In the heart of Robin Hood Country, Rufford Abbey Country Park is an ancient estate in the Nottinghamshire Dukeries, only a few miles east of famous Sherwood Forest. Rufford Mill, at the north end of the park next to the lake, offers you a stylish country venue for civil weddings and civil partnership celebrations in the Talbot Suite, on the first floor of the grade II listed red brick building. Rufford is the perfect venue for your wedding: a beautiful site, steeped in history, available 7 days a week and only ever having one marriage ceremony in any one day. Offering stunning views across the lake, natural settings and a relaxed rural atmosphere, Rufford Mill gives an enchanting backdrop to your wedding or partnership ceremony. Your wedding photographers will know the preferred spots for your wedding photographs using the landscape to it’s benefits.
A 15 minuet walk with your wedding photographers through woodland trails and a well kempt lawn takes you to another time period with the attractive remains of Rufford Abbey, originally a Cistercian monastery built around 1170. If you take the stroll through the woodlands you will come across the fascinating Ice Houses. But for brides in unique shoes and a beautiful dress it may well pay to take advantage of the car park at the Abbey and have your driver bring you directly from your ceremony for your couple photos. Around the Abbey ruin there are nine different formal gardens, like a sequence of rooms connected together. You will probably wish to look out for is the Rufford Herb Garden or The Rufford Sculpture Collection, which houses some attractive artworks such as the ever popular ‘Ewe and Man on a Park Bench’ the perfect opportunity for your wedding photographers. If you’re looking for a venue which is spectacular but not stuffy, interesting but not too formal, Rufford Mill might be an ideal choice. Our Rufford Mill Wedding Photography.
