Gradbach Mill and Farmhouse Reviews
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Eugenie Sent on 16/11/2025Our beautiful summer wedding (2025)
Gradbach were absolutely fantastic through the six months of our wedding planning and on our wonderful weekend. Imogen was amazing at guiding us through this process and making sure that everything on the day was possible and ran smoothly. Tam, the amazing cook, made us a bespoke vegan Asian feast. Which everyone at the wedding absolutely devoured and loved. We also had vegan hotdogs as the evening snack, which although we were stuffed we managed to cram in. Colin also did a fantastic job saving us on the morning of the wedding when we accidentally set off the fire alarm and also making sure the set up in the gazebo was perfect.
We were lucky with the weather so had an outdoor ceremony, with a backup indoors if there was rain. We also had a bouncy castle in the field beside the venue and all sat around the fire pit late in the evening/morning, chatting and dancing after the DJ music had finished.
There were 49 of us in total at the wedding, and we all stayed on site, so spent the whole weekend celebrating together, which made the most beautiful atmosphere.
Waking up the day after the wedding and taking a walk up to Luds Church, was a beautiful way to wind down and relax with our friends and family. The scenic Peak District views were amazing to share on our first walk as a married couple.
If you're looking for relaxed, well organised, lovely bunch of people to support your wedding and a beautiful venue and location, Gradbach is the place. -
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Georgia Sent on 12/11/2025
Best wedding venue!
We had our wedding here on 18th oct 2025 and I can honestly say it was the best weekend ever. We did the exclusively yours package so we had the whole venue to ourselves for the full weekend. The scenery is beautiful and everyone of our guests commented on how beautiful the venue was. Everything ran smoothly on our big day thanks to Colin and Imogen and all the staff here. Literally nothing went wrong and they couldn't do enough for you, they are so accommodating! The food is also incredible! We did pie and peas for our meal and pizza's for evening food and again everyone commented how lovely the food was. Also breakfast the next morning was a big hit too! I wish I could go back and do our big day again at this amazing venue! As the venue was ours for the weekend we got to spend quality time with all of our guests which at most weddings you don't get to do. So a huge thank you to all the staff at Gradbach mill for making our big day so special! If you're thinking about booking here just do it as I can tell you, you won't regret it! -
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Harriet Sent on 05/06/2025Beautiful Wedding Venue
We got married at Gradbach Mill 10.05.2025 - I cannot recommend the venue enough.
Beautiful surroundings, we got married outside by the stream which was amazing, and the Mill itself is lovely as a venue for food, celebrating, and dancing.
The food was great - generous portions, all well cooked, and tasty. The cheesecake was such a hit with our guests!
Colin, Imogen and the team are great. They were very knowledgeable and relaxed, and their attention to detail was beyond what we'd expected.
We'd pick Gradbach Mill again, and will definitely return in future for an anniversary etc.
On site accommodation is spot on. The hottub at the Farmhouse is the biggest we've been in, and was incredible the day after the wedding to enjoy with family.
12 out of 10 for Gradbach and the team.
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Corke Sent on 14/01/2025Completely fab from beginning to end
An incredible wedding venue - cannot recommend highly enough. The scenery is gorgeous, the rooms are lovely, but the staff are the best part. We couldn't have wished for a better, more supportive and communicative team - Colin and Imogen were so helpful and impressive from the outset. Massive thanks to everyone at Gradbach Mill for helping us have a wonderful day xxxx -
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Gideon Sent on 31/12/2024A uniquely magical Peak District location, with secluded exclusive access to a beautiful landscape. An "anything is possible" down-to-earth team.
Right from the start, Colin, who leads the team at Gradbach Mill, extended a warm and professional welcome, with a cup of tea and comfy sofas as we sat back to discuss the start of our wedding plans.
We had idea in our head of a location that seemed to ask the impossible. In the Peak District, with a stream, woody glades, sunny fields, majestic peaks and family strolls - able to accommodate a private weekend event for all our treasured guests, nestled in nature but practical and accessible. When we found Gradbach Mill we knew immediately it was the location we were looking for. A short drive from a train station, and several taxi numbers available from Colin. There is ample parking for all guests.
The venue offers on-site exclusive accommodation for several different budgets and family sizes. For guests on a budget there's a gorgeous camping field right next to the main Mill with showers and toilets. For the wedding party there's a fabulous self-contained farmhouse -all en-suite, the top bedrooms spacious and wonderfully homely to allow the bride's party to get ready on the Big Day. The farmhouse has a massive fully equipped kitchen and wine fridge, a huge comfortable lounge with seating for large families, and a massive hot-tub and games room. A separate enclosed garden has outside seating and beautiful views towards the stream and forests. For families with babies and toddlers, the Miller’s self-catering cottage is safely gated and enclosed, and baby equipment provided. The beautiful architecture of the Mill is home to a dozen modern en-suite bedrooms upstairs, with a bar downstairs; perfect for the late-night dancers to keep the party going! In the adjacent function room, Colin allowed us to create our Star Wars themed dance floor for the evening 1970s-style disco and always had an inventive solution to our growing list of "creative" suggestions! Last minute tweaks to layout, decorations, sound and lights were all taken in his usual pragmatic and smiling way with no fuss.
Out of the delicious menu options, we chose the Mediterranean banquet. The chef was amazing; she met all the dietary requirements, and many guests declared it the best wedding meal they'd ever had. The catering team are clearly used to feeding hungry walkers on weekend hikes - no-one left with an empty stomach with enough incredible food overflowing on trestle tables to feed a mediterranean army. Colin allowed us to create the wedding dining room of our dreams. The sunlight shining through the beautiful windows illuminated the space, and the happy faces of our loved ones enjoying the beautiful meal.
We wanted our wedding ceremony to feel immersed in nature, so we chose to exchange vows serenaded by the stream, surrounded by stunning trees and the wonderful hills of the Peak District. Our guests were comfortably seated beside us under the oak canopy dressed in roses and fairy lights, creating a magical setting to become husband and wife, that felt so wonderfully "us."
The added gift of this venue is the ability to book it for multiple days. Our guests arrived on Friday with a bring n share supper, getting to know each other at the bar or in the Farmhouse before the wedding on Saturday. Some guests could come only for one night, and this booking flexibility was another great benefit Colin allowed us.
On the Sunday morning, after a substantial cooked breakfast from The Mill, we led our guests on one of the many gorgeous woodland walks, along an accessible path, along the sunlit stream and pine glades, past majestic beeches, up to Lud's Church - a secret magical wonderland in the forest. Then the afternoon was filled with relaxed time to paddle in the stream, play games in the meadow with a BBQ, before having an evening campfire in the designated firepit, playing guitars and toasting marshmallows.
It is a truly, exquisitely, amazingly unforgettable location to have for the most beautiful event in your life.
Colin and his amazing team facilitated it all, making it truly feel like our home for a weekend. -
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Elizabeth Sent on 19/12/2024
Our Wedding at Gradbach
We got married at Gradbach Mill in June 2022! Gradbach is an absolutely awesome venue that we’ve gone back to several times already when celebrating other milestone birthdays and family gatherings. If you’re looking for a relaxed venue in the middle of absolutely stunning countryside, in nature, with lots of space to celebrate, a great amount of rooms for guests to stay in, absolutely delicious food and a fantastic team of professional, flexible and friendly people to manage the day on your behalf, then Gradbach is the venue for you! Gradbach has everything - the best team, the best food and best location!
On the morning of our wedding, we went for a run followed by a post run dip in the river, the groom’s party went off to three shires head and the bride’s party off to the roaches. We then got married outside by the river under a covered area and had our reception in a marquee set up in the field. We chose a rustic and very natural theme for our wedding, but the venue is such that it can accommodate all sorts of themes and tastes. All our guests told us it was the best wedding they’d ever been to - and we 100% agree with them!
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Stephanie Sent on 11/11/2024Pure Perfection
Fantastic from start to finish. Colin, Tam, Imogen and the rest of the team at Gradbach are amazing, so friendly and accommodating and just fabulous people have running your special day. From the initial visit to the venue to the big day we could not have asked for anything more.
The venue itself is stunning and is located in the most beautiful of places. Being able to get married outside and have all our guests stay in the same place made this venue ideal for our wedding.
The food Gradbach provides is delicious and all of our guests absolutely loved it! They couldn’t stop talking about it the next day at breakfast!
We will definitely be back again soon!
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Chloë Sent on 28/08/2024Perfect Wedding Day
As soon as we stumbled across Gradbach Mill a little over a year ago, we knew this was the place we wanted to get married. It’s a beautiful location with lots of outdoor space and a relaxed feel. Colin and the team were fantastic: always friendly and helpful, allowed us to decorate the venue however we wanted, catered for multiple dietary requirements, gave us delicious, locally sourced food, and seamlessly sorted everything on the day. We and our guests had a fantastic day and our wedding was better than we could have hoped for. Would highly recommend! -
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Jenna Sent on 26/08/2024Above and beyond in every way
The staff at Gradbach Mill were fantastic in every way! They ensured that everything ran like clockwork and were so incredibly helpful. We never had to ask for anything, the Gradbach Team are absolute professionals. All our guests raved about how much they enjoyed the food and everyone was very comfortable in their bedrooms. We loved every moment of our wedding and are so grateful to Colin, Imogen and Tam and the rest of team for everything they did to make it so special. I cannot recommend them highly enough. Gradbach Mill is the best place to get married!
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