Venue

The venue for our wedding is Burghley House, near Stamford.

Burghley House is one of the largest and grandest surviving houses of the sixteenth century and a magnificent example of the great Elizabethan ‘prodigy’ houses. Conceived by William Cecil, Lord High Treasurer to Queen Elizabeth I, between 1555 and 1587, Burghley is a testament to the ambition and vision of the most powerful courtier of the first Elizabethan age. Burghley House is staggeringly beautiful inside and also has acres of lovely gardens. There is parking readily available for wedding guests.

• We will be getting married in the Great Hall, a stunning venue for the ceremony.
• We will have the wedding breakfast in the Great Hall.
• The evening reception will be held in the Orangery.
• The event will finish at 11.45 p.m. You should be prepared to leave the premises by 12:00 a.m. midnight.

There is plenty of parking available at Burghley House. You should park in the Stable Courtyard. Guests are welcome to leave their cars overnight in the Stable Courtyard but we do ask that they are collected by 11:00 A.M. the following morning. If guests are not able to collect their cars before 11:00 A.M., please park in the visitor car park where cars can also be left overnight and collected later the following day. Please note all vehicles are left at your own risk.

We are told that there are only two taxi companies in Stamford – Ace Cabs – 01780 767676 – and, Premier Cabs – 01780 757575. You are advised to book your taxi journeys in advance.

N.B.: The entrance to Burghley House is over a mile from Stamford and the driveway from the entrance of the House to the House itself is a quarter of a mile. There is a small footpath most of the way from Stamford to Burghley House, but it is on an unlit road where cars will be traveling at 60 m.p.h. – you are NOT advised to walk back to your hotel in Stamford in the dark!