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Kingscote & Matara Celebrations
A welcoming, beautiful, unique and tranquil Cotswolds wedding venue, set in the Gloucestershire countryside.
A welcoming, beautiful, unique and tranquil Cotswolds wedding venue, set in the Gloucestershire countryside.
An inspiring place where you can create your own authentic wedding or civil ceremony, Kingscote Park and Matara offers a multitude of beautifully designed indoor spaces and courtyards for your guests to find old friends, make new ones, dance the night away, feast and be merry. Set in 28 acres of glorious Cotswolds gardens and parkland to relax, explore and discover. For the rates click the drop-down arrow ∇ above.
Enjoy the beautiful Regency house with family and friends. Not just accommodation, but a gathering place to share food, drink, tell stories and entertain.
Matara are there to help you plan your wedding. From creating your own special vows to choosing the perfect room setting, we want to help you create significant moments during your day to make it special and memorable. These might include a tree dedication, wishing tree, a walk through the healing spiral, special readings, ice-breakers to engage your guests and music. Every memorable wedding has a theme. This could be inspired by a colour, an era, or even centred on Matara’s own style. You are totally free to create your own theme and we can help you make your ideas a reality.
Wedding planners Holly and Amanda are here to support you, to take away the pressure, ensuring everything goes smoothly and allowing you to have a relaxing, joyful day.
The Ceremony
We are licensed for civil marriages and commitment ceremonies. There is a choice of locations for your wedding ceremony: The cloistered courtyard with its ponds and pagoda or one of two inter-connected function rooms in the Matara Centre.
After the legal formalities are over, you are free to express yourselves with a ceremony of your own design. You can also choose to be married in a local church and hold your reception at Matara. We can also arrange for a Master of Ceremonies or Marriage Celebrant.
The Reception
Our glass-domed airy reception room seats up to 150 people. The room is 12m x 12m and its key features are the glass dome and the wall of sparkling fairy lights. Wedding couples can then make the room their own with their choice of table decorations, flowers, seat covers and so on. The Matara Centre also offers a number of indoor and outdoor spaces for guests to mingle as well as a bar.
Tranquil, beautiful and spacious surroundings
We have planted hundreds of trees including oaks, beech, apple trees, rowan and groves of magnolia. Land is set aside for wildlife and planted to encourage butterflies and bees. Skylarks nest in the meadows.Our food is fresh, seasonal, local, organic, from sustainable sources and free from animal cruelty.We purchase as many environmentally-friendly, ethical and organic products as possible.
Additional Information
WEDDING PACKAGES
2015/2016
Includes hire of the Matara Centre from 9am – 12 midnight:
Sunday to Thursday *
£4700 – £6200
* Bank Holiday Sundays are charged at the Saturday rate.
Saturday
£5700 – £8200
Friday
£5200 – £7200
Includes catering – drink is at an additional cost – for up to 75 people and includes the Honeymoon Lodge for the night of your wedding.
Maximum capacity 150. Additional guests charged at £35.00 per head inc VAT
ACCOMMODATION
2015/2016
Kingscote House: 1 to 2 nights: £2500 – £3500
We are licensed to hold civil ceremonies within Kingscote Park House for up to 30 guests, so should you require a small intimate wedding celebration the house is available to hire as per the rates above.
Zen Rooms: £165 – £245
Honeymoon Lodge: £330 – £495
All prices quoted are inclusive of VAT. Deposit – 50% at the time of booking
Guest Book
“Matara is a mixture of old and new, it’s not what you’re expecting to find; the house is grand, yet it makes people feel comfortable. Matara embraces you, it’s organic and alive and feels like a big hug. Matara welcomes whatever you want to do with the space. Bring the personality and mood of your party, sing any tune and have harmony.”
“Thank you all so much for making our wedding the wedding of our dreams! It was the most magical day and the thought and effort that went into it by all of you was amazing. We definitely chose the right venue and all of our guests haven’t stopped talking about the venue and how great the staff were. Thanks again.”
“Dearest Geoffrey & the Matara Staff, thank you very much for creating a paradise like Matara. It was an amazing place to celebrate our wedding. It made our day magical and solemn to perform our ceremony in Matara’s grounds. The weather that day was amazing too! We had a great time with our family in the house and made us feel at home. Thank you for your warmth and friendly nature since day one. Our dog Elvis enjoyed that day as well! The Matara’s staff were truly heaven-sent to make our celebration an event to remember over a lifetime! We had excellent service which helped everyone to feel great that day. We are both blessed to have found this amazing place you’ve created.”
Property Details
- Sleeps 24
- Bedrooms 12
- Dogs Allowed
- —Kingscote Park & famous Matara Centre for weddings up to 150
- —Kingscote House wedding for up to 30
- —28 Acres of Gardens & Parkland
- —Library
- —Drawing room
- —Music room
- —Sitting room
- —Fully equipped large kitchen breakfast room with AGA
- —Eight bedrooms
- —Available for weddings & celebrations
- —Self-contained one bedroom Lodge
- —Two further double bedrooms in the Zen wing available
- —Dressed for Christmas & New Year
- —Village pub in tottering distance