A New Forest wedding venue with good at its core

Tucked away within the picturesque New Forest, Minstead Lodge is a trailblazing wedding venue that involves and benefits people with learning disabilities.

Our team combine the beauty of our charming wedding venue with providing opportunities for some of the most vulnerable people in society, nurturing their unique potential while allowing them to achieve as much independence as possible.

The Lodge is part of Minstead Trust, a charity that supports over 320 people from Poole to Portsmouth and is committed to helping those with learning disabilities to live happier and healthier lives. It is for this reason that Minstead Lodge offers so much more than simply a wedding venue – it offers you a chance to help transform lives too!

It is our heart, soul and passion that sets us apart from other wedding venues, with our complete devotion to doing good and to the individuals who are a part of our tight-knit team. While our elegant rooms and glorious gardens marry together to provide an exquisite backdrop for your wedding day, it also brings our couples a huge amount of joy knowing that their booking has contributed directly to our mission. Every event held at Minstead Lodge acknowledges this. Upon exploring our idyllic New Forest wedding venue, you will fall for the history and architecture that the setting has to offer, but beyond the surface awaits an impactful narrative that your love story can be a part of.

Every event hosted at the Lodge provides income for life-changing work, so you can enjoy your celebration knowing that it has had a profoundly positive impact on many people’s lives.

Our staff at Minstead Lodge are renowned for our warmth, dedication and understanding for what we do. Here at the Lodge, you will see us supporting individuals with learning disabilities to work in the kitchens, serve front of house and help gather ingredients from our Victorian Kitchen Garden.

We aim for intimacy over the feeling of impersonal, where we not only celebrate your love for one another, but the chance to celebrate a supportive and empowering community. Offering a bespoke approach to your big day, along with beautiful spaces and a heartfelt ethos behind every event, together this will ensure that your wedding is as meaningful as it is memorable.

Should you want to find out more about our work with people with learning disabilities or our enchanting wedding venue in the New Forest, we welcome you to get in touch and a member of our team will get back to you.