Wedding Venues in the Midlands

Lainey82

Hi All,

Just recently got engaged and am looking for some nice venues in the Midlands region. We reckon we are going to have about 200 at the wedding and are looking for somewhere that isn't just your standard hotel wedding i.e. country house etc. Have looked at wineport which we both think is fabulous but it's a little out of our price range (looking at about €40-€50 pp) plus they wouldn't be able to cater for our size wedding.
Any suggestions would be much appreciated. I've been looking for 2 weeks now and starting to get a little stressed about not finding the right venue!

Thanks

sweetie

Wineport is nice but the layout is strange I thought. I have worked and been a quest at the nearby Glasson hotel and golf club and was very impressed with it. The food and service were very good and they would have room for your numbers I should think.

D3PO

Lainey82 wrote: »

Hi All,

Just recently got engaged and am looking for some nice venues in the Midlands region. We reckon we are going to have about 200 at the wedding and are looking for somewhere that isn't just your standard hotel wedding i.e. country house etc. Have looked at wineport which we both think is fabulous but it's a little out of our price range (looking at about €40-€50 pp) plus they wouldn't be able to cater for our size wedding.
Any suggestions would be much appreciated. I've been looking for 2 weeks now and starting to get a little stressed about not finding the right venue!

Thanks

with all due respect if your looking at something that isn't a standard hotel i.e, a country house like you say that holds 200 people and 40 yoyo a head is out of your price range you can forget about it.

Lainey82

No we are looking of a budget of €40-€50 a head, wineport is nearly €90 pp and out of our budget range. Have looked at some packages in other hotels and €40-€50 seems to be a reasonable budget. I'm just looking for a suggestion of somewhere that might be a bit different that I've never heard of.

Thanks sweetie, was looking at Glasson Country House and it seems like it might be what we are looking for. Do you know what the accommodation is like there?

First Up

Lainey82 wrote: »

Hi All,

Just recently got engaged and am looking for some nice venues in the Midlands region. We reckon we are going to have about 200 at the wedding and are looking for somewhere that isn't just your standard hotel wedding i.e. country house etc. Have looked at wineport which we both think is fabulous but it's a little out of our price range (looking at about €40-€50 pp) plus they wouldn't be able to cater for our size wedding.
Any suggestions would be much appreciated. I've been looking for 2 weeks now and starting to get a little stressed about not finding the right venue!

Thanks

It might be too standard for you but the Heritage in Killenard does a very good job.

MIRMIR82

You could try Kinnity castle, it's supposed to be magical for a wedding, i don't know prices though

chupi

We're getting married here next year:

http://alternativeweddings.ie/

It's basically glamping and a barn dance! Definitely not traditional but utterly fantastic and they could do your price

pooch90

Mount Druid will be fab. I really loved it but OH wasn't convinced.

Lainey82

pooch90 wrote: »

Mount Druid will be fab. I really loved it but OH wasn't convinced.

I looked here and I really liked it, thought it was right up my street but OH thinks it's too hippyish.

pooch90

It wouldn't be ideal in the rain, the deck down by the lake/summer house was lethal the day we were there. I will definitely go back to stay though.

frankspencer

middelton park house was nice venue have djed a few weddings there worth a look...

sweetie

frankspencer wrote: »

middelton park house was nice venue have djed a few weddings there worth a look...

Way to small for 200 though

chupi

Lainey82 wrote: »

I looked here and I really liked it, thought it was right up my street but OH thinks it's too hippyish.

Oh shame, friend's fiancé vetoed it for the same reason! We probably adore it for that reason, we couldn't find any great non-hotel options for under €80ish a head.

The Millhouse was our other option but it's more expensive, maybe you could tell them your budget and ask if they could work with it? www.themillhouse.ie

Best of luck!

Red Honeysuckle

Have you tried theThatch Cottage in Ballycommon? They don't have accomodation but the food and service is fabulous in their function room, you have the place almost to yourselves and it looks pretty. Plus you would have a bit more control over everything. Maybe it is a bit too far away distance wise but well worth a think about. Or in my case i was planning a small family wedding and a giant party in a function room in a bar afterwards. Makes budgeting easier.

XMASSmrstobe

Hi,
We're getting married in Kinnitty Castle 2013 and looked at a lot of venues in the midlands - country houses. Numbers are an issue for quite a few of them. Most take circa. 140 max. Kinnitty can take more and can be done within your budget (without loosing too much, esp. if you pick your dates right). PM me if you want more details. Good luck!

Lainey82

Was looking at Kinnity the other day, it looks fab. I'm just a little worried because I found out that they have gone into receivership.

Thanks a million for all the ideas. Going viewing a few places this weekend, we may end up going for a hotel wedding due to the package prices being offered in other nicer places and just spend more money on the booze and the party atmosphere!!!

D3PO

Lainey82 wrote: »

Was looking at Kinnity the other day, it looks fab. I'm just a little worried because I found out that they have gone into receivership.

They have been in receivership for about 7 years. They aint going anywhere anytime soon

sweetie

So I did a wedding in Mt Druid last night. Wow! Such a cool place and vibe. If I were getting married now I'd seriously consider it. Worth checking out.