Ciara and Hugo's wedding

will take place at Owlpen

on Saturday 19th September 2009

OWLPEN MANOR
DURSLEY
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL11 5BZ

Timetable

2.00pm
Arrival and parking for those attending the Church.

We shall be parking in the field in front of the house, by the marquee.

2.30pm
Wedding service begins in the Church.
For guests we have not been able to invite to the Church
but who are arriving with others, drinks will be served in the marquee.

3.15pm
Arrival and parking for the Reception.

3.30pm
Reception in the marquee.

5.30pm
Cutting of the cake and speeches.

6.00pm
Bride and groom go away.

6.30pm
Caterers begin preparing for dinner.

All guests are asked to leave the marquee. For those not staying locally but who are invited to dinner, drinks will be served in the Cyder House restaurant in the barn by the manor house. Guests may wish at their discretion to change for dinner.

7.45pm
Dinner in the marquee.

The main marquee went up on Monday

Accommodation

Camping

Anyone wishing to camp in the grounds is welcome to do so. There is plenty of space. Campers please park in the car park just above the camp site, which is below Manor Farm and Over Court cottages shown on the sketch plan.

There are many hotels and guest houses within a 20-minute drive
(accommodation closest to Owlpen is listed first):

Bumpers Island Farm, Kingscote. Telephone: 01453 860498. (1 double available)
Hazelwood, Church Street, Nailsworth (2 night stay required, 3 rooms)
Telephone: 01453 839304.
Heavens Above. 3 Cossack Square, Chestnut Hill, Nailsworth
Telephone: 01453 832615.
Morningside B+B, Nailsworth. Telephone: 01453 832812

Valley Views. Telephone: 01453 827458 (1 double)
The George Inn, Peter Street, Frocester (3 family rooms for up to 7 and 2 doubles) Telephone: 01453 822302.

Highlands. Nailsworth. Telephone: 01453 832591.
The London Hotel, 30-31 London Road, Stroud. Telephone: 01453 759992. (10 rooms available)
Downfield Hotel, 134 Cainscross Road, Stroud. Telephone: 01453 764496.
19 double rooms available
Egypt Mill, Stroud Road, Nailsworth. Telephone:01453 833499. Converted mill building
The Laurels, Inchbrook, Nailsworth. Telephone: 01453 83402. (2 night stay required)
Waterend Farm B&B, Coaley Dursley. Telephone: 01453 899141. Mobile: 07855 417372
The Bear at Rodborough, near Stroud. Telephone: 01453-878522. Traditional village inn.
Stonehouse Court Hotel, Bristol Road, Stonehouse. Telephone: 01453 825155.

Tetbury:
Calcot Manor Hotel, Calcot, near Tetbury. 01666 890 391.
UK Hotel of the Year 2003.
The Snooty Fox, Market Place, Tetbury. 01666 502436.
Folly Farm Cottages, Long Newton, Tetbury. 01666 502475.
The Close, 8 Long Street, Tetbury. 01666 502272.

Cottages at Owlpen

Those allocated one of cottages at Owlpen will find their keys and a map in the cupboard to the left of the estate office door.

If you have any queries, please deal direct if possible with Jayne Simmons in the estate office, on 01453-860261, or email: sales@owlpen.com

Wedding List

Hugo and Ciara have set up a wedding list at John Lewis.
Please go to www.johnlewisgiftlist.com and follow the links.
Our ID number is 373411.

Guests can ring and be sent/faxed/emailed a copy of the wedding list; or can purchase online quoting the ID number and password; or visit the shop on Oxford Street in London.
Hugo and Ciara will continue to add items to the list.

We should stress that this list is a guide only, if you wish to give us a present. But we should of course be delighted for you to plough your own furrow, if you have anything else in mind.

Contact

Nicholas and Karin Mander: 01453-860261
Dermot and Daphne Campfield: 02890-601270
Hugo Mander email: hugomander@hotmail.com
mobile: 07799-625019
Ciara Campfield email: cazcampfield@hotmail.com
mobile: 07809-614317
Owlpen estate office (Jayne Simmons): 01453 860261

Hugo holding Otto, Ciara, Karin, Dermot and Daphne: in the kitchen garden at Owlpen, June 2009

Ciara, Daphne, Dermot and Nicky in the Mead, June 2009

Parking

Approach Owlpen from the Green by the Old Crown at Uley. Continue down the narrow lane for about half a mile until you see the sign to ‘Owlpen Manor’.
Carry on 100 yards towards the field in front of the house, behind the marquee at the lowest point of the valley.

The way to Owlpen...

Owlpen Manor is a mile east of Uley, off the B4066. At the small Green past the Old Crown pub in Uley (just opposite the Church), you will see OWLPEN signposted, one mile.
Uley is between Tetbury, Stroud (both 6 miles) and Dursley (3 miles west), signposted from the A4135.
The M4 (from London) is 12 miles south. Exit at Junction 18 and follow the A46 north in the direction of Stroud as far as the crossroads with the A4135. Then go west towards Dursley, turning second right after the Hunters’ Hall pub in Kingscote down to village of Uley on the B4066. Turn right into the village and at the green by Old Crown pub follow signs to Owlpen.
The M5 Junctions 13 (north) and 14 (south) are a few minutes west of Owlpen: head for the B4066.

Not for the most explicit of Ordnance Maps would I have forgone the folk directions given as follows: "You must go along the green and down the hill by Fiery Lane until you come to Cuckoo Brook, then a little further on you will pass Horn Knep, after which you will go by Dragon’s Den; next you go through Potlid Green; after that is Marling’s End, and that will bring you to OWLPEN, but you must take care not to miss the road."

H.J. MASSINGHAM, 1937