Wedding Facilities

Wedding Receptions at West Dean

West Dean Gardens provides a stunning backdrop for your wedding reception.

A marquee can be erected on the lawns overlooking the Gardens and Parkland.

Mains power and water supplied to marquee site, reserved parking area, access to fully serviced & permanent WCs.
Maximum number of guests is 200.

Contact - Simon Ward, Agent & Secretary to Trustees.
Tel: 01243 811205, Fax: 01243 811342, E-mail: estate@westdean.org.uk

If you are looking for an indoor venue, West Dean has also developed a purpose-designed venue for wedding receptions including luxury accommodation. See www.farbridge.org.ukfor further details.

Make Your Own Wedding Rings

With this ring, I thee wed... what could be more romantic than giving and receiving a ring that you have made for each other.

The rings that you’ll make on this one day course at West Dean College will remain with you as a symbol of your love and commitment to one another.

You can either re-use jewellery or metal that you may already have – from a sentimental and meaningful source, or purchased metal at your own specification.

With just the two of you working together, you are guided, step by step in the processes of casting, wire drawing, forming, soldering, filing, finishing and polishing to produce wedding rings that are individual and eternally yours.

Images of the process can be seen on the College's Make Your Own Wedding Rings page

Hall marking and engraving on request.

Fee: £300 for the day for both of you (including lunch, but excluding materials)

JON PRIVETT is senior lecturer on the Conservation of Metalwork programme at West Dean and is an experienced conservator and metalsmith. He is qualified in Archaeology, Art History and the Conservation and Restoration of metal work.

For more information email jon.privett@westdean.org.uk.