The Moat House

from £6,000 (includes accommodation, food and drink)

From the 16th century Farmhouse and iconic horse chestnut tree, to the quaint canal bridges and snowdrop and bluebell-carpeted woodland, The Moat House is the perfect backdrop to your countryside wedding.

Overview

Pricing

from £6,000 to £29,000 (includes accommodation, food and drink)

All packages include:

Reception drinks, wedding breakfast, wine, toast drinks and evening buffet
Use of the Library for wedding party prep on the morning of your wedding day
Table linen, table mirrors, candelabras, tea lights, cake stand & cake knife
Complimentary use of the Wedding Suite and five additional bedrooms on the night of the wedding

Exclusive hire of the entire venue, 41 bedrooms and grounds is available upon request

For a personal quote please contact the venue and mention Coco

Need To Know

Ceremony Capacity : 130
Dinner Capacity : 130
Standing Capacity : 200
Licensed for Marriage : Yes
Catering : In-house
Bar : In-house
Accommodation : 41 bedrooms
Child Friendly : Yes
Pets Welcome : Yes
Late License : 1am
Exclusivity : Yes
Disabled Facilities : Yes

Contact Details

The Moat House

Lower Penkridge Road
Acton Trussell
Stafford
ST17 0RJ

Website: www.moathouseweddings.co.uk

Telephone: 01785 712 217

Email: weddings@thelewispartnership.co.uk

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About

The Setting

The Moat House Hotel is a picturesque wedding venue and four-star hotel located in the heart of Staffordshire. Nestled within the village of Acton Trussell, this waterside location and historic Grade II listed farmhouse makes the perfect setting for your country wedding. From the 16th century farmhouse and iconic horse chestnut tree, to the quaint canal bridges and snowdrop and bluebell-carpeted woodland, The Moat House serves as the perfect backdrop for your wedding day.

Ideally located less than a 5 minute drive from J13 of the M6 and around a 10 minute taxi ride from Stafford railway station on the West Coast Mainline, The Moat House is conveniently situated for all your friends and family to reach.

The Vibe

Whether you’re looking for rustic charm, boho chic or modern elegance, the beautiful wedding spaces suit a variety of different seasons and styles.

Colin Lewis Suite

Perfect for smaller ceremonies (under 70 guests) and more intimate weddings receptions (under 50 guests), the Colin Lewis Suite is situated within the Grade II listed farmhouse and boasts stunning oak beams and rustic charm.

Acton Suite

With views over the canal and lush Staffordshire countryside from its own private terrace, the Acton Suite is the ideal blank canvas for larger weddings, holding up 130 guests for ceremonies and wedding receptions.

The Orangery

Flooded with natural light, decadent chandeliers and oak floors, the Orangery is usually home to the award-winning restaurant, but you can choose to make it the setting for an unforgettably romantic ceremony.

Lakeside Pergola

If your heart is set on an outdoor wedding, you can make the most of the verdant grounds by saying your vows against the backdrop of the charming Lakeside Pergola. Nestled in the trees on the outskirts of the farmhouse lawn, this stunning spot is the ideal choice for your summer wedding.

Bedrooms

Choose from 41 individually-styled and spacious rooms including doubles, twins, luxury suites and family rooms, with a contemporary or more traditional design. Most importantly, all the rooms are super comfortable – offering you a peaceful night’s sleep.

Food

The head chef and kitchen team behind The Moat House’s 2 AA Rosette restaurant will deliver exquisite fine dining and feasting for you and your guests. Their carefully developed menus provide exceptional choice, focusing on classically cooked British cuisine that uses fantastic local produce. The talented culinary experts will gladly cater to different tastes, styles, and dietary requirements and will work with you to design a bespoke menu for your wedding day.

Service

The service you receive at The Moat House Hotel is second to none. The friendly, experienced, professional team will ensure that your wedding dreams become a reality. From designing your menu to managing the flow of the day, their seasoned coordinators will guide you through the entire process, planning your day your way and ensuring everything runs smoothly.

Testimonials

We cannot recommend The Moat House highly enough following our wedding in July. From the initial meeting with the wedding team through to the wedding day itself, the venue and its staff were professional, accommodating and supportive. Despite numerous date changes (third time lucky!) and the uncertainty as a result of the pandemic, the staff were great and responded to all of our questions, queries and alterations promptly.

The venue itself offers so much, from its idyllic setting and surroundings to the grounds and buildings themselves. The Colin Lewis suite proved to be the perfect space for our Ceremony, enabling us to share our special moment with a small number of family and friends. With its exposed rustic oak beams, it required little more decoration. The Acton Suite provided a modern and spacious setting for the evening reception, safely and comfortably (based on the easing of the pandemic restrictions) accommodating our additional guests, with access to the patio area and the canal side to the rear. Our guests were extremely complimentary of the grounds and the venue, including the bedrooms for those that stayed.

The food offered on the day was amazing. Having sampled the menu options beforehand (menu tasting included in package), we were able to select our favourite meal for our guests and the catering team were able to accommodate the diverse dietary requirements. The ice-cream cart was also a big hit with guests (and ourselves) given the sunny weather! We are truly grateful to all of those who were involved in making our wedding day perfect!

Mr & Mrs Andrews

Absolutely brilliant thank you to Vicky, Chloe and the whole team it was absolutely perfect and we could not of wished for a better day.

Rebecca G.

Chloe was very helpful when it come to organising our big day and if we had any queries she was only an email or phone call away. The big day ran smoothly and we couldn’t have asked for a better place to have our big day. Also to have our dogs at our wedding was a key thing for us. They are our family and we wouldn’t want to celebrate our love without them. The Moat House is dog friendly, and they walked down the aisle with dog chaperones company *thatspawperfect*

Kylie & James

From start to finish we have had such a fantastic experience with the Moat House. Our wedding was a dream and ran so smoothly. All of the staff were fantastic and they went above and beyond for us. The food was consistent and fantastic throughout the whole day with lots of compliments. We got married in the Orangery which was so bright and beautiful. I am so thrilled we chose to go with the Moat House who gave us our dream wedding. Would highly recommend!

Becky W.

From the very first time we set foot into The Moat House we both knew right then that this was our perfect venue to host our wedding. We first booked with them in 2019 for our 2022 wedding which thankfully was not affected by covid. All the staff at The Moat House are ever so friendly and helpful. They were always so willing to help with anything and we are so thankful for Chloe, Nichola and the whole wedding team doing what they do best to make our day so special. For anyone looking for a really beautiful venue with some amazing sights and photo opportunities, The Moat House is definitely the place for you.

Jon & Anna

We knew from the very first time we visited the Moat House back in 2019 that we wanted to get married here! It is an absolutely beautiful venue, perfect for the cosy and rustic autumnal wedding we had in mind, but also stunning year-round. There are so many options and choices and it is so easy to really personalise your day – so many ceremony spaces, personally I highly recommend the Orangery, overlooking the canal, it was flooded with wonderful natural light on our sunny wedding day and looked incredible. The team were awesome in the months of planning, always happy to answer our many questions and offer great advice. On the day, everything came together so perfectly and we and our guests were looked after so well. It really was everything we hoped for and more. We absolutely made the right choice in choosing to get married here, the Moat House has become really special to us and we can’t wait to come back to visit.

Sarah & Joel

My wife and myself are truly over the moon with our wedding on the 30th May 2022. The Moat House were outstanding on all the organisation from start to finish. Chloe you were amazing with all my emails and keeping me calm through the whole planning stages. We are on cloud 9 and our day was truly magical and one memory that will last forever.

Emma & Rachel

This was our second perfect wedding day at The Moat House, which is situated in the beautiful Staffordshire countryside. We cannot thank the staff enough for their professionalism, their kindness and their flexibility throughout the planning and preparation stages, and with the date changes and rearrangements due to the pandemic! The Acton Suite was amazing, so beautifully laid out for both the ceremony and the wedding breakfast. Josh and I would like to thank Chloe and the Moathouse staff for looking after us so well all day. This day will remain very special to us, a perfect way to start married life.

Rachael J.

What an amazing day we had. The staff and venue made our day magical . Chloe and all of the wedding team were great with us over the previous 2 years as our original date was postponed due to covid . They were so helpful throughout the whole time and anything we asked or needed was no trouble at all. The venue is simply stunning we knew from day one the Moat House would be our special place. We would highly recommend anyone to book the Moat House for their special day.

Matthew H.