Weddings at Wild Boar Estate

Tucked away in the beautiful Gilpin Valley near Windermere, Wild Boar Estate oozes character & charm. The friendly team here at our 5 star Inn are well equipped to make your wedding the greatest day of your lives. We’d stake our reputation on it!

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create the picture-perfect wedding that you’ve always dreamed of.

Great flavoursome food from our Grill & Smokehouse restaurant, individually designed bedrooms and suites, home-brewed beer and a library of single malt whisky, outdoor activities and stunning woodland all make for extensive choices when it comes to planning your perfect wedding.

Here at Wild Boar Estate, traditional meets cosy, quirky and just a little mischievous, where you can enjoy a special meet & greet, go on a Falconry Hawk Walk with your wedding photographer, or run wild and have fun with your wedding guests, enjoying some Wild Experiences like Clay Pigeon Shooting or Axe Throwing.

Re-writing romance at Wild Boar Estate you can choose from a small intimate wedding to full exclusive use weddings. Perfect for welly-boot photo shoots or starting the celebrations with a bang. The beautiful woodland and tarn will frame your day perfectly and creates a stunning backdrop for those all-important wedding photos.

Wedding Packages

Wedding packages

All wedding packages include a variety of exclusive benefits:

  • Car parking for wedding party and guests
  • 4x4 Land Rover & driver to take the wedding couple, and their photographer, into the woods for photos
  • A master of ceremonies for the wedding breakfast
  • A wedding cake stand
  • Complimentary Luxury Room for the Bride and Groom for your wedding night
  • Exclusive use of the restaurant for the wedding breakfast (subject to numbers)
  • Exclusive use of the restaurant for evening function if exclusive use of bedrooms taken.
  • Dinner and bed & breakfast stay for your first wedding anniversary.
  • Bride & Groom's engraved woodland bird box.
  • Wedding taster Dinner, Bed

*A separate list is applicable to Intimate weddings. Please see Intimate Weddings for further details.

Wedding guests enjoying the festivities at a Christmas Wedding

Exclusive Weddings

If you are looking for a beautiful rustic style wedding venue with all the comforts and interior of a cosy inn with oak beams, log fires and an informal vibe, Wild Boar Estate, near Windermere, will make you and your guests feel totally relaxed and ‘at home’.

Full exclusive use of the entire venue, excluding accommodation, from £8740 (based on 70 adult guests). *For Weddings held on a Saturday or Sunday, 20 bedrooms must also be taken the night prior to the wedding.

An exclusive use wedding would include...

  • Wedding Ceremony Room Hire
  • Drinks Reception– Prosecco & Canapes
  • Wedding Breakfast (wine with the meal and toast wine and Prosecco)
  • Evening Reception – Buffet
  • Accommodation - 31 bedrooms

Small, Intimate Weddings

The Undermillbeck is ideal for those looking for a wedding venue in the Lake District for a small, intimate style wedding.

The Undermillbeck Room at Wild Boar Estate provides an intimate, exclusive use space, ideal for small weddings of up to 22 wedding guests. Wooden flooring, exposed beams and a large focal fireplace all help set the scene for your cosy, small 'big day'.

The Undermillbeck can be setup for wedding ceremonines as well as being rearranged to host your wedding breakfast and pre and post wedding celebrations. Wedding parties can have exclusive use of The Undermillbeck during the entirety of their wedding celebrations at Wild Boar Estate.

Venue Details

Weddings in The Undermillbeck start from £3,340 (Based on 22 guests).

This includes:

  • Ceremony Room Hire
  • Drinks Reception – Prosecco & Canapes
  • Wedding Breakfast (wine with the meal)
  • Evening Reception - buffet
  • Beautiful Woodland Backdrop
  • Bride and groom engraved woodland bird box
  • Complimentary Afternoon tea for two on your first anniversary
Wedding ceremony in Undermillbeck

Wedding Photography

For an alternative backdrop to traditional wedding photography, couples are free to take advantage of the adjacent 72 acres of private woodland which is also open to guests. You can opt for a wild ride in our 4 x 4 Mad Pig Land Rover to take you on an adventure up to the tarn. Wild Boar Estate is also just a short drive from lake Windermere affording memorable lake district vistas.

Wedding Suppliers

We know that planning a wedding can be a Wild journey, full of researching and booking suppliers that you need to trust with your big day. Here at the Boar we’ve done your research for you. 22 fantastic businesses of all talents have been shortlisted for you to browse through. Supporting local businesses is something we’re passionate about and with all these vendors only a stones throw away, booking your consultations is made easy.

Photography

  • Tiree Dawson
  • Jo Greenfield
  • Mindy Coe

Florist

  • Forage and Foliage
  • Made in Flowers

Beauty

  • Jo Leversuch (MUA)
  • Aimee Chorley (MUA)
  • Katie Dale (Hair)

Cake

  • Wren Cake Designs
  • Bramble and Wild

Music

  • Craig Smith (Pianist)
  • Half Hitches (Band)
  • Becki Fishwick (Singer)

Flavours

  • Fellside Fudge

Activities

  • Michael Coates Clay Pigeon Shooting
  • Lake District Falconry

Stationary

  • White Orchid Print and Design

Styling/Hire

  • Emma Tebbey Co Lune
  • Valley Crockery Hire

Wedding Hacks

  • Ambleside Dog walker

Bridal Wear

  • Belle Leuer Bridal

Get in touch

We'd love to show you around Wild Boar Estate, near Windermere, and introduce you to all the elements that make a perfect wedding at Wild Boar Estate. Give us a ring on:

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Alternatively, call in to request a more information including a copy of The Wild Times, and a price breakdown and all the relevant details to assist you in planning for your special day. Wild Boar Estate is easily found, part away along the B5284 between Bowness-on-Windermere and Kendal.

Amy we cannot thank you enough for everything you did for us on our day and beyond that! From start to finish you made everything so easy, even dressing Ali at one point haha! We are honestly the happiest couple and we had the most amazing wedding, every single member of staff were kind and helpful and made us feel extremely special.

Hannah & Brad x (August 2023)

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