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Alina Sent on 25/08/2026Simply stunning 😍
Channels Estate is absolutely gorgeous venue with stunning grounds all around. Massive thank you to Karen and the team for looking after us and making our day special day even more special🥰 -
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Emma Sent on 10/06/2026June Wedding
We had the pleasure of having our wedding ceremony and reception at Channels Estate and would 100% recommend them. Our wedding coordinator Charles was amazing and I could not fault him at all. He was incredibly calm, friendly and responsive. The food was incredible and had several people comment on how much they enjoyed it
Thank you so much for all the work you put in -
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Sunnygreendecor91525 Sent on 23/10/2025Charles and the Channels
Charles and the Channels team were fantastic for our wedding. Charles was great at answering all our questions, responding promptly and was such a calming presence on our big day. The team set up all our decor perfectly and the day ran so smoothly. -
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Jj Taylor Sent on 22/09/2025Great Venue for our non-traditional wedding
The Channels was a lovely venue, lots of space, the staff were friendly and all of the aspects of our wedding were catered for e.g. using their easels, table numbers, sweet cart and extra tables etc.
Cost - the cost of the venue was average and we saved money by doing it mid-week in the summer holidays (lots of teachers as guests)
Drinks - At our taster evening we sampled a lot of the wine, the house wine was not great but the upgraded rose and white were nice. The groom didn't like wine so was given beer for the top table which was appreciated. Just one note for the big wine drinkers - the upgrade fee per person is per wine type, e.g. if you want a table to have upgraded rose and white you need to upgrade both packages, not just pay a single upgrade fee. Not a huge deal but it did bring the price up.
Food - We attended our dinner taster evening in January 2025. I chose the vegan option to cater for vegetarians and vegans coming to our wedding (Vegetable soup, Root Vegetable Pie and Brownie/Honeycomb/raspberry sorbet) and my partner chose a meat option (Chicken liver parfait, chicken supreme and treacle tart). The vegan brownie was quite dry but ok, the vegetable soup was salty and the honeycomb was inedible). It made us unsure of the food on our wedding day and as we could only sample one option each on the taster evening, we had to gamble on the food for the day. Boy did our gamble pay off!!
Starter for everybody- Tomato soup
Meat main - roast chicken with kilted sausage
Vegetarian - Vegetable lasagne and garlic bread
Dessert for everyone - Raspberry sorbet
EVERYONE said how lovely the food was and it was the icing on the cake that our meals were absolutely delicious! Definitely recommend the choices we made as we couldn't fault it!
Rooms - I stayed in the Retreat the night before with my bridesmaids, it was a lovely area with nice double bedrooms, a hot tub and a getting ready salon for the wedding day. We ended up ordering in a take away breakfast though on the wedding morning as the offered continental breakfast was not much and not very interesting.
The honeymoon suite was so lovely - we only wish we had more time to enjoy it!
The Channels Hotel - the staff were very accomodating with our various requests when allocating rooms to guests and managing the guest lists over a 6 month period leading up to our wedding day. The one downside is , as it is a seperate business, they open the rooms to the public a few weeks before your wedding day so the hotel grounds is not exclusive to your wedding party. They do you warning when the rooms are due to go up on general sale but it isn't the best for guests who might change their minds nearer the time and want a room.
The Channels hotel breakfast was nice and just about managed to fit everyone in at the same time, although we did have to wait for everyone to get a seat as we had people outside our wedding party sit in the restaurant. Whilst a shame it delayed some of our guests, we appreciate the hotel did ask the other guests to come earlier so that the wedding party could all sit together and there wasn't much the hotel staff could do as they were also paying customers. Everyone said how nice the rooms and the food was from the hotel which was great.
Outside Ceremony - We had an outdoor ceremony which was great, we didn't see any of the suppliers as our coordinator Karen was on it all day and was great! We had a lovely time and as it was summer lots of guests made use of the outdoor seating in the evening.
Evening food - we opted for the pizza buffet in the evening. Whilst the pizza was great, the groom did have to request more pizza be brought out as it was a while with empty platters halfway through the unlimited buffet, a bit annoying but not the end of the world.
Overall: It was a great experience with the Channels and we would recommend, there was plenty of space, parking was good and the grounds are beautiful. And a major plus - it is dog friendly everywhere!! -
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Kirsten Sent on 16/01/2025Stunning Wedding Venue
No words could describe how beautiful and stunning Channels Estate is. Right from the very start of viewing Channels all the way to our wedding day, we were made to feel comfortable. The communication was absolutely amazing and they helped make our day a very special day. Katie was our coordinator, she was kind, sweet and helped us make our day one to remember. We would highly recommend Channels Estate
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Thomas Sent on 19/05/2024Perfect wedding at Channels
Channels provided a great experience throughout. The team (led by Karen) were extremely helpful throughout - they accomodated all of our needs, worked well with the suppliers and coordinated the day brilliantly. Venue was set up beautifully and food was of a high standard. On site hotel rooms were luxurious and reasonably priced for our guests. Would recommend the venue without question. -
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Beth Sent on 15/04/2023Perfect wedding venue
Wedding Day - 9th April 2023
Couldn't be happier with the venue and how our wedding day went, Karen and the rest of the staff were brilliant and took care of everything for us and always made sure we were alright and that it all went perfectly. They were lots of fun and we couldn't recommend them highly enough. Thanks! -
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Diane Sent on 20/02/2023Best day ever
The venue is stunning, food is beautiful. And the staff are welcoming happy and seriously can not do enough for you.
Nothing is too much.
Can not rate this place enough.Channels's reply:
Thank you Diane, it was a pleasure being part of your special day.
We wish you many years of fond memories of your day.
Channels Estate Team
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