Sennowe Park, near Guist in North Norfolk, is an Edwardian country house in parkland that hosts weddings, private parties, concerts and large outdoor events. It is a private family home, not open to the public. The panelled Long Room and the 70 ft Winter Garden are both licensed for civil ceremonies, marquees can stand on the Italianate terraces or in the park beside the lake, and seven double or twin bedrooms are available to the wedding party.
Weddings and receptions
The house offers several settings. Smaller weddings can be held inside, in the Long Room or the Winter Garden. Larger ones use a marquee on the garden terraces, with the house as a backdrop, or in the park sloping down to the lake with a view of the Boathouse. The house also has two dining rooms for private dinner parties, and drinks or garden parties can be held in the Winter Garden. It is possible to stay in the house in conjunction with an event.
The estate takes a limited number of bookings each year, and wedding and party management is handled by a local event team, Softley Events, who run the day itself and can also plan the whole wedding. The estate says its caterers are known for award-winning cuisine at weddings across East Anglia.
Rooms and capacities
The named spaces are the Long Room, the 70 ft Winter Garden, two dining rooms, the garden terraces and the park by the lake. The official pages do not give guest numbers for any of them, so ask the event team for capacities. For concerts and festivals the park has hosted about 5,000 visitors, and a charity day in the park received 15,000 people with their dogs, which gives an idea of the scale of the grounds.
Accommodation
Seven luxurious double or twin bedrooms are offered to the bride and groom and their close relations, each with its own bathroom or shower room. Because it is a private house, all arrangements are bespoke. Dinner can be laid on in the house the night before the wedding for friends and family staying, or lunch in the Winter Garden the day after.
Catering
The estate works with caterers who bring their cuisine to weddings and society events in East Anglia. A menu is built with the couple.
History and setting
Sennowe Park was built to a grand design by Thomas Albert Cook, grandson of Thomas Cook, and is lived in today by his descendants. It stands on a knoll at the end of a mile of formal drive, above terraces and parkland that sweeps down to the lake.
Getting there
The address is Sennowe Park, Guist, Norfolk NR20 5PB. The park has three road access points, and Norwich is about 20 miles away with its airport and railway station. Contact info@sennowepark.com.
