Durlston Castle Wedding Venue

About Durlston Castle

Historic wedding venue in Swanage, Licensed for ceremonies and available for your wedding breakfast and reception. Durlston Country Park offers a truly beautiful location for your special day. Our Castle is situated in 320 acres of unique woodland, clifftop and meadows providing incredibly breath-taking views. With picturesque locations and hidden spots of beauty, Durlston is one of the best local venues for the photographs that will capture your day.

A stunning Castle set within 320 acres of beautiful parkland.

Just 5 minutes by car from the picturesque town of Swanage, or 45 minutes from Bournemouth, Durlston offers a tranquil and beautiful setting.

Durlston gives you plenty of freedom to create your dream wedding, enabling you to choose all the components that are right for you. With affordably priced room hire for the day, it is a great location to book.

Durlston Castle is set on top of an impressive headland jutting out into the sea, within it are two main locations to choose for your ceremony, wedding breakfast or canapes. The Fine Foundation Gallery on our lower level and the Belvedere at the top of the castle.

Both the Gallery and the Belvedere are licensed for civil weddings, with many couples choosing to have their ceremony in the glass-sided Belvedere, followed by drinks reception and canapes, others choose to have their wedding breakfast and reception in the Gallery.

We are thrilled to now offer couples the flexibility of a marquee wedding up at the Learning Centre. Marquee's come in all shapes and sizes to suit your style and number of guests. The main room of the Learning Centre is also included in the package.