Civil Weddings Ceremonies and Partnerships

If you are looking for a venue not only for your wedding reception, but also for your civil wedding ceremony, then you have come to the right place.

Our contemporary town hotel, BEST WESTERN Forest Lodge located in Lyndhurst, has three licensed rooms, perfect for civil wedding ceremonies and civil partnerships or commitment ceremonies of between 60 and 150 guests.

Special wedding ceremonies, Forest Lodge Hotel in the New Forest, Hampshire

Our civil ceremony rooms

For your ceremony choose from the Forest Room function suite, stylishly decorated in keeping with the Georgian origins of the hotel. The Forest Room suite can hold up to 150 wedding guests and feautures neutral decor, beautiful chandeliers, and opens out onto the courtyard gardens. 

The Glasshouse is a modern addition to the hotel, with wooden floors and retro chandelier, and is licensed for up to 90 wedding guests.

During the summer months, we are also able to have blessings in the landscaped gardens (subject to weather of course!).

Booking your Ceremony at BEST WESTERN Forest Lodge Hotel, Lyndhurst

Our friendly team are here to help you and they can give you advice on when best to book the Superintendent Registrar. For New Forest wedding ceremonies, you can contact the Registrar’s office on 0845 603 5637 or by email on new.forest.registrars@hants.gov.uk.

For more information on civil ceremonies

To find out more about holding your civil wedding ceremonies, civil partnerships and commitment ceremonies at BEST WESTERN Forest Lodge Hotel, download a brochure, visit us on one of our wedding open days, or make an appointment with one of our team for a private tour of the hotel.

For those wanting to book a civil ceremony in the New Forest this year, you may want to view our New Forest Hotels wedding offers page.

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What is the Book Direct Price Promise?

Quite simply it means that if you book on line direct with any of the hotels in the New Forest displaying this logo, you will get the best rate available anywhere on the web – guaranteed!

All you need to do is make your booking via the Hotel’s own website and you will receive the following benefits:

  • Best Rate available anywhere on the web – guaranteed!
  • Bed and Breakfast rate – only available when you book direct.
  • A ‘Brand New Forest Card’ worth £5, offering you many exclusive discounts locally; only available to cardholders.

This is a New Forest initiative and only the following hotels who display the logo have signed up to provide these guarantees: Balmer Lawn Hotel, Bartley Lodge Hotel, Beaulieu Hotel, Careys Manor Hotel & Senspa, Cottage Lodge, Montagu Arms, BEST WESTERN Forest Lodge Hotel, Moorhill House Hotel and Hotel Terravina,

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