
The Old Bell Hotel is a hotel destination wedding venue in Malmesbury, United Kingdom, hosting 120 at dinner.
The Old Bell Hotel
The Old Bell Hotel is a historic hotel in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, with 34 rooms sleeping up to 88 guests across the main building and a collection of separate Abbey Row townhouses.
The Old Bell Hotel
- Guests
- 120 at dinner
- Rooms
- 34 rooms, sleep 88
- Cost
- £5,000 to £8,000
- Ceremony
- Legal ceremony on site
- Getting there
- BRS
About the venue
The Old Bell Hotel is a historic hotel in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, with 34 rooms sleeping up to 88 guests across the main building and a collection of separate Abbey Row townhouses.
Licensed for legal ceremonies on site, the venue seats up to 100 for a ceremony and 120 for a seated dinner, with gardens for outdoor ceremonies and indoor space held in reserve as backup.
Catering is handled in house, there is a bar and dedicated dance space, and an on-site coordinator works with couples from planning through to the day itself.
Bristol Airport (BRS) is around a 50-minute transfer away, parking is available and pets are welcome.
- 34 rooms sleeping up to 88 guests, including separate Abbey Row townhouses for 3 to 6 people
- Licensed for legal ceremonies on site, seating up to 100 guests
- Seated dining and standing receptions for up to 120; minimum of 16 guests
- Gardens for outdoor ceremonies with indoor backup space
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Capacity, rooms and facilities
Capacity
- Seated dinner
- 120 guests
- Standing reception
- 120 guests
- Ceremony, seated
- 100 guests
- Smallest party taken
- 16 guests
Staying over
- Rooms
- 34 rooms
- Sleeps
- 88 guests
- Room types
- 23 listed
- Whole property to yourselves
- Yes
- Whole property must be taken with the wedding
- No
House rules
- Exclusive use required
- No
- Pets
- Yes
Services
- Coordinator on the day
- Yes
The ceremony
- Legal ceremony on site
- Yes
- Chapel on site
- No
- Outdoor ceremony
- Yes
- Indoor option if it rains
- Yes
The place
- Swimming pool
- No
- Gardens
- Yes
- Historic building
- Yes
Money
- Price
- £5,000 to £8,000 venue fee
- Minimum spend
- £10,000
- Venue fee
- £5,000
- Included
- Ceremony space, reception space, a coordinator and furniture
- Not included
- Catering, drinks and rooms
The spaces
- Event spaces
- Banquet room
- Reception indoors
- Yes
- Space for dancing
- Yes
Food and drink
- In-house catering
- Yes
- Outside caterers allowed
- No
- Bring your own wine
- Yes
- Bar on site
- Yes
Getting there
- BRS, 50 min by car
- Yes
- No
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