Mercure Bowden Hall Hotel - Cotswolds, Exclusive Hire
Bondend Lane, Upton St Leonards, Gloucester, GL4 8ED -
Up to
250 guests
About Venue
A grand grade II listed building, set in 12 acres of beautiful countryside, Mercure Gloucester, Bowden Hall Hotel is 18th century period venue, steeped in History.
The hotel is located within easy reach of Cheltenham and Gloucester and has plenty of parking onsite, making it ideal for travelling guests. We also offer 72 bedrooms so your guests can relax and enjoy the celebrations before an overnight stay.
Planning your wedding is an exciting experience and we are on hand to offer help and support to ensure you have the day of your dreams. We have a completely flexible approach to your wedding and will put together a package especially for you, tailoring the details to suit your theme and guest list.
We are able to offer you wedding exclusivity as we only accept one wedding booking on any day making sure that our venue feels even more special on your big day.
We are licensed to hold civil ceremonies, allowing you to spend your whole wedding day in one location. We have a choice of stylish rooms for as little as 2 guests and a maximum of 200.
Bowden Hall offers a wide range of food and drink, allowing you to select a menu guaranteed to impress your guests.
Sample wedding menu (Menu 1 from our brochure):
Slow roast tomato soup, basil pesto cream (v)
Prawn & crayfish cocktail, bloody Mary sauce, rustic bread
Ham hock and pea terrine, pickled red onion salad, mustard dressing
Pimm's marinated melon, raspberry sorbet (v)
Proscuitto-wrapped chicken breast, mushroom & tarragon sauce
Honey-roast loin of pork, sea salt crackling, sage & onion stuffing, apple sauce
Seared salmon, crispy leeks, Champagne sauce
Beetroot and blue cheese risotto, candied walnuts, thyme (v)
Rhubarb and custard Eton Mess
Chocolate orange profiteroles, orange cream filled, dark chocolate
Individual apple, pear and walnut crumble, vanilla custard
Tea & Coffee served with a chocolate mint
The average cost of a wedding at Bowden Hall in 2016 was just *£3497 proving that your dream day with Bowden Hall can be truly affordable *Based on guest numbers.
We regularly hold wedding open evening showcases and set up the hotel as it would be on your wedding day, allowing you to see all we have to offer.
Our staff are committed to delivering an excellent service, creating a warm and friendly atmosphere for you and your guests.
If you’d like more info or have any questions, please click Send Quick Enquiry.
Capacity & Layout
Standing
up to 250
Theatre
up to 250
Boardroom
up to 20
Cabaret
up to 250
Pricing
& Opening Hours
Weekly schedule
monday
00:00 - 24:00
tuesday
00:00 - 24:00
wednesday
00:00 - 24:00
thursday
00:00 - 24:00
friday
00:00 - 24:00
saturday
00:00 - 24:00
sunday
00:00 - 24:00
Location
Reviews
- Ian CraneAugust 2025
We had a great stay. Good dining experience. Really nice ambiance friendly and helpful staff. Breakfast absolutely fabulous despite being a buffet. Great selection of continental choices and hot buffet was well stocked with quality produce and frequently refreshed by attentive staff. Fantastic breakfast which set us up for the day ahead. By far the best self serve buffet breakfast I’ve ever had on my extensive travels.
- Backes FamilyAugust 2025
Stayed here a few times. Really nice setting, plenty of space in and around the hotel. Ample car park spaces. Good food. Only thing that let it down for me was the room temperature during my last stay was too hot and no air con. Other than that, great place to stay.
- Linda GladmanSeptember 2025
This hotel is a gem hidden away by picturesque scenery. The hotel is beautiful inside and out. There's no lift so you have to walk up stairs to get to your room but even walking to the top floor didn't put us off the hotel and we got a beautiful garden view. The food was amazing and the staff were so friendly and couldn't do enough for you. We really enjoyed our stay and would definitely stay again if we were in the area.
- Bina MaldéSeptember 2025
In the middle of a villager location with lovely grounds and a pond. Or room was small without an outlet near one side of the bed (luckily, we had an extension lead), and zero air conditioning. Lots of stairs for some reason. We had a couple of blackouts and no WiFi for a day and a half. Staff were lovely. Food was nice - breakfast was very generous.
- simon parryAugust 2025
Our room (242) was a bit dated, with a few stains on the carpet and a TV remote that could have used a good clean. However, the staff were friendly, and the breakfast was delicious! The room seemed to be near a top-up tank for water or heating, as we could hear the sound of a large cistern refilling about every half hour. We didn’t mind too much since we had earplugs. Overall, it was a convenient stop to break up our journey from Cornwall, but I’m not sure we’d choose to stay again.
