Samlesbury Hall

We met in Germany when we were both serving in the Army in Paderborn. I’d already been there a year when Lewi moved in opposite me and we realised that we are both from Lancashire. I am from St Annes and Lewi is from Preston. We both knew we wanted a traditional yet non-religious wedding ceremony and remembered visiting Samlesbury as children. When we saw online what an amazing wedding venue it had become we didn’t hesitate to book. The team were amazing in the preparations, especially as neither of us were near Lancashire so it was difficult to visit. We had a three-dish buffet for our wedding breakfast and so many guests raved about both the quality and the quantity of the food. All three dishes were delicious and people could eat as much as they liked, we couldn’t have asked for anything better. It is too difficult to choose a favourite part of the day, we had such an amazing time. We both love a bit of a dance so the ceilidh was great fun, thanks to The Old School band. All in all we had the best day of our lives celebrating in a perfect venue with amazing staff, thank you.

We got married on the 9th July 2022 at Samlesbury Hall. It was the wedding of our dreams and we loved every second! The Wedding Team could not have done anything more for us and thought of every last detail to make our day the day it was. We are forever thankful to them.

Our guests still to this day talk about our main meal, steak pie and chips, commenting that it was the best pie that they’ve ever had! We chose Samlesbury Hall not only because of its beautiful building, but it meant that our guests could all stay in quirky shepherd’s huts onsite. We would highly recommend Samlesbury Hall to any couple!

Well where to begin. Our wedding was 4 years in the making! We booked Samlesbury Hall for our wedding that should have taken place in 2021. As soon as we saw the grounds and the hall, we knew this had to be the place where we got married. Sadly covid got in the way and we had to wait another year, but my word, it was worth the wait!

Rebecca couldn’t have done more to ensure our day ran without any problems. They never complained about my relentless emails, the last minute changes and my general need for constant reassurance. Nothing was too much trouble.

The food was incredible! We had the traditional wedding breakfast followed by pizza and hog roast in the evening. This was one of the many highlights of the day.

Our guests loved the shepherd huts and we were all able to meet in the heritage cafe the next day for the best cure for our hangovers, the full English was perfect. We wish we could do it all over again.

We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Samlesbury Hall to other couples. It really was the perfect day.

We tried a lot of south Manchester venues but couldn’t agree. We liked the hall type venues but lack of accommodation was a problem. Someone then pointed out we weren’t far from Lancashire and through a few friends came up with 4 venues to check out. One being Samlesbury which was last of the day!

Why Samlesbury: the drive up caught our imagination immediately, the Hall is quite simply stunning. The Hamlet and Lodge also gives more than most other venues of the same type in terms of accommodation. We were early for our appt so had a look round ourselves and had dinner. We’d already decided before the sales pitch began this was for us! The food was amazing, the staff so friendly and with the fireplaces and candles everywhere we knew it would be fabulous rain or shine!

The team were great at all times, from tweaks to the menu, helping us decide on evening food (so much to choose from) and suggested suppliers. 90% of our suppliers were on their preferred list.

Nothing was too much trouble, we wanted to pick who had which hut – no problem, had a billion questions on a variety of things (from table and chair sizes to timings for food) – no problem, different colour serviettes – no problem, they even helped the groom keep a surprise for me secret (sneaky but I loved it). Sasha deserves a special shout out for being the most positive, enthusiastic person I’ve met, she takes real joy in people’s weddings and it shows!

The day ran so unbelievably smoothly despite rain interrupting play. It meant we were running behind but you couldn’t tell if you didn’t know as not a single staff member was hurried or stressed and all suppliers just moved accordingly, the benefit of using all local suppliers is how well everyone worked together. The food was amazing and a clear highlight, as was seeing the room for the first time.

But one lovely moment that will always stay with me, just after the ceremony we were taken out one door and everyone else out the other. We were united with our baby and drinks put in our hands and just given 5-10 mins to let it sink in and spend time as a family. One of those priceless little touches you don’t even know to ask for but will be eternally grateful you got to have.

People say your guests will remember the venue, food and band. We’ll take credit for the band but everyone raved about venue and food! But it’s what you remember that’s more important and I’ll remember that nothing was ever any problem, I didn’t meet a member of staff I didn’t like, in terms of wedding planning, it was easy at Samlesbury as it all just fell into place so simply and when you’re stressing over table plans, the team will remain calm throughout!

Great venue, great team, great food and great day!