The Malthouse at The Olde Bell

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High Street, Maidenhead, SL6 5LX
Bray

About this space

Located next to the Main Inn, The Malthouse is a detached Victorian building with its own walled garden, separate entrance and tennis court. Inside, you’ll find five stylish function rooms.

The Drawing Room runs the full length of the building and offers a private bar. The Garden Room boasts French doors on two sides, high ceilings and a large fireplace. The Music Room has high ceilings, a large fireplace and a grand piano. These three rooms all lead out onto the beautiful walled gardens.

The intimate Library with dark oak panelling and a hand-painted cocktail cabinet is perfect for drinks. The Oak Room is an oak-panelled room with a working fireplace and windows on three sides that let in a wealth of light.

The Malthouse can host up to 60 guests for your ceremony and a seated meal and 120 guests for an evening reception. In addition to that, it offers accommodation in 14 bedrooms.


Event offers and packages

Wedding Offers

For those getting married at our exclusive Malthouse – a detached Victorian building that was once the residence of a former owner – the entirety of the building will be yours for the day. How you use it is completely up to you. From a Champagne reception in the private walled garden to cocktails in The Music Room, the versatility of this unique accommodation is yours to enjoy.
The Classic Package
£6295 total
- Venue hire of The Malt House or The Tithe Barn
- Drinks reception inclusive of one glass of house Prosecco per person
- 3 Course wedding breakfast, followed by tea and coffee
- Half a bottle of house wine per person
- A glass of house Prosecco per person for the toast
- Late night feast of bacon or sausage baps with triple cooked chips
- Complimentary bridal suite for the happy couple on the night of the wedding including breakfast
- Menu tasting to choose your wedding breakfast menu

Includes 13 bedrooms, minimum of 50 guests
Additional day guests £89

The Classic Menu
Roasted pepper and tomato soup with parmesan crouton (v)
Caramelised red onion and goats cheese tart with red onion marmalade (v)
Hog roast pork, apple pâté and toasted brioche
Roasted chicken breast with sun-dried tomato mousseline and red pepper salsa, served with dauphinoise potato, carrots and green beans
Braised ox cheek bourginon, mustard mashed potato, carrots and green beans
Butternut squash risotto and toasted pine nuts (v)
Sticky toffee pudding and vanilla custard
Baked vanilla and forest fruit cheesecake tart
Dark chocolate and caramel ingot
The Quintessential Package
£7565 total
- Venue hire of The Malt House or The Tithe Barn
- Drinks reception inclusive of a glass of house Champagne per person
- A choice of 2 canapés per person
- 3 Course wedding breakfast, followed by tea and coffee
- Half a bottle of wine per person
- A glass of house Champagne per person for the toast
- A choice of 5 items from our evening buffet menu
- Complimentary bridal suite for the happy couple on the night of the wedding including breakfast
- Menu tasting to choose your wedding breakfast menu

Includes 13 bedrooms, minimum of 50 guests
Additional day guests £115

The Quintessential Menu
Pumpkin and parmesan arancini balls with salsa verde (v)
Pressed chicken and wild mushroom terrine
Smoked mackerel pâté and toasted sourdough croute
Pan-roasted rump of lamb, redcurrant and rosemary jus, potato fondant, green beans and chantenay carrots
Seabass fillet, sauce vierge, samphire and crushed new potatoes
Wild mushroom and spinach pithivier, tarragon with garlic cream (v)
Baked lemon and raspberry cheesecake
Chocolate and Seville orange truffle torte
Ginger parkin pudding with butterscotch sauce
The Timeless Package
£9195 total
- Venue hire of The Malt House or The Tithe Barn
- Drinks reception inclusive of a glass of Champagne per person
- A choice of 3 canapés per person
- 3 Course wedding breakfast, followed by tea and coffee
- Half a bottle of wine per person
- Still and sparkling mineral water
- A glass of Champagne per person for the toast
- A choice of 8 items from our evening buffet menu
- Complimentary bridal suite for the happy couple on the night of the wedding including breakfast
- Menu tasting to choose your wedding breakfast menu

Includes 13 bedrooms, minimum of 50 guests
Additional day guests £135

The Timeless Menu
Roasted butternut squash soup with parmesan shards (v)
Smoked salmon parfait with a citrus and herb soft centre
Pressed game rillettes and Cumberland sauce
Beef Wellington, fondant potato, roasted heritage vegetables and beetroot
Asian spiced duck breast, tom yum broth and oriental vegetables
Pea and shallot tortellini, minted pea sauce, broad beans and chantenay carrots (v)
Passion fruit delice and coconut ice cream
Apple and cinnamon butter puff tarte tatin
Dark chocolate and hazelnut sphere

Prices

Monday
9:00 – 0:00
from £6295 hire fee per day
Per day
9:00 – 0:00
from £6295 hire fee per day
Note: Alcohol licence until 0:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
A function suite can be provisionally held for a maximum of two weeks without
payment. After this point, we require a 10% deposit based on the estimated total cost of your wedding (unless
otherwise stated) & a signed copy of our terms & conditions. Until these are both received the booking will
not be confirmed.

If you require the use of our Malthouse for your evening reception you will then
be contracted to 14 Malthouse bedrooms (6 classic bedrooms, 3 superior bedrooms, and 5 luxury bedrooms).
This is as a result of noise pollution making it difficult for us to hire out these bedrooms to any other residents.
The cost of these bedrooms can either be picked up by you or by guests within your wedding party. These
bedrooms will be available for your guests to book by contacting the main reception unless you request otherwise.

Guests can either book bedrooms through you and then you can forward a list of bedrooms required to
The Olde Bell or guests can phone up the hotel directly and ask to book one of the wedding rooms reserved
for your wedding (it will not be possible to do this online). All bedrooms on hold must be allocated no later
than six weeks before your wedding; if this is not done you could be liable for full cancellation fees.
Tuesday
9:00 – 0:00
from £6295 hire fee per day
Per day
9:00 – 0:00
from £6295 hire fee per day
Note: Alcohol licence until 0:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
A function suite can be provisionally held for a maximum of two weeks without
payment. After this point, we require a 10% deposit based on the estimated total cost of your wedding (unless
otherwise stated) & a signed copy of our terms & conditions. Until these are both received the booking will
not be confirmed.

If you require the use of our Malthouse for your evening reception you will then
be contracted to 14 Malthouse bedrooms (6 classic bedrooms, 3 superior bedrooms, and 5 luxury bedrooms).
This is as a result of noise pollution making it difficult for us to hire out these bedrooms to any other residents.
The cost of these bedrooms can either be picked up by you or by guests within your wedding party. These
bedrooms will be available for your guests to book by contacting the main reception unless you request otherwise.

Guests can either book bedrooms through you and then you can forward a list of bedrooms required to
The Olde Bell or guests can phone up the hotel directly and ask to book one of the wedding rooms reserved
for your wedding (it will not be possible to do this online). All bedrooms on hold must be allocated no later
than six weeks before your wedding; if this is not done you could be liable for full cancellation fees.
Wednesday
9:00 – 0:00
from £6295 hire fee per day
Per day
9:00 – 0:00
from £6295 hire fee per day
Note: Alcohol licence until 0:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
A function suite can be provisionally held for a maximum of two weeks without
payment. After this point, we require a 10% deposit based on the estimated total cost of your wedding (unless
otherwise stated) & a signed copy of our terms & conditions. Until these are both received the booking will
not be confirmed.

If you require the use of our Malthouse for your evening reception you will then
be contracted to 14 Malthouse bedrooms (6 classic bedrooms, 3 superior bedrooms, and 5 luxury bedrooms).
This is as a result of noise pollution making it difficult for us to hire out these bedrooms to any other residents.
The cost of these bedrooms can either be picked up by you or by guests within your wedding party. These
bedrooms will be available for your guests to book by contacting the main reception unless you request otherwise.

Guests can either book bedrooms through you and then you can forward a list of bedrooms required to
The Olde Bell or guests can phone up the hotel directly and ask to book one of the wedding rooms reserved
for your wedding (it will not be possible to do this online). All bedrooms on hold must be allocated no later
than six weeks before your wedding; if this is not done you could be liable for full cancellation fees.
Thursday
9:00 – 0:00
from £6295 hire fee per day
Per day
9:00 – 0:00
from £6295 hire fee per day
Note: Alcohol licence until 0:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
A function suite can be provisionally held for a maximum of two weeks without
payment. After this point, we require a 10% deposit based on the estimated total cost of your wedding (unless
otherwise stated) & a signed copy of our terms & conditions. Until these are both received the booking will
not be confirmed.

If you require the use of our Malthouse for your evening reception you will then
be contracted to 14 Malthouse bedrooms (6 classic bedrooms, 3 superior bedrooms, and 5 luxury bedrooms).
This is as a result of noise pollution making it difficult for us to hire out these bedrooms to any other residents.
The cost of these bedrooms can either be picked up by you or by guests within your wedding party. These
bedrooms will be available for your guests to book by contacting the main reception unless you request otherwise.

Guests can either book bedrooms through you and then you can forward a list of bedrooms required to
The Olde Bell or guests can phone up the hotel directly and ask to book one of the wedding rooms reserved
for your wedding (it will not be possible to do this online). All bedrooms on hold must be allocated no later
than six weeks before your wedding; if this is not done you could be liable for full cancellation fees.
Friday
9:00 – 0:00
from £6295 hire fee per day
Per day
9:00 – 0:00
from £6295 hire fee per day
Note: Alcohol licence until 0:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
A function suite can be provisionally held for a maximum of two weeks without
payment. After this point, we require a 10% deposit based on the estimated total cost of your wedding (unless
otherwise stated) & a signed copy of our terms & conditions. Until these are both received the booking will
not be confirmed.

If you require the use of our Malthouse for your evening reception you will then
be contracted to 14 Malthouse bedrooms (6 classic bedrooms, 3 superior bedrooms, and 5 luxury bedrooms).
This is as a result of noise pollution making it difficult for us to hire out these bedrooms to any other residents.
The cost of these bedrooms can either be picked up by you or by guests within your wedding party. These
bedrooms will be available for your guests to book by contacting the main reception unless you request otherwise.

Guests can either book bedrooms through you and then you can forward a list of bedrooms required to
The Olde Bell or guests can phone up the hotel directly and ask to book one of the wedding rooms reserved
for your wedding (it will not be possible to do this online). All bedrooms on hold must be allocated no later
than six weeks before your wedding; if this is not done you could be liable for full cancellation fees.
Saturday
9:00 – 0:00
from £6295 hire fee per day
Per day
9:00 – 0:00
from £6295 hire fee per day
Note: Alcohol licence until 0:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
A function suite can be provisionally held for a maximum of two weeks without
payment. After this point, we require a 10% deposit based on the estimated total cost of your wedding (unless
otherwise stated) & a signed copy of our terms & conditions. Until these are both received the booking will
not be confirmed.

If you require the use of our Malthouse for your evening reception you will then
be contracted to 14 Malthouse bedrooms (6 classic bedrooms, 3 superior bedrooms, and 5 luxury bedrooms).
This is as a result of noise pollution making it difficult for us to hire out these bedrooms to any other residents.
The cost of these bedrooms can either be picked up by you or by guests within your wedding party. These
bedrooms will be available for your guests to book by contacting the main reception unless you request otherwise.

Guests can either book bedrooms through you and then you can forward a list of bedrooms required to
The Olde Bell or guests can phone up the hotel directly and ask to book one of the wedding rooms reserved
for your wedding (it will not be possible to do this online). All bedrooms on hold must be allocated no later
than six weeks before your wedding; if this is not done you could be liable for full cancellation fees.
Sunday
9:00 – 0:00
from £6295 hire fee per day
Per day
9:00 – 0:00
from £6295 hire fee per day
Note: Alcohol licence until 0:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
A function suite can be provisionally held for a maximum of two weeks without
payment. After this point, we require a 10% deposit based on the estimated total cost of your wedding (unless
otherwise stated) & a signed copy of our terms & conditions. Until these are both received the booking will
not be confirmed.

If you require the use of our Malthouse for your evening reception you will then
be contracted to 14 Malthouse bedrooms (6 classic bedrooms, 3 superior bedrooms, and 5 luxury bedrooms).
This is as a result of noise pollution making it difficult for us to hire out these bedrooms to any other residents.
The cost of these bedrooms can either be picked up by you or by guests within your wedding party. These
bedrooms will be available for your guests to book by contacting the main reception unless you request otherwise.

Guests can either book bedrooms through you and then you can forward a list of bedrooms required to
The Olde Bell or guests can phone up the hotel directly and ask to book one of the wedding rooms reserved
for your wedding (it will not be possible to do this online). All bedrooms on hold must be allocated no later
than six weeks before your wedding; if this is not done you could be liable for full cancellation fees.

Capacity

Standing
up to 200
Dining
up to 110
Theatre
up to 110
Boardroom
up to 18
Cabaret
up to 30
U-Shaped
up to 18
Classroom
up to 20

Catering and drinks

In-house catering
External catering not allowed
Venue provides alcohol
BYO alcohol not allowed

Facilities

Wi-Fi
Projector
Flipchart
PA system / speakers
Natural light
Accommodation available
Free parking is available on-site
In-house DJ
Garden
Fireplace
Flatscreen TV
Whiteboard
Conference call facilities
Air conditioning
Storage space
Quiet space

Music & sound equipment

Own music allowed
Bring your own DJ
Noise restrictions

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible
Disabled access toilets
Ground level

Rules of the space

Allowed events

Promoted and ticketed events
Wedding licence
Temporary event notices (TENs) available

Host rules

- No smoking in the building
- No alcohol allowed after 11.30 pm on Sundays
- At the Malthouse DJ can play till 23:00 Monday – Thursday, 23:59 Friday & Saturdays and 23:30 on Sundays. Live Music & Bands till 23:00 Monday – Saturday and 22:30 on Sundays. At the Tithe Barn – Live Music, Bands & DJ can play till 23:00 Monday – Saturday and till 22:30 on Sundays.
- Candles are permitted at the venue as long as they are in an appropriate heat resistant holder


The Olde Bell, a Grade II listed coaching inn, is one of the oldest inns in the world. Redesigned by Ilse Crawford to satisfy the modern tastes, the inn still retains its historic charm, with certain parts of the establishment dating back to 1135! Arranged across five historic buildings that together form a little village, the hotel maintains the spirit of an “inn”. Guests are welcomed with traditional English hospitality and provided with the most divine experience.

Placed in a charming countryside setting and surrounded by magnificent meadow gardens, the Olde Bell is an exceptional venue for a romantic wedding. With a variety of packages to choose from and an experienced team to guide you every step of the way, your wedding will surely be one for the books. Also, the venue is dog-friendly, so don’t forget to invite your furry friends to celebrate with you!

The Olde Bell is located in Hurley, Berkshire, south of the Chiltern Hills and just 40 minutes from London. You can take a short walk from the inn to the River Thames, where you can explore Hurley Lock and stroll along the Thames Path, a National Trail that follows the river for its entire length. The path will take you to the nearby Marlow, a historic riverside town. Henley-on-Thames is also a stone’s throw away.

Other nearby attractions include Windsor Castle and the Savill Garden. The venue is reachable via the M4 and M40 motorways, London Heathrow is just 18 miles away and you can also take the train from London Paddington to Maidenhead.


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