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Last update: April 2025

Upton Country Park with its award winning venue and gardens, is a Ceremonies and Reception venue. The stunning Grade II* Georgian House and beautiful Walled Garden provides grandeur, exclusivity and a wonderful atmosphere for your special day. Our beautiful Walled Garden provides a glorious setting for a summer wedding celebration with up to 500 friends & family!

Civil wedding ceremonies are held in the magnificent Georgian splendour of Upton House, which is made available for your exclusive use. Our largest state room, the Drawing Room, can hold a maximum of 70 guests whilst our Study can hold up to 45 guests. For smaller more intimate ceremonies our Library or Morning Room which can hold up to 20 guests are stunning backdrops for these intimate ceremonies.

Whichever you choose, members of the Wedding Team will be on hand to ensure that everything goes smoothly for your special day, leaving you to simply enjoy it!

After your ceremony, you are invited to make use of the stunning parkland and gardens for your wedding photographs. For those special ‘couple’ shots, you are free to wander down to the beautiful Walled Garden or capture Poole Harbour as a backdrop from the Park at the shoreline.

Whether you have held your ceremony with us or have married elsewhere, Upton House can be hired exclusively for your Reception. With access to the five ground floor rooms, you will feel as if it is your very own home for the day, creating the perfect ambience for your celebrations.

The Drawing Room and adjoining Library can accommodate 70 guests for a delicious sit-down Wedding Breakfast of your choice. Up to 150 guests can be invited for your evening celebrations and this is where the House can create a particularly wonderful atmosphere for your special day. Your choice of entertainment, be it a band or DJ, a casino or even a photo booth, can all be accommodated in one of the many state rooms and we are happy to discuss all your ideas for making your day personal to you.

Frequently asked questions

Venue type:

Stately home
Historic
Marquees and tents
Outdoor license

Ceremony options:

Civil ceremony licence

Dining options:

Corkage option
Private catering allowed
Alcohol licence
In-house catering

Evening entertainment:

Dance floor
Evening reception facilities

Venue staff assistance:

Wedding coordinator

Other features:

Exclusive use
Accessible facilities
Car parking
Confetti permitted
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Reviews for Upton House & Country Park

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Victoria Sent on 09/05/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding Reception

We had our wedding reception at Upton House and it was the most magic experience. From the very beginning Lauren was friendly, responsive and listening to us. Upton house is the most beautiful scene for any event. I couldn’t have asked for more and we were blown away with how easy everything was for us. Thank you so much for everything.

Vicky and Ed x
Matthew
Matthew Sent on 23/05/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Spring Wedding

We got married on the 17/5/25, we chose UCP as we are there pretty much every week with our 3 children, so it was the perfect venue for us.
The house is stunning, with lovely, open, light rooms and a quirky, hidden bar. It barely needed any decoration.
The grounds were beautiful, and perfect for photos, especially as the sun was out!
The staff were great, very professional and everything ran very smoothly.
Lauren told us to not think or worry about a thing and to just enjoy our day...and we really did!
I would highly recommend UCP as a venue.
Sarah
Sarah Sent on 19/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating

A day I'll never forget- thank you!

What can I say? My wedding was a dream. The venue itself is stunning, any time of year, but perfect for my September wedding. What also was a dream, was organising it with UCP. Emails were answered quickly and professionally, and no question was too much to ask. I had a meeting with the wedding co-ordinator 6 weeks before the wedding, where we got every little detail down on paper, and I feel like I had nothing to worry about from that point forward. On the day, the staff at UCP ensured the day ran smoothly, that problems were solved- where possible- without my or my husbands intervention, so as not to out any burden on us. The staff gave me coffee in the morning getting ready, and some reassuring words before I walked down the aisle that I'll never forget. Simply put, UCP and all its staff were fabulous. And after working so closely with them for a year whilst I wedding planned, it felt like I was working more with friends than it did staff by the time the big day came. Simply put, I want to do the big day all over again. Cannot fault any of it. Thank you for a dream come true.
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Aisha Sent on 04/10/2024
4 out of 5 rating

Wedding - August 2024

My husband and I had our wedding here in August 2024. When I visited the venue before booking, I automatically knew that this venue suited me. Very beautiful grounds in the park and the house itself is really pretty - great lighting in the ceremony room and a very pretty chandelier and classy feel with the library which are great for photos! The only drawback is that the front entrance of the house is out of use however the back entrance did the job as it was still scenic.
The team are professional and did a great job at serving guests. Lauren was very easy to communicate with during the whole process and ensured that our day ran smoothly!
Really happy with Upton and the service we received - would recommend it to anyone !
C
Charlotte Sent on 13/06/2025
4.8 out of 5 rating

Wedding at Upton

An absolutely stunning venue, everything went smoothly and Lauren was such a massive help leading up to it and on the day,

Thank you!
I
Isabella Sent on 12/03/2025
4.4 out of 5 rating

Our wedding reception - July 2024

We chose Upton because of its character and beautiful grounds. Our planning process and day itself wasn’t without its hiccups.. such as structural building work needed completely blocking off the front of the house for the big day and the fire alarm going off in error during the evening resulting in all guests having to exit the house and stand in the garden whilst it was investigated. This was luckily in the last hour of the evening but it wasn’t an ideal way to end the evening of your wedding. Despite these issues I would recommend Upton house as Lauren was great at managing them and minimising the stress and frustration they caused.
The house is beautiful and has some great areas for photos, we used the different rooms to our advantage such as a kids play area and a seating room with the cake etc for older guests and the main room for the dance floor. We had heavy rain all day unfortunately but the size of the house and its versatile areas saved the day and made it a day to remember forever ❤️
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Maria Sent on 14/07/2024
5 out of 5 rating

We were very satisfied with UCP as our wedding venue

Excellent venue, great service. Lauren is a fantastic wedding planner.
Everything went very well.
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Slawomir Sent on 14/03/2025
5 out of 5 rating

An Outstanding Experience

We had a fabulous Wedding Day at Upton House. It was a beautiful place to be , with the historic celebration rooms and also the walled garden provides a wonderful backdrop. We were also hugely supported by Lauren, the Wedding Coordinator.
Right from the first day when we started to plan our Wedding at Upton House, until the Wedding day itself , Lauren was always there with her amazing ideas, recommendations and reassurance. Nothing was too much for Lauren and we found ourselves in extremely capable hands.
Lauren was flexible, positive minded and extremely supportive, and she made our Wedding day just that little more special.
Tom
Tom D. Sent on 08/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Lovely venue for our wedding

Lauren and BCP were incredibly helpful in organising and hosting our special day. Lauren was available to meet in person at the venue as well as over the phone/video call to ensure everything was ready, all the paperwork was clear and comprehensive and the final day was wonderful. All staff were incredibly kind and welcoming in celebrating our wedding.
J
Joanna Sent on 27/06/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Joanna & Shane

We planned our ceremony from Australia, being an ex- Poole girl, Upton House was my first choice, with its grandeur and history it was the typical English country house that my Australian husband wanted to experience.
Lauren was very responsive to my emails and was helpful with my questions and requirements for our ceremony and post-ceremony drinks reception.
We arrived in the UK a few days before the wedding and met with Lauren to go through the final details of the afternoon.
Lauren gave us a tour of the rooms and we ran through the timeline with a fine tooth comb. We had the sole use of the house and so many beautiful rooms and the stunning grounds to have photographs taken.
We were given access to the house the day before so we could bring over the dresses and allowed us time to set up the morning room and grand hallway with decor for our ceremony.
We had a delicious pastry breakfast and champagne while the bridal party got ready, Lauren couldn't do enough for us. Even offering to give the bridesmaids dresses one last steam!
It was Dec 21st, the house was beautifully decorated which gave us the English Christmas wedding that we had hoped for.
We had an amazing day which all came together as we had hoped thanks to Lauren and her professionalism.

We would highly recommend Upton House as a wedding venue.
Lesley
Lesley Sent on 28/04/2024
3.8 out of 5 rating

Great day, all needs taken care of

We would thoroughly recommend Upton House as a wedding venue. It was a grand, beautiful setting but still reasonably priced, and we loved that we could have a small ceremony and big reception all in the same place. Food was lovely and several guests told us what a wonderful day they’d had. We also had the best day ever, which we will remember forever. Only small criticism was that we didn’t always get a fast response when planning the day, but it all came together amazingly in the end.
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L Mathura Sent on 04/11/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Wonderful Venue and team!

We had our full wedding day at Upton Country Park with the very good value Ultimate Wedding Package. It was a fantastic day at a stunning venue and very well organised. Lauren and her team at Upton House were just brilliant. No request was too much and they were there all the time helping things tick along to plan. They made it as stress free as they possibly could. Thank you to everyone at Upton House for making our special so easy and seamless!
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Sarah Sent on 29/08/2023
5 out of 5 rating

A beautiful venue, in a place we can return to

Extremely helpful wedding planning with the events team! The venue was so beautiful and it’s so great we can go back to the venue as well.
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Rachel Sent on 21/09/2023
4.8 out of 5 rating

Everything we'd hoped for!

Having taken many a walk together around Upton Country Park, the opportunity to hold our wedding reception here was too good to miss! The reasonable pricing compared to many other venues made this feasible and it's such a beautiful venue, especially the library and bar area. Lauren was helpful and flexible at each stage of the planning and preparation the day before the wedding to fit with our other commitments. Lauren ensured everything ran smoothly on the day and we all had an amazing time.
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Heidi Sent on 17/11/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Lovely day

Communication prior to the wedding was great. I lovely day, the lady who helped organise was very friendly during our meetings. Reasonably priced. Lovely staff. Thank you for a lovely day
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