Our Spring Inspiration Days
Written by Pauntley Court
Pauntley Court invites you to our Spring Open House Weekend:
📍 GL19 3JA
📅 Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 April 2026
⏰ 10.00 am - 4.00 pm each day
💕 RSVP here
This will be a chance for you to step inside our English country house wedding venue and imagine the big day you have always dreamt of, coming to life.
What you can expect from the day:
- A personal tour of the house, the Elinor Fettiplace wing and the 16th century Dovecote including all ten gorgeous bedrooms. A walk around the glorious gardens where new shoots and crocuses are starting to pop-up everywhere!
- On Saturday, we have the wonderful Gloucestershire Registrars attending to discuss civil ceremonies.
- On Sunday, our exclusive bar company, The Watering Hole Event Bars, will be here ready to help you create the perfect drink options for your wedding.
- One of our wedding coordinators will be on hand each day to answer any questions you have about the planning process.
- Rachel, our fabulous housekeeper, will keep you fuelled with her delicious homemade goodies as well as serving sparkling wine from our local vineyard, tea and coffee.
- Our beautiful Norman church, just next door, will also be open for you to look around and will be decorated with the most gorgeous flowers from our floral workshop.
And if you needed any more encouragement to join us, take a look at some photographs of Kate and Matt’s Spring wedding last year.
An Outdoor Ceremony in April
The Hornbeams beginning to turn green So many spring bulbs
Couple shots in the sun with the backdrop of the lush, fragrant Spring gardens.
Melissa x
P.S If you have been inspired by the photos and would like a spring wedding, we do still have availability for 2027. You can find out more here.
Images by Siobhan Amy Photo
Next blog >
I cannot praise Melissa, her team and Pauntley Court (PC) enough.
We were looking for venues for a whole year before we came across Pauntley Court and my gosh it was so unique.
From the very first video call with Melissa, PC just stood out. For one it is the most unique and magical place we've visited but also how wonderful Melissa was. On the initial call we were so taken with how bubbly Melissa was but also how nothing seemed too much trouble. This definitely continued throughout the entire wedding planning and on the weekend itself. Melissa would make herself available for any question we had (measuring the stretch tent, finding us an outdoor tap) - nothing seemed to phase her and she was open to anything - exactly what we were looking for in a wedding venue.
Now onto PC itself - I don't really think words can do it justice. The venue is simply stunning, every corner you turn there is something else to grab at your heart and pull you to the venue.
We also adored how you had use of the venue from 12pm on the Friday until 4pm on the Sunday. It meant we could have a rehearsal on the Friday, steam all the clothing, unpack and join our wedding party for drinks and a BBQ in the lavender garden on the Friday night. While Sunday enabled us to have a leisurely start while also reliving all the memories from the last night over breakfast with our friends.
Particular loves go to:
- the grounds - mentioned in reviews time and time again but they are just gorgeous
- the ability to have your legal ceremony in multiple locations and for a non-legal wedding you have access to the whole site
- Rebecca - the best co-ordinator ever - having access to Rebecca for the day (and calls leading up to the day) really helped with the last minute panics / helped the day run smoothly
- Rachel - the most wonderful housekeeper - keeping the food flowing on the Friday and for breakfasts. She ran a very tight ship and it enabled us to just relax knowing everything was handled.
- the beautiful ballroom - this was such a fantastic place to get ready with my bridesmaids but also hold an unforgettable ceilidh
- the cupid club - a new addition but great to keep the party going
- the lake house - makes a wonderful first look location or photo setting and with the water is such a calming space
I could honestly keep singing PC's praises and hope I can visit again in some form!
Image by Red Maple Photography