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On Hitched.co.uk since 2022

Last update: April 2025

Dalgarven is a blend of modern comfort with traditional elegance offering a relaxed experience for couples looking for an exclusive-use venue.

Overlooking the river Garnock, Dalgarven, wrapped in a cluster of trees and nestled in riverside gardens, this non pretentious exclusive use country house exudes a rustic appeal and provides a colourful backdrop for intimate gatherings.

Inside, Dalgarven sleep up to 27 guests, plus dogs and babies, allowing close family and friends on hand to ensure your wedding day vision is created. The 9 bedrooms are spread over 2 wings on the first floor affording a sumptuous place to unwind before and after the celebrations. Roaring log fires, a well-equipped kitchen, and a large party room ensure the wedding party is entertainment for days on end.


When guests have all dispersed home, sink into the huge commercial hot tub, detox in the steam room and enjoy a spa treatment.

Outside, the small but pretty gardens offer an informal setting for romance. For the perfect al fresco wedding affair, think twinkling lights on the riverside decking or you may prefer to marry inside the riverside orangery overlooking the river followed by a seated wedding dinner to really immerse yourself in the scenery of greenery. The light and airy riverside orangery features vaulted ceilings, fairy lights, earthy tones, and a picturesque view of the grounds and river. After some bubbly and mingling with your guests, you can convert this flexible space for a stylish evening reception

  • Woman-owned

Frequently asked questions

Venue type:

In the country
Small hotel
Stately home
Woodland and festival
Unique weddings

Ceremony options:

Fire ceremony
Civil ceremony licence

Dining options:

Seated meal facilities
Corkage option
Private catering allowed
Alcohol licence
Buffet meal facilities
In-house catering

Evening entertainment:

Dance floor
Live band facilities
Evening reception facilities
DJ facilities

Overnight accommodation:

Overnight accommodation for wedding couple
Overnight accommodation for guests

Venue staff assistance:

Master of ceremonies/toastmaster

Venue leisure facilities:

Health suite

Other features:

Exclusive use
Accessible facilities
Car parking
Changing room for wedding guests
Pet-friendly
Orangery on site
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Reviews for Dalgarven Riverside Venue

Neringa
Neringa Sent on 09/03/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect for Small Wedding

We had our wedding at this venue. We wanted something small and just for us and our family. The hosts were extremely flexible and helpful. We ended up having a meal prepared by them and were very pleased. All the guest loved the venue and had wonderful time.
The venue is very spacious and provides you to have plenty of space for you and your guest. All the rooms were clean and tidy. And if we had any concerns or questions, the host responded in few minutes and we had wonderful time.
We are planning to book the venue for other celebrations as well.
Paddy
Paddy Sent on 20/01/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Unforgettable weekend!

Angela and the team could not have been more helpful and relaxed about the whole booking and organising of the wedding. Angela met us a few times at the venue prior to the wedding so that we could go through the big day and how it would look. On the day, Angela had everything set up exactly how we discussed, the bar was stocked with everything we asked for, the fire was roaring, and everyone commented on how amazing the venue was. Angela kept in touch regularly checking food numbers, bar stock preferences, etc - and this gave us the opportunity to ask all the 'should we just double check that' sort of questions! We asked about changing a few things from the menu and Angela was more than happy to help. I don't recall being stressed at all over the weekend, everything was in hand by Angela and the team. The fact the entire venue is booked out for your own use for the whole weekend just makes it even more special, it's just you and your guests having a great time celebrating. On the day, everything went exactly as planned and I can't thank the team enough for their professionalism and organisation. We booked the venue for the whole weekend so that friends and family could stay, use the spa facilities, have a chilled out night with a few refreshments before the big day, this just made everything even more relaxed as there were no rushing about on the day - everything was already there and sorted. The staff arrived each morning to provide a full breakfast as well! I'll never forget sitting in the Jacuzi having a few refreshments an hour before the wedding guests arrived on the bus! Honestly, if you want hassle free, relaxing, chilled and excellent value for money, this is the place. You can change the menu, the layout, the rooms, the bar choices, the doors to use, swap round tables to sqaure, the table decor, you name it and I guarantee Angela and the team will be more than happy to help!
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Alexandra Sent on 20/01/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Our dream wedding

We loved the Dalgarven Hotel ,the hotel itself and surroundings was perfect for our wedding of 20 guest/3 nights.
Dalgarven Hotel is fantastic, beautiful place with great facilities. The ceremony was held on the balcony right out of the orangery where we had wedding dinner . Couldn’t think of better arrangement. And the party was held at the fantastic, specious party room. We could decorate it all as we please however place has already own character , decor and furniture which is beautiful. Great bedrooms, specious with comfy bed and all en-suite, accommodate all our guests there. Communication with Angela and Lorna was mostly easy and stress free. Angela also did amazing job cooking our wedding dinner and the evening buffet (all vegan) Everything was delicious and even non vegan guest were impressed.
We had a minor issue with air condition in the party room not working, but that’s all we could find at foult.
We absolutely loved all how our wedding turned out, We all had amazing time, great fun at the outside facilities, hot tub and saunas.
We totally recommend Dalgarven Hotel for a wedding venue, family or friends gathering. Very private, intimate, fun place, with absolutely huge potential. We’d love to come back sometime.
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Siobhan Sent on 18/01/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Just perfect!

Dalgarven was the perfect venue for what we wanted for our wedding, it had everything and more we could have asked for! We loved the homely vibe and the ability to make the venue our own for the big day! We had around 60 guests on the wedding day and it was plenty spacious for all our guests to enjoy.

We staying for three nights and enjoyed lovely food provided by the team at dalgarven.
An extra special thanks to Angela who is just incredible. Nothing is too much angela and she just provides the best service. Throughout the whole wedding planning process she was always there help me through any queries.

We would highly recommend the venue for a wedding or any event.
L
Leeanne Sent on 18/10/2023
5 out of 5 rating

5 star all the way for our micro wedding

We had to organise a wedding fairly last minute for health reasons and decided on Dalgarven as loved the setting and the price. They have a range of packages available and we chose the micro package for 44 people. At a bargain price of £3000 including overnight stay we had a ball and couldn't believe the value for money. Our guests had a welcome glass of bubbly and we got married on a Sunday in their orangery overlooking the river. The package included a 3 course dinner with wine as well as bubbly for speeches and a small buffet in the evening. We had the place to ourselves as our guests booked the other bedrooms. The staff were really nice and friendly and food delicious, very home made comfort style food which suited us. We didn't have time to use their spa facilities as only stayed one night but my friend is booking the place for her hen party in 2025.

We really appreciated not having to hire equipment as they included stunning thrones, table decorations, arch, prosecco cart in the package.

Room were lovely and cosy. We stayed in a room with massive 4 poster bed.

Their drinks were reasonably priced.

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Anne Sent on 06/08/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Ideal countryside wedding location with river views

Can't recommend this place enough, especially for brides and grooms who like to be in control!

We booked a weekend wedding and opted for the 2 night stay so we had plenty of time the day before to get the place the way we wanted. I loved that we had the run of the place to do this.

We decided to decorate the conservatory first and worked with the dalgarven team to turn our ideas into reality but essentially they allow you to decorate as you please. That suited us as I had specific ideas on layout.

There is a dinner included the evening before wedding which is great as it allowed some of our family members who don't know each other that well to mingle.

We decided to eat in the bar area the night before so that the conservatory was ready on the Friday night for decoration. I really recommend this, it put my mind at rest knowing it was all sorted for the next day.

There are 9 bedrooms in the place so it was full of family and bridesmaids. The rooms are lovely, not luxurious apart from a few rooms. They all had shower rooms but there is a separate area with additional showers and changing areas that we were able to use which is was fantastic. They even had room in them for our hair to get done by the hair dressser we booked. Adjacent to the showers is a room with LED mirrors, magnifying mirrors and GHD hair dryers and straighteners. Perfect.. It made a huge difference getting ready having that wee bit extra space.

The outdoor hot tub stunning and overlooks the river. We didn't get to use this as much as we'd like with so much going on but our guests put it to good use.

Food was great and loved that a hot buffet was included for our evening guests in the bargain package of £50pp. So many places charge you £10 for a cold bacon roll. This was set out in the conservatory so guests could nip out of the function suite at night for a nibble.

We hired in the DJ and it was a bargain £150 for the night.

Massages can be booked and we didn't have time for this but our cousins and friends booked in morning of wedding and raved about therapists. They use the ESPA range and in all the bedrooms and spa showers they have Anne Semonin body washes, shampoo, conditioner etc. I hadn't heard of the brand before but it's a luxury french brand with lemongrass scents.

We can't wait to return to Dalgarven for another celebration.
K
Kellie Sent on 03/08/2022
4.8 out of 5 rating

A wedding with a private spa and friendly stafaf

We chose Dalgarven as live locally and wanted somewhere to put up our family travelling from Wales for the wedding and are so glad we did.

As we were on a tight budget we elected for a midweek wedding which was about half the price of the weekend if i recall recorrectly. Family paid £160 for their rooms for 2 nights so there was hardly anything left for us to pay for the hotel itself.

Loved the fact that could all eat a relaxed dinner the evening before the wedding togetehr without another soul in the place except staff.

Donna looked after our every need and refilled the wine glasses throughout the night making us all feel at ease and relaxed.

We were allowed to order in breakfasts to suit but decided to go with a contental buffet breakfast given we had dresses to fit into later that day.

The grounds are lovely at Dalgarven overlooking the river Garnock and the conservatory, where we had the ceremony, delightful.
The food was great and we had 2 choices from each course to pick from. We went for the pate to start and salmon and steak pie for the mains. Desserts were sticky toffee pudding (home made and amazing) and the margarita cocktail.

We had the indulge spa treatmetn package the evening before (a gift from my aunt) and got a great night sleep before as a result. Our therapist was fantastic.

What makes Dalgarven unique is having the place to ourselves and a private spa. We couldn't believe value for money and think this place will be charging double in a few years time with all improvements they are making to it.

Being a small hotel with 9 bedrooms but huge floor space gave us plenty of room but cosiness as well.

The owner was lovely to deal with and there on the day to ensure things went smoothly.

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Lor Sent on 03/08/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Relaxed wedding venue full of charm and intimacy

Amazing venue for a relaxed wedding.

We were a group of 30 and stayed over night before wedding. We had a lovely meal given to us and got us in the mood for celebration.

The hot tub is in riverside setting and was great with a glass of champagne. We booked in long massages before dinner to chill out and were able to dine in our bride and bridesmaids dressing gowns at dinner. It is that kind of place!

We decorated the tables ourselves with favours (well the bridesmaids and mums did) and our own decorations and brought in candles for atmosphere.

The rooms are spacious, some more than others, so getting ready wasn't an issue and we loved that the bedrooms are divided so half are on one side of dalgarven to another (separated by sauna and steam room and with separate staircases) which was ideal for keeping the groom etc away from us on the morning of wedding.

The food was lovely and served efficiently and friendly. There is not an air of stuffiness with this place and everyone was made to feel relaxed and welcome.

We had to checkout at 10 on day after wedding as another group were in after us but they let us stay to 11ish as long as we had vacated the rooms. Book a third night if important to you. They will give you it at discounted rates.

Overall, very happy memories here and my friend has booked it for her hen party next year.
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