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Thank you to Sarah, John and the team for helping my wife and I host a very special tenth wedding anniversary weekend at Bickleigh Castle.

We were looking for an elegant venue for our event, where we could have the flexibility of organising a fairly bespoke itinerary of fun and games for a group of forty friends and family. We probably couldn t have found anywhere more unique than Bickleigh Castle.

From the moment of the initial telephone conversations with the owner, Sarah, it was clear that this was going to be a charming and quirky weekend. Sarah was involved with every aspect of the event planning, and was exceptionally accommodating to the activities we wanted to build into our itinerary.

A particular highlight of the weekend was a treasure hunt of the castle and the grounds, organised by John. He s knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the castle s history, and by the last of his twelve cryptic clues, our guests (and us!) were running full pelt to make it to the final clue, and the buried treasure!

You can read as much from the multitude of other reviews online, but for my own personal take, Bickleigh is a charming and quirky venue in a lovely part of Devon. The grounds are immaculately kept, the castle cottages are in the main well presented, albeit one or two of the bedrooms and bathrooms could use an update if you're booking for a larger group and expect to be at capacity.

The facilities are well setup for a wedding or long weekend, with several event spaces, plus a croquet lawn, tennis courts, hot tub, a well stocked bar, and several add on options such as fireworks through the Castle's network of local suppliers. My advice would be to put yourself in Sarah's hands, and let her help you plan an elegant and special event.