Soulton Hall 2011 and 2012 Wedding Details by Soulton Hall

SOULTON HALL the essential country wedding

Details and tariffs for 2011 and 2012

Soulton Hall, Wem, Shrewsbury, Shropshire. SY4 5RS tel:01939 232 786 email: enquiries@soultonhall.co.uk web: www.soultonhall.co.uk

Your Wedding Celebration Soulton Hall is an ancient and striking building, and – we hope – a fitting venue for your most important celebration. But your special day here will be at least as much about a welcoming and relaxed atmosphere, shared with friends and family, as it is about the bricks and mortar. Soulton Hall is a highly flexible and versatile venue, and our family and team are very keen that you should feel as ‘at home’ as possible. Your celebrations here will be bespoke, so if you would like: • a (weather proof) Californian BBQ in the evening, • his and hers dining rooms at breakfast on the bid day, • picnic blankets and fireworks in the evening, • a room with a big screen for the World Cup the night before, • an elephant in attendance, (all of which we have done!), just ask and we will be happy to see if we can make it happen. There are currently seven public rooms, most of which are licensed for ceremonies, for you to use as best suits your party. With flexible arrangements for accommodation on site and in cottages, celebrations here mostly have the atmosphere of a private house party over an evening or weekend. This is as it should be, because, as we say, we want you to feel as ‘at home’ as possible! Facilities here can comfortably accommodate up to 150 guests. We hosted events for as many as 450 with a marquee in the White Garden, Yet we welcome celebrations of any size, So, if you are a couple considering a quite celebration with only your very closest loved ones, or even a private ceremony with our family acting as witnesses, followed by a quite day walking our farm and woodland and enjoying each others company, we will be delighted to share your special day. We look forward to getting to know you, and working with you towards a happy day.

each wedding at Soulton Hall is authentically unique.

SOULTON HALL 2011 WEDDING TARIFFS OPTION 1 - FOR ONE NIGHT EXCLUSIVE USE WEDDINGS (Sunday or Thursday from 2.00pm until 10.30am the following morning) Based on 30 to 90 guests in Soulton Hall and Soulton Court (or up to 450 in a marquee in the White Garden -- marquee is extra charge) Your country house and grounds for the day

£1,736.17

One Night Bed and Full English Country Breakfast

£919.15 maximum

for 16 guests in 10 bedrooms (double occupancy in each)*

* We will only have guests attending your wedding staying. This fee is only charged in proportion to rooms unoccupied or occupied by guests not settling their own account; e.g. if 50 per cent of the rooms are occupied by guests settling their own account, only half this fee is charged, and if 100 per cent are occupied by guests settling their own account, the fee is not charged.

Where more than 16 guests are accommodated and additional per night charge of £46.00 is made for adults, £28.00 for children. OPTION 2 - FOR TWO NIGHTS WEEKEND EXCLUSIVE USE HOUSE PARTY WEDDINGS (For a Saturday wedding from 2.00pm on Friday until 10.30am Sunday) Based on 30 to 90 guests in Soulton Hall and Soulton Court (or up to 450 in a marquee in the White Garden -- marquee is extra charge). This option will allow for the possibility of intermit candle lit dinner or informal BBQ for close family and friends the night before the big day. Your country house and grounds for the weekend

£2,548.09

Two nights Bed and Full English Breakfast

£2,037.45 maximum

for 16 guests in 10 bedrooms (double occupancy in each)*

account, only half this fee is charged, and if 100 per cent are occupied by guests settling their own account, the fee is not charged. Where more than 16 guests are accommodated and additional per night charge of £46.00 is made for adults, £28.00 for children. OPTION 3 - MIDWEEK DAY-TIME WEDDINGS (Sunday to Thursday, either at 11.30am or at 4.00pm) Based on 2 to 100 guests Civil Ceremony Room Hire

£505.53

Private Reception Room Hire

£310.28

Helpful Note All food and beverage is additional cost (see below). To assist you in preparing your budget, allow between £45 - £65 per person for the wedding breakfast, this will include reception drinks, the main meal and wine with the meal. Most weddings at Soulton seem to be around this price per guest. Price Guarantee These prices take account of the VAT changes that occurred on 04 January 2011. They are inclusive of VAT at up to 20 per cent. Winter weddings During the months of November, January, February, March and April a discount of 10 per cent is available on the ‘Your country house and grounds for the day’ prices for exclusive use weddings. During the months of November, January, February, March and April (Bank Holiday Weekends Excluded) one day exclusive use on a Saturday may be available, this is charged exactly as Option 1 above.

SOULTON HALL 2012 WEDDING TARIFFS OPTION 1 - FOR ONE NIGHT EXCLUSIVE USE WEDDINGS (Sunday or Thursday from 2.00pm until 10.30am the following morning) Based on 30 to 90 guests in Soulton Hall and Soulton Court (or up to 450 in a marquee in the White Garden -- marquee is extra charge) Your country house and grounds for the day

£1,800

One Night Bed and Full English Country Breakfast

£1,017maimum

for 16 guests in 10 bedrooms (double occupancy in each)*

£2,620

Two nights Bed and Full English Breakfast

£2,176 maximum

for 16 guests in 10 bedrooms (double occupancy in each)*

£520

Private Reception Room Hire

£310

Helpful Note All food and beverage is additional cost (see below). To assist you in preparing your budget, allow between £45 - £65 per person for the wedding breakfast, this will include reception drinks, the main meal and wine with the meal. Most weddings at Soulton seem to be around this price per guest. Price Guarantee These prices are inclusive of VAT at up to 20 per cent. We reserve the right to pass on increases in VAT above this level. Winter weddings During the months of November, January, February, March and April a discount of 10 per cent is available on the ‘Your country house and grounds for the day’ prices for exclusive use weddings. During the months of November, January, February, March and April (Bank Holiday Weekends Excluded) one day exclusive use on a Saturday may be available, this is charged exactly as Option 1 above.

Catering Tariffs 2011 (per person, unless otherwise stated) The Wedding Breakfast Bespoke set menu, three courses

£40.30

adult

£30.10

children 8-12 years

£12.75

children 2-8 years

Cold Buffet

£28.55

Hot Buffet

£25.50

Drinks For budgeting purposes, we have found that most celebrations are adequately provided for at a wedding breakfast with one bottle of red and one of white between 8 or so guests; obviously we can review your party’s requirements during the day. House wines are currently (January 2011) around £14 per bottle. Pimm’s Reception

£5.00 normal average over party

Optional Extras Canapés (selection of three)

£8.10

Canapés (selection of five)

£9.10

Tea/coffee service

£3.60

Cheese

£7.65

Late Evening Refreshments BBQ

from £11.00

Platter of English and Welsh Cheeses (serves about 20 guests) Port

£65.6 per platter Please ask for list

Sandwiches (2 rounds)

£6.60

Price Guarantee These prices have been re-sated for the VAT changes of 04 January 2011. They are inclusive of VAT at up to 20 per cent.

Catering Tariffs 2012 (per person, unless otherwise stated) The Wedding Breakfast Bespoke set menu, three courses

£43.00

adult

£32.00

children 8-12 years

£14.00

children 2-8 years

Cold Buffet

£30.50

Hot Buffet

£27.50

£5.00 normal average over party

please request our list (average seven servings per bottle) Optional Extras Canapés (selection of three)

£8.65

Canapés (selection of five)

£9.75

Tea/coffee service

£3.85

Cheese

£8.20

Late Evening Refreshments BBQ

from £12.00

Platter of English and Welsh Cheeses (serves about 20 guests) Port

£71.00 per platter Please ask for list

Sandwiches (2 rounds)

£7.10

Price Guarantee These prices are inclusive of VAT at up to 20 per cent. We reserve the right to pass on increases in VAT above this level, since this is being written in 2010, we reserve the right to alter 2012 catering prices in case of dramatic changes in commodity prices – to date this has never been necessary.

Bespoke menus for your wedding breakfast

In planning your celebration at Soulton Hall, you may find the menu suggestions useful. You need not, however, regard this list as totally prescriptive: if you have a particular favourite, do let us know and we will do our best to accommodate your preferences. All of the dishes that follow will be made at Soulton Hall, and were it is possible we will use our own produce (such as honey, game, fruit, foul, vegetables, etc); we also draw heavily on the artisan food producers of Shropshire. For more information about the provenance of food used at Soulton Hall, visit the provenance section of soultonhall.co.uk. If you have individuals in your party with special dietary requirements, we will be happy consider their needs.

Main course Starters Chicken liver pate (Red onion marmalade, toasted brioche)

Locally sourced Roast sirloin of Shropshire or Welsh beef, Roast saddle of Shropshire or Welsh lamb, Roast loin of pork, local rare bred pork if available, Roast crown of turkey All served with traditional accompaniments

Smoked salmon, halibut and trout (Caper and lime oil with sultana bread)

Beef Wellington1 (Fillet beef with garlic roast potatoes and Maderia sauce) [Market Price]

Cantalope melon sliced with parma ham and fresh figs

Rack of Welsh Lamb (Apricot, redcurrant stuffing, roast and new potatoes)

Goats cheese and sun blush tomato tartlet (Ripe olives, basil and capsicum dressing)

Fillet of bream (Blackberry shallots and new potatoes with lime and lemon sauce hollandaise)

Salmon and prawn terrine (Potato and fennel salad)

Corn fed chicken breast (Dauphaninoise potato cake, oyster mushroom sauce)

Smoked duck breast salad (Peach and courgette chutney)

Confit of belly pork (Colcannon potato and cider sauce)

Carrot and coriander fritters (Green salad with mint crĂ¨me crĂ¨me fraiche)

Salmon fillet (Herb and lime crust, olive crushed new potatoes sauce Veronquie)

Poached tuna steak (Nicoise salad and herb dressing)

Roast guinea fowl breast (Bacon, chestnut and potato puree)

Melon and pineapple rosette (Red currant and passion fruit syrup)

Gressingham duck breast (Braised red cabbage, crushed new potatoes with plum and fig sauce)

Roasted plum tomato and red pepper soup Caesar salad

Seabass fillet (Celeriac and potato puree, asparagus and Champagne sauce)

Deserts Sticky toffee pudding (with butterscotch sauce and cinnamon ice cream) Blackberry and raspberry iced parfait (with hazelnut tuiles) Fresh Strawberries (with clotted cream sauce) White chocolate and banana cheesecake (with a baileys cram sauce) Mixed summer fruit pavalova Glazed lemon tart (with raspberry bosket) Apple pie (with creme Anglaise) Chocolate treacle and black cherry torte Baked rum and raisin cheese cake (with caramelised bananas and clotted cream) Rhubarb and whisky cranachan (with strawberry biscuits)

Hot buffet

Cold Buffet

Sliced honey roast ham Sliced turkey breast Sliced sirloin of beef Poached salmon fillet Homemade sausage and apple pastry rolls Gruyere cheese leek and mushroom flan Chicken liver pate and fresh bread Barbecue pork spare ribs (select two or three of these options) ~

Beef or vegetable lasagne Chicken and mushroom pie Cottage pie Salmon fillets in a leek and white wine sauce Turkey a la king Fish pie Mousakka (vegetarian option available) Shropshire sausages and mashed potatoes with onion gravy Chilli con carne Beef or chicken curry Boneless pork chop with cider and apple sauce Steak and kidney pie (select two or three of these options)

Potato and spring onion salad Coleslaw Rice and fruit salad Pasta salad Mixed Salad (cucumber, tomato, mixed leaves, pepper, beetroot) Hot new potatoes

~ New potatoes Boiled rice Garlic bread Carrots Cauliflower cheese Courgette or leek provincial

Profiterolls and chocolate sauce Apple pie Black cherry cheesecake Strawberries and clotted cream Mixed fruit pavalovas Redcurrant roulade Fresh fruit salad Chocolate rum and raisin cheesecake (select two or three of these options)

Profiterolls rolls and chocolate sauce Apple pie Black cherry cheesecake Strawberries and clotted cream Mixed fruit pavalovas Redcurrant roulade Fresh fruit salad Chocolate rum and raisin cheesecake (select two or three of these options)

ACCOMMODATION AT SOULTON HALL In planning a wedding at Soulton Hall it will be useful to know what bedrooms we have: Rooms in Soulton Hall: Twyniho

King-size half tester bedroom. Beams. En-suite bathroom - bath and shower.

Deakin

Emperor-size double or twin bedroom. En-suite bathroom - slipper bath and separate shower

Hill

King-size double bedroom En-suite bathroom – slipper bath and separate shower

Barnett

Double bedroom, with wood panelling and ‘secret door’ to en-suite bathroom – ‘P’ bath with shower

Rooms in the Carriage House: Saddlers

Double bedroom, sitting room - can have additional single bed(s) added for families. En-suite bathroom – Spa ‘P’ bath with shower

Coach House

Emperor-size double or twin bedroom. En-suite bathroom - spa bath and shower over

Rooms in the Cedar Lodge: Orchard Suite

Four-poster king-size bed. En-suite bathroom – corner spa bath and separate shower

Garden Rooms

King-size double bedroom, second double room, sitting room with sofa-bed (converts to double bed); these rooms share one bathroom – bath with shower over. Let as one unit.

In addition to the rooms on the Soulton Hall site, we have three self catering cottages: (Keeper’s Cottage, and Ploughman’s Cottage and Herdsman’s Cottage). Each of these cottages has self catering facilitates (see website for more details) outline details are below: – T

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Situated three quarters of a mile from Soulton Hall, in open country location. A pair of semi-detached Victorian Cottages. In Ploughman’s sleeping accommodation comprises: two double rooms and a single room In Herdsman’s there is a double room and two single rooms. Both cottages have a kitchen-dining room, a sitting room, bathroom, staircase hall, airing cupboard. Both cottages have parking for three or four cars.

All weddings booked at Soulton Hall shall be subject to the following terms: I. Confirmation and Payment Schedule To secure a booking we require written confirmation from the client of the booking, a copy of our terms signed and accepted by the client, and a non-refundable payment in instalments as follows: (a) for Exclusive Use of Soulton Hall:

total cost (not including estimated catering costs) but including any cancellation charge made by a subcontractor to Soulton Hall for the Client's wedding will be uncured. If another booking is obtained from a third party on no less favourable terms, .

VII. Cancellation by Soulton Hall Soulton Hall may cancel bookings under the following circumstances: (a) if Soulton Hall or any part of it has to close due to circumstances i. on booking 50 per cent of exclusive use charge; outside of its control e.g. fire, flood, etc; ii. six months before Wedding Day 25 per cent of the exclusive use charge; (b) if the client becomes insolvent or enters into liquidation or iii. three months before the Wedding Day the 25 per cent balance of the receivership; exclusive use charge is due. (c) if the Client is in arrears with payments due to Soulton Hall for ten (b) for non-Exclusive/Daytime Use of Soulton Hall ÂŁ330.00 is due on days or more; booking. (d) Death, serious injury or illness of the Proprietor or an immediate member of the Proprietor's family. In such circumstances the Soulton Hall Any extra costs incurred on the wedding day are to be settled in full may at its desecration refund any advance payment but will have no before departure. further liability to the Client. II. Catering and Guest Numbers VIII. Insurance and Damage The final number of guests attending together menus should be provided We strongly recommend that all clients arrange wedding insurance cover. fourteen days before the wedding date. For Exclusive Use weddings we require a copy of the policy. The Client will be liable for any loss or damage sustained to Soulton Hall, cartilage III. Corkage and furnishings by themselves or their guests or children agents vehicles or There is no corkage service at Soulton Hall. dogs associated with their party. The client shall pay to the Proprietor on demand the sum required to make good or remedy such damage including IV. Marquees compensation for any loss of business while the damage is repaired. When a marquee is erected in the grounds of Soulton Hall it will be by private arrangement between the marquee provider and the client. The IX. General marquee should be erected no more than three days before the date of (a) Soulton Hall will take reasonable steps to fulfil the reservation to the use and should be removed not more than three days after the date of the best of its ability and in accordance with the details provided, however, it wedding. reserves the right to provide alternative services of at least equivalent standard at no extra cost. V. Use of Soulton Hall by Clients and their Guests (b) Whist the Proprietor has taken all reasonable steps to ensure that the The Client and guests attending the wedding shall: information contained in its brochure, leaflets and other advertising is (a) comply with all licensing, health and safety and other general legal accurate, the rights to alter, substitute or withdraw any service, facility or regulations relating to Soulton Hall; amenity without notice if necessary are reserved. (b) comply with all specific rules relating to the use of Soulton Hall; (c) Neither Soulton Hall nor its Proprietor is responsible for in any way (c) consume no food or drink at Soulton Hall that has not been supplied for arrangements made by the Client with the Registrar, bands, florists, or by Soulton Hall with out the prior permission of the Proprietor; other providers of services at the wedding. Such providers of services will (d) not act in an improper or disorderly manner, leave promptly at the be regarded as agents of the client and must report to a member of appropriate time and comply with reasonable requests made by the Soulton Hall staff on arrival. Agents may not damage or mark Soulton Hall Proprietor or employees of Soulton Hall; its fixtures or fittings and may not take any part of any plant growing in the (e) children are welcome at weddings, but parents should be aware that gardens or estate of Soulton Hall. It is the responsibility of the Agent and there are potential hazards in Soulton Hall and in its grounds. We cannot the Client to see that they are properly equipped to perform their task accept any liability in the event of an accident (except as is imposed by law) and the Client shall indemnify Soulton Hall if it is required to assist an and we respectfully ask that guests remain at all times in the area of the Agent beyond what is reasonable. wedding (d) In the event of a client organising a marquee on the White Garden lawn it should have a connecting cover to Soulton Court in order to comply with health and safety regulations. VI. Cancellation by the Client (e) Any band (no more than six pieces) or disco must be situated in the In all circumstances, notification of cancellation must be made in writing Long Room, Soulton Court or the Buttery, Soulton Hall to comply with and shall be effective from the date it is received by Soulton Hall. The noise regulations. There will be no music after 12:00midnight and music following cancellation terms apply: shall at all times be of a reasonable volume. (a) Cancellation over three months in advance: all payments then due by operation of paragraph I above will be forfeited; X. The Contract (b) Cancellation between the three months and the wedding date: the Contracts are made under the law of England and Wales.