Shillingstone House has been lived in since the war by the Salt family and is still a family home. Built by a Scottish Architect in 1879, and surrounded by flower filled gardens, it makes a magificent backdrop for weddings from BoHo to Classical. With the gardens lit at night by tiny fairy lights, the grounds become truly magical.
We are a wedding venue renowned amongst our past couples and suppliers for -
Our Flexibility and the Blank Canvas that we offer you - We wanted to have our wedding the way we wanted and were struggling to find a venue that would allow us the freedom we wanted... Until we found Shillingstone house / It's a perfect venue to put your own spin on it, it could be as formal, over the top, casual or laid back as you choose it to be.
the passion of our team and the care that we take to make sure your wedding is stress free both before and on the day - Caroline was great with communication and providing her great knowledge from previous weddings / Caroline and Michael are the kindest, warmest and most thoughtful hosts and simply went out of their way to make our day perfect/ We were treated like family from the moment we met with The Salts / Caroline was there to support me and to help when I was having a few wobbles due to postponing during covid-19, and issues with other suppliers.
The Exclusive Four days you have for your celebration!
The scope and beauty of the outside settings you can use - 3 lawns/a walled garden/a field and a camping area / if you're looking for a beautiful venue, then you needn't look any further than Shillingstone House! It's an absolute gem which we were incredibly lucky to find!!/ Michael and Caroline Salt are clearly very proud of their grounds, and so they should be, everything is looked after so beautifully and with attention to detail / The house and gardens are stunning and the absoultely perfect base to make your wedding your own
See our past Real Wedding Blogs and the reviews from our past clients
Come and see for yourself!
It’s always so lovely capturing at @shillingstonehouse because not only is it the perfect setting for a wedding, the owners Lady Caroline & Sir Michael Salt are two of the loveliest owners you could meet and are super hands on, helping and making sure everyone’s ok and it’s all running smoothly. Rare gems - https://www.nickyhillphotography.com/ August 2023
Shillingstone House has been lived in since the war by the Salt family and is still a family home. Built by a Scottish Architect in 1879, and surrounded by flower filled gardens, it makes a magificent backdrop for weddings from BoHo to Classical. With the gardens lit at night by tiny fairy lights, the grounds become truly magical.
For more information and the answers to our most frequently asked questions please go to the FAQs section.
To see photographs of real weddings held here at Shillingstone House please look at our Inspiration Page and the blogs for our Past Weddings - We give you a blank canvas to create the wedding of your dreams.
To see a video of a real wedding, shown with the kind permission of the bride and groom and the Photographer, Adrian Neal( www.thestudiowithoutwalls.co.uk ) watch below. It starts with pre-wedding preparations before arriving at Shillingstone House.
5 stars isn't enough for this beautiful setting. Sir Michael and Lady Caroline
Salt made our wedding set up so easy and relaxed. They went above and beyond
for us and are such lovely people.
The beautiful video below was made by a visiting soloist - Megan Rae - info@meghanrae.co.uk / meghanrae.co.uk
We were lucky enough to be voted one of Bridebook’s Best of Britain Venues last Christmas and to win a best of Britain Gold Award.