Weddings for up to 110 guests and day meetings for up to 100 delegates theatre style take place at The Swan Hotel, an 18th-century former coaching inn on the banks of the River Coln in Bibury, Gloucestershire. The hotel has four event rooms, a licensed garden Summer House and 22 bedrooms, so a wedding party or a small board can stay on site.
Seminars and company events
The Swan sells meetings in flexible rooms with natural daylight and complimentary Wi-Fi. The Signet Room, the largest, has its own entrance and opens onto the riverside garden; it seats up to 100 theatre style or 60 cabaret style. The Library works as a boardroom with an open fireplace, for 22 around the table or 30 theatre style. The Coln Room overlooks the river and suits a meeting of up to eight. For a team day, the hotel lists lawn games in the private riverside garden, geese herding, trout fishing on the Coln with the neighboring trout farm, riding lessons, clay shooting at nearby clubs and countryside walks, all adaptable on request.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel is licensed for civil ceremonies. Couples can marry in the Summer House in the garden, licensed for up to 100 guests, or indoors in the Signet Room for up to 110. The Signet Room then hosts the wedding breakfast and the evening reception for up to 110, with a private bar and a feature fireplace. The Library, next door, takes up to 26 for a smaller ceremony or meal, or serves as a space for children or a photo booth during a larger wedding. The wedding party has sole access to one wing of the hotel with a private entrance, and the front garden is reserved for them all day. A wedding coordinator handles planning, and the hotel holds wedding open days. The Swan won Best Countryside Venue in the West at the 2026 For Better For Worse Wedding Awards.
Rooms and capacities
Signet Room: 110 for a ceremony, wedding breakfast or evening reception, 100 theatre, 60 cabaret. Library: 26 for a wedding, 22 boardroom, 30 theatre. Coln Room: up to 8. Summer House: ceremonies for up to 100. The riverside garden completes the indoor rooms.
Accommodation
The hotel has 22 bedrooms: 18 in the main building and four garden cottage suites. Whooper Garden Cottage, with its own hot tub, is set aside as a retreat for the couple. Breakfast is included for staying guests.
Catering
Meals are served in-house. The brasserie works with seasonal menus, and the hotel has a bar, a courtyard for outdoor dining and afternoon tea.
History and setting
The building dates from the 18th century and was once a coaching inn, with log fires and quiet corners. Bibury is known for Arlington Row and its bridges over the River Coln, a short walk for photographs; William Morris called it the most beautiful village in England.
Getting there
The hotel lists access from the M4 and M5 motorways, Kemble station as the nearest railway station, and Bristol and Birmingham airports.
