What we do

The award-winning Longhouse is the perfect, eco-friendly Somerset wedding venue if you're looking for something a little different, a more relaxed setting for your wedding day. Overlooking the Brue valley it feels as if you are in the tree tops.

If it's a stylish, contemporary country wedding venue you want for your very special day, The Longhouse at Mill on the Brue in Bruton is the place for you. No corkage fee, and a romantic location in the heart of rural Somerset.

We are licensed to have ceremonies in both the vaulted wine cellar and The Longhouse. For larger ceremonies, the beautiful Longhouse accommodates up to 140 guests.

For smaller wedding ceremonies, the vaulted wine cellar will seat up to 55 guests. The wine cellar is below the adjoining Victorian farmhouse and is perfect for an elegant and intimate ceremony.

Ethical action

The Longhouse was built in 2005 to a highly environmentally sustainable design in line with The Longhouse at Mill on the Brue's ethos.

We won a gold award for environmental architecture in the Green Apple Awards and South West Tourism gold award for sustainability.

We want to make The Longhouse an environmental showcase for the south west of England. Our preferred caterers, Taste source all their food as locally as possible. It doesn't seem to make any sense to use lots of fuel and time to transport produce half way across the country when we have such a fantastic reputation for high quality food in Somerset.

Awards & Recommendations

• Gold Green Tourism Building Scheme
• Gold in Green Apple Awards for environmental architecture
• Sustainability Award winner in the Somerset Business Awards 2011

A few ways we're trying to make a difference

Recycling

Yes – we take as much as possible to the recycling depot each week.

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Renewable energy use

We have a 4Kw PV system

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Reducing carbon footprint

We have planted over 5000 trees. Our heating is either from our ground source heat pump or from the wood burner burning all our own wood.

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Water conservation

Rain water harvesting flushes the loos.

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Using organic products

As much as possible

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Supporting local producers

As much as possible

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Using cruelty-free products

We use Ecover cleaning fluids

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Vegetarian / vegan

Our caterers will and have provided vegetarian and vegan options.

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