Bestwood Lodge Hotel | Nottingham Wedding Venue 🇬🇧

The Bestwood Lodge Hotel was formerly a Victorian Hunting Lodge, built in 1865 and set in 700 acres of parkland; it combines the elegance and beauty of a small stately home with all the comforts & conveniences.The Hotel has 40 unique En-Suite rooms.

It’s a beautiful wedding venue. They have superb dining at the elegant Parkside Restaurant overlooking the beautiful grounds.


History of Bestwood Lodge (reference from Wikipedia)

Bestwood Lodge was built in the Gothic style for the 10th Duke of St Albans in 1862–65 by the architect Samuel Sanders Teulon. The current Bestwood Lodge was completed in 1885. Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, often visited incognito to spend a quiet time with his friends, and many old residents remember seeing him walking up from the station by himself. In 1878 he visited with Princess Alexandra for the opening of the Nottingham Castle Museum and both planted a tree at Bestwood. Many signatures were written in the visitor's book, including Disraeli, Gladstone, and Tennyson.

In the last century, Sir Frank Bowden, head of Raleigh, bought Bestwood Lodge and later it became the headquarters for the Army during World War II. It remained Ministry of Defence property until the mid-1970s when it was converted into The Bestwood Lodge Hotel.