Bentley Wildfowl & Motor
Museum
Halland
Lews
East Sussex BN8 5AF
Tel. 01825 840 573
Contact Barry Sutherland
If you are unconventional, eco-friendly or a car freak, this lovely museum is
the wedding venue for you. Originally a farm and open as a wildfowl museum in
1966, it is the home of over 100 species of wildfowl and one of Britain's finest
collections of veteran and vintage cars.
Weddings are held in the Phillip Rickman Gallery, another point of interest in
the museum. Decorated in sunny yellow and white, with colorful oriental
furniture and a black and white checked marble floor, it holds a collection of
wildfowl paintings by Sussex artist Philip Rickman. The whole effect is exotic -
especially if followed up by a photo call in the formal gardens and a reception
in a marquee on the lawn. Background music is fine so long as is in keeping with
the surroundings - better to have Mozart than Motorhead.
Cars in the collection are privately owned, but can be hired for a journey to
the wedding. Basic ceremonies cost $285 excluding the registrar and catering
costs from $14 a head for a finger buffet to $47 a head for a sit down meal in a
marquee. An open-air picnic on the lawn is a lovely idea for a small and
intimate party.
