Chalkney water meadows

Chalkney Water Meadows Weddings 
A Lakeside Canvas for Your Story

Chalkney Water Meadows is where the wild meets the wonderful. Imagine exchanging vows on a willow tree pontoon, with a shimmering lake as your backdrop, surrounded by trees that have stood the test of time. This space isn’t just a venue—it’s the start of your next adventure. This lakeside haven offers a blend of rustic charm and open-air elegance for couples looking to make a statement and celebrate with those they love.

Aerial view of an outdoor event with large tents, people gathered on a wooden deck, green lawn, trees, and a nearby body of water.
Glamping tents in a grassy campsite
Outdoor garden setting with straw bales, red and white striped deck chairs, potted plants, and a wooden ladder decorated with flowers.
Rustic wedding reception inside a tent with wooden tables and benches, decorated with pampas grass centerpieces, hanging florals, and teal table runners.
Bride and groom holding hands by a lake surrounded by trees in a serene outdoor setting.

What Makes It Special:

  • Capacity: Up to 150 guests seated, with room for 200 to party under the stars.

  • Ceremony: Say your “I dos” on a willow tree pontoon that stretches over a stunning lake—a picture-perfect moment that’s anything but ordinary.

  • Reception: Three giant Kata tipis create the ultimate bohemian space for dining, dancing, and celebrating your way.

  • Exclusive Hire: From midday Friday to midday Sunday, this place is all yours. No rush, just magic.

Outdoor event space with large, tan canvas tents resembling tipis, surrounded by green trees and benches arranged on grassy lawn under a blue sky.

Everything You Get

  • Exclusive Use: The entire venue is yours from midday Friday to midday Sunday. No rush, just a weekend full of celebration.

  • From early planning to the big day, our Venue Events Manager is here to ensure that everything runs smoothly.

  • Say your vows by the water, with the lake as your backdrop. Perfect for creating those ‘wow’ moments.

  • Your reception space, complete with wooden floors and everything you need:

    • 20 dining tables, 38 benches, 38 chairs, and two high chairs (plus two extra tables for good measure).

    • Dancefloor and Zone Array sound system to keep the party going. (The DJ can bring the disco lights or plug in your playlist and let it play!)

  • Stretch Tent (15mx10m): An extra undercover space for chilling out, catching up, or dodging any unexpected British weather.

  • For your ceremony, speeches, and those toasts that’ll go down in history.

  • Outdoor Lighting: Uplighters and festoon lighting will bring the lake to life, setting the perfect mood for your evening.

    Fire Pit: End the night gathered around the fire pit and we’ll provide a speaker so you can keep the music going.

  • Glamping accommodation: Available on-site for guests to book.

    • Camp Kitchen: This is a handy space for your glamping guests (though your caterers will have their own setup).

    • Bar Services: Make the most of our elm bar and choose from our drinks packages.

    • Luxury Shepherd’s Hut Loos: Fully equipped loos that can handle up to 180 guests—keeping things comfortable even in the great outdoors.

    • Shower Units: Two converted horse trailer showers for guests to freshen up after a night under the stars.

  • Bar Services: Make the most of our elm bar and choose from our drinks packages.

  • Luxury Shepherd’s Hut Loos: Fully equipped loos that can handle up to 180 guests—keeping things comfortable even in the great outdoors.

    Shower Units: Two converted horse trailer showers for guests to freshen up after a night under the stars.

    Mains Power & Water: Full access to mains power and water, keeping things running smoothly.

  • Parking & Coach Access: Plenty of parking, with room for coaches, too.

  • £30 per dog

  • Notables:

    • Five guests under the age of 5 go FOC

    • Babes in arms go FOC

    • Evening guests £25pp

    • Over 150 guests are priced at £25pp

venue hire Price: £11,850 for up to 150 guests (2027)
venue hire Price: £12,050 for up to 150 guests (2028)
venue hire Price: £12,250 for up to 150 guests (2029)

stay the night

Guests can drift from the tipis into a glamping village set among the trees, where furnished bell tents wait with real beds, fresh linen and lantern light.

  • Glamping village: 20 bell tents (1–5 guests each), furnished with beds, towels, lighting or lanterns

  • Getting Ready tent: mirrors, plug sockets, and space to prepare

  • Extra tents: more can be added on request

For those looking for more comfort, lakeside cabins offer hot tubs, saunas and decks that look out across the water. Waking up here feels part of the experience.

  • Water Lily Lodge – sleeps 6, private hot tub, open-plan living

  • Kingfisher’s Nest – one double bedroom with sauna, hot tub, and lakeside views

  • Little Wren – a cosy cabin for two with its own lakeside deck

  • Kingfisher's Nest

    Kingfisher's Nest

    Chalkney Water Meadows.

    One double bedroom

    Luxurious lakeside views, a hot tub, and a sauna for ultimate relaxation.

    Pricing: £280 per night (minimum 3-night stay over a weekend).

  • Water Lily Lodget

    Water Lily Lodge

    Chalkney Water Meadows

    Sleeps up to 6 people across three rooms (one double bed, 4 single beds)

    Open-plan living area, a log burner, a fully equipped kitchen, a bathroom, and a private hot tub.

    Pricing: £280 per night for up to two guests, £30 per night for additional guests (minimum 3-night stay over a weekend).

  • Bell tents

    Bell tents

    Both venues

    Fully furnished bell tents are available at both venues. Beds, full bedding, towels, bedside tables, and lighting included.

    Bell tent facilities vary.

  • Facilities

    Facilities

    Chalkney Water Meadows

    Glamping guests have access to showers, loos and a camp kitchen during their stay.

  • Bell tent interior

    Bell tent interior

    Both venues

    We offer nomadic tents at both sites, all furnished with a double bed, bedside tables, a table and two chairs, full bedding, and bath towels. Some tents have a basic power supply, while others include battery lanterns

  • Little Wren

    Little Wren

    Chalkney Water Meadows

    One double bed

    It features an open-plan living area, a log burner, a fully equipped kitchen, a bathroom, and a private lakeside deck.

    Pricing: £160 per night for up to two guests, (minimum 3-night stay over a weekend).

need to know

Rustic table setting with flowers and glassware at a wedding reception inside a tent.

catering

We have hand selected a list of fantastic suppliers, who offer a range of catering options from formal wedding breakfasts, to festival food trucks to suit all tastes! We would encourage you to use our prefered caterers, but if you have another supplier in mind we would be happy to discuss this with you further.

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bar services

Browning Bros provides in-house bar services. Please see our bar packages for more information. The bar remains open until midnight.

Three women playing string instruments in an outdoor setting, including violin and cello, with sheet music on stands and decorative flags in the background.

music policy

Daytime: Non-amplified musicians (e.g., guitarists or string quartets) or a playlist through our venue's PA system.
Evening 7 pm-11 pm: DJ or playlist through venue Zone Array Sound System in the Tipis.
From 11 p.m. onwards, guests can enjoy light background music from the campfire (speaker provided by Browning Bros). Please be respectful of noise levels.

Girl playing outdoor stacking game with wooden blocks near a wooden cabin.

extra hire items

  • Keep the party going with one of our preferred DJs (available from 5pm - 11pm, or earlier if you want to get the vibes started sooner). We’ll provide the DJ stand and disco lights. Want something more personal? You can also hook up your own playlist to our speakers—no extra charge!

  • Don’t fancy cleaning up? Do a runner, and we’ll handle the mess! Or, if you’re feeling responsible, leave the site as you found it—just separate your rubbish into general waste and glass, bag it up, and we’ll call it a day.

  • Want to dial up the festival vibes? We’ve got 6 bright, bold flags that’ll have your guests feeling like they’ve stepped into a boho wonderland.

  • Get your guests mingling with a bit of friendly competition. Get in touch for the full list of lawn games to keep the good times rolling.

  • Hire in hay bales for extra seating to create a hay bale sofa or pretty circles on the lawn - £3 per bale.

  • A bride and groom stand hand-in-hand by a lake, surrounded by green trees, during their wedding photoshoot.

    Cait and Brett

    We had our wedding at Chalkney at the start of June and we had the best day/weekend! We loved the natural, relaxed setting, and it was such a great venue for maximising time with our family and friends, and so gorgeous in the sunshine. We also booked the two cabins, which were lovely. Holly and team were brilliant - clearly very experienced and really friendly, easygoing and helpful. Everyone had a brilliant time, it was such a happy day. We’d love to do it all again!

  • A newlywed couple holding hands and walking across a grassy field at sunset, smiling at each other.

    Ben and Sam

    We had our wedding at Chalkney at the start of June and we had the best day/weekend! We loved the natural, relaxed setting, and it was such a great venue for maximising time with our family and friends, and so gorgeous in the sunshine. We also booked the two cabins, which were lovely. Holly and team were brilliant - clearly very experienced and really friendly, easygoing and helpful. Everyone had a brilliant time, it was such a happy day. We’d love to do it all again!

  • A couple in wedding attire celebrating outdoors, holding hands, with the groom raising a glass, both wearing sunglasses, standing on grass with trees and a decorative backdrop behind them.

    Donna and Archie

    We had the most incredible wedding at Chalkney Water Meadows. It's the perfect place to be creative and create the wedding of your dreams. The staff were extremely accommodating and flexible and as excited as us about creating the perfect day. We hired the log cabins and Bell tents as accommodation for us and guests and it will forever be the most unique special memories we hold. I'd recommend this venue 100%.

  • A bride and groom are embracing and touching foreheads with eyes closed, smiling with joy, outdoors on a wedding day.

    Carla and Matt

    Well, where do we begin, we have just had the most magical wedding day at Chalkney Water Meadows.. we fell in love with the venue on our first visit on a cold January morning, and almost 9 months later, it turned out to be everything we had dreamed of and so more. We worked closely with our Event Manager Meg, who was a star. Everything was perfect! The staff on the day were unbelievable, our guests booked the lodges fantastic and over 40 bell tents. The feedback we’ve had from everyone just prove how wonderful it all was! We would recommend the venue and the team to anyone looking for their dream day.

  • A bride and groom stand close together in a forest, smiling at each other. The bride holds a large, colorful bouquet, and the groom wears a light-colored suit with a boutonniere. String lights hang above them in the trees.

    Beccy and Tom

    We had our wedding here at Chalkney on the 26.08.23 and I just want to say it was honestly the greatest day of our lives, the staff were absolutely incredible, from the lead up to the wedding right up until the day. They made sure our day ran perfectly, Holly and Fiona were our wedding coordinators and I can’t thank them enough, you girls are amazing. Thank you 💗

  • A couple dressed in wedding attire standing on a wooden dock by the water, embracing and looking at each other, surrounded by trees and a partly cloudy sky.

    Claire and Dan

    We had always wanted an outdoor wedding, and if that’s you, then Browning Bros is the place to do it!! The venue is just beautiful, big, and well looked after. We had the venue Friday through Sunday and stayed in one of their cabins, which was also perfect.

    We chose Chalky Water Meadows over their other venue as it has the wow factor!!! Guests all commented on how lovely this venue is. We were told the glamping tents were comfy and warm. The team is very laid-back ( which on the day is what we needed). The Bar staff are amazing, a real asset to the team. We highly recommend Browning Bros & Chalkney.