Amaze your guests by tying the knot in The Roman Baths and Pump Room, which comes with flickering torch light, steaming waters and 2,000 year old paving. Based in Bath, you can get married here outside of opening hours and have a wedding breakfast in the elegant Georgian pump room. Ceremony and reception from £1,750 (maximum capacity of 80 guests). [Photo: Lee Niel]

If you can’t afford to go to the tropics, bring the tropics to you. The Palm House Sefton Park, near Liverpool, is a grade-II listed glasshouse from the Victorian era that’s decked out with plants from around the world. Ideal for a big bash, the Palm House can accommodate up to 220 seated guests. Weddings from £2,784. [Photo: Twitter/@The_Palmhouse

How about getting hitched in a windmill by the Norfolk coast? Cley Windmill is next to the former quayside of the River Glaven and has superb views over the salt marshes towards the harbour. With six rooms (including three in the tower) there’s a maximum capacity of 20 people - so it’s a bijou option. Weddings from £795 (ceremony only) or from £1,431 to book the whole windmill for accommodation. [Photo: Cley Windmill]

Saying “I do” in a venue with star-shaped walls will surely make for a stellar marriage. Perched next to the sea on the Isles of Scilly, the 16th-century Star Castle Hotel overlooks the beautiful harbour of St Mary’s and is licensed for weddings for up to 40 people in the vine-clad Conservatory. Packages include bubbly and high tea and come in at £20 per head, but there’s an additional cost of £300 for room hire. [Photo: Star Castle]

Make a splash with a wedding in an old Edwardian swimming baths (drained, of course). Victoria Baths in Manchester has five spaces to choose from, including the old pools themselves and a Turkish bath with its impressive stained glass window of the Angel of Purity. Ceremonies from £550, receptions from £2,700. [Photo: Instagram/fletcherfoley]

Watch the watery world swim past as you say your vows in the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth. Up to 130 guests can be seated on dry land with a mesmerising sea-life backdrop. Although you can’t have the ceremony here, you can have a reception complete with well-wishers of the marine variety. Wedding packages from £45 per head. [Photo: National Marine Aquarium]

How to keep guests entertained at a wedding? Take them to a vintage theme park, of course. Dreamland in Margate has weddings from £8,000 for up to 70 people. Get married in the beautifully restored grade-II listed ballroom, have drinks in the VIP beach huts - and top it off with a blessing on a roller coaster. [Photo: Dreamland Margate]

You don’t need to go all the way to Italy to feel like you’re getting married in a Tuscan villa. Overlooking the rolling hills of Devon, Highbullen Hotel, Golf and Country Club has a Palazzo with architectural nods to the Tuscan style, with barrelled ceilings, feature domes, statues and murals. Get married in the pagoda on the croquet lawn, then head inside to rooms named after Roman leaders, from Marcus Aurelius to Caesar. [Photo: Highbullen Hotel]

Founded in 1132, the Fountains Abbey near Ripon, Yorkshire, operated for over 400 years, until Henry VIII ordered the Dissolution of the Monasteries. Now you can hire out the nearby Fountains Hall for your wedding ceremony, have drinks in the private walled garden and enjoy the Abbey ruins at your leisure. The location is sure to provide some cracking wedding snaps. Weddings from £1,080 for 20 guests (maximum capacity of 80 guests). [Photo: National Trust Images/Charles Haines]

Float back in time and enjoy Coniston Water in Cumbria as the wealthy Victorians once did - on board a Steam Yacht Gondola. Inside, the boats are decked like two saloons reflecting Victorian trains with rich mahogany ceilings and luxuriously upholstered seating. You can even bring your string quartet on board. Charters cost from £595 (maximum capacity of 86 passengers). [Photo: National Trust Images/Tiree Dawson]

Tucked away in a pretty garden overlooking St Margaret’s Bay in Kent, The Pines Calyx is one for couples who want a green wedding. The building - which features a grass roof and was designed with health and well-being in mind - apparently has the lowest carbon footprint of any UK venue. Surrounded by six acres of landscaped gardens, it also provides an ideal backdrop for those precious wedding photos, while the famous White Cliffs are also near by. Weddings from £1,950. [Photo: Pines Calyx]

New on the scene, Bristol Harbour Hotel has only just opened and you can get hitched inside its elegant interior. The former Lloyds Bank building, in Bristol, was designed by renowned architect William Bruce Gingell, who was inspired by the Sansovino’s 16th century Library of St Mark in the Piazzatta at Venice. Wedding and civil ceremony packages for are available from £70 per person, based on 70 guests and includes a red carpet arrival and three-course meal and a stay in a luxury bedroom for the bride and groom. [Photo: Bristol Harbour Hotel]

Marry your Prince Charming in the same room Prince Charles married the Duchess of Cornwall. The 17-century grade I listed Windsor Guildhall was also where King of Pop Sir Elton John and David Furnish said I do. Thankfully there’s no royal price tag - with rates from £380 per hour. [Photo: www.jonnymp.com]

Dickens wrote: “Tis love that makes the world go round my baby” - and you can tie the knot at the birthplace of the author himself. The charming house is set in an unspoilt Georgian Street in Portsmouth, complete with cobbled stones and Regency lampposts. With a capacity for 16 guests, it’s a good choice for a bijou affair. Prices from £375. [Photo: Tourism South East]

King Henry VIII’s own marriages may have ended disastrously, but yours is bound to get off to a good start when you tie the knot at Southsea Castle, which the monarch designed. Set against the backdrop of the Solent, with a magnificent approach across the drawbridge, you can hire out one area of the castle for exclusive use. Prices from £375. [Photo: Tourism South East]

Boho bride, eat your heart out. You can hire out this pretty New England-style beach retreat in Whitstable, Kent, for your wedding. Decked out in vintage art and romantic furnishings, it’s little wonder the house has featured in Vogue. The house only sleeps up to eight people, but it’s a licenced wedding venue and has capacity for up to 80 guests. Prices start from £740 for day hire for up to 60 people. [Photo: uniquehomestays.com]

Can you get a more romantic location than a house that’s just metres from the River Test, hailed as “The most romantic river in England”? Houghton Lodge, near Stockbridge in Hampshire, has beautiful gardens, wildflower meadows and lawns studded with alpacas. Ceremonies can be held outside in a woodland grotto, orangery, riverside fishing hut, summer house or conservatory, as well as inside the Gothic-style main house. And if you’re after a fancy arrival, you can even land your helicopter here. Prices start at £1,000. [Photo: Ed Crispin]

With its beautiful stained glass windows and stellar location in the heart of Dublin’s Temple Bar, Smock Alley Theatre is a choice to suit more than just actors. The restored 17th-century features lovely exposed brick walls in the spacious Banquet Hall, where you and your guests can dine on a candlelit banquet of fresh fish, local cheeses and decadent desserts. Packages from €65 per person, based on 150 guests. [Photo: Facebook/Smock Alley Theatre]

Swap the traditional wedding breakfast for a party on a riverboat. At The Runnymede-on-Thames, you can get married in one of the hotel suites overlooking the Bell Weir Lock and River Thames before feasting on barbecue food. Then take your wedding party on a memorable riverboat cruise, where you can dance the night away. Packages from £6,750 for 50 guests. [Photo: The Runnymede-on-Thames]

No one will forget the wedding next to an underground lake. Cornglaze Caverns, in Liskeard, Cornwall, has four different locations to tie the knot. Our favourite is this dramatic subterranean lake inside a candlelit chamber. Reflect on your vows beside the crystal clear water, accessed down a flight of 60 steps. It’s only licensed for 40 people, but larger parties can be held in a different cavern with space for up to 400 people. Prices from £500. [Photo: Instagram/brett_aggersberg]

Channel your inner fairytale princess by getting married in a treehouse. Tucked away in the Northumberland countryside, The Alnwick Garden is home to this house in the trees, which is decked out with quirky wooden furnishings, twinkling lights, log fires and is accessed via a rope walkway. There’s room for up to 85 seated guests inside the storybook setting. [Photo: Twitter/@TheTreehouseUK]

Active, outdoorsy brides and grooms should look no further than Walking Weddings, who provide eco chic, outdoor weddings around Herefordshire - with walking included. You pick a route to walk (with or without your friends and family) and exchange vows at a selected spot. The outdoor ceremonies aren’t legally binding but the company can help you arrange a legal service. [Photo: Facebook/Walking Weddings]

Feel the sand between your toes and hear the waves lap against the shore as you get hitched right on the beach. Bournemouth Beach is the first beach in England and Wales to host legal wedding ceremonies. Make your vows, then sit down to a wedding breakfast in a marquee, dining on the likes of beach BBQs, freshly cooked fish and chips or homemade afternoon tea. Prices for a beach wedding with a gazebo for up to 50 guests start at £1,525. [Photo: Instagram/ianhphoto and beachweddingsbournemouth]

Life is a cabaret, old chum! So sang Liza Minnelli in the musical Cabaret - and we reckon the actress would approve of getting hitched in this flamboyant club in London, Cafe de Paris, which has been putting on shows since opening in 1924. There’s capacity for 286 diners, a stage and sweeping staircase - perfect for a super-glam do. [Photo: cafedeparis.com]

Your marriage will have guaranteed lift-off when you tie the knot at the National Space Centre in Leicester. Astonomy exhibits and outer space paraphernalia surround you as you celebrate your nuptials. Drinks are served in the Rocket Tower and you can dance the night away beneath the stars in the Sir Patrick Moore Planetarium. Civil ceremonies from £1,500, full package from £6,000 for 70 guests. [Photo: spacecentre.co.uk]

Kelburn Castle near Fairlie, North Ayrshire, is not your average castle. Set in one of Scotland’s most beautiful woodlands, the 13th-century stone building has been transformed into a bright and funky venue thanks to a team of Brazilian artists. Choose from an elegant drawing room, a Victorian dining room and bright and airy pavilion for a reception that will leave you feeling like the queen of the castle. [Photo: Instagram/osgemeos]

Fancy saying your vows next to a T-Rex? Then head to the Great North Museum in Newcastle, which has all its rooms and galleries licensed for wedding ceremonies. If you’ve got a here’s also an exhibition space that’s partitioned into three separate areas and can accommodate up to 500 guests. [Photo: greatnorthmuseum.org.uk]

Here’s one to keep train enthusiasts happy - a wedding on a steam train. You can’t actually say your vows while chugging along on the Talyllyn Railway, but you and your guests can catch the steam-hauled train to and from the little tea room at Abergynolwyn Station where you can tie the knot. You get a personalised headboard for your own train service - which you can keep. Menus from £5 for up to 60 guests. [Photo: Instagram/talyllynrailway]

Rising proudly on the Vale of Glamorgan coastline in South Wales, Nash Point Lighthouse is one of the few operational lighthouses where you can get married. It’s one for those after something more intimate - you and up to 25 guests can take over the two floors, and there are two cottages nearby available to stay in. Prices from £995. [Photo: Instagram/adventurein_you]

Move over, marquee - make way for the wedding tipi. Originally used by the Sami people of Lapland, tipis were temporary homes along the seasonal migration routes - and their modern cousins make for surprisingly good wedding venues. Set in the beautiful Peak District countryside, Peak Tipis offer different size tents to suit different party sizes and budgets. One tipi for up to 64 guests costs from £1,980. [Photo: Instagram/peaktipis]