At Cleeve House our priority is to help people make memories that will last a lifetime.
How and why we got here:
We presented a proposal to the charity that owns Cleeve House at the end of December 2022 and we found ourselves already in the building by the beginning of February 2023.
Our vision was to work with a team of friends and professionals to renovate and restore this large Victorian manor house allowing its character and beauty to be preserved, to develop the 6.5 acres with the terraces, woodland and fields.
And in doing all that, to create a venue and location where people can make memories to last a lifetime, whether that day is for their wedding, a family holiday, a birthday party, remembering and celebrating a loved one who has passed away, or holding a yoga retreat or a staff away day.
Cleeve House Events & Bookings Team: Simon & Chieko
We want people to feel when they step into the great hall or sit down in the library that the house is happy to welcome them in, to be used as a place of hospitality, where people can eat good food, and when leaving, return to their daily life full of energy, even if they did have a late night.
We live within the grounds, and so are always available for viewings, and during programs and events to help ensure everything runs smoothly for the different events held here.
We are always keen to collaborate with people’s creative ideas, whether that is for a cultural project, like Shakespeare Live (who host an annual week of performances every July) or a musical event, and so whether you want to book a party or design a completely new program or event, always feel free to give us a call.
The origins
The house was built in the 19th Century to be a family home – a safe place of love and belonging. Since then it has been a school, a nursery, and in recent decades a venue where countless people have declared their love for one another in their wedding vows, surrounded by support and celebration as they begin their new lives and often new families of their own.
Charitable aims are at the heart of what we do
The importance of family at Cleeve House is highlighted in the charitable aims of the trust that is now responsible for the venue. There are countless events here that celebrate the family including retreats and camps for small children, teenagers, and larger family events where all generations cook together, play together and enjoy relaxing together in the beautiful Wiltshire countryside.
a venue for all occasions
With celebrations and gatherings for every kind of family event – from naming ceremonies, birthday parties, weddings, anniversaries, retreats and celebrations of life – Cleeve House is steeped in the values of family, togetherness and love.
A beautiful historical building
Our other main focus as the management team here is to take care of the beautiful historic building and ensure its longevity, allowing Cleeve House to continue to provide wonderful memories for special moments, from celebrating Christmas with colleagues, holding a wedding or taking part in a yoga retreat. All things are possible here at Cleeve House and we want to keep it that way for years to come.
Continually improving our customers experiences
We are also proud of our commitment at Cleeve House that all revenue is ultimately reinvested into the upkeep of this special, noble house and its beautiful grounds. With our dedicated team and long term vision we are proud to continue the story of Cleeve House, ensuring it can stand for many more years like the magnificent oak trees that stand in the grounds.
Improving the ways we interact with nature
In January 2024, we were successfully granted planning permission by Wiltshire Council to install an array of 50 solar panels and 4 large and powerful air source heat pumps. With Cleeve House and the additional annexes comprising so many large bedrooms and high ceilings, along with all the function rooms, it was essential as part of our ongoing improvements to seek innovative solutions to heat the building and provide all the hot water required for guests.
We are NOT Just Stop Oil types, but it is worth exploring hybrid heating systems that not only help to manage ongoing utility costs. Also we want Cleeve House to be part of the creative and developing technological solutions to improving the ways we interact with nature and the environment we live in.
Cleeve House is set in six and a half acres of woodland and grass fields, but we are very proud of our due south array of PVT panels, that not only generate electricity, but also absorb the heat out of the panels and channel that thermal energy to heat both the primary and secondary water for the house.
Working with local engineers to conserve energy
We were very fortunate to find a local heating engineer in Paul Brimble who in collaboration with Abora, the manufacturers of the panels in Spain devised a sophisticated network of elements that allow Cleeve House to remain off grid for much of the time in the spring, summer, and autumn, while also dramatically reducing our use of LPG in the winter months.
The adjustments made to the downstream pipework allowed us to divide the house in to 6 separate heating zones, and also install Clivett fan coil heaters that allow several of the larger rooms to be heated rapidly before events start so that guests can always arrive to a cosy and welcoming atmosphere.
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