The Most Romantic English Wedding Venue?

Wordsworth House wed­ding venue makes history

Wordsworth House & Gar­den was the child­hood home of William Wordsworth in the 1770s and the gar­dens inspired many of his poems. The house was licensed for wed­dings on the 6th of August 2012 and is the first National Trust prop­erty in the county to be licensed for civil ceremonies.

Natalie and Ian O’Neill jumped at the chance to make his­tory by being the first cou­ple to tie the knot at the unique venue. Theirs was the first ever wed­ding cer­e­mony at the child­hood home of the 19th cen­tury Poet Lau­re­ate William Wordsworth.

Bride Natalie said, “The cer­e­mony in Wordsworth House was really inti­mate and the gar­dens were look­ing beau­ti­ful so the photo oppor­tu­ni­ties were amaz­ing. By get­ting mar­ried on a Fri­day when the house is closed, we had it to our­selves so there were no other peo­ple run­ning around. It was so special.

“We held the recep­tion at the Trout Hotel, which is right next door to Wordsworth House – it wouldn’t have been any eas­ier even if we had had it all in one place. It was perfect.”

Sue Eccles, The Trout Hotel’s Man­ag­ing Direc­tor, said: “It was a real hon­our for us to host the wed­ding break­fast of the first cou­ple to tie the knot at Wordsworth House. Our staff really enjoyed play­ing a part in not only a spe­cial day for Natalie and Ian, but a mar­riage mile­stone for Cum­bria with Wordsworth House being the first National Trust prop­erty in the county to be licensed for civil ceremonies.

The pho­tographs used in this blog post were taken by Lake Dis­trict wed­ding pho­tog­ra­pher Chris Freer, of Freer Images. Chris will be at Muncaster Castle’s Lake Dis­trict wed­ding fair on the 14th of October.