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Castle Hill, The Crane Estate |  | | 290 Argilla Road
Ipswich, MA
Contact: Events Department
Phone: (978) 356-4351
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| A National Historic Landmark, Castle Hill is the focal point of the 2,100-acre country seaside estate created by the Crane family in the early part of the century. The 59-room Stuart-style mansion called The Great House was completed in 1927 and rests high atop Castle Hill, commanding panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean, Crane Beach, Cape Ann, and Plum Island. The designed landscape is most notable for its long, undulating, spruce-lined lawn called the Grand Allee which dramatically sweeps from the terrace of the Great House down to the sea. |
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Essex Conference Center | 
Photographs courtesy of Kindle Photography | | One Conomo Point Road
Essex, MA
Contact: Michelle Poulen ext. 10
Phone: (978) 768-7374
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| The Essex Conference Center is one of the best-kept secrets on the North Shore. With its magnificent outdoor setting of towering pines, lush gardens, the scent of the ocean and the sound of a waterfall tumbling into a lily-covered pond, The Center provides a beautiful backdrop for your ceremony and reception. |
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The Mansion on Turner Hill |  | | | 251 Topsfield Road
Ipswish, MA
Contact: Denise Albrecht
Phone: (978)356-7070
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| The Mansion offers old world elegance, romance and style that recalls the sophistication and grace of the gilded age. The manicured gardens and terraces, surrounded by towering pines and ponds, provide beautiful scenery and is the ideal location for an outdoor wedding ceremony and reception. |
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| The beautiful gardens and facilities of Tower Hill Botanic Garden offer a picturesque setting for wedding ceremonies and receptions. The magnificent and dramatic Orangerie, with its cathedral ceiling of glass, accommodates large groups of about 150 guests comfortably and in great style. In Winter months, when the Orangerie is a jungle of subtropical flora, it is the perfect option for a cocktail party or a unique backdrop for the bride and groom's wedding photographs. |
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| The Great Hall, located in the Stoddard Education and Visitors Center, offers a more traditional setting for smaller wedding receptions. its expansive quality, stone fireplace and outdoor terrace with panoramic vistas to Mt. Wachusett and the Wachusett Reservoir, offer your guests an amazing environment to celebrate your special occasion. |
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| The Pomona-Vertumnus Dining Room is also a unique setting to have dinner, followed by dancing in the Great Hall. |
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Beaches in Gloucester | 
Photographs courtesy of Kindle Photography | | Beach & Recreation Dept.
Contact: Mark Cole, Director
Phone: (978) 281-9785
$50 Permit required |
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| You must reserve your own beach space and remember beaches remain open to the public! (Tents are not allowed.) |
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| Visit a lists of Reception Site Vendors, click here. |
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