Inkersall Grange Farm hosts weddings for up to 150 seated guests in three reception tipis and a licensed ceremony barn, on a private farm at Bilsthorpe near Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire. It is operated by Wonderland Wedding Venues, and two cabins on the same grounds sleep up to six.
Weddings and receptions
The venue is described as totally private, so a booking has the farm to itself. Ceremonies can take place in the ceremony barn, which is licensed for weddings and civil partnerships. Receptions are held in three large tipis, and a smaller snug tipi offers a quieter corner. A fully staffed and stocked bar is on site, and firepits are available both indoors and outdoors. The official page gives no separate ceremony capacity and no corporate events offer, so this page covers weddings only. Organisers planning a different type of private event should ask Wonderland Wedding Venues directly.
Rooms and capacities
The stated capacity is 150 guests for seated dining. The reception tipis are the main dining spaces. The ceremony barn is the licensed ceremony space. Check how guests split between tipis for the meal and the evening, since individual tipi capacities are not published.
Accommodation
Two cabins stand on the farm's grounds and are run by a separate business, Inkersall Cabins. Wrangler's Den is a cedar log cabin with two bedrooms and three beds, sleeping up to four, with a log burner, kitchen, Wi-Fi and free parking. Shepherd's Hut has one bedroom and sleeps two, with a kitchen, a fire pit and a view over forest and farmland. Together they sleep six, so they suit the couple or the people closest to them, not the whole guest list. Check-in is from 4 p.m. and check-out is by 11 a.m. Both cabins have a two-night minimum, are booked separately and directly with Inkersall Cabins, and do not allow parties or gatherings beyond the booked occupancy. Wedding dates are often claimed early, so check availability before invitations go out.
Catering
The venue works with chefs who offer street food, sharing platters, barbecues and multi-course sit-down banquets. The page does not say whether outside caterers are allowed, so ask when you enquire.
History and setting
The farm sits on the edge of Sherwood Forest. Woodland is a five minute walk from the cabins, and the Sherwood Pines visitor centre and the Major Oak are a short drive away. The surroundings are rural, with farmland and woods around the tipis.
Getting there
The address is Inkersall Grange Farm, Bilsthorpe, Newark NG22 8TN. The farm is about 20 minutes from Nottingham city centre and from Newark. The cabins offer free parking. Nearby, The Lion in Farnsfield is 3.9 miles away, about eight minutes by car. A late night taxi is not needed for guests staying in the cabins, since the walk back takes a few minutes.
