February 2022
The UK's outdoor hospitality business magazine for function venues, glamping, festivals and outdoor events
The UK's outdoor hospitality business magazine for function venues, glamping, festivals and outdoor events
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FUNCTION VENUES<br />
CASE STUDY<br />
Forest Lodge<br />
Weddings<br />
An immersive woodland venue where horses are welcome<br />
We talk to Amie Price of<br />
Firefly Tipis, who manages<br />
Forest Lodge Weddings on<br />
behalf of site owners Hannah<br />
and Jeff Hibbs. The small<br />
team worked hard to keep<br />
couples’ dreams on track<br />
through Covid and are now<br />
looking ahead to how they<br />
can bring more woodland<br />
wonder to nature lovers this<br />
season and beyond.<br />
When did you start your venue<br />
business and what is its history?<br />
Forest Lodge Weddings started in<br />
2018 when the best friend of Little<br />
Lodge Farm owners, Hannah and<br />
Jeff Hibbs, asked to get married<br />
in their woodlands. It was from<br />
the success of this wedding that<br />
Forest Lodge Weddings was born<br />
in collaboration with us at Firefly<br />
Tipis.<br />
Little Lodge Farm already offers<br />
holiday accommodation and<br />
equestrian breaks and the venue<br />
side of the business is an excellent<br />
diversification.<br />
Tell us about your location<br />
and site<br />
Set in a secluded private woodland<br />
“WE OFFER<br />
RUSTIC,<br />
BOHEMIAN<br />
AND CLASSIC<br />
WEDDINGS<br />
– THEY CAN<br />
ALL BENEFIT<br />
FROM THIS<br />
MAGICAL AND<br />
MYSTICAL<br />
SETTING IN<br />
THE FOREST”<br />
at Little Lodge Farm in the heart<br />
of Thetford Forest, the Forest<br />
Lodge site is surrounded by nature.<br />
Covered by a canopy of trees, it<br />
is our aim to realise woodland<br />
wedding dreams for couples looking<br />
to embrace the great outdoors.<br />
We offer rustic, bohemian and<br />
classic weddings – they can all<br />
benefit from this magical and<br />
mystical setting in the forest. We<br />
are also horse and dog friendly so<br />
couples can bring their beloved<br />
animal along to the ceremony or<br />
make their entrance atop a horse!<br />
The main challenge with<br />
being an outdoor venue is the<br />
good old British weather, so our<br />
wedding season runs from May to<br />
September.<br />
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