The BrookLodge Hotel & Wells Spa

Surrounded by the spectacular scenery of County Wicklow, yet only 50 minutes drive from South Dublin, this hotel is spacious and welcoming, with elegant country house furnishings, open fires and plenty of places for guests to mill around comfortably. Good food has always been at the heart of BrookLodge, which is home to Ireland’s only certified organic restaurant, The Strawberry Tree, and regularly hosts organic food markets in the grounds.



On this wedding venues grounds you will find a beautiful romantic church which is ideal for wedding blessings but is not consecrated - for the wedding ceremony itself, there is a church at Aughrim, just 3km away.



A popular option for a summer wedding is to hold a barbecue reception in a marquee on the lawn; otherwise the reception can be held in a function room, with a self-contained bar, toilets and dance floor - this sounds prosaic but it is a particularly attractive two-tier dining room, with windows on both-sides looking out onto the grounds of the hotel, and makes a very pretty venue when set up for a wedding.



Menus are chosen in consultation and the style of service is up to the bride and groom to decide - it can be a sit down meal, or a buffet. A minimum of 15 bedrooms must be taken by the wedding party, and the midweek discount offered is on the accommodation rather than the event itself; the original rooms are quite traditional, while the new mezzanine suites will please those who relish very modern high-tech surroundings.



There is plenty to do without even leaving the complex and guests are sure to want an extra day or two here: The Wells spa has an indoor-to-outdoor swimming pool, gym, and treatments galore, for example - and Acton’s Country Pub has an open fire and traditional atmosphere.



*Recent developments include The River Mews (4 conference suites and 8 bedrooms) a short stroll from the main hotel; also Macreddin Golf Club, designed by Irish Ryder Cup hero Paul McGinley and open in June 2007 and also Brook Hall, a self-contained area for weddings and large functions (up to 200) with dedicated reception, mezzanine bar, large south facing deck, 24 new rooms and a swimming pool.

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