Gants Mill Wedding Hire

Gants Mill in Somerset is a historic watermill wedding venue set in the Bruton countryside. Mill venues of this type are blank-canvas spaces where outside caterers and event organisers supply the full equipment fit-out, from furniture and linen through to catering apparatus, crockery, cutlery, and glassware.

What Equipment Do You Need?

Blank-canvas mill venues provide the space but little else. A full hire package typically includes chairs, tables, linen, crockery, cutlery, glassware, and catering equipment. The quantities depend on the guest count, the catering format, and how many courses are being served.

Seating and Tables

Chiavari chairs are popular at Somerset mill and barn weddings for the wedding breakfast. They give a clean, formal look and stack for easy storage during room changeovers. For a more rustic aesthetic, bentwood or crossback chairs suit the exposed stonework and timber beam settings common in converted mill buildings.

Round tables for 8 or 10 guests suit the formal dining layout for a wedding breakfast. Trestle tables are used for buffet service, the bar, cake displays, and outdoor drinks. For larger guest lists, long rectangular tables give a banquet feel that suits the narrow proportions of many mill buildings.

Catering Equipment

Mill venues rarely have a commercial kitchen, so outside caterers need a fully self-contained mobile setup. Hot cupboards hold plated meals at temperature. Bain maries and chafing dishes support buffet service. Urns handle tea and coffee. A generator may be needed at some rural Somerset mill venues for power supply. Expo Hire carries the full range of catering equipment for blank-canvas venue events in the South West.

Linen and Finishing

Tablecloths and napkins are needed for every guest table. Mill wedding clients often choose natural or earth-toned linens to complement the stone and timber of the venue, though white and ivory remain popular for formal wedding breakfasts. Chair covers and sashes can be added where needed.

Delivery and Collection

Expo Hire delivers to venues throughout England and Wales. Use the carriage calculator to check delivery costs to this venue. All orders include the free Minor Damage Waiver, which covers minor accidental damage during your event at no extra cost.