Great Fulford is a Devon manor house, held by the same family for some 800 years, that hires out its state rooms and gardens for parties, weddings, festivals and other private events. Its interconnecting entertaining rooms allow a large party without a marquee. The Great Hall seats up to 100, and the Great Parlour combined with the Ante Room seats up to 130.
Seminars and company events
The venue page does not offer conferences or meeting packages. It describes the house and grounds as hosts to a wide range of events, from wedding receptions to music festivals, and lists outdoor locations with past uses as film sets, yoga retreats, festival campsites and historical walks. A company planning a party, a launch or a private dinner can ask for a quote, since the house has no table of set tariffs and treats each event as individual.
Weddings and receptions
The Ballroom is described as a favorite place for a party or a civil wedding ceremony. It is a double-cube room with a plaster ceiling recently completed by the sculptor Geoffrey Preston, entered through a carved 17th-century oak doorway. A reception can then use the Great Hall and the Great Parlour.
The thick internal walls allow loud music in one room while guests talk normally in the adjoining rooms. Outside, an 18th-century gothic summerhouse stands in a walled flower garden. Large private parties and festivals have been held on the estate, and some have used projections on the house at night.
Rooms and capacities
Great Hall: early 16th-century carved panelling, entered from the courtyard, up to 100 seated. Great Parlour with the Ante Room: a late 17th-century panelled room of about 1,300 square feet, which together seat up to 130. The Ballroom: a double cube with a decorated ceiling, no seated figure given. The Great Staircase hall is a full-height late 17th-century space between the rooms.
Accommodation
The venue page lists no bedrooms. Plan for guests to stay in the area.
Catering
The pages provided do not describe catering. Ask the house whether a caterer is supplied or chosen by the client.
History and setting
The house has stood for 800 years and the entrance gives onto a courtyard. The state rooms combine early 16th-century panelling, a late 17th-century staircase and a modern ceiling by Geoffrey Preston.
Getting there
Great Fulford is in Devon. The pages provided give no address or transport details, so request them with the quote.
