The Willows was exactly what I wanted. Filled with rustic items,greenery and chandeliers. Nothing was to much for this team of professionals. The food was outstanding and portions huge. The venue was clean and all staff couldn't do enough for you. Any ideas/changes welcome. The day can be as big or as intermit as you like. Highley recommend this venue my guests adored it.

From start to finish Fiona and the team were incredible. No question was too silly to ask and no email was a trouble to reply to when I was having a flap about the little things.
We had a small and intimate wedding in the Seedling room which was perfect for our 30 guests. From start to finish everything was perfect, I could not of wished for a better day. The food was to die for, the staff were amazing and everyone enjoyed themselves on the day.
I even said to my husband the next day can we do it all over again as it was just everything we dreamt off!
This is one place that will always have a place in our hearts as we are not from the area as we live the midlands so being welcomed in was incredible
If you book this venue you will not be disappointed.

We got married at the stunning Willows at The Woodmans on Halloween 2024, and couldn’t recommend this venue any more if we tried! We viewed eight other wedding venues before we immediately walked into The Willows and knew it was the one for us!

It has a perfect central location with ample parking for guests and beautifully decorated rooms/bridal suite for the day of and night before the wedding. The venue is already stunningly decorated throughout which really helps keep additional costs of styling/venue dressing to a minimum. Both the ceremony room and main hall areas have a lot of character, atmosphere and warmth to them whilst still making it possible to style it to your own theme/vision so it ‘isn’t the same as everyone else’s’.

The Willows offer extremely competitively priced wedding packages, which pretty much have everything you could think of incorporated into them. There are no hidden costs. This was worlds apart from some other well known North East venues we viewed who were charging additional costs for the smallest of things - as well as saying a flat NO to the simplest of requests such as changing toast drink types. But not at The Willows! Any extras we wanted to add, or ideas we had for our day/night, were not a problem to the Wedding Team and they consistently worked with us to make our wedding day unique and individual to us.

The food (canapés, wedding breakfast and evening food) was stunning and highly complimented by everyone. The menu to choose from prior to sending invitations is vast and there really is something for everyone. Every dish was delicious and beautifully presented. If you’re unsure, just try the award winning food at The Woodmans Arms next door and you’ll instantly know what we mean!!

The Wedding Team are second to none. Very responsive to emails, organising meetings and regular check ins, always being on hand to help with any issues, I.e. supplier recommendations, and making sure the day/night runs smoothly. They are all very experienced, friendly and clearly good at what they do. This shone through in their professionalism, commitment to helping us with our wedding planning and showing a genuine interest in our ideas/themes. We loved Fiona in particular!!

Thank you for making our day so special! Xx

Incredible venue, friendly team offering the highest standards & attention!

Me and my husband had our wedding at The Willows on 24th August 2024. It was perfect from booking our wedding to our big day! Kirsty our wedding coordinator was absolutely amazing, she made sure every little detail was perfect and exactly how we wanted it! As did also the whole team at The Willows. The team went above and beyond with everything which made our day magical. We’re so happy we picked The Willows as our wedding venue and we see why they get so many awards, hands down the best venue ever. The food was better than expected, we got so many compliments from our guests regarding the food and venue.

We can’t thank Fiona and the girls enough for our fabulous day.
We had a small number of guests but we were made to feel just as important as any large wedding.
From start to end the process was brilliant, no fuss and no worries.
Venue is amazing, food is outstanding, staff are superb, we honestly couldn’t have asked for more.
Massive thank you to Kirsty who did a fantastic job with keeping the day going and just being a wonderful person in general.
We highly recommend choosing The Willows for your big day if you are in the North East, you will fall in love with the venue and make memories that will last a lifetime and have people talking about your big day for years to come.

Thank you so much for making our day!

Just Wow! We got married the The Willows on 18/11/23. The Willows is the most beautiful venue and flows so well on the day. Kayleigh and her team were totally amazing and went above and beyond throughout our wedding day, I cant thank her enough for keeping me calm when I arrived late and the bottom of my dress was filthy, Kayleigh was on her hands and knees, along with a couple of amazing members of staff scrubbing away. Everything about our day was just magical and that is down to the beautiful venue and all the amazing staff at The Willows. If we could do our wedding day all over again, we would do it in an instant and without question, we would pick The Willows as our venue of choice. We have had so many positive comments on our wedding day and venue. We highly recommend The Willows.
Kayleigh and team, thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Our special day was all we dreamed of and more. Kika and Trev xxx

The Willows is truly outstanding! Great value for money, with the best team you could wish for. Beautiful venue/setting with the best food you'll ever have at a wedding! So many guests commented that it was the best wedding they had been to! Big shout out to Kayleigh, Kirsty and the rest of the team for giving us our dream wedding! BOOK NOW you won't regret it!

We had the most amazing day from start to finish. The venue is absolutely stunning, the food is amazing and the staff are fantastic. We had so many positive comments from our guests. I would like to say a huge thank you to our wedding planners who made the whole process so easy (and for fixing my wedding dress when the strap snapped!).
If we could choose any venue in the country to redo our wedding, we'd still choose this one!

100% honest, 100% experts and 100% would use again. Great communication and nothing was too much trouble. Huge thank you for making our wedding day extra special ✨

We can’t thank the Woodmans enough for their service, organisation and support as we planned our big day here. The staff are SO friendly and kind and could not do enough for us! As expected, the food was absolutely amazing and the menu choices are great, lots to choose from and all equally as nice! The venue itself is absolutely beautiful and we were over the moon that our dog could join us for photos on the day too. Thank you to Fiona, Kayleigh and Kirsty and the staff who worked our wedding - you’re all amazing ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

On 31st March we had out wedding day, and wow what an amazing day it was! Our wedding co-ordinators were fabulous from the very start to the very end. We couldn't of asked for any more! The staff went above and beyond. The venue was clean, tidy, well managed, very organised. I'd 100percent recommend the Willows as a Wedding Venue.

We booked the Willows at the very last minute with only 7 weeks until the big day due to having so many issues with our previous venue. The willows wasn’t built when we were initially looking at venues the year earlier but we would have booked in a heart beat had it have been! From that very first phone call with Fiona where I was panicking and extremely upset, she completely changed my whole experience. I very quickly realised how special this experience should have been all along and that was all thanks to Fiona’s fantastic work. The venue absolutely blew us away on the day and we literally had the most perfect day! All of the staff were beyond helpful and kind and even my suppliers commented that this was the best venue they had been to as the organisation and helpfulness was something they hadn’t seen before. The day ran without a single glitch and you would have never known that it was only organised 7 weeks prior. The food was incredible (so many people complimented it including one of our friends who is a chef himself and hard to please!!) and I felt completely safe and comfortable in the willows care. I honestly cannot thank Fiona and the team enough, no amount of words will ever be enough to describe to you how grateful we are for our special day! I would (and have) recommend this venue to anyone and everyone! It’s a compete hidden gem and the staff just make it all that more special! Thank you again!

My husband and I got married abroad and wanted a celebration party back home with all of our family and friends, so we held it at The Willows. Fiona and Ruth were amazing and an absolute pleasure to deal with from start to finish! They were so helpful and accommodating and nothing was a bother for them. I couldn’t recommend this venue highly enough. Not only is the place stunning but all of the staff are so attentive, friendly, helpful and go above and beyond. They genuinely care and want you to have the best day and experience. The venue, food, and standard of service far exceeded my expectations and we received compliments from all of our guests too. I would highly recommend ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

We booked had our wedding at the Willows, when it was nothing more than a shell. We had complete faith in Fiona and the team from the start. Nothing was too much trouble (despite many non-conventional requests)! All the guests loved the venue, and the food! We would absolutely recommend this venue to anyone, it will no doubt be very popular going forward. Thank you for the most wonderful day x