Turvey House in Bedfordshire is a Grade I listed country house set in 150 acres of parkland by the River Great Ouse, available for exclusive hire for weddings, events and location shoots. Wedding receptions take place in marquees on the main lawn in front of the house, and the site has capacity for very large marquees and parking for several hundred guests. The family who built the house still lives there, so you deal directly with the owners.
Seminars and company events
The events page offers the house, gardens and parkland on an exclusive basis for corporate hospitality or private occasions. Typical uses listed are small client meetings, dinners, drinks parties, team-building days, product launches and larger outdoor events and receptions. The estate positions itself as a creative space outside the usual private rooms and conference facilities. All solutions are bespoke, so there are no fixed packages, and pricing is made to measure.
The estate works closely with caterers, production and audio-visual suppliers, florists and entertainers, and it names past events such as Christmas family events, large car shows, outdoor cinema and theater, a steam fayre, and camping and glamping.
Weddings and receptions
The grounds are yours exclusively for the day, with the house as a backdrop, looking out over the river. Receptions are held in marquees on the main lawn. The estate can work with a traditional country marquee, a tipi-style tent or a stretch marquee, and it does not offer packages, preferring to let couples build their own day with its preferred suppliers.
Rooms and capacities
The official pages do not name any room in the house or publish guest numbers. The named spaces are the main lawn in front of the house, the gardens and the surrounding parkland. The estate says it can host very large marquees, with parking for several hundred guests. A cottage rental is also listed on the site.
Catering
Caterers are chosen with the estate's preferred suppliers, who are described as highly experienced, and the estate shares recommendations. The pages read do not say whether outside caterers are allowed.
History and setting
The house was originally built in the 1790s and remodeled heavily in the early 1830s in the neoclassical style seen today. It has stayed with the original family. The setting is a quirky garden with hedges and a view across parkland to the river.
Getting there
The address is Turvey House, Turvey, Bedfordshire MK43 8EL. Contact the team on 07747 046 398 or at info@turveyhouse.co.uk.
