Lake District Weddings at Macdonald Old England Hotel & Spa, Windermere

A stunning lakeside setting, personalised wedding service and award-winning food and drink make the Macdonald Old England Hotel and Spa one of the finest wedding venues in the Lake District.

Set on the shores of beautiful Lake Windermere, with its own private lawns and jetties and the sweeping Lake District fells beyond, the natural beauty of the Old England provides an elegant backdrop for your wedding photographs. Luxury accommodation, a health and beauty spa and plenty of leisure activities around the Lakes also mean it's a popular choice for your hen or stag weekend.

We can accommodate daytime weddings only at the Macdonald Old England Hotel, or you are welcome to hire the hotel on an exclusive use basis and celebrate into the evening. Exchange your vows in one of our two wedding suites, both licensed for civil ceremonies, and follow your morning wedding service with a romantic cruise on Lake Windermere, arriving back on shore to a sumptuous meal with family and friends.

Want the hotel to yourself? For a truly magical wedding, send us an enquiry form asking about our exclusive use packages, or call our Wedding Co-Ordinator on 0844 879 9144.

Our sister hotels in the Lake District, the Macdonald Leeming House and The Swan Hotel, also specialise in exclusive weddings. Please visit their websites for further details.

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Wedding Function Rooms

Start married life together with a civil ceremony in one of our wedding suites overlooking Lake Windermere. Welcome your guests with a drinks reception in the lakeside gazebo on the lawn, and celebrate with a lavish wedding breakfast in the Vinand Restaurant before boarding your steamboat for an evening reception with a difference! The Vinand is our main wedding venue with direct access onto the gardens and lake, ideal for daytime wedding parties of up to 180 (last sitting 3.30pm) or evening receptions when the hotel is hired exclusively. The intimate Bay Room is ideal for smaller weddings of up to 15.

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  Send us an enquiry form or call 0844 879 9144 for further details.

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Planning Your Special Day

The Old England's bespoke wedding service offers complete flexibility. We enjoy an unrivalled reputation for weddings throughout the UK and our team can bring your special day to life exactly as you pictured it, including:-

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  Our wedding service includes:

  • A dedicated wedding planner to help you plan your day
  • Complimentary accommodation & breakfast for the bride & groom on the wedding night in one of the hotel's suites (subject to availability)
  • Cake stand & souvenir engraved knife
  • Souvenir menu cards
  • Professional Toastmaster
  • Beautiful gardens for your wedding photographs
  • A glass of champagne for bride & groom after the ceremony
  • Complimentary bed and breakfast voucher (Sunday-Friday subject to availability) upon receipt of deposit.
  • We can also help arrange florists, entertainment, transport, beauty treatments and weekend group activities

  To book an appointment with our wedding planner please call 0844 879 9144.
  Alternatively please request a wedding brochure.

  Recommended photographer:

  Bowness Wedding Photography offers a comprehensive and customized photographic service using the stunning scenery of the Lake District to enhance your wedding photos.

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Wedding Packages

Please see details of our Autumn and Winter Wedding packages

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  Autumn & Winter Wedding Packages
  1st October 2008 -30th April 2009
  Excludes Christmas & New Year

  A Glass of Sparkling Wine or Mulled Wine on arrival
  Selection of canapés

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  Three Course Wedding Breakfast

  Sample Menu

  Pressing of Goosnargh Duck, Golden Raisin Purée, Prune Chutney
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  Highland Lamb; Three-ways,
  Dauphinoise Potato, Soured Cabbage, Oregano Jus
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  Glazed Lemon Tart, Lemon Grass Granitae
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  Coffee & homemade fudge

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  Two glasses of wine during the Wedding Breakfast

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  Glass of Champagne to toast the future happiness of the Bride & Groom

  All for £65.00 per person

  Also Included in the Price:
  Complimentary marriage ceremony suite
  Bridal suite for the Bride & Groom overlooking the lake
  Stunning grounds for photographs
  Souvenir cake knife, menu & place cards
  Use of a cake stand

  Also included for parties of over 30 guests:

  Services of a Toastmaster
  Complimentary bed and breakfast voucher (on payment of deposit - OR pay in full before confirming date then reimburse on confirmation)
  Menu tasting for two people, supplement charged for additional guests
  Specially negotiated bedroom rate of £165.00 per room (reduced from £195.00 per room)

  Should you wish to book all 106 bedrooms and use the hotel exclusively then we would be delighted to offer the bedrooms at £140.00 per room

  Terms & Conditions
  Vinand Restaurant - Minimum Numbers of 50 Adults or a room hire charge may apply

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Wedding Food & Drink

Whether you're looking for a lavish wedding breakfast with all the trimmings or a simple buffet, our accomplished chefs are committed to sourcing only the finest, freshest produce for your wedding feast. Your personal wedding co-ordinator can help you choose from one of our exclusive wedding menus and drinks packages or you can consult the chef and create your own.

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  Menu1

  Carrot, ginger and honey soup
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  Cutlet of outdoor bred pork, roasting potatoes, root vegetables, button onion,
  garlic clove, mushroom, tomato and tarragon jus
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  Warm apricot and almond tart, lime syrup, clotted cream
  *
  Coffee & homemade fudge

  £33.50

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  Menu 2

  Half baby melon, liquor marinated fruits, passion fruit sorbet
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  Breast of cornfed chicken, lemon and thyme honey glazed carrots, mange tout,
  fondant potato, watercress cream
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  Iced banana parfait, pineapple and cardamom compote praline discs
  *
  Coffee & Homemade fudge

  £34.95

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  Menu 3

  Terrine of chicken livers, toasted foccachia bread, caramelised onion marmalade
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  Pan-roasted organic Shetland salmon, tian of aubergine and courgette, dauphinoise potato pave, vanilla and lime hollandaise
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  Apple & cinnamon crumble, vanilla ice cream, crème anglaise
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  Coffee & homemade petit fours

  £35.95

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  Menu 4

  Tian of hot roasted salmon, crème fraiche and chives, lemon sabayon, dressed roquette leaves
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  Roast rib eye of prime Scottish beef, Yorkshire pudding, pan-gravy, roast potatoes,
  swede puree, fine green beans
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  Milk chocolate bread & butter pudding, dark chocolate sauce white chocolate ice cream
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  Coffee & homemade petit fours

  £42.50

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  Menu 5

  Roast Shetland king scallop, asparagus risotto, parma ham crisp, truffle
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  A taste of orange sorbet
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  Pave of prime Scottish beef, foie gras, potato rosti, roast garlic, shallot puree, creamed savoy cabbage, truffled port glaze
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  Chocolate assiette: white chocolate & raspberry crème brulee, chocolate chip cookie and dark chocolate ice cream, milk chocolate milkshake
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  Coffee & Truffles

  £55.00

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  Carved Buffet

  Hot turkey crown

  Hot roast ribeye of beef

  Honey glazed Cumbrian ham

  Platter of oak smoked, cured & marinated fish & shellfish

  Cajun spiced new potatoes

  Selection of the salads: Coleslaw, potato, green, rice, pasta, mixed leaf

  Assiette of mini desserts
  Mirror of local Cumbrian cheeses with accompaniments

  Fresh fruit salad

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  Coffee & Petit Fours

  £55.00

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• Menu Selector

  Please select 1 starter, 1 main course and 1 dessert for your guests to choose from.
  Menu available for a minimum of 15 guests.

  Starters

  Avocado, spiced new potatoes, smoked bacon and snow pea salad, honey dressing
  £5.95

  Terrine of chicken livers, toasted foccachia bread, caramelised onion marmalade
  £6.25

  Half baby melon, liquor marinated fruits, passion fruit sorbet
  £6.50

  Cumbrian goats cheese and basil tart, tomato salad
  £6.50

  Tartlet of trout and spring onion, vanilla yoghurt, poached pear, watercress
  £6.95

  Char-grilled chicken Caesar salad
  £6.95

  Salad of guinea fowl, honey roasted butternut squash, pine nuts, orange, aged balsamic
  £7.50

  Loch Fyne oak smoked salmon, wild caper berries, dressed crisp leaves, lemon
  £8.50

  Tian of hot roasted salmon, crème fraiche and chives, lemon sabayon, dressed roquette leaves
  £8.95

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  Soups

  All at £5.50

  Cream of spinach with crème fraiche
  Roast plum tomato with basil oil
  Cream of vegetable
  Carrot, ginger and honey
  Pea with roast bacon Cream of chicken and chives
  Leek potato and spring onion Cauliflower and basil
  Cream of watercress and apple

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  Main Courses

  Breast of cornfed chicken, lemon and thyme honey glazed carrots, mange tout,
  fondant potato, watercress cream
  £17.95

  Cutlet of outdoor bred pork, roasting potatoes, root vegetables, button onion,
  garlic clove, mushroom, tomato and tarragon jus
  £17.95

  Pan-roasted organic Shetland salmon, tian of aubergine and courgette, dauphinoise potato pave, vanilla and lime hollandaise
  £19.95

  Breast of Goosnargh duckling, passion fruit and orange sauce,
  fine green beans, mange tout, galette potato
  £21.95

  Pave of Cumbria lamb, potato puree, creamed savoy cabbage,
  buttered carrots, redcurrant meat glaze
  £23.50

  Roast rib eye of prime Scottish beef, Yorkshire pudding, pan-gravy, roast potatoes,
  swede puree, fine green beans
  £24.00

  Loin of Cumbrian lamb, spinach lyonaisse potato, creamed leeks, green peppercorn cream
  £26.50

  Vegetarian

  Charred red pepper, red onion, baby leek and ricotta cheese strudel, spinach cream,
  basil mash gratin, tomato fondue
  £16.50

  Ribbons of vegetables bound with mascarpone cheese, savoury crepe,
  parmesan lasagne, tomato coulis
  £16.50

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  Dessert

  Lemon & almond sponge pudding, Cornish clotted cream, cherry jam syrup
  £6.25

  Iced mango parfait, poached pear, orange syrup
  £6.25

  Apple & cinnamon crumble, vanilla ice cream, crème anglaise
  £6.25

  Milk chocolate bread & butter pudding, dark chocolate sauce white chocolate ice cream
  £6.95

  Iced banana parfait, pineapple and cardamom compote praline discs
  £6.95

  White chocolate and raspberry cheesecake, strawberry ice cream
  £7.25

  Warm apricot and almond tart, lime syrup, clotted cream
  £7.25

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  Cheese

  Selection of British cheese, biscuits, bread, aubergine and mango
  £8.95

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  Coffee with fudge
  £3.95

  Coffee with petit fours
  £4.25

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