Country Wedding Venues in Durham

Julie

5.0 out of 5 rating

5.0

My daughter and son in law booked this venue when they saw its potential. They customised the decor to their theme and they were not disappointed. The wedding co-ordination Jade is outstanding. We had a few hiccups along the way and she was so supportive and empathetic. She treated each wedding like her own and nothing is a problem. I could not recommend this venue enough and more importantly Jade!! Thank you for making the wedding a fairytale we will never forget. 😌

Honestly where do we even start? What a day, what a venue. Myself and the groom were looked after amazingly by Ben, absolutely nothing was a problem. Matthew was another star of the show who took care of all things behind the scenes. His calming presence was exactly what I needed. All staff throughout the day were brilliant but we must say a special thank you to the bar staff on the evening! The rooms were spotless and the honeymoon suite was beautiful. Food was delicious and the pizza and fries on the evening were 10/10. Not forgetting to mention the Deer, they make the most stunning back drop for your photos. Our guests were thrilled that they could go and feed them with Ben too! They say your wedding day is one of the best days of your life and it absolutely was. We would go back in a heartbeat. We hope to be able to stay at Whitworth in the future, it will always be a truly special place for us. A huge thank you for everything from the both of us! Mr & Mrs Reid

Jane

5.0 out of 5 rating

5.0

We had the most amazing wedding day at Derwent Manor. We hired all three rooms for exclusive use, which meant we could hold our ceremony, wedding breakfast, and evening reception in different spaces. This made the whole day flow so smoothly and feel really special. The venue itself is absolutely stunning, and every time we look back at our wedding photos it makes us so happy that we chose Derwent Manor for our big day. Cassie and Jack were fantastic – so helpful, attentive, and supportive throughout the entire day, nothing was too much trouble. We couldn’t have asked for a better venue or team. Thanks so much! Jane & Sam

I got married here in mid December in a small 16 person wedding and have only positive things to say about the whole experience. Organisation was very relaxed with supportive and enthusiastic support from the Lord Crewe provided wedding planning team (Megan and Chloe). We had most involvement with Chloe who impressed us with her initiative, communication and care for the wedding but both her and Megan were brilliant throughout the preparation (which seems an exaggerated term as they made everything extremely easy!) The hotel it self was magnificent, facilitating space for large group meals on Friday in amongst the rest of the hotel guests and then the separate wedding event in the gatehouse on Saturday. Food was like nothing I have ever experienced at a wedding before in both quality and quantity, despite costing no more than more conventional wedding menus. We were given great flexibility in menu choices and the online options were adapted to fit a predominantly pescetarian menu - thank you. Restaurant, hotel and bar staff were all friendly, attentive and patient in managing wedding guests. The rooms and the inn itself are magnificent but the pictures already describe that well. I'm sorry for how long it's taken to write this review, but the staff at the Lord Crewe (especially Chloe and Megan) deserve great credit for enabling a perfect wedding weekend without any stress and a brilliant time had by all guests. For a small wedding it created a special setting and provided great value for what it was able to provide