Lake District Weddings at Swan Hotel, Grasmere

Set against a dramatic backdrop of the Cumbrian Fells, the Swan Hotel provides a picturesque venue for any wedding. With low beamed ceilings and open fires, this 17th century coaching inn will lend traditional charm to your big day. Pose for photos in the private gardens, dine on delicious food and drink and spend your wedding night in welcoming accommodation. Enjoy an intimate reception in one of several elegantly appointed suites or for a truly unforgettable wedding book the hotel for your exclusive use.

Civil ceremonies, renewal of vows and wedding receptions can be held in the hotel's romantic Cygnet Room, the inviting Waggoner Restaurant or in a spacious marquee on the lawn.

Let us welcome the two of you for a night's stay at The Swan Hotel, so that you can look around and experience the facilities. Simply send us an enquiry form or call a member of the Weddings and Events team on 0844 879 9120.

Wedding Function Rooms

The Swan Hotel is the perfect venue for an informal wedding in the Lake District. Whether you are planning an outdoor summer wedding or a warm winter reception, this Cumbrian hotel has the facilities to meet your needs. Take full advantage of the hotel's stunning location and hold your wedding reception in an elegant marquee on the lawn. Alternatively, host a personalised civil ceremony and private reception for up to 35 guests in the Cygnet Room and sip champagne in graceful surroundings. For large celebrations book this secluded Lake District hotel for the exclusive use of you and your guests.

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  Send us an enquiry form or call 0844 879 9120 for further details.

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Planning Your Special Day

Your special day should be perfect. That's why one of our expert team of wedding co-ordinators will be on hand throughout to discuss your plans and ensure everything runs smoothly on the day. They can help with all aspects, from menu and wine selections to table plans and entertainment, leaving you to simply enjoy yourself!

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  Our wedding service includes:

  • Complimentary overnight accommodation for the bride and groom
  • Preferential overnight rates for wedding party guests
  • Toastmaster services
  • Use of a cake stand and knife
  • Name cards and table plan
  • Personalised menus

  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

Autumn & Winter Wedding Packages

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  Autumn & Winter Wedding Packages
  1^st October 2008 - 31^st March 2009

  
  Excludes Christmas & New Year

  A Glass of Sparkling Wine or Bucks Fizz on arrival
  Selection of canapés

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  Three Course Wedding Breakfast

  Sample Menu

  Carrot, ginger and honey soup
  *
  Grilled breast of corn-fed chicken,
  braised leg & butter bean casserole, garlic roast potatoes
  *
  Vanilla & Autumn berry sundae
  Topped with crumbled Grasmere gingerbread

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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 £55.00 per person

  Also Included in the Price:
  Complimentary marriage ceremony suite
  Bridal suite for the Bride & Groom
  Stunning grounds for photographs
  Souvenir cake knife, menu & place cards
  Services of a Toastmaster (for parties of 30 guests or more)
  Use of a cake stand
  Specially negotiated bedroom rate of £90.00 per room

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Wedding Food & Drink

Whether you're looking for a lavish wedding breakfast with all the trimmings or a simple barbecue in the private garden, our accomplished chefs are committed to sourcing only the finest, freshest produce for your wedding feast. Our award-winning head chef can create a specially tailored wedding menu and drinks package just for you.

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  Drinks Reception

  Bottled Beers
  Summer Punch
  Mulled Wine
  Bucks Fizz
  Pimms
  Kir Royale
  Litre Bottle Mineral Water
  Litre Jug of Fresh Orange Juice

  Please choose a drink by the glass or by the bottle from our Wine and Champagne List

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• Canapés

  Each Canapé is priced at £1.05 per person, per variety, unless otherwise stated:

  Basil and Parmesan Cheese Straws
  Tempura of Vegetables, Guacamole Dip
  Stuffed Cherry Tomato Filled with Cream Cheese and Chive
  Prawn and Coriander Beignets
  Salmon Roulade
  Chicken Liver Pate, Melba Toast, Shallot Confit
  Smoked Salmon, Dill Scoue
  Pakora
  Brochette of Chicken
  Apple and Duck Spring Rolls (1.25)
  Trout Rillettes (1.25)
  Crostinis of Mozzarella and Cherry Tomato

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• Menu Selector

  The menu selector allows you to cost and choose your own set menu, whether it is 3 or 4 courses.
  A vegetarian option or special dietary requirements will be catered for at no extra charge

  Starters

  Chilled pineapple and watermelon with lychees and coconut, Malibu syrup
  Pressed 'honey roast' ham and root vegetable terrine with mustard seed vinaigrette
  Chicken and duck liver parfait with toasted brioche and red onion marmalade
  Feta cheese and sweet pimento salad with roquette pesto and black olive 'biscuit'
  Smoked breast of chicken with sweet and sour carrot salad and coriander oil
  Goat's cheese and black olive mousse
  with tomato and red onion 'crisp bread', balsamic syrup
  Cinnamon spiced pear and parma ham salad with red wine dressing
  Creamed trout mousse with spring onion and celery salad, apple salsa
  Beetroot cured Scottish salmon with Vodka crème fraîche, caviar and 'rye sticks'
  Confit game, foie gras and fig terrine with puy lentil and herb dressing
  Smoked Scottish salmon with sweet pickled cucumber and saffron mayonnaise
  Lobster, prawn and mussel terrine, lime dressed mixed shoot and cress salad

  Soups

  Roast cherry tomato and basil soup
  White onion and potato soup with black truffle oil
  Coq au leekie soup
  Lightly curried sweet potato soup with coriander cream
  Mixed bean soup with chorizo and basil
  Beef and beetroot broth with chives and spring onions
  Mixed fish and shellfish boulliabase with spiced saffron rouille
  Brandied lobster and crab bisque

  Main Course

  Breast of corn fed chicken stuffed with wild mushrooms,
  wrapped in pastry lattice with sage and smoked bacon 'mash'
  'Butter roast' Poussin with sugar baked root vegetables and crispy pancetta
  Pan fried Shetland salmon fillet with saffron braised fennel and new potatoes
  Slow roast shoulder of lamb with char grilled chop, champ potatoes and fine beans
  Cinnamon spiced breast of duck with roast pear and butternut squash with mulled wine sauce
  Outdoor reared confit pork belly with braised red cabbage and bacon mash
  Herb and mustard crusted rack of lamb
  with roast Mediterranean vegetables, basil and garlic jus
  Fillet of lemon sole stuffed with smoked Scottish salmon with saffron cream
  Grilled mixed fish with lightly curried prawn tart, carrot and coriander puree
  21 day aged roast Scottish rib eye of beef with Yorkshire pudding
  Breast of Corn Fed chicken with confit leg 'Pot au feux' of vegetables and herb bouillon
  Grilled fillet of Wild sea bass with Pernod scented vegetables and clam and mussel butter
  Roast fillet of beef with confit shallots and wild mushrooms
  with truffle scented herb baked potatoes

  Desserts

  Poached fruit meringue with sweet cinnamon cream
  Glazed lemon tart with red berry compote
  Summer berry and champagne jelly with lemon syrup and brandy snap tuille
  Dark chocolate mousse with toasted coconut cream
  Soft fruit shortbread with vanilla whipped cream
  Pear and apple crumble with 'custard' ice cream
  Raspberry syllabub with 'brown sugar' biscuits and strawberry sauce
  Caramelised orange and cinnamon cheesecake
  Selection of cheese with Scottish oatcakes

  Coffee

  Freshly brewed coffee
  Freshly brewed coffee with tablet
  Freshly brewed coffee with petit fours

  Vegetarian Options

  Roast pimento and artichoke tart with grilled goats cheese, black olive and basil dressing
  Corn and cauliflower 'crumble' with parsley cream sauce
  Grilled parmesan polenta with sun blushed tomatoes, 'flat cap' mushrooms and sweet balsamic syrup
  Truffle scented wild mushroom torte with walnut, roquette and watercress salad
  Roast pear and blue cheese risotto with crispy vegetables

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• Children's Menu Selector

  You are invited to choose one dish from each course below to create a 3 course children's menu.

  The menu price is £8.95 per child under 12 years.
  For children over 12 years we can offer a half portion from the adult's menu for half the cost.

  Starter

  Mixed fruit crudités with strawberry and raspberry dip
  Creamy tomato soup
  Freshly squeezed orange juice

  Main Course

  Breaded salmon goujons with tomato sauce dip
  French stick pizza with ham and pineapple
  BBQ chicken pieces
  All main courses are served with French fried and baked beans or salad

  Dessert

  Mixed ice cream
  Soft chocolate dessert

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• Winelist

  White Wines

  Santa Serena Chardonnay - Chile
  Aromas of lively gooseberry with soft,
  creamy fruit.

  Pinot Grigio delle Venezie - Italy
  Zingy and fresh with tongue-tingling acidity.

  Sancerre 'Le Mont Fleuri', Loire - France
  Crisp, Sauvignon flavours
  and aromas combine to produce a
  wonderfully elegant wine.

  Rioja Campo Viejo Viura
  'Barrel Fermented' - Spain
  A white Rioja with aromas of oak a
  and vanilla together with a toasted
  background of exotic fruit.

  Anapai River Sauvignon Blanc
  New Zealand - A vibrant, citrusy wine
  with an aroma of fresh gooseberrys.

  Red Wines

  Santa Serena Cabernet S
  Sauvignon Merlot - Chile
  Blackcurrant flavours softened by juicy,
  plumy fruit. A smooth, rich red.

  Trivento Malbec - Argentina
  Aromas of dark berry fruits leads to a
  mouthful of ripe, full-flavoured richness.

  Fleurie, Ropiteau, Beaujolais
  France - Sweet, rich, fruit extraction
  with an elegant finish.

  Trulli Chianti - Italy
  Hints of morello cherry on the nose
  and a mouthful of plumy, spicy fruits.

  Rosé Wine

  Pinot Grigio Blush - Italy
  A delicate pink colour, clean summer
  fruit flavours on the palate.

  Sparkling wine and Champagne
  Santero Asti Spumante - Italy
  Opulent medium-sweet grapey flavours.

  Duc de Roucher Brut - France
  Lively white blossom aromas with
  harmonious fruit and soft acidity.

  Lanson Black Label - France
  A fine mousse of bubbles and a toasty,
  honeyed nose in perfect balance.

  Lanson Rosé - France
  delicious with aromas of roses and fruit.

  All wines have an alcoholic content of 10% to 15%.

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• Drinks Packages

  Drinks Package 1

  Pimms & Lemonade Reception
  1 Glass of House Red/White Wine with Meal
  1 Glass of Sparkling Wine for Toast

  £15.00 per head

  Drinks Package 2

  Bucks Fizz Reception
  2 Glasses of House Red/White Wine with Meal
  1 Glass of Sparkling Wine for Toast

  £18.00 per head

  Drinks Package 3

  Glass of Kir Royale/Belini
  2 Glasses of House Red/White Wine with Meal
  1 Glass of House Champagne for Toast

  £20.00 per head

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• Wedding Breakfast Menus

  Wedding Breakfast Menu 1

  Carrot, Ginger and Honey Soup

  Fillet of Locally Grown Pork
  With Roasting Potatoes, Root Vegetables & a Butter Onion, Garlic Glove, Mushroom, Tomato & Tarragon Jus

  Warm Apricot & Almond Tart
  Lime Syrup & a Scroll of Clotted Cream

  Coffee & Fudge

  £33.95 per head
  inclusive of VAT

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  Wedding Breakfast Menu 2

  Half Baby Melon
  Liquor Marinated Fruits & Passion Fruit Sorbet

  Breast of Local Cumbrian Chicken
  With Lemon, Thyme Honey Glazed Carrots, Mange Tout, Fondant Potato & Watercress Cream

  Iced Banana Parfait
  Pineapple & Cardamom Compote & Praline Discs

  Coffee & Fudge

  £35.95 per head
  inclusive of VAT

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  Wedding Breakfast Menu 3

  Terrine of Chicken Livers
  Toasted Foccacia Bread & Carsmelised Onion Marmalade

  Pan Roasted West Coast Salmon
  With Tian of Aubergine & Courgette, Dauphinoise Potato Pave & Vanilla & Line Hollanadaise

  Apple & Cinnamon Crumble
  With Vanilla Ice Cream & Creme Anglaise

  Coffee & Petit Fours

  £37.95 per head
  inclusive of VAT

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  Wedding Breakfast Menu 4

  Tian of Hot Roasted Salmon
  Creme Fraiche & Chive, Lemon Sabayon & Dressed Roquette Leaves

  Roast Rib Eye of Prime Angus Scotch Beef
  With Yorkshire Pudding, Pan Jus, Roast Potatoes, Swede Puree & Fine Green Beans

  Milk Chocolate Bread and Butter Pudding
  With Dark Chocolate Sauce & White Chocolate Ice Cream

  Coffee & Petit Fours

  £39.95 per head
  inclusive of VAT

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  Wedding Breakfast Buffet Menu

  Home Cooked Ham
  Roast Scottish Beef
  Honey Roast Chicken
  Poached Fresh Salmon
  Spring Onion & Ginger Marinated King Prawns
  (Hot dishes can be substituted)
  Hot Parsley New Potatoes
  Dressed Mixed Leaves
  Tomato, Basil & Chive Salad
  Cucumber with Natural Yoghurt & Garden Mint
  Balsamic Dressed Crisp Vegetable Salad
  Coronation Coleslaw
  Mediterranean Roast Vegetable Salad
  Crisp Meringue with Fresh Fruit, Cream & Raspberry Coulis
  St Clements Cheesecake
  Cheddar & Stilton with Celery & Biscuits
  Tea & Coffee
  Petit Fours

  £36.50 per head
  inclusive of VAT at the current prevailing rate

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