10 Best Bath Wedding Venues
Bath is a historic city located in the South-West of England and a popular destination to get married in. With over 2000 years of history, the river Avon running through its centre and the prestigious title ‘World Heritage Site’, you will find it hard to find a better place for your upcoming nuptials.
There are many wedding venues in Somerset, but this blog posts focuses on wedding venue located in (rather than around) Bath. It also focuses on unusual venues that you would not normally perceive as wedding venues. For this reason I have left hotels out of the list.
1. The Guildhall and Banqueting Rooms
The Guildhall is located right in the middle of the town centre and is the main seat of Bath’s Registration Service. It offers a variety of rooms for small, medium and large wedding ceremonies. With its Georgian interiors and grand staircases, it provides a stunning backdrop. The Banqueting Room on the first floor provides a grand space for your wedding celebrations which is a great alternative to the no longer available Assembly Rooms.
The Roman Baths are undeniably one of the most spectacular setting to say your vows and celebrate your wedding. Due to visitor opening hours you have your wedding ceremony either early in the morning (sunrise ceremony) or in the evening (sunset ceremony). In either case the Pump Rooms provide excellent space to celebrate afterwards. Evening wedding ceremonies have the option to use the balcony overlooking the baths and ticket hall for the wedding meal and celebrations.
The Holburne Museum is positioned between one of Bath’s grandest roads, Great Pulteney Street, and beautiful Sydney Gardens, just east and in walking distance to the town centre. The Holburne Museum offers spectacular backdrops for your photographs. ALso it is worth noting that a lot of Bridgerton Season 2 was filmed here!
Victoria Art Gallery is positioned adjacent to the Guildhall in the centre of Bath and is an unusual and quiry space for small wedding ceremonies and drinks receptions. Similar to the Holburne Museum the arty backdrop makes for rich photographs.
5. Parade Gardens & the Riverside Colonnades
Located just behind The Guildhall and Victoria Art Gallery is Parade Gardens. It is nestled between the Bath Abbey and the river Avon, and with the bandstand and riverside colonnades offer an often underrated outdoor wedding experience.
6. Temple of Minerva & Botanical Gardens
The Temple of Minerva is located by the north entrance of the Botanical Gardens in Bath. It is nestled into the beautiful gardens and provides a small indoor space for wedding ceremonies and celebrations. This space can be extended via a marquee on the adjacent lawn.
The Little Theatre is a cinema you ca get married in! I used to go there with my small baby for mum & baby friendly film screenings. The space is very dark, but super atmospheric and unique!
The Bath Pavillion provides a very central and large space for your wedding ceremony and celebrations. It has less unique features, but therefore more options to be customized!
Prior Park College sits just above Prior Park National Trust garden with the famous Palladian Bridge. It offers very hand end spaces and services for your wedding ceremony and celebrations.
10. Field Good Bar
Historic venues are not your thing? Prefer marquees and outdoor space? Then check out these guys who are located literally on the door step of Bath. They provide you with everything you need for a festival wedding.
If you have any recommendations for other venues in Central Bath please message me and I can add them to this list!
Are you planning your wedding at any of these venues?
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