Old Rectory House in Ipsley, Redditch, can be hired for weddings, business meetings, private dinners and parties, from 20 guests in a single room to 200 guests with exclusive use of the whole house. It is a Grade II listed Georgian country house built in 1812, with nine bedrooms on site.
Seminars and company events
The site lists conferences, business meetings and training days among the events it hosts, and presents the house as a private house hotel for them. The Lavender Barn is described for business and training meetings for 20 to 34 guests. Works parties and gatherings are also offered, and exclusive hire closes the gates to other visitors. Hire runs in set slots, 12pm to 4pm or 6:30pm to 11pm, and extra hours can be booked subject to availability.
Weddings and receptions
Old Rectory House is an exclusive-use wedding venue licensed for civil ceremonies indoors and outdoors. It lists four ceremony spaces: the Victorian Orangery seats 95, the Garden Pavilion seats 150, the Lavender Barn seats 61 and the Festival Field stretch tent seats 150. Wedding receptions are available for up to 80 guests in the daytime and up to 150 guests in the evening. The venue won the 2024 regional title for historic venue in the West Midlands at the Wedding Industry Awards. Showrounds can be booked.
Rooms and capacities
The Orangery can be hired privately for 40 to 60 guests and opens onto the bar. For more than 60, the Fig room can be added for a buffet for up to 80. The Lavender Barn takes 20 to 34 guests. The stretch tents take 30 to 49 guests, and the tepee can be added for up to 80. Exclusive hire of the whole house allows a seated dinner for up to 80 or an evening celebration for up to 200.
Accommodation
There are nine boutique bedrooms, sleeping 18 guests in total. Exclusive hire can include all nine, with a continental breakfast served in the room the next morning. The rooms were refurbished in 2024, and the site describes features such as 17th century beams and original sash windows.
Catering
The house works with a selection of local catering suppliers, and dry hire is possible if you bring your own caterer. Options listed include a three-course private dining menu, a hot and cold buffet, afternoon tea, a barbecue grill and a handmade pizza menu. A supplier list helps with music, photo booths and other extras.
History and setting
The house was built in 1812 as a rectory in the village of Ipsley. The Orangery was added to the side of the original building. A local family took over the house in 2017, the former croquet lawn became the Festival Field with stretch tents and a Nordic tipi in 2021, and the bedrooms were refurbished in 2024.
Getting there
The address is Ipsley Lane, Ipsley, Redditch B98 0AP, minutes from Redditch town centre. The site says it is easy to reach from Birmingham, Bromsgrove and Stratford-upon-Avon. Contact the events team for a viewing.
