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The Garden Tipi is a tipi wedding venue located in Preston Bissett, between Buckingham and Oxford. Preston Bissett Nurseries started more than 40 years ago as an independent garden nurseries. Renowned in the country for exceptional customer service, high-quality plants, Garden Design and a marvellously curated country shop boasting a stunning garden and tipis. Oak added to the family run nursery with tipis for weddings and other special events, along with artisanal coffee and deli treats both sweet and savoury. Since 2023, these premises have seen a new private tipi garden added with its own separate entrance and parking.

Facilities and Capacity

The Garden Tipi is a venue built on the strong foundations of a thriving garden centre. An ever-growing selection of plant selections is available, along with the advice of our own award-winning Garden Design Team. We continue to add amenities and features to the nurseries, including the namesake tipis, a cafe and deli, a sculpture park, an orchard to name but a few. Our aim is to provide couples with the premier tipi wedding venue in the county. The two-hat venue, with its own gardens, orchard, driveway and parking, makes a private and inviting locale to hold a special celebration. The tipi is furnished with wooden tables and chairs, lounge furniture, and indoor and outdoor bars. Heating and a wood burner are available to help make even a winter wedding cosy, and the sides can be raised for a summer al fresco ambience. The tipis can hold up to 90 day guests and the venue can hold up to 120 evening guests.

Services Offered

The Garden Tipi team offers wedding services in a range of convenient packages. We offer a full day package and a twilight package, both of which can be tailored to suit your needs. These all include exclusive use of the two hat main tipi and gardens. We partner with trusted vendors to provide more services, such as catering and event planning.

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Frequently asked questions

Venue type:

In the country
Unusual weddings
Marquees and tents
Tipis and yurts
Unique weddings

Ceremony options:

Civil ceremony licence

Dining options:

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

Evening entertainment:

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

Venue staff assistance:

Wedding coordinator

Other features:

Exclusive use
Accessible facilities
Car parking
Confetti permitted
Pet-friendly

Reviews for The Garden Tipi

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Danielle Sent on 14/09/2026
3 out of 5 rating

Beautiful venue, let down by coordination and aftercare

We had our twilight wedding at the Garden Tipi on 15th August and in many ways it was a beautiful day - the venue itself is stunning and so many of our guests commented on how special it felt.

However, poor timeline and vendor management on the day meant we lost 40 minutes - a third - of our live band's play time due to the running order falling behind. As the band was one of our biggest investments and music was central to what we wanted, this was really devastating to us. As well as a shorter playtime, other timeline and management issues meant we both got pulled into solving problems rather than enjoying the band. It's worth noting that a wedding coordinator is provided by the venue as part of the package specifically to run the day.
We tried to share this feedback directly with the venue and find a fair resolution (a partial refund reflecting the lost band time), but unfortunately the response was to attribute blame to various external parties - the AV supplier, the caterers, the guests, the band - rather than acknowledging where things could have been better managed. I truly understand that things will likely run late on a wedding but we had a slim timeline (e.g. no speeches or formal sit down meal) with buffer time built in, and with two meetings prior to the day itself no issues were ever explicitly flagged to us.

What struck me most was that the external coordinator provided by the venue responded to our feedback with professionalism, grace and genuine ownership. The venue owner's response unfortunately didn't reflect the same understanding of what it means to host someone's wedding day. You only get to do it once, and that's why the details matter so much.
Previous to the email exchange, it would have been a fair four stars, however the experience on the day combined with a defensive and dismissive response to legitimate feedback has brought this to two stars. How a business handles things when they go wrong says as much about them as when everything goes right - and unfortunately this fell short.

I'd still recommend the venue for its beauty and atmosphere, but would strongly encourage future couples to have very detailed conversations about coordination and timeline management in advance.
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Bushey Lane, Preston Bissett, Buckingham, MK18 4ND MK18 4ND Buckingham (Buckinghamshire)

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