The Italian Villa

About the venue

Introducing Dorset’s most exclusive events venue.

.. Set against the dramatic backdrop of 10 acres of manicured gardens at the renowned Compton Acres, The Italian Villa gives guests an unparalleled setting to host their dream event. Voted Dorset’s Best Wedding Venue, but equally popular with private and corporate entertaining, The Italian Villa is the only venue of its kind in the UK. This luxury venue in Canford Cliffs offers acres of space and a balcony that overlooks the stunning Italian Garden - ensuring that your event photos will truly be extraordinary! When booking the multi-award winning Italian Villa, you can choose from either full exclusivity of the venue or simply hire one suite only for your event. Over three floors, the grand Villa gives you size and scope but with wonderful intimacy too. The team’s impeccable standards ensure that every single guest feels like a VIP. Catering at the Villa is provided by our team of creative, highly experienced chefs and Service Directors headed by local hospitality expert, Tony Beales. Combined with direct access into the spectacular Italian Garden, the Villa can cater for small, intimate events for 30, or can provide a relaxed setting for up to 250 guests when using the Italian Garden. Well-appointed with lifts to all three floors, air conditioning, built in sound systems, a stage, and audio-visual screens, The Villa’s superb facilities enables you to theme and create a truly memorable event.

Meeting rooms

In the table below, you can hover over the underlined room names to see a photo of that room.

Room name

Capacity (people)

Theatre

Classroom

Boardroom

Cabaret

Banquet

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Dimensions(H/L/W/A)

Verona

120

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Medici

200

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250

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Siena

250

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