Ashmere, Calder Vale

Some days deservethe whole estate.

One wedding a dayAbove the Calder hills

A couple kisses under the woven-vine pergola at a pink dusk, guests raising their phones; then a couple walking hand in hand past a lone tree at sunset; then a bride twirling in silhouette against the hills.

One wedding a day. The whole estate is yours.

A bride and groom walk back up the aisle under the woven-vine pergola in autumn as their guests turn to watch.

Reel I

Vows under woven vines.

The Ceremony Garden. The hills as witness.

Reel II

The day, in frames.

A bride and groom walk away down a path through a green meadow.
4:30 pmThe walk
The first kiss under the flowered pergola as the wedding party cheers.
5:00 pmThe vow
A couple embraces in tall golden grass as the sun sets over the river valley.
6:40 pmGolden hour
A couple's first dance in a glass-walled room hung with greenery, guests watching.
8:15 pmThe first dance
Guests cheer the couple on a crowded, blue-lit dance floor.
10:00 pmThe floor
A couple holds hands in a sunlit meadow, the bride's lace back to the camera.
AfterJust the two of you
Spring: a ceremony at the far pergola, tulips lining the stone path, trees in blossom.
Spring
Summer: a couple in the green woods, light through the trees.
Summer
Autumn: bridesmaids in red leap and cheer around the bride against the fall hills.
Autumn
Winter: the woven pergola stands in snow under a clear blue sky, white mountains beyond.
Winter

Reel III

Four seasons. Four different weddings.

Inside the glass room, a laughing couple walks back down the aisle between applauding guests, the hills through floor-to-ceiling windows.

Rain?The view comes inside.

Reel IV

A theater on the same hill.

Calder Valley Players. Dinner at five, curtain at dusk.

Tickets at Calder Valley Players ↗Dinner & a room

An open-air play at night on an earthen stage, trees lit behind the arch.
The Linden Theater Center glowing at dusk.
Actors in bright costume on stage under theatrical lights.
A family picnics on the slope above the river before the play.
Actors and musicians perform on an outdoor stage under string lights at dusk.Guests talk in small groups in a sunlit room set with round tables.The Hollin Room set for dinner, round tables before floor-to-ceiling windows.Guests fill their plates along a long buffet in a sunlit room.A dessert table of cakes, brownies and berries.Friends in party props laugh together.Morning fog lifting off the Calder below green hills.

Reel V · Beyond the wedding

One hill. Every kind of gathering.

  1. 01Open-air music ProposedConcerts and private sets under the sky.The Bowl · summer nights
  2. 02Company daysOffsites by train. Back in the city by dark.Weekdays · up to 200
  3. 03Galas & benefitsA room for two hundred. A cause on the same hill.Hollin Room · Calder Room
  4. 04Academy weekends ProposedGraduation Week, game days, reunions. Twenty-seven minutes away.May · fall · all year
  5. 05Long-table suppers ProposedMidwinter feasts. Harvest dinners. The holidays.November to April
  6. 06MilestonesBirthdays, showers, anniversaries. The big ones.The Mallow · stone terrace
  7. 07Shoots & productions ProposedTwo hundred and forty private acres, on call for the camera.Film · photo · brand
The river winding between the dark hills, seen from above Ashmere.

Reel VI · The place

Ninety minutes north. A world away.

Two hundred and forty acres in the Calder hills. An easy drive from the city.

  • 70–77minutes, Calder Cross to Ashmere by Valley Line
  • 6minutes from the station to the gate
  • 27minutes to Larkspur
  • 240acres of Calder hills
A guest room at the Inn: a wide white bed, a window onto the trees.
Inside the Linden Theater Center, the stage open to the hills.

Reel VII

Eleven rooms. Stay for the second act.

“Sample quote, calm from start to finish.”

Sample review · concept study

Reel VIII

Which day is yours?

A wedding, a concert, a company day. Tell us the date.

Sample rating · concept studySample award lineUp to 200 guestsFrom $140 per person

Weddings · Jo · Every other event · Dev · hello@wrenfield.example

Coordinators
Jo Calloway · Dev Marsh
Bridal attendant
Pia
Kitchen
Chef Rowan Pell
General manager
Lena Whitcombe
Second stage
Calder Valley Players
Every other event
Dev Marsh · hello@wrenfield.example
On location
Orchard Hill, Ashmere, Calder Vale
By train
Calder Cross to Ashmere station, 70 to 77 minutes

Fin.