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Certainly – we have a list of recommended hotels / B&Bs / cottage rentals from the budget friendly to luxury accommodation, all within a close distance to Came House on our website. We suggest you look to book accommodation no later than 6 months prior to your wedding date as local accommodation can get booked up early – especially during the holidays. If you or your guests experience any difficulties with accommodation please do get in touch and our team will do their best to help.

There is plenty of parking in the paddock at the front of The House for guests which allows the driveway to be kept clear for wedding cars and photographs. Came House staff are on hand to greet your guests on arrival and suggest that guests wearing heels are dropped off on the gravel driveway. Whomever is driving can then drive to the paddock, park their car and then make their way back to the House. The ground is good and firm for parking and lit at night.

Vehicles can be left from Friday through to Sunday (at the owners risk) and collected when required. There is no restriction on this.

We would definitely encourage this to save any waiting times at the end of the night. There are four main taxi companies in the area:-

Damos 01305 250222

Bobs Cars 01305 269500

A Line Taxis 01305 264747

Dorchester Taxis 01305 251097

There is always a Wedding Manager on site throughout the wedding until the end of the night who can assist guests who need assistance with onward travel plans.

Yes, of course - we can help with this! There are some steps up to the House, but wheelchair users can be driven around to the back of the House and enter via the Conservatory / Orangery double doors for the ceremony. We have one WC on ground floor level too which is large enough to take a wheelchair / frame. All event spaces are on the ground floor of the House though the bedrooms are on the first floor with no lift access, so unfortunately we are not able to accommodate wheelchair users overnight but we can assist with locating suitable accommodation nearby. Please speak with us if you have a guest attending a wedding in a wheelchair so that we are fully informed in advance and we would usually speak with the guest to discuss the arrangements. A chaperone would be required.

Yes, you can have live music. There are no formal sound limitations in place for the receptions held in our marquee although we do ask bands and DJs to perform at what is considered to be a reasonable level. All music should finish at midnight.

Yes indeed you can. Came House is very unique in this respect and we do not charge corkage if you would like to supply your own champagne / prosecco or other choice of drinks for your post ceremony drinks reception and then your choice of wine for the wedding breakfast and bubbles for your toast. From the end of the wedding breakfast, until the end of your wedding or event our in-house bar will run the evening. Our Wedding Managers will send you full details of the arrangements and can discuss any bespoke and specific arrangements which you may have.

Once your guests move through from the wedding breakfast to the Evening Reception usually from 7pm (or earlier if requested) our in-house bar will run the evening for you. There are many options available including open or cash bar or an unlimited pre-paid option. We can even arrange for a mixologist or a flair cocktail bar tender if you want to impress your guests!

If you book your civil ceremony to take place at Came House, the cost of chairs is covered in the ceremony fee. A value of £4 per chair inc VAT (up to a maximum of 120 chairs) and a delivery charge of up to £50 will be included. Our Wedding Managers will ask you about your choice of chairs following your booking with us.

If you plan to choose a more expensive chair option the additional cost will need to be covered by you. If you have a church wedding or ceremony elsewhere, the charge for chairs will need to be covered by yourself but we can of course, help you book and arrange these. The costs of dining tables, either round or long are included in the venue hire fee, provided that they are the style of tables which require cloths to cover them (you will need to hire in your choice of linen table cloths via your caterer or stylist or our Wedding Manager can also help). If you require bare wooden tables please enquire and we can hire these in for you however these will incur an additional cost which will be added to your final invoice.

Chinese lanterns are not permitted at any location within the Came House estate. Fireworks may be possible at certain times of the year subject to various permissions being sought and a small additional charge for us to arrange to re-house animals for the night of your wedding to ensure that the animals on the Estate are looked after. There is only one permitted fireworks company at Came House. Please enquire for further details to discuss if it might be possible for your wedding date before making any firm arrangements or bookings / commitments with suppliers as permissions cannot be guaranteed.

Firstly, you will receive our pricing information and then we can arrange a viewing for you to see Came House. If you confirm you would like to go ahead, we can place your chosen date on hold temporarily for one week without deposit or obligation. You then need to check availability with the Registrars to confirm they have a Registrar available to conduct your ceremony with us (or contact the Church directly for your choice of religious ceremony). If you wish to use St Peters Church in the grounds of Came please liaise with your Wedding Manager to check availability. We can put you in touch.

Once you have booked your Registrar, let us know and we will send you a copy of our booking form which will need to be completed and returned to us by email, together with a deposit equal to 25% of your total venue hire charge, which needs to be paid by bank transfer only. Our bank details can be found on the bottom of the booking form. Once we have received both your booking form and your deposit, we will confirm your booking via email and will send you confirmation of booking including a payment receipt for your records. Our terms and conditions of booking set out all other booking conditions including the payment schedule. Unfortunately dates cannot be held after 7 days of being held without deposit. Your deposit is entirely non refundable once paid. A booking is not secure until your deposit has been paid and your signed Booking Form has been received. The balance of your venue rental is then payable in two further instalments – 50% at the six month to go point and the remainder two months prior.

Yes, we can. Your booking with Came House includes having a Wedding Planner from Bellissimo Wedding to help you as our Venue Managers and Wedding Co-ordinators from the time you book until your wedding day. This includes a Planner being here at the House the day before your wedding day for a handover of the venue and to assist you with some set up the day before if you require it. It also includes the services on your wedding day from two hours prior to your guest arrival until the end of the wedding day to ensure that the whole day is managed well, and everything goes smoothly for yourselves and for the owner of the House.

Your assigned Wedding Manager will also be on hand to help you in the lead up to your wedding, right from the initial quote and booking to bringing the plans together and helping you book the perfect suppliers.

If you would like additional help in planning your wedding please get in touch. For example – if you would like Bellissimo to help with extended supplier research and recommendations beyond those relating to the venue, help with your ceremony plans, help with sending out invitations and collating RSVPs, advice and help with budgeting and producing time schedules for planning as well as anything else not directly connected to the venue then please contact Bellissimo for a quotation for additional services.

If you book full Bellissimo services in conjunction with booking Came House, you would benefit from a reduced rate for our full and partial plan services. However, Bellissimo can help with as much or as little as you wish, and we will charge our fees accordingly so please get in touch to discuss your wedding and Bellissimo will be able to help.