Venue spotlight: Celebrate your wedding with racing legends at Brooklands Hotel

A unique contemporary venue within an iconic sporting setting, Brooklands Hotel offers a truly one-off location for a memorable wedding celebration – and those views of the racetrack are simply mesmerising

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Brooklands Hotel is one of the most stylish and unique hotels to come onto the wedding scene in recent years and, with its combination of historic sporting references and modern luxuries, it’s a stunning location for an indulgent and contemporary wedding celebration.

Venue spotlight: Celebrate surrounded by racing legends at Brooklands Hotel — With its stunning spaces and sleek Deco-meets-modern styling, Brooklands Hotel is a great choice for a contemporary wedding celebration in luxury surroundings

Scene setting

The car is the star at Brooklands Hotel. This sleek and light-filled hotel near Weybridge, Surrey is right at the heart of the action with its location on the historic Soloman Straight of Brooklands – the world’s very first racing circuit. The hotel itself is a fabulous combination of period and contemporary architecture, referencing the Deco and Modernist elegance of early motorcars in a stunning light-filled and glass-walled setting. Its vast lobby and exceptional public spaces ensure a grand arrival and offer plenty of scope for hosting a celebration large or small. The hotel only hosts one wedding a day, so you are also guaranteed star billing.

Perfect for…

Brooklands Hotel offers a 21^st-century take on luxury and is a perfect location for a bespoke and individual wedding celebration that guests will never forget. The hotel has a civil ceremony licence and can host between 50-150 for a ceremony. The largest of its four dedicated venue spaces is the Brooklands Suite, hosting 132 for a wedding breakfast and 200 for a standing reception. For more intimate gatherings, the Soloman Suite can host 44 for a wedding breakfast. With a series of fabulous outdoor decked areas – many overlooking the racetrack – there’s also scope to move alfresco for champagne and canapés.

There are 120 luxurious contemporary bedrooms here, including panoramic balcony suites and the signature 319 suite for bride and groom, so Brooklands Hotel a great option if you have guests travelling in from all corners. Its Weybridge location is convenient for major London airports and the city is just half-an-hour by train.

The details

You have your own personal wedding planner to manage every detail of the celebration from first to last, building the day around your wishlist and personal style. Food is a star here (the hotel’s 1907 Restaurant is a destination in its own right – noted both for its menus and service), so the team of chefs can design a feast to suit your taste and style of celebration. There are a variety of imaginative packages, or you can work with the executive chef to design your own palate-pleaser and ensure all your favourite dishes are served on the day. Packages start at £89.50 per guest and include all the essentials, including wedding breakfast, room hire and a complimentary suite for bride and groom.

Extra magic

Brooklands Estate attracts visitors from around the world and Brooklands Hotel lies at the heart of this setting. With Mercedes-Benz World located right next door and Brooklands Motor Museum a short walk away, guests have the opportunity to make a weekend of it and explore their surroundings. Weddings at Brooklands offer endless opportunities to build in indulgences as part of the celebration – be it time in the lavish spa, cocktail masterclasses in the swish bar with terrace overlooking the racetrack or behind-the-wheel adrenalin experiences for the petrolheads in your wedding party.