Does anyone know how much it costs to hire sheldrakes and feed around 65 for daytime and buffet for around 100 in evening??? and does anyone know how you get hold of the manager there??? lol... any other similar venue ideas would otherwise be appreciated!! nothing overly expensive!! e.g. thornton manor!!! lol Thankyouuu

Sheldrakes - 0151 342 1556

Could try Heatherlands Court, Thurstaston 0151 648 1807

Or The Manor, Greasby 0151 677 7034

Mention wedding and the price triples!

lol yup! £50 per person minimum!!!! ...i dont like all the guests that much!!! haha

leasowe castle?its meant to be nice there.

thanks will have a look on their website now

If you don't like them that much then why not the local Chippy !!! Far cheaper and better food then all this finger dips and sausage rolls!!

WHAT £50 pp..... thats got to be a joke surely
can u not get a cater in xxx ;-) x

check out one of wiki members for your cake [email protected]

Hello

The lady above also does buffets with and without a chocolate fountain

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try the royal oak but insist on the special menu not the wedding menu we done two meals for a tenner sound bad but absaloutly brilliant the room was small but good

thank youuu!!

The Queens Royal in New Brighton do Weddings

If you need top notch catering done properly, give me a shout, I booked him for my GF's birthday and it was much more than just a finger food buffet. Priced around £6 a head if I remember rightly.

Also looking for wedding reception venues, only want the evening buffet though... Preferably something historical and with character. Currently looking at teh saddle club in prenton, you should take a look at this too...I'm not sure if its a little too small though, I have 100 guests. Any more ideas would be helpful.

xxx

Hillbark manor in royden, quality venue or Leasow castle, but the latter is a bit tatty inside

go to Highfield Hall in Northrop. I got married there last year and it was incredible. Personal and friendly, and not too expensive.

Went to three weddings last year thornton hall - ok just wasn't impressed with way the wedding planner planned day, venue fine, food fine but bar dear. Leasowe castle a bit tatty but great wedding, food good, enjoyed wedding. Royden hall - 1/10 awful food, toilets disgusting, bar way too dear, venue overrated apart from nice gardens! Went to an evening reception at Hulme hall wasn't a bad venue, food ok.
Hope I haven't offended anyone!

No offence taken mate although disagree with overrated venue remark, this is where tiger woods stayed during the open and we all know what he's like.

Agreed on Leasowe, was a tatty dive but cheap venue, cousin had a 21st there not so long back bar was extortinate

Try here

http://www.colehurst.co.uk/home.html

Aunty got married here few years ago, i'm looking at booking it for ours its only 2k for two nights and that includes guest accomodation, loads of history, interesting architecture and a minstrels gallery was like going back to the 1300's, well cool

Have a look D***s on all the local ones

Meols Hall 'Tithe Barn', near Southport? Very historic (12th century, I think?). May be a bit pricey but well worth checking out their website. Deffo has the wow factor.

Good call Geekus and closer to home, one i'm looking at is Shropshire but worth the trek

...just twigged Nelzy.

Those 'snowfalls' you photographed in the churchyard must have been the ghosts of confetti past!!!

Ahahaha nice one geekus

You've solved the case of the mystery orbs, you need to take up a job as a PI mate

I should imagine hotel part nice I just wasn't keen on room wedding was in and staff were carrying food for the restaurant part across the car park. Didn't impress me. Bet hotel side spot on tho if tiger woods stayed there andhe is a fussy a**e!!! Some fantastic cars in car park way out of my price range LOL

Chris

I see where you are coming from, sounds abit mickey mouse that car park malarky. Only ever been in there once and Hotel is really tidy, your right on the car park aswell regularly see ferraris maseratis and the odd lambo there is also a new phantom roller up that neck of the woods a snip a 250,000 lol

I'd say discount Hillbark, I've seen what goes on behind the scenes!!

hahah whats this lid, do tell ? I'm intrigued now

I was once asked to funnel cheap cava into empty expensive bottles of champagne! This was then served to the guests on a 'per bottle' basis.

robbin barstewards, just shows you think you get special treatment at these places and they are the worst offenders, deffo off my list lid, thanks for heads up

Some dozy silver service waiter also managed to spill some red wine on the brides dress at the top table!!












SShhh... that was me.

boooooo

Bet the bride was well impressed

Thanks Alex!... Everything on hold at the minute though with 1 thing or another! Jenny what about hulme hall in port sunlight? X

I'm so fussy! Haha. Suppose you have the right to be when spending so much money on ONE day! Agree with whats been said about Leasowe castle, Thornton hall etc. I feel alot of places are a bit 'tatty' looking!

plenty of space to park McDonalds in greasby easy menu lol

There is also the Hollins Hey in New Brighton

Me and My Fiancee are getting married @ warrington wolves rugby league ground ...

Hello,

I am looking for vedding venues atm.
So far I've looked at:

Leasowe Castle - I have to agree that this was quite shabby inside.

The Ship Hotel, Parkgate - This was gorgeous but way too small (food was delish).

We are now going to look at:
The grange country club, Thornton Hough
Brook Meadow, Childer Thornton
Woodcote House, Hooton
Hulme Hall, Port Sunlight.

If anyone has any comments on these venues it would be appreciated to hear your experiences. Also if anyone has any more venues that I could add to my list that would be appreciated also. I cannot afford Hillbark, Thornton hall etc.

Thanks x x x

The Grange is good.

Swerve Hillbark, honestly.

Hollins Hey is quite nice.

Thats in New Brighton aint it? Al take a look at that thanks x

Won't be going to the river hill. First I emailed them and asked about an evening buffet and they sent info for a day meal. Then I asked again about the evening and the guy asked for my number so I emailed and gave him it and said specifically not to phone me untill after 16.30 as I am in work. So he just phoned me, left a voicemail and rang again.

If they can't listen to what info you want, I can't see them listening to what you want doing on the day.

Rant over lol

I found that with sheldrakes! None of the staff don't seem to be allowed/know how to answer any questions you have it has to be the manager you speak to... I gave up trying to get hold of her though! Everytime i phoned it was 'she's not in sorry'. Like you say thats not what you want for your big day! Lol

What about The Grove House in Wallasey Village?

Have been told that the Hotel at The Ellesmere Port Boat Museum is very good and inexpensive for wedding breakfast:www.hiellesmereport.com

Sounds like we need to start a Embarassing Moments at Weddings thread....

Added The grove and The Holiday Inn to my list to check out.

Yesterday I visited:
Woodcote - This was too small for my guests to fit in

Brook meadow - which was nice but too expensive

Inglewood manor - this was loverly and they do a buffet with bacon batches which I thought was cool.

The Grange Country Club - This was also very nice.

We are now looking at closer venues and going to weigh up the nicer ones with being closer to home. I have now added the Lauries and The Williamson Art Gallery and the heatherlands in Thurtstaston to my list, any reviews will be extremely appreciated.

Jenny PM sent,Ive spoken to the owner of Sheldrakes,Ive PM.d you her mobile number,regards,Nick.

Raby House in Neston is nice

The lauries was nice inside, not sure where i would take my photies outside (outside asda maybe lol)

The Grove House, Wallasey - was really nice and very clean and well kept, the owner even showed us around (nowhere for a band, but we are unsure if we are having one or not).

Hollins Hey - was very nice but a bit of a strange set out, I think this is set out more fr a posh sit down meal for a smaller number of people.

Ness Gardens - oh so pretty, however the room is too small to fit a dance floor. I think we are going to enquire about a gazebo though.

Heatherlands, thurstaston was nice inside and cheapish, a bit tatty outside, however we didn't get to see the gardens.

Williamson Art Gallery dont do weddings.
The Town Hall is getting done up but the guy can't promise it would be ready for 2013

Still got to see Hulme Hall, Sheldrakes, Queens Royal Hotel, Shrewsbury Lodge Hotel and Craxton Wood Hotel. If anything I am getting experience in driving out of this hehee (only recently passed).

Tuffy - I just googled Raby House, doenst seem to be much info at all.

Just to let you guys know we have now settled on Hulme Hall I think, the guy was really nice and helpful, the rooms are nice, its close by and there are lovely gardens outside to take photies in

Hulme hall is beautifull,you won't regreat it

The three stags.

:)Thanks x

they're having a wedding open day at the village hotel soon.