Ashby Manor House, at Ashby St Ledgers near Rugby, is available for private hire, weddings and special occasions. Indoor dining and parties take up to 60 guests, larger groups dine in a marquee, and the house sleeps up to 20 for an exclusive weekend.
Weddings and receptions
Couples can hold the ceremony at St Leodegarius, a Norman village church about a thousand years old with a gate into the statue garden for drinks afterwards. Ceremonies for up to 60 guests can also be held inside the house in the Lutyens Hall, or on the raised terrace overlooking the Lutyens canal and the formal parterre. Dinner and parties for up to 60 take place in the white-panelled Music Room (dining) and the Stone Hall (party). Larger groups dine in a marquee overlooking the ponds, with the statue garden and the walled garden by the pool for gatherings.
The house can be taken exclusively for two to four days over a weekend, with check-in at 3 pm and check-out at 11 am. Further details are given on request.
Rooms and capacities
The Manor House lists ten reception rooms: the Lutyens Dining Room, the Stone Hall, the Billiard Room, the Middle Hall, Viscount Wimborne's Study, the Lutyens Hall, the Music Room, the Library, the Upper Hall and the Card Room. The wedding page names the Lutyens Hall for ceremonies of up to 60, the Music Room for dining and the Stone Hall for parties. Capacities are not published for the other rooms.
Private hire also covers special occasions such as birthdays and anniversaries, Christmas and New Year gatherings, and location filming and photography. Each is discussed through an enquiry.
Accommodation
The house can accommodate up to 20 people. The accommodation page lists the Oak Room, the Viscount Wimborne Suite, the Ipswich Suite, the Catesby Room, three Senhouse Rooms, the Ipswich Room, Lady Wimborne's Boudoir and Lady Wimborne's Study. The site notes the rooms suit adults and children. Per-room bed arrangements are on each room's own page.
Catering
Couples choose their own caterer and their own marquee supplier. The venue shares a list of suppliers it has worked with for about ten years.
History and setting
From 1375 to 1611 the manor was the home of the Catesby family. In 1605 Robert Catesby and his fellow conspirators, including Guy Fawkes, met in its gatehouse to plan the Gunpowder Plot. The house combines several architectural periods, integrated in the early twentieth century by Sir Edwin Lutyens for Ivor Guest, 1st Viscount Wimborne.
Getting there
The address is The Manor House, Ashby St Ledgers, Rugby CV23 8UN. The site says the house is within easy reach of London and convenient for Silverstone and Stratford-upon-Avon. Phone +44 7946 343 383.
