Wedding venue The Vyne Hampshire

The Vyne wedding venue in Hampshire? Do you know it?

We made a private visit it on Sunday - it had just opened the day before and it's absolutely enchanting. The info tells you that it was a Tudor power house, but what comes over is the charm of a much loved family home.

The volunteers 'on duty' were so welcoming, with just the right amount of information to tell you about a strange portrait. And there were a few of those - a scene of a father and mother receiving a letter telling them their son had died. Or a 6 year old called Chrysostoma done up like Queen Elizabeth 1, deathly pale and bejewelled.

There were fresh spring flowers in most of the rooms, a volunteer playing a forte piano beautifully adding to the period note and carpets of snowdrops and crocuses in the grounds. The Tudor Brewhouse did a great local blue cheese quiche and there was a free cup of tea an slice of Victoria sandwich for all Mums - it was Mothering Sunday of course.

And it's a great wedding venue. I'll add some pictures soon to show you. Meanwhile, you can google the National Trust link for wedding photos at The Vyne