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Huntstile Organic Farm
Wedding Venue
Huntstile Organic Farm
Goathurst
Bridgwater
Somerset
TA5 2DQ
England
tel:- 01278 662358
fax:- 01278 662358
web address:- www.huntstileorganicfarm.co.uk
e-mail:- lizziemyers@hotmail.com
Huntstile Organic Farm :-
Country farmhouse
Number of function rooms available for weddings: 3
Function room names and capacities:
The Dove Loft
- Seats up to 40 for dining, 55 for informal buffet
The Dining Hall
- Seats up to 50 for dining, 75 for informal buffet
The Dining Marquee
- Seats up to 135 for dining, 160 for informal buffet
- Dance room
Guests rooms available: 7 individual en-suite guest bedrooms & 2 log cabins sleeping up to a maximum of 25 guests
Honeymoon suite available: Yes
Garden suitable for marquees: Yes
Local accommodation: Also local accommodation available
Choice of wedding breakfast menus yes
Alcohol License yes
Toastmaster Available Yes
Entertainment Available Yes
Dedicated wedding planner available Yes
Outdoor Fireworks Permitted Yes
Dance Floor Yes
Evening Reception Facilities Yes
Car Parking Facilities Yes
Ideal Honeymoon Venue
Entertainment is available
Wedding services provided: Huntstile is the perfect venue for a relaxed country wedding event.
Situated in the rolling foothills of the Quantocks, this 14th century farmhouse lies in an elevated position nestled into the hills with beautiful views across fields of wheat towards Bridgwater Bay.
Lizzie offers a friendly, approachable and flexible service at Huntstile Organic Farm. All our catering is managed in house using local produce wherever possible - we grow lots of our own salad and vegetables right here on the farm. We have a list of suggestions for menus and you can mix and match or choose something completely different.
Gardens or outside locations suitable for wedding photography: Yes
Suitable locations inside the venue for wedding photography: Yes, and we also have a hay barn!
Local picturesque areas suitable for wedding photography: Yes
Venue special features: Huntstile Farmhouse dates back to the reign of Henry VI, the child king, and retains many of it's original features including the wood panelling with Tudor rose detailing (the Panelled Room is a lovely large room lined with quarter cut Jacobean oak panelling), many original Tudor doorways, exposed woodwork and beams, chestnut sprial staircase and big ham stone fireplaces. The 7 guest bedrooms have all been tasteful decorated and furnished with large comfortable beds and snuggly feather duvets.
Venue History: Farmers have been growing crops at Huntstile for at least the last 1000 years. In the Doomsday Book it was farmed by "John the Usher". The farmhouse was built in 1430 and has undergone some big changes over the last 580 years, however it is now, apart from the Victorian addtion of the square wing, much as it has been since the late 1700's. Over the years we have found clues to the former inhabitants including a travellers diary from 1688, a quill pen belonging to Mr A Danger and various article of footwear and spectacles.
Other information: We have our own stone circle that lies at the top of a hill on the edge of a broadleaved woodland. THe circle is about 500ft above sea level and has stunning views across the countryside to the sea. Many couples have enjoyed celebration ceremonies at the stone circle however it is still not legal to marry 'under the open sky' in the UK.
Wedding Trivia:
GROOM'S CAKE
The tradition of a "Groom's Cake" comes from England and Ireland. There, the traditional groom's cake is a fruit cake with white icing. The groom's cake is usually served along with the traditional wedding cake. Today groom's cakes are very often chocolate instead of the traditional fruit cake.
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