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The Bull Hotel

Sudbury (Suffolk-Essex Border), Essex5.0 · 9 reviewsWebsite

The Bull Hotel is a wedding venue located in Long Melford, Suffolk in the south east of England. Full of history and character, the property is located in the quintessentially English village of Long Melford, the ideal setting for a stunning wedding. This cosy venue was originally built in 1450 and established as a hotel in 1580. Serving guests for centuries, you can rest assured that this establi

Venue type
Pub or restaurant
Capacity
5–150 guests (150 seated)
Ceremony licence
Celebration only

About The Bull Hotel

The Bull Hotel is a wedding venue located in Long Melford, Suffolk in the south east of England. Full of history and character, the property is located in the quintessentially English village of Long Melford, the ideal setting for a stunning wedding. This cosy venue was originally built in 1450 and established as a hotel in 1580. Serving guests for centuries, you can rest assured that this establishment will bring your vision to life for memories that you'll cherish for a lifetime. Facilities and Capacity You'll arrive at the Bull Hotel to notice its traditional timbered exterior, which is a beautiful indication of what lies inside. This hotel can accommodate up to 120 guests for day time wedding and an additional 30 for an evening reception. The venue's interior boasts massive wood columns and beams, stunning fireplaces, carvings, and period furniture, with some original features still intact. A beautiful courtyard provides you and your guests with an outdoor setting to dine and dance the night away. The well-appointed interior features plenty of natural light during the daytime and a warm ambience in the evening. The hotel has 25 guest rooms, ideal for out-of-town guests, in addition to a full restaurant and bar, serving traditional pub fare and delicious drinks. Services Offered The Bull Hotel offers a number of packages to best meet the needs and budget of your big day. These packages may be all-inclusive, making planning easy but they can also be customised to your specifications. You can choose from a wide range of mouthwatering menu items and wine pairings for the perfect wedding breakfast. Seated dining is available for formal celebrations and their hot and cold buffets can be setup for more casual events. The hotel's dedicated wedding coordinator makes every effort to bring your wedding vision to life and helps to ensure a smoothly run gathering. This property is licensed for civil ceremonies, and they can accommodate evening entertainment such as live bands or DJs. On-site parking makes the venue conveniently accessible to your guests.

Facilities, accommodation and access

  • Wedding coordinator
  • Corkage option
  • DJ facilities
  • Live band facilities
  • Overnight accommodation for wedding couple
  • Master of ceremonies/toastmaster
  • Exclusive use
  • Evening reception facilities
  • Beautician
  • Alcohol licence
  • In-house catering
  • Car parking

The venue in photographs

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Finding us

The Bull Hotel, Sudbury (Suffolk-Essex Border), Essex, CO10 9JG, England

Reviews

5.0 average from 9 reviews

Imported

Polly was so professional from start to finish, she dealt with all our queries and put up with my emails, phone calls and meetings with a smile on her face and a coffee. Gary, Will and the lovely staff on

Bryony · 2023-04-18

Imported

We had our wedding here a couple of weeks ago and it was Amazing, the venue looked fantastic and the staff were friendly and helpful, Gary did a great job and nothing was too much trouble, the drinks were always topped up and our wedding breakfast was delicious equally the bbq buffet in the evening…

Debbie · 2019-05-14

Imported

Visited the bull for my daughters wedding on Sunday 27 may and what a great venue. We also booked several rooms and they were very nice. Gary and his wonderful staff looked after us all incredibly well and nothing was too much trouble. We were blessed with wonderful weather which made it even…

Lauren · 2019-05-14

Imported

We recently had our wedding at The Bull and couldn’t have been happier. The food and service were both fantastic and the day went perfectly. All of our guests commented on the beautiful venue and friendly staff. We also booked the majority of the rooms within the hotel and nothing was too much…

Laura · 2019-05-14

Imported

Gary, Soo and all of the team managed our celebration in a professional and friendly manner. They catered for 40 guests very efficiently. The 3 course meal was beyond expectations, with all guests enjoying the meal. This is the second major celebration the Bull Hotel has organised for us, and we…

Carol · 2019-05-14

Imported

We had our wedding here on 27th April, it was the most perfect day!! All our family and friends were well looked after, as were we. Gary is such a friendly man and helped us out in any way he could, the day went so smoothly. Such a b

Jess · 2019-05-14

Imported

Me and my husband met at the bull hotel so seemed only right we got married there and what an excellent choice it

Sarah · 2019-03-14

Imported

We had our reception at the Bull in May 2018 it was the most amazing day,Gary and the team did everything possible to make sure our day was perfect and I wish we could do it all over again it is truly a fantastic venue and it looked beautiful

Hayley · 2019-01-20

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