Lympstone Manor is a hotel destination wedding venue in Exmouth, United Kingdom, hosting 20 to 100 guests in the $$$$ price range, reached from Exeter (EXT), About 15 minutes by car. Best months: May, June, July, August.
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Michael Caines spent two years turning a Grade II listed Georgian house above the Exe estuary into the hotel he had wanted to run since he left Gidleigh Park, and Lympstone Manor opened in 2017 with a Michelin star inside its first year.
Lympstone Manor in Exmouth, open May – August.
Michael Caines spent two years turning a Grade II listed Georgian house above the Exe estuary into the hotel he had wanted to run since he left Gidleigh Park, and Lympstone Manor opened in 2017 with a Michelin star inside its first year.
There are 21 rooms and suites, six shepherd’s huts along the treeline, 28 acres of grounds and a vineyard of around 17,500 vines planted on the slope down to the water.
Weddings work on exclusive use: from three in the afternoon on arrival day to eleven the next morning, the whole property is yours, all three dining rooms, the bar, the pool house and the gardens.
Ceremonies are held in the bay window of the Berry Head room for up to 60 guests, or in Mamhead for up to 25 looking over the estuary.
4 notes of our own.
Michelin-starred Georgian manor above the Exe estuary, opened 2017
21 rooms and suites, six shepherd’s huts, 28 acres and a vineyard
Ceremonies for 60 in Berry Head, 25 in Mamhead
Exclusive use from 15:00 to 11:00 the next day
Best held in May, June, July.
The months the weather, and the local rhythm, is kindest to a stay at Lympstone Manor.
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Nothing is reserved until the venue confirms. A first note comes back within two business days.
How the weekend usually runs.
Yours will be different, nothing below is required. Every planning begins with the three meals you most want to eat, and builds outward.
- 15:00Exclusive use begins, drinks on the terrace over the estuary
- 14:00Ceremony in the bay window of the Berry Head room
- 15:30Reception in the gardens and a walk through the vineyard
- 19:00Wedding breakfast across the three dining rooms
- 09:30Breakfast in the Pool House before the 11:00 handover
Things worth knowing.
EXT · About 15 minutes by car
Guests fly into Exeter. Our team arranges every transfer.
£45,000
Capacities and the exclusive-use window are published by Lympstone Manor. Pricing is quoted on enquiry, so the money figures here are our estimates for the tier.
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£45,000 to £85,000 for 60 guests on exclusive use (estimated)
Quoted inside exclusive use, not published separately
A one-time licence and setup fee, paid to the venue.
£180 / head
A seated dinner with wine and service, by headcount.
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£180 to £280 per guest (estimated)
£450 / night
A standard room in the wedding window. Group rates on request.
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Rooms from about £450 per night (estimated)
May – August
The 4 months the weather is kindest. Shoulder dates soften the light and the rates.
Figures are estimates, modeled from regional rates and public sources, not a quote from the venue. Once the venue claims this page, their own rates take precedence.
Asked along the way.
How many guests can Lympstone Manor hold?+
Up to 60 for the ceremony and wedding breakfast indoors and 100 for the evening reception. A marquee on the grounds takes up to 300 guests, and any marquee celebration requires exclusive use of the hotel.
What does exclusive use include?+
From 15:00 on the day you check in until 11:00 the following morning you have all 21 rooms and suites, the six shepherd’s huts, three dining rooms, bar, lounge, terrace, pool, the Pool House restaurant and the gardens.
Where is the ceremony held?+
The hotel is licensed for civil ceremonies. Couples marry in the bay window of the Berry Head dining room with up to 60 guests, or in the Mamhead room for up to 25, both looking out across the Exe estuary.
Is there a vineyard?+
Yes. Around 17,500 vines were planted on the slope below the manor, producing the estate’s own sparkling wine, and the vineyard walk is where most couples take their photographs at the end of the afternoon.
How do guests get there?+
Exeter airport is about fifteen minutes by car and Exeter St Davids station roughly twenty, with direct trains from London Paddington in a little over two hours. Bristol is an hour and a half up the M5.
What does a wedding cost?+
Lympstone Manor quotes exclusive use individually rather than publishing a package price, and the figure moves with the season and the night count. Our cost panel is an estimate for a Michelin-starred country hotel, not a quote.
Others to weigh.
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A note to us with a rough season and guest count. Nothing is reserved until the venue confirms. A reply comes within two business days, from a person by name.