Country house estate · Banbury, Oxfordshire

Events at Aynhoe Park.

Aynhoe Park is the most theatrical country-house venue we work in. Baroque ceilings, taxidermy in the dining room, candlelight as the default lighting plan, and a guest experience that rewards couples who lean fully into the venue's character.

Capacity

60 to 200 across the house and marquee

Best for

Weddings · Birthdays

Wedding briefs at Aynhoe lean strongly toward couples who want a venue with visible personality. The Grand Hall holds 120 for dinner; the marquee on the lawn handles 200 with full production. The library, the morning room, and the conservatory all hold smaller-scale moments (cocktail receptions, after-dinner programming, an inner-ring breakfast the morning after).

Production at Aynhoe needs an experienced producer. The kitchen is functional but not generous; bring a caterer who knows the building. Accommodation is twelve rooms on the estate; the Lamb Inn at Burford takes another 20. Music curfew is 22:30 outdoors with the neighbours notified.

Aynhoe is at its strongest for weddings between September and May — autumn and winter weddings where the venue's interior character does the visual work that summer light handles elsewhere. Spring and summer work too, but the venue rewards lower light.

Briefs we produce here

What we've built at Aynhoe Park.

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Questions, answered

Planning an event at Aynhoe Park.

01How is the kitchen at Aynhoe?
Functional, not generous. Caterers who haven't worked the building before should visit before quoting. We have a roster of caterers who know the kitchen and can hit a 90-minute service window for 180+ guests.
02What's the wet-weather plan?
Marquee with rigid structure and full sides for any guest count over 80. We never plan an Aynhoe wedding without a wet-weather plan locked at brief stage.
03Is Aynhoe in the Cotswolds?
It's on the border — technically Oxfordshire, but firmly in the Cotswolds visual and supplier ecosystem. Most of the florists, caterers and crew we use at Aynhoe are the same ones we use at Daylesford or Cornwell Manor.
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