Grimscote Manor

Grimscote Manor is a family-run hotel on Lichfield Road just outside Coleshill, set in four acres of landscaped gardens and woodland in the north Warwickshire countryside. It is a small, personal venue with a Victorian bandstand in the grounds, a terrace and a handful of individually named rooms, and weddings are a big part of what the team does.

Why it suits LGBTQ+ couples

Grimscote offers exclusive use of the manor and grounds, so the only people around are the ones you invited. The day is run by a mother and daughter team with a dedicated coordinator, which means you deal with the same people from first visit to last dance. Packages are easy to adjust, and civil partnership ceremonies are offered alongside weddings.

Ceremonies

You can marry indoors or out in the gardens. The Victorian bandstand and the terrace are the two outdoor settings, both looking over the lawns and trees. A civil ceremony can be added to several packages as an upgrade, and the Gold package includes a ceremony at the bandstand or on the terrace.

Receptions and food

Receptions take place in one of three suites, the Waldron, the Nickless Bowman or the Brockington, depending on the package you choose. Packages range from an evening-only Twilight option to a full day running from early morning to midnight. Food runs from canapés and hot finger buffets to a three-course wedding breakfast, with drinks packages, a resident DJ and a toastmaster on the fuller options. Garden games, an outdoor screen and fresh table flowers feature on selected packages.

Staying

The hotel has a small mix of rooms, from singles to deluxe rooms and named suites. Some packages include a superior double room for the two of you, and the larger packages add changing rooms for the wedding party on the morning.

Getting there and the area

Grimscote Manor is close to the M6, M6 Toll and M42, and around five minutes from Birmingham Airport and the NEC. Birmingham city centre is under 20 minutes by car. There is plenty of secure parking on site, and the hotel welcomes dogs.

Good to know

• You get exclusive use of the manor and grounds.
• Most packages run Thursday to Saturday, excluding bank holiday weekends.
• Packages have minimum adult numbers, starting at 40.