Grosvenor Lodge

Grosvenor Lodge feels like stepping through the gates of another time.

Hidden among trees and gardens in London, this secluded Victorian manor gives couples something increasingly difficult to find in the middle of a city: a wedding that feels as though the rest of the world has quietly disappeared for the day.

The house itself brings history into the celebration before anything has been decorated. Its Victorian architecture, graceful veranda and surrounding lawns create the kind of setting where photographs already seem as though they should be kept in an album for generations.

And on your wedding day, those grounds can become exclusively yours.

Couples have the privacy of the manor's lawns and gardens, with the freedom to arrange and decorate the house and veranda to suit the celebration they have imagined. Tables and chairs are available through the venue, along with on-site parking and concierge support to help the practical side of the day run smoothly.

It is especially easy to imagine a smaller wedding here.

Guests arriving through the grounds. Flowers beside the old house. A ceremony surrounded by greenery and the people who know your story best. Afterwards, nobody needs to rush away. There are gardens to wander, a veranda to gather on and an entire historic property becoming part of the photographs.

For couples dreaming of something particularly intimate, Heritage London Foundation also offers mini wedding ceremonies and vow renewals for celebrations of up to 45 guests.

There is another beautiful layer to choosing Grosvenor Lodge, too. The property is cared for by the Heritage London Foundation, and proceeds from events help support the continued preservation and restoration of London's historic places.

So another story becomes part of the house.

Years from now, Grosvenor Lodge will still be standing among its gardens. Another couple may walk across the same lawn and another family may gather on the veranda.

But tucked somewhere into the history of this Victorian manor will always be the day it belonged to the two of you.

• Jardins et terrains
• Un cadre historique
• Forfaits mariage
• Petits mariages et fugues amoureuses aussi
• Stationnement sur place