Reviews

• Sarah - August 2015

  We had our wedding at Shortmead House at the end of August. It is a stunning place to visit and certainly to have a wedding! Ian and Marilyn make you very welcome in their home and happy to share it to make your special day extra special. Lynda and all the staff, including the catering staff are fantastic and made our special day a dream come true. A perfect little hidden gem on Biggleswade. Cannot recommend highly enough.

• Paul - December 2016

  We booked this venue for our wedding as soon as we saw it. Ian and Marilyn were very helpful in the run up to the wedding. While they do have their own set of suppliers (something we didn't take into account when we booked the venue, naively), they are willing to work with you to accommodate what you want as much as possible, such as hiring your own chairs, having an ice cream van and your own preferred beer keg on one of the taps etc. The venue has also recently invested in a new sound system and speaker, minimising the noise in the marquee if you're not directly under it, which worked really well for older relatives who still wanted to talk while the younger generation could dance to their hearts' content. The main point we would make is that it is Ian's and Marilyn's home, and it's clear a lot of care and attention has gone into the house and the surrounding gardens, because of this, they do take a greater interest in what you're doing or planning than maybe other venues, but as long as you treat the venue with the respect you'd give your own home, then there shouldn't be a problem. It is a very special venue and it was a very special day that we will remember with great happiness for years to come. Thanks.

• Cass - September 2016

  The search for the perfect venue that was local to our home town came to a definite halt when we visited Shortmead for the first time, a true hidden gem only a few miles from our home. Whilst I had my own ideas for what I wanted on the day, Shortmead provided me with the perfect venue in which to do this with its 'exclusive yet informal and relaxed surroundings'. It is a venue to host memorable weddings and not your typical hotel package wedding. Whilst I had reservations at first regarding being advised which caterer I was to use, this was soon diminished when the caterer brought fresh dessert samples to my home and paid attention to all my ideas. There is no accommodation available in the house for anyone but the bride and groom which suited us perfectly once we had waved off the last dregs of our guests. There is a guest cottage on site to hire and also an area for camping where one of our friends stayed in their camper van to add to the fun! If you want to be creative and bring ideas to the venue for your event then Marilyn is the lady to talk to and will assist you where required providing suppliers details and recommendations she has gathered from the many events that have been held at Shortmead. Marilyn will ensure that your order of the day goes to plan. We had the best day and I cannot thank Ian and Marilyn enough.