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Wedding venues in and around Kettering

Kettering has a cracking choice of wedding venues for a town its size. There's a 16th-century country house hotel, the stately home known as "The English Versailles", an Orangery wedding in Barton Seagrave and a park that can host anything from a small ceremony to a huge party.

We're based in Corby, just up the road, so this is our patch. Everything below is checked on each venue's own website. Click a venue for the full guide.

Wedding venues in Kettering

Barton Hall in Barton Seagrave is a Grade II country house hotel with an Orangery for ceremonies, nearly 10 acres of grounds and one wedding reception a day. Down the road, Wicksteed Park has three wedding spaces, from the intimate Garden Suite to the Pavilion Ballroom for very large weddings.

If you'd like a modern hotel with packages that take care of the detail, Kettering Park Hotel & Spa offers set wedding packages, including a civil ceremony package, with a spa and rooms on site.

Country houses near Kettering

Rushton Hall is a few minutes out of town, a 16th-century house that's now a hotel, with its own Orangery and exclusive use for weddings. Boughton House near Geddington is the Duke of Buccleuch's Northamptonshire seat, with ceremonies in the Great Hall or outdoors in the colonnade and receptions in the old stables.

Go a little further and you'll reach the Corby venues: Rockingham Castle, with civil ceremonies in its medieval Great Hall, and Deene Park, which hosts tent weddings on a few dates a year. South towards Wellingborough, Harrowden Hall is a Grade I listed hall that's home to Wellingborough Golf Club.

Planning a Kettering wedding

The A14 runs right past Kettering, so guests from Cambridge, the Midlands and the M1 can get to most of these venues easily. If your venue doesn't have rooms, Kettering's hotels are close by, and a few of the venues above have bedrooms of their own.

Have a look at our wedding timeline to see how a typical day fits together, and our entertainment page for ideas. Kettering is home turf for our wedding magicians, and you'll find more about the agency at Fine Entertainments. For venues across the whole county, see the Northamptonshire venue guide.

Questions

Which Kettering wedding venues have rooms?

Rushton Hall, Barton Hall and Kettering Park Hotel & Spa are all hotels with bedrooms. Boughton House and Wicksteed Park don't list guest rooms on their wedding pages, so you'd use nearby hotels.

Can we have a big wedding in Kettering?

Yes. Wicksteed Park's Pavilion Ballroom is built for very large celebrations, Rushton Hall's Orangery takes a good number, and Boughton House can host a marquee in the Great Court. Check numbers with each venue.

Is there an outdoor ceremony option near Kettering?

Boughton House is licensed for ceremonies outdoors in its colonnade, and Deene Park near Corby has a woodland site licensed for ceremonies.

Are you a Kettering wedding entertainment company?

We're Fine Entertainments, based in Corby, so Kettering is very local for us. We look after wedding magicians, Jay & Joss, photo booths, fun casinos and children's entertainers.