From it’s fantastic location set high on the cliffs of Ravenscar overlooking the North Yorkshire Moors, historical hotel Raven Hall is this year holding Bonfire Night Festivities so get your scarf and mitts at the ready for a spectacular show. Read more...
If you’re looking for a wedding venue in the South East, then don’t miss this Sunday’s Wedding Fair at The Star in the historical village of Alfriston between 11 and 4pm. Read more...
I had my wedding there this Saturday just gone (8th January 2011) and I couldn't have asked for more.
As the reviewer below said, the wooden panelled ceremony room is beautiful and no-one could stop commenting on the ballroom.
The staff were friendly and more than willing to help with anything - our chairs with covers had been set up in the ceremony room by accident and after a quick word - they were moved into the reception room whilst we had the photos taken.
The costs were fantastic and everything looks more expensive than it is - the serving staff came out wearing white gloves and the yorkshire puddings were enormous! Although they have a menu to choose from they can accommodate special requests and were only too happy to help.
A big thanks to Leah, Sue and Clive for their help in making our day as wonderful as it was.
Also, Bakewell Registry Office (who provide the registrars) were lovely to deal with also - again couldn't be more friendly and helpful.
The grounds are lovely for photos, although we didn't use them due to the time of year, including a little grotto with waterfall - perfect for those romantic pictures!
It is a gem of a location, and I can't understand why more people aren't booking their weddings there!
Thank you to Hayley,Jackie and everyone at The Ranch for making our wedding day run so smoothly. Excellent food and service as expected, great wine!!!! Loved the evening hog roast. Our guests simply loved your venue and Keith, (chap with the crazy black hat!) wants his wedding at The Ranch (i have gave him your number!) Wonderful!!! Thank you all so much... We will be in next Thursday for some live Jazz and few tipples. Love Jilla and Nate x
We got married in County Hall on 4th July 2009 (civil ceremony in the elegant wood panelled committee room and reception in the gorgeous, generously sized ballroom). The contact was always very helpful and we were able to have exactly the wedding we wanted: we did not want a sit down meal so booked the service for 4pm, followed it with canapes, a cold buffet at 7pm, and disco. The grounds and views over Matlock gorge are just fabulous. We couldn't believe that people aren't snapping up dates at County Hall - it is a fantastic venue and was only £150 for the committee room and £450 for the ballroom, yet there were loads of summer saturdays still available for the following year when we booked in July 2008. Because this is a council property and a place of work I guess people turn their noses up but trust me, go along and have a look, this is an under-rated gem of a wedding venue! We went in the afternoon before and decorated it ourselves. Unlike a commercial venue, there was no hard sell on anything, we could bring whatever we wanted, and do whatever we liked. We were even able to suggest what beer we wanted ordering for the bar, and had an icecream van come into the grounds for the kids.
