A new South Lakes wedding venue offers brides and grooms an unusual location for their celebrations.
Bowness Bay Brewing in Kendal has launched the Venue – right in the middle of its bustling brewery.
The building’s exterior gives no clue that inside is an informal, rustic, Scandi‐influenced space crowned with an eight‐metre canvas tipi and a decorative chandelier made with
seasonal greenery.
The tipi poles are covered in twinkly fairy lights, the walls are clad with reclaimed pallets originally used for hops and malt, there are cosy booths and the backdrop for the stage is
made from corrugated iron salvaged from a local farm.
The distinctive space has been developed by Richard and Kim Husbands at Castle Mills.
The Venue was originally intended to be a bottling plant for the thriving brewery and a pipeline was laid from the brewhouse to the building.
Ultimately the space wasn’t big enough for the expanding bottling operation but Richard and Kim saw its potential as a private hire venue for wedding receptions and parties.
Their ambition was to create a relaxed and informal space. The finished design combines the trend for industrial‐style wedding venues and Scandi influences.
Couples can make their entrance through bi‐fold doors to greet up to 150 guests.
Richard said: “No one would guess from looking at this building outside that we’ve managed to create this fantastic interior. Everyone who comes through the doors is bowled over by
how it looks and how relaxed and friendly it feels.”
The tipi was supplied by tipi hire experts Covered in Style, based in Flookburgh and locally themed art was created by artists Kate Lloyd‐Philips and Hannah Fox.
A shed, fitted with an old MGB GT car boot lid which doubles as a serving hatch, can be used as a dressing room for musicians and performers.
