Add some magic to your wedding with a celebration at Sudeley Castle. The stunning castle and gardens make the perfect backdrop for a day you will never forget. Your love story will be intertwined with over 1000 years of history and become part of Sudeley Castle’s legacy. Sudeley is much more than a wedding venue; it is a much-loved family home offering a warm welcome and a unique opportunity to make your vows where the kings and queens of yesteryear once walked. “Sudeley Castle has been my home for fifty years, and it gives me huge pleasure to be able to share it with you.” Elizabeth, Lady Ashcombe, Chatelaine of Sudeley Castle.

Today Sudeley Castle remains the only private castle in England to have a queen buried within the grounds – Queen Katherine Parr, the last and surviving wife of King Henry VIII – who lived and died in the castle. Henry himself, Anne Boleyn, Lady Jane Grey, Queen Elizabeth I and Richard III have all played a part in Sudeley’s story. King Charles, I found refuge here during the Civil War, at the end of the Civil War, Sudeley lay neglected and derelict for nearly 200 years. In 1837, Sudeley was rescued by the wealthy Worcester glove-makers, brothers John and William Dent, who began an ambitious restoration programme, which was continued by their nephew, John Coucher Dent, when he inherited the castle in 1855. His wife, Emma Brocklehurst, threw herself enthusiastically into Sudeley’s restoration. It is the results of Emma’s dedication that are so evident in the glorious gardens and incredible exhibitions at Sudeley today.