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A stone country house reflected in still water, trees behind it

Country house

Elmhurst House

near Framlingham, Suffolk

Early Georgian, ninety seconds from ceremony lawn to dining room, and the stone goes an impossible colour in September.

Seated
144
Standing
200
Beds
22
Indicative hire
£9,500–£16,000Price band 3 of 4
Dates open
Spring, Autumn, Winter

The reason we keep coming back is the walk. Ceremony on the south lawn, drinks on the terrace, dinner in the orangery — the whole thing under two minutes, with no corridor for a hundred and forty people to bottleneck in.

The orangery seats a hundred and forty-four on three long runs, which is unusual; most rooms this size force you into rounds. Overhead light is poor, so plan on candles from seven.

Exclusive use is Friday afternoon to Sunday morning. Fourteen bedrooms in the house, more in the coach house.

What you get

  • Three long runs of table, no rounds required
  • Ceremony licence, south lawn and library
  • Ninety seconds ceremony to dinner
  • Kitchen for outside caterers
  • Twenty-two beds on site
  • Fireworks permitted until 11pm
A stone country house reflected in still water, trees behind it
A long table laid with white linen and loose flowers, outdoors, before anyone has sat down
A long table laid down its length with autumn flowers, glasses and place settings
Two chairs set out on a lawn with flowers tied to the backs
Buckets of loose garden flowers outside a florist
Glasses raised across a table, warm light behind them

Questions

Can we bring our own caterer?
Yes, from an approved list of six. The kitchen is fully equipped and there is no corkage on wine you supply.
What happens if it rains on the ceremony?
The library is licensed and seats a hundred and twenty. It is a genuinely good room, not a fallback.

Where it is

near Framlingham

Suffolk, United Kingdom

52.2213, 1.3436

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