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Last update: April 2025

Located in Ilfracombe, Devon, in southwest England, The Venue at Sandy Cove offers a unique setting to host wedding events. This contemporary and secluded venue boasts dramatic and stunning sea views. Set in its own cove at the top of the cliff, it is the ultimate wedding venue. The property is surrounded by beautiful beaches such as Broadsands, Combe Martin, Watermouth Cove, and Hele. All within a five-minute drive, these provide incredible photo opportunities for newlyweds.

Facilities and Capacity

The Venue at Sandy Cove is fully licensed for wedding ceremonies, both inside and in the amazing cliff-top gazebo with a Sky Walk Platform. Here, your guests will sit facing the sea amphitheatre-style to witness you taking your vows. The Sky Walk Platform is wrapped in glass and provides an incredible place for photos after you are married. State-of-the-art lighting with a colour wheel allows couples to tailor the lighting to fit their colour scheme, and the Lutron panel controls mood lighting. The ceiling has panels with fibre optic lights giving the effect of twinkling stars. There is also a fully integrated sound system with built-in microphones for speeches in this fully air-conditioned and ventilated venue. The amazing sea views are brought inside by the bi-fold glass doors which run along the full front of the building. The spacious deck provides a tranquil space for guests to relax on, enabling them to soak up the breathtaking scenery surrounding the celebration.

Services Offered

The venue team offers award-winning food and a variety of drinks packages. These professionals strive to help turn your dreams into a beautifully bespoke reality as you start your married life together. Sandy Cove Hotel offers a range of accommodations for your wedding party and guests. This venue has many amenities, including the swimming pool, sauna, steam room, and heated relaxation lounges. Couples and their loved ones can also enjoy a pre-wedding meal the night before or drinks on the terrace. The venue is not only a magical place to tie the knot, but, with the hotel, it is also a great place for your family and friends to enjoy an extended wedding stay.

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Frequently asked questions

Venue type:

In the country
Coastal weddings
Large hotel
Outdoor license
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
Outdoor fireworks permitted

Overnight accommodation:

Overnight accommodation for wedding couple
Overnight accommodation for guests

Venue staff assistance:

Wedding coordinator

Venue leisure facilities:

Swimming pool

Other features:

Exclusive use
Accessible facilities
Car parking
Confetti permitted
Pet-friendly
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Reviews for The Venue At Sandy Cove

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Eloisa Sent on 13/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Stunning wedding venue

We just got married at the Sandy Cove on the 9th September, from arrival and throughout, we cannot fault any of the staff, wedding staff and hotel staff. The hotel was clean, and staff were very attentive and friendly. Our wedding team were absolutely amazing, a big shout out to Nadine, Dawn and Kelly, who made our day extra special, and were constantly in touch from booking, right up until the day, ensuring we felt comfortable with how the day would go. We couldn't have asked for a better venue, having such amazing views, and will definitely be back to stay again. Anyone debating to book this as your venue, don't question it, you will not be disappointed!
Melissa
Melissa Sent on 28/02/2025
5 out of 5 rating

The most stunning venue!

We recently got married at the Sandy cove hotel and it was everything we dreamed of! we fell in love with it as soon as we visited and they tended to our every need. Highly recommend.
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Helen Sent on 14/01/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Just magical

We booked exclusive use of the hotel for our wedding and, WOW, the weekend could not have gone better! All our guests were blown away by the views, rooms, restaurant, venue, facilities, and more importantly, how amazing all the staff were. No ask was too much. Although we had not stayed until the weekend of the wedding, we knew the facilities and the staff were fantastic but to hear this from everyone who attended was truly outstanding.

They have a get ready room which our hairdressers and makeup artist said looked like a Pinterest board, 3 bridal suites that all have something different to offer and the option for indoor and outdoor ceremony. The food for both wedding reception and hotel restaurant was fantastic.
The care and consideration they showed us was exceptional and we can’t recommend enough.

Although a summer wedding maybe the preference, don’t rule out a winter wedding with a venue like this.
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Helen Sent on 16/12/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Wonderful day

Friendly and approachable staff, stayed in contact. We're very supportive of our needs and wishes. Beautiful setting and everything went like a dream
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Ruby Sent on 16/12/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Truly the most amazing venue anywhere!

From the moment we first viewed we knew this was the venue for us! We had never seen another venue that offered everything we were looking for and the website didn't do it justice...we were absolutely blown away when we viewed in person! Communication throughout our whole journey was incredible, everyone was so helpful, it felt like they were genuinely excited about our Wedding and they were so accommodating. The majority of our guests booked rooms in the hotel and it was great having everyone together the day before the wedding; we had drinks on the terrace in the afternoon and then the restaurant manager helped us arrange a pizza party in the evening. The Wedding itself was beyond all our dreams...we had so many of our guests telling us it was the best wedding they had ever been to and that food was also the best they had ever had at a wedding before! The views here are just like being abroad and it is the only venue that we have seen where all our guests could enjoy this view throughout the day, both inside the venue when we having the meal and partying and outside. The whole wedding team were amazing from start to finish and we just wish we could do it all again! We will definitely be back and can't recommend this venue enough.
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Abbey Sent on 10/12/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Above and beyond all expectations!

Where Do we start…our dream wedding came to life! We just can’t fault The Venue at Sandy Cove in any way. This setting is very unique, clifftop and it feels like being abroad in Italy...an incredible find & we feel very privileged to be able to say we got married here. Venue, staff, organisation, food, drink and setting was beyond our expectations. The whole team from planning to running the day really went above and beyond to make our day run flawlessly and make our day one to remember.
We cannot recommend this venue highly enough!
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April Sent on 06/12/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Just Perfect

We were delighted to find this venue, so unusual to offer a package for an elopement style wedding & fitted perfectly with what we had dreamed of. We had private use of The venue and all its grounds and the sun even shone for us! We had just our parents and 2 friends, it was so intimate. Food was so good & we had such an amazing relaxing meal overlooking the most stunning view, we could have been anywhere in the world and it reminded us of our holiday to Lake Como. We all stayed nthe hotel for 3 nights. Sandy Cove is fab and now our new favourite hotel. Our rooms were excellent & all staff so friendly & welcoming. Thank you to everyone.
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Kirsty Sent on 05/12/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Absolute perfection from start to finish

Can't recommend highly enough, it exceeded all our hopes and dreams. Couldn't have been more stunning, so lovely that wherever we were,all our guests had fab sea views inside the venue and out. It was amazing to have a hotel onsite with the venue. Our guests were able to stay for 2 or 3 days which extended our wedding! A massive shout out to the chefs...food for the wedding and for our whole stay was excellent. All staff we meet were efficient, friendly and polite.
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Rachel Sent on 05/12/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Dream Wedding....the best day of our lives.

Where do we start! The Venue at Sandy Cove gave us the most amazing day and more than we could ever have dreamed of. We got married under the clifftop Gazebo with glass wrapped platform.....just WOW! From our first visit and all of our planning questions with the efficient planning team, to the fab wedding co-ordinator, great team of staff, fantastic bar staff, amazing chefs & the wonderful cleaners and gardeners, our every need was catered for. On the day, everything was incredibly organised, the venue was decorated beautifully by the team. Food was out of this world & we had so many comments about it from our guests. We can't boast enough about our day and the 2-day hotel stay & how lucky we were and lots of our friends said it was the best wedding they had ever been to.
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Shelly Sent on 04/12/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Love The Venue at Sandy Cove

This is an utterly amazing venue. We had the best day of our lives & all of our guests were blown away with it; we had so many comments about how beautiful it was. The team were excellent from day one & were always on hand to help with our choices and to answer all of our questions. The staff on the day were exceptional, thank you to everyone including the talented chefs who gave us such incredible food. Most of our guests stayed in the hotel which made it extra special & the restaurant manager helped us to arrange a pizza party the night before the Wedding which was great. We loved every minute and wish we could do it all again. If you're thinking of booking, don't hesitate, it is outstanding.
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Dianne Sent on 04/12/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Sublime Wedding Venue

I cannot begin to describe how wonderful The Venue at Sandy Cove was for our Wedding, from the very first enquiry, to saying goodbye the day after our wedding,
The venue is perfect and our guests were blown away with the views and location. The food was exceptional and the team so professional, friendly and attentive.
Thank you for giving us the most perfect day. We have memories that we'll treasure for a lifetime.
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James Sent on 04/12/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Incredible, outstanding & absolutely epic!

Incredible, outstanding & absolutely epic!
The Venue at Sandy Cove is an incredibly beautiful place. With everything onsite you could possibly need. The staff throughout the whole process were not just outstanding but full of kindness and love, they truly cared about every detail and didn’t hesitate with any request no matter how big or small. The food is just out of this world. I couldn’t rate this place highly enough. If you are planning your wedding do it here, this was more than we could have ever hoped for and we would very highly recommend
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Jamie Sent on 04/12/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect Wedding

Booking this venue was the easiest decision of our wedding and we can see why it is so popular....once seen no other venue comes close to it! The team were fantastic from day one and they were always on hand to answer any questions we had. We managed to have our service outside, this venue is so good as they have a fully set up Ceremony room in case of bad weather so you can decide right at the last minute. The food was excellent, great presentation and amazing flavours & lots of our guests said it was the best wedding food they'd ever had. Our wedding coordinator running the day was superb, she did an amazing job with the setup as we had quite a lot to go on tables! We have amazing memories of a perfect day and cannot recommend The Venue at Sandy Cove highly enough
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Jess Sent on 04/12/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Dream venue for our elopement Wedding

This venue is just perfect, we wanted a small intimate wedding with just parents and 3 other guests and this was the perfect package. We had the most fantastic food, our own private chef and wedding co-ordinator. The location is breathtaking and we have fab photos and fantastic memories of an unforgettable day.
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Sarah Sent on 04/12/2024
5 out of 5 rating

BEST venue ever!

We cannot praise this place highly enough. From first contact, the team were passionate, attentive and nothing was too much trouble. The location is outstanding and where-ever you are....inside The Venue or outside....the sea views are endless. Food was incredible and many of our guests said it was the best they have ever had at a Wedding. Highly recommend this place.
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