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Ye Olde Punchbowl Country Inn & Gardens is a countryside wedding venue located in the heart of the Shropshire countryside in Bridgenorth, England. Couples seeking a unique destination for saying 'I do' will swoon at the sight of this venue's charming gazebo, lake, and Japanese-style bridge. Whether you select the gardens or their elegant indoor suites for celebrating your love, prepare for a spectacular wedding album.

Facilities and Capacity

Ye Olde Punchbowl Country Inn & Gardens offers exclusive access to the grounds, accommodating gatherings with up to 200 people. Begin your big day in the gardens, exchanging your vows among the glimmering lake and fragrant blooms. The grounds are full of picturesque spots for snapping photos with your new spouse. A sunset portrait before the gazebo's gothic church windows is particularly charming. After popping a bottle of bubbly on the terrace and leading a toast, you and your loved ones can proceed to your wedding breakfast space. Choose from various aesthetics, from a rustic barn-like restaurant to bright and airy ballrooms teeming with natural light.

Services Offered

The experienced team at Ye Olde Punchbowl Country Inn & Gardens has been hosting private functions for over 50 years. Above all, they're known for bringing their dreams to life, from intimate ceremonies in the gardens to elaborate events benefitting from the entire venue. Their services include:

  • Delicious in-house catering provided by their award-winning carvery and culinary team
  • Extensive bar offerings, including local ales, quality wines, and European draughts
  • Quality pours and cellar management, as recognised by the local CAMRA branch for real ale
  • Beautiful guest accommodations, including a lavish newlyweds' suite
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Frequently asked questions

Venue type:

In the country
Small hotel
Pub or restaurant
Unusual weddings
Historic
Landmark
Outdoor license
Unique weddings

Ceremony options:

Civil ceremony licence

Dining options:

Seated meal facilities
Corkage option
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

Other features:

Exclusive use
Accessible facilities
Car parking
Confetti permitted
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Reviews for Ye Olde Punchbowl Country Inn & Gardens

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Steph C. Sent on 25/09/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing venue

Where to start.. first of off if you haven’t been here for a carvery then it’s a must!

Secondly if your considering your wedding here then I couldn’t recommend enough

Everything from the booking, planning, to the day itself was so easy and relaxed.

No stress whatsoever and the team are amazing, I dealt with Chris and Adam while planning & then Ange in the few days prior to the wedding and on the actual day. She’s a star and everything went like clockwork, the venue itself is beautiful we got married on the grounds with Shropshire registrars, had the 3 course breakfast then hog roast for the evening.
Food quality is fantastic and the portions are huge, none of guests left hungry!
We stayed over too and the breakfast the next day was great.. again so filling and great quality.

All of our guests commented on the venue being amazing and that they had such a great day / enjoyed the food.

Wish we could do it all again, thank you to the team for making our day perfect 🤍
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Charlotte Sent on 10/03/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Our wedding at Ye Olde Punchbowl Country Inn

Thank you to all the staff at the Punchbowl for making our wedding day so special.

The food was amazing and very tasty with plenty to go around.

The grounds were perfect for a lovely wedding setting with great views.

The rooms made us feel really comfortable and very pampered with an amazing bath in the bridal suite.

We would highly recommend having your wedding here. 5??????????
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Sue Sent on 03/10/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding ceremony and reception

Thank you to everyone for making our day totally amazing- especially Chris !
You were all amazing
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Savanna Sent on 09/09/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding ceremony and reception

We had our wedding ceremony and reception held here on the August bank holiday. We could not fault the amazing team at the punchbowl one bit. From the restaurant staff, to the events team, to the chefs - the day was perfect and we can not thank you all enough. We stayed in the rooms the night before and the night after, they were impeccable. The food has been complimented by every guest and was absolutely amazing. The gardens, the outdoor bar, the gazebo... Everything was perfect and the team that helped on the day made everything so easy for us.

Thank you so much for our beautiful day. No doubt you'll see us and most of our guests again for food!

Mrs & Mrs Walsh
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Maria Sent on 19/08/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Our Wedding Day

We would just like to say how we chose the best wedding venue with the most amazing staff! Thankyou for helping to make our day so special, so professional in everyway, we didnt want for anything you all treated us like king & queen.
Love Mr & Mrs Webb xxxxxxxxx
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Steph Sent on 19/08/2019
5 out of 5 rating

My wedding day

Had our wedding reception here on the 27th July. Chris made the whole process really easy from booking two years ago to the big day itself. The room was set up perfectly for us and everything ran smoothly. Nothing was too much trouble for the staff. We had many guests saying how they've never had food as good as that at a wedding. Having eaten here several times before we were impressed that the starters and desserts were the same size portions as they would be normally, so many venues make them much smaller for weddings. We'd like to thank Chris and the team again for making our day so special.
Steph and Dean
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Tracey Sent on 16/08/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Daughters wedding

We just want to thank all of the staff at the Punchbowl for making the marriage of our daughter, Steph Thomas to Dean Haden on Saturday 27th July, a truly amazing day, despite the rain after weeks of sunshine!
The food was wonderful, as always, and the staff were very helpful with preparations in the run up to the special day. The gardens made a wondefrul backdrop to some very special photos. You very kindly plated up two meals for us to take to my parents, who were sadly, unable to attand, and we'll do our best to return them to you in the coming weeks.
Thank you
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Cynth Sent on 12/07/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding Reception at Ye Olde Punchbowl Inn

The food at this venue is excellent. Every one at Natalie and Matthews wedding enjoyed it immensely. Thank you Ye Olde Punchbowl.
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Bethany Sent on 30/06/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding Reception

Had my wedding here and it was the most beautiful day. The staff, especially the wedding planners are so attentive and are just lovely people, they will do everything they can to make your day amazing. The food was to die for, all of our guests have commented on how good the food was at our wedding. Also a beautiful location with a beautiful garden!
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Lynn Sent on 16/08/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding Reception at Ye Olde Punchbowl Inn

Dear Charlotte, Adam, Chris & all the staff at The Punchbowl.

Thank you for all your help & for making the day so special & for the delicious food of course!

We did all say thank you on the day & Kim has also posted on Facebook but we just wanted to show our appreciation.

Best Wishes
Lynn, Peter, Kim & Joe
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Mark Sent on 04/06/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding Reception at Punchbowl Inn

We recently had our wedding reception here. The whole team were amazing and helped us throughout!

Amazing food, great service and the setting was unbelievable.

On a normal day the carvery is always great value for money but on our wedding day the food was amazing! The staff were so helpful throughout the day and the venue it’s self is unbelievable. The views are out of this world.

If we could do it all again we would in a heart beat. We are definitely returning ??

The Breakwell’s
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Maxine Sent on 04/05/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding Reception at Ye Olde Punchbowl Inn

Thank you so much for our wedding day yesterday - we had so many compliments on the venue and the food!!x
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Kimberley Sent on 23/04/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding Reception at Ye Olde Punchbowl Inn

We had our wedding reception here after searching for somewhere that could cater for a large amount of people for a sit down meal, the Punchbowl was the only place that could do it. We were not worried though because we had been here many times before and love the food. It went very smoothly, the staff could not have been more attentive. Everybody commented on how lovely the food was. We had booked a room to stay in which was fabulous and the breakfast next morning was just what was needed after the night before! I can thoroughly recommend this place to anybody looking for a wedding venue, they have recently started to hold the ceremonies there too in the wonderful grounds! It really is the full package! Thank you for the best evening!
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Cindy Sent on 22/02/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Our Wedding Day 16th February 2019

Thank you for making our day so special on Saturday. lovely staff. and a big thank you to Charlotte xxx
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Tracey Sent on 13/11/2018
5 out of 5 rating

Our Wedding

To Charlotte.
You have a way of doing things with a very special touch that's why it means a lot to say, thankyou for very much for making our wedding day. We had a lovely time.
Tracey & Dean
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