bar or the hall to wait on me (the bride) and my bridal party to be ready. The privacy we all had before the wedding was wonderful and really what we all needed to be able to relax and calm ourselves before the main event.

The ceremony went so fast but the staff helped us with the music, the timings for the bridal party walking in. They were there with us both to keep us calm before the ceremony started. They were superb!

After the ceremony the bar staff looked after our 4 guests in the bar whilst we went off around the grounds to have photographs taken. We had complete access and so did our photographers, which enabled them to go around the grounds before the wedding to work out how they wanted the photos to look and where they wanted to take them.

After our photos we met up with our guests in the restaurant, where we had booked tables to be able to celebrate the wedding. They let us have our wedding cake for our dessert and even turned the music off so mu 9 year old daughter could do a speech. The waiting staff brought us complimentary drinks to celebrate our day and one of the waiters even told me about he had met his partner there and the two of them hoped to be able to marry next year. I know he works there so he knows how amazing Stanbrook is but I encouraged him to have something held at his work because everyone was AMAZING! Truly AMAZING!

Liza, helped my from day one and even when furloughed she did her best to make sure if I had questions they were answered. She kept in touch when the wedding was uncertain and she let me cry when I needed to be sad that it had to be cancelled again!

Now she’s helped me have my perfect mini ceremony and next year when we hopefully get to do it with everyone we originally planned to have, she has already said she will be there every step of the way for that too.

I cannot recommend them enough. Beautiful setting, beautiful, caring staff and it all created the most beautiful, perfect day in some pretty difficult circumstances!

We first visited Stanbrook Abbey as a night away after we had recently got engaged, it was a local venue that we both really wanted to visit as a possible venue for our big day. We looked at other venues in the area but found that we were comparing them to Stanbrook Abbey and felt that nowhere else could offer their type of venue and services and our hearts kept being pulled back to Stanbrook.
The wedding day finally took place in December 2020 after postponing from May due to COVID-19. Stanbrook Abbey have been absolutely amazing all the way through. Our wedding coordinator Liza is a great credit to the hotel, her support from our first meeting all the way through our up and down journey of planning our big day has been the best anyone could have wished for. She has answered lots of questions, always been at the end of the phone or email even through lockdown to ensure our wedding ran smoothly and easing the stress from us both. Even on the day Liza came to both our rooms to check we were ok and also helped organise us walking in so we didn’t see each other until we were at the end of the aisle. Without her I don’t think we would have had such a superb day. Thank you so much. Liza has already said she will be there in the future to help us with our celebration party with our other family and friends that couldn’t join us on the day due to the restrictions.
From when we arrived at the hotel all of the staff were brilliant, Grace on reception checked our guests in and was running around looking for additional trolleys to help us cart all our belongings in, there was a minor problem with a z-bed but this was rectified quickly and efficiently by Grace. We then met Clyde to run through our big day, he was also amazing and helped us so much. Nothing was too much trouble for him and we felt like we could relax as he took the lead with everything. He was always there for us on the day making it run as smoothly as it could. Throughout our stay all the staff were brilliant, kind attentive and thoughtful, asking if we are both ok. The staff in the restaurant from the evening meal to breakfasts were always eager to help and provided a swift service for our wedding party.
Due to COVID-19 we couldn’t have all our family and friends join us so we had a small wedding of 15 people in the Callow Great Hall. We were so worried downsizing from a large party to 15 that we would feel lost in such a big venue, but this was not the case at all. The venue is absolutely stunning for an intimate wedding as well. The ceremony ran smoothly and Stanbrook helped us set up a projector and screen to live stream all our guests that couldn’t be with us in person on the day. Liza and Clyde decorated our table and made it look beautiful for our wedding breakfast. The food served was thoroughly enjoyed by everybody, served in a timely manner, delicious and hot. Due to COVID restrictions bottles couldn’t be left on the table but staff readily served the wine to our guests so no one was left wanting.
We were lucky to stay in the Thompson suite for the duration of our visit, the room was spacious and beautiful including décor in keeping with the hotel. It was very well maintained and clean, we even had a note on the door saying the room had been fully sanitised for our stay. Our guests were in several other suites or rooms and they felt exactly the same.
We were blessed that on the wedding morning we woke up to snow which made the venue even more magical. The grounds are well maintained and with the dusting of snow we were able to have some amazing photos in the gardens.
You can guess from our review we would definitely go back again and would highly recommend Stanbrook Abbey for your wedding venue or even a night in the hotel. With difficult circumstances we were still able to have our perfect big day due to both Stanbrook Abbey and their amazing staff.
Kaye & Lisa

After moving our Easter wedding to December we were nervous about a scaled down ceremony but Caylie held our hands from start to finish and made the whole process a breeze. From our initial consultation right through to our final details meeting and check out the day after Stanbrook has made sure we have been happy and we cannot thank you enough! All of the staff were super helpful and friendly with special mentions to Clyde and Josh for making sure the day itself ran smoothly whilst always keeping our glasses topped up and Caylie for her never ending support and advice - without her I don't think we would have had such an amazing day!

When a pandemic hit the world, it took a strangle hold on certain industries, like the wedding industry. It's at times like these you see people's true, unfiltered, character. Everyone from Ownership, Management and staff can hold their heads high and be very proud of how they handled themselves throughout 2020/21 at Stanbrook Abbey.
Everyone at Stanbrook Abbey were supportive throughout the whole process. The day itself was just perfect too. Caylie was responsive and thorough in the lead up, we had 100s of questions and she never made us feel like we were being a nuisance, she then made herself available on the day just to make sure everything went to plan, right down to the smallest detail. We also had an Events Manager, Gavin who looked after us throughout the day. Again, just as Caylie is, Gavin is an incredible asset to Stanbrook, and made us feel like royalty. There were a couple of very minor hiccups during the day, and Gavin jumped straight on them, sorted everything, and made sure we were happy.
A wedding is a very emotional process, and so many venues/supplies make the mistake of missing the small details, and making a bride and groom feel like the centre of the Universe, Stanbrook managed all that, with the most specular setting for it all to take place in.
If you are reading this debating where to get married, you'll be in very safe hands at the amazing Stanbrook Abbey Hotel.

This venue will take your breath away from the moment you step through the door. Dream weddings come true with the elegant mix of old and new, classic and modern. The architecture is simply stunning, everywhere you look.
But the big surprise is that this venue is no more expensive than any other venue!
We held our wedding here 09/10/21, Caylie (Best Wedding Planner in the World!) took all the stress out of planning our wedding, moving it 3 times due to COVID and on hand to answer every question we had within moments of contacting her. The care and attention she gave us was second to none, thinking of all those details we didn't and being with us from start to finish before and after the big day. Clyde was amazing too, making sure everything ran smoothly from the ceremony to the last dance, even getting tomato soup out of my dress!
The food was first class, every guest commented that is was hot when it came out, beautifully presented and delicious - not easy with a guest list of nearly 100 people, many with dietary requirements.
Every single member of staff we met were outstanding, from Lucy who served my perfect full english breakfast in seconds when I had 10minutes to spare between hair and makeup, to Hannah and the kitchen staff who got me a glass of water at 2am when we finally finished dancing on the lawn by the fire pit.
If you are thinking about Stanbrook Abbey for your wedding, go for it. You will be made to feel like the only bride in the world (even if they have 3 weddings that weekend due to COVID) and ensure you have the best day of your lives !

We would highly recommend getting married at Stanbrook Abbey, it was absolutle quality from start to finish. From the initial meet up appointments with Caylie who is an amazing wedding coordinator that really made us feel at ease with the whole process - to the end was just spectacular.
The females from our party stayed in the Manor House the night before which just made it all so special. To be there all together and have a little hen party as covid stopped that was just amazing. The house itself is gorgeous with many rooms, such an elegant setting for getting ready etc. The bridal suite was amazing with alot of space. Defo a must.
The actual wedding day itself was out of this world, the location was absolutly beautiful - the grounds, the art, the decor, the fact that we all ate in the cathedral was so picturesque and really made us feel like royalty, the food was the best I have ever had when eating out (it was not faulted by anyone) and the service was impeccable, Clyde who was in control of our day )thank god) was so attentive, warm, and professional he even listened to us talking rubbish about all the amazing art at the end of the day after too many drinks lol.
We can not thank Stanbrook enough for the preperation and care that they took in making our day perfect! We had a venue booked years ago and I am so happy we went with Stanbrook instead.

Jodie and Clyde made our small, last-minute wedding an amazing experience for us and our guests. There was lots of communication in the build-up to the wedding and every detail was covered. On the day, Jodie and Clyde were both calm, professional and attentive throughout.
They were able to facilitate to our needs, including complex dietary requirements. We can't recommend them enough.

Absolutely worth every penny,
The Venue speaks for itself.
The food was just amazing, The bread and butter pudding! Wow. We have had so much great feed back from our guests.
We cannot thank Liza, Clyde and there team enough from the service at the table to the bar staff, we're fabulous and at times had to be patient for our rather drunk guests wondering off between courses.
Any issues we had or concerns leading upto the wedding day Liza was on hand when needed to take any stress or worry away.
As for the day from start to finish it was perfect, our day exceeded our expectations.
The little things and gestures this gorgeous venue has to offer is brilliant, They do not just lean heavily on the beauty of the place but you can see the effort in how the food is presented the staff. Little touches like when we got to our room there was a Teddy bear on the bed with our names and wedding date on, See picture.
Wonderful day we would happy do all over again.
Highly recommend the venue and staff couldn't have asked for better

Stanbrook Abbey took our breath away the moment we first looked round and we knew instantly it was the venue for us. Its is so unique and stunning and an amazing back drop for the wedding photos.

The day itself was perfect and everything just went according to plan. I cannot thank Caylie and the team highly enough, they were so professional and helpful throughout, even after we had to postpone one date due to Covid. Nothing was ever too much trouble, we would highly recommend.