Ashton Lodge Country House, Bourton Hall and Ansty Hall are three country houses in the Rugby district, on the eastern side of Warwickshire. Each offers exclusive use, a licensed room and an outdoor option for the ceremony, and bedrooms on site, so the useful differences are in scale, layout and how the evening works.
As with any venue, start with the seated meal. The evening figures below are larger, sometimes by a wide margin, and they include everyone who was there during the day.
Compare the guest numbers
| Venue | Area | Seated meal | Evening total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton Lodge Country House | Stretton under Fosse, near Rugby | 156 | 200 |
| Bourton Hall | Bourton on Dunsmore, near Rugby | 120 | 250 |
| Ansty Hall | Ansty, near Coventry | 120 | 160 |
Figures checked in September 2026. The evening total includes your daytime guests; it is not an additional allowance. Ask each venue for a layout and quote for your date and numbers.
Ashton Lodge Country House: an Edwardian house with a barn for the meal
Ashton Lodge Country House is at Street Ashton, near Stretton under Fosse, north of Rugby. The Edwardian house sits in gardens, with a Garden Room for indoor ceremonies of up to 120 guests and the option of an outdoor ceremony in the grounds.
The meal moves to the Ashton Barn, which seats up to 156, and the evening total is 200. Catering is in-house, ranging from a three-course wedding breakfast to barbecues and wood-fired pizzas later on. Exclusive use of the house, Garden Room and marquee is part of the booking, and there are fourteen en-suite bedrooms, including a honeymoon suite.
Because the ceremony, drinks and meal are in different spaces, the day has a natural flow, but it also has more transitions to think through for guests who find walking difficult.
Ask at your visit: Where do guests wait while the barn is prepared, and how far is each move between the house, the Garden Room and the barn?
Bourton Hall: an Italianate manor above Draycote Water
Bourton Hall is on Main Street in Bourton on Dunsmore, south-west of Rugby, looking over Draycote Water. The house is an Italianate manor with ornate ceilings and a former Catholic chapel that now hosts indoor ceremonies. Outdoor ceremonies take place in the gardens.
The Banqueting Hall seats up to 120 for the meal, while the evening total is 250, so the gap between the two figures is wider here than at most venues. If most of your guests are with you for the whole day, the 120 figure is the one to plan around. Accommodation is on site across 21 rooms, catering is in-house, and the house and grounds are yours exclusively.
Packages start from £6,000 in September 2026. Ask exactly what that figure includes before comparing it with quotes from other venues.
Ask at your visit: Which rooms open up in the evening to reach the larger total, and where would a 120-seat meal leave space for dancing?
Ansty Hall: a hotel estate with a Coventry postcode
Ansty Hall is on Main Road in Ansty, east of Coventry. The postal address says Coventry, but the village is in the Rugby district of Warwickshire and the hotel is licensed by the county’s registration service, which matters if you are giving notice or comparing registrar fees.
Ceremonies can take place beneath the cedar tree in the garden, in the Cedar room for up to 100, or in the Orangery, which holds up to 160 for a ceremony. For the meal, the Orangery seats up to 120, with an evening total of 160. Smaller rooms suit smaller weddings: the Cedar room seats 70 for the meal, the Gilbert Scott 40 and Henry’s Library 18.
As a hotel, Ansty Hall also offers a non-exclusive booking, which can be a cost-effective choice for a smaller wedding. With exclusive use, the house, gardens and up to 63 bedrooms are reserved for your party, and the estate becomes yours from 1pm.
Ask at your visit: On a non-exclusive booking, which spaces would be shared with other hotel guests, and at what time does the wedding party get access?
Turn the visits into a decision
Request quotes on the same basis from each venue: the date, ceremony type, daytime and evening totals, and the number of bedrooms you want to hold. Then look at three practical things alongside the price.
- Distance between spaces: how guests move from ceremony to drinks to dinner, and whether each route is step-free.
- The evening figure: where the extra guests go, and whether the room you like for dinner still works once the tables are cleared.
- Journeys home: all three are rural. Read our guide to getting guests to and from the venue before you book transport.
Take the questions to ask a venue with you, and if the barn settings of North Warwickshire and the countryside around Warwick appeal more, see our country venue comparison.