Modern village hall in Scotland

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Hi,

I have previously posted looking for a different type of wedding venue but seeing the costs, I am now looking to price up village halls or similar in Scotland, with accommodation nearby (one big house or multiple, I don’t mind anymore, maybe guests could find their own).

We now have agreed on around 32 guests and the only criteria for a venue are:

• cheap or cheap-ish (hundreds, not thousands of £)
• modern looking (so not a Victorian building with a traditional interior)
• in a beautiful setting (near a lake, waterfall or pretty gardens, not on a high street due to parking logistics for our large group and I don’t want to be walking down the high street in my dress)
• location-wise, not further than Perthshire to the South or Inverness-shire to the North-North West. So Loch Lomond, Perthshire, Deeside, part of the Highlands all fit.

I am just getting so stressed Googling locations and maps. Please help!

Wedding photos at Drummond Castle Gardens in Crieff?

https://www.drummondcastlegardens.co.uk

I second Killearn Village Hall. It’s lovely, in a tiny village but close to central belt. Also Three Sisters Bake is fab - they catered my wedding.

Also, in Glasgow itself there is Pollokshields Burgh Hall. It’s in Maxwell Park so v leafy but v central and easy for accommodation

www.pollokshieldsburghhall.com/events/weddings/gallery

Comrie Croft?

Ah i see @stargirl1701 already recommended Comrie. Great minds!

Also this looks fab - tree house at the lodge on Loch Goil - think you can get married in it
thelodge-scotland.com/the-lodge/the-treehouse

Typed up a long reply yesterday and then accidentally refreshed the page🤦🏻‍♀️
Zoowolla, you might be right, the more I see of village hall pictures, the more it looks like they are too big for our small group. Hmmmm.

I was actually set on hiring a big house and maybe a couple of small cottages on one estate to have the ceremony and reception in the big house and then everyone could stay on site. That way money isn’t spent on a ceremony venue on top of accommodation. If the weather was nice, I would have loved an outdoors ceremony but having the option of going inside would have been good.

Problem with this option has been that the large houses are hugely expensive (4-5k vs no more than £500 for a village hall). Should I maybe find a medium-sized house with 6-8 bedrooms and then see if the owner could tell me of B&Bs in the area for the rest of the guests?

Logistical nightmare in my head to try to find it all in one area. Then there are also the issues of:

• What if some B&Bs won’t be available on the dates or guests decline but accommodation has been paid for.
• If I ask guests to book their own, some are very laid back and will leave it until last minute when all will be booked up.
• How do we decide who stays in that big house. I don’t want people who don’t know each other or half the group who do know each other.

OtraCosaMariposa, fair enough, that doesn’t sound too bad. Hoping to find out their costs soon.

One PP recommended Loch Lomond Lodges- got a response from them, they only cater for weddings with up to 10 guests. Just in case anyone wanted to know.

Comrie Croft is expensive and too large for our small group. Our total budget of no more than £2.5k won’t stretch that far.

Stargirl1701, I think I priced up Crieff Hydro before and it is expensive plus I don’t think that we could have exclusive use.

CestCeleste, it does look beaitiful. If you don’t mind me asking, what were Three Sisters Bake prices like?
We are about 4 hours drive away from Glasgow so not ideal, sadly😕
The tree house location looks pretty but too far for us to drive too. Thanks though!

A friend had a wedding in kinlochard village hall overlooking the loch. Nice venue and a couple of hotels nearby

I was also about to say Comrie Croft.

You wouldn’t get exclusive use of Crieff Hydro, it’s huge, but they have several private dining suites which keep large parties together, and separated from the rest of the guests.

Cyberworrier, I would like exclusive use of a place rather than having to walk past strangers eating, just feels more special that way. Hoping Killearn isn’t going to turn out too expensive🤞

MsMightyTitan.., is it in the middle of the high street? I would prefer somewhere less populated, I think, but thanks!

Coldhandscoldheart, their prices start at £3.5k and unfortunately our budget is around £2.5k for the whole wedding.

Fishybits, it does look modern from what I can see in the photos. Would it be weird to hire a church hall if we aren’t religious? 🤭

Nooddsocksforme, oh yes, what a view from Kinlochard! Contacted them, thanks. Gartmore looks great too.

Should I rethink my village hall idea like Zoowolla suggested? There are really pretty spaces but they do look like our group might get lost in there. Too much time to decorate such a space?
I’m doomed to find a suitable venue, eh.

Thanks Vasya😊

Stargirl1701, I like the look of Madderty Hall, thanks.

Thanks babysnowman. It does look nice.

If everyone is going to drive a couple if hours or so to the wedding location, I would like us all to stay in cottages next to each other so that we could make a weekend of hanging out together in one place. Having rooms at hotels and B&Bs is probably cheaper though, so how could we hang out in that case?

www.kinlochard.org/

My friend had her wedding in Kinlochard village hall and it was a fantastic venue.

Agree, killearn village hall is lovely. My best friend got married there and it was great. It's on the high street but it's so quiet, you wouldn't be walking around in front of crowds of people. Also you can park in the car park and go in the back door if you're really worried, then no one will see you.

Has anyone mentioned this one - not hall though

www.thecruin.com/

www.fingaskcastle.co.uk/index.php/cottages/cottages_home this looks like you can hire the venue and there are self catering properties in the grounds

I think our catering was around £4K but that was for 70 people with the best drinks package available and that included fizz for all the evening guests (we had another 80 people at night so it included fizz and a buffet for them). However I think the problem might be whether Three Sisters think doing a small wedding worth their while sort of thing.

I posted this on your other thread. Think it would fit the bill if there's a large indoor space if it's too bad weatherwise to get married on the beach itself.

I did think when I posted it might be a bit spendy. Part of the reason we didn’t use it. We went to see it & it is one of the loveliest places I’ve been to. If you come into a million, I’d take a look ;)

A friend was married somewhere on Arran a small hall with some sort of lodges round about. A friend did catering for them. Might have been near blackwaterfoot?

What about exclusive use of a ruralish restaurant? If this type of thing is findable.

ThomasShelbysBunnet, the view is beautiful and the hall is lovely. Hire is £1200, feels a bit steep knowing some other village halls are £500 but they aren’t so pretty.

This is going to be a potentially really silly question but do we have to come the day before and set up all the tables, chairs, linen and cutlery ourselves? I didn’t think about that until now and travelling f

Stupid uneditable posts🤦🏻‍♀️ Never understood why you can’t edit MN posts. Anyway, if we are travelling 2-3 hours, some with young kids, having to settle into our accommodation and then going to decorate the hall, move all furniture around- that’s a more tiring day than chilling with pre-wedding wine I had in mind. The day after the wedding, instead of sightseeing or enjoying a game of pool some of us will have to go tidy up. I feel really stupid right now for not visualising this sooner!🤦🏻‍♀️ How did those of you who got married in a village hall or went to a wedding there deal with this issue?

Thanks for Kinlochard and Killearn recommendations. Waiting to hear back from the second.

Catwithnohat, I’m starting to care less about the type of venue and a lot more about the cost. I have emailed the Cruin but I have a feeling they won’t be cheap.

Nooddsocksforme, I was keen on Fingask a while ago until I saw their prices- £4-4.5k just for venue hire. That’s double our whole wedding budget😕

I can’t believe how much more expensive venues are in Scotland compared to abroad. We could get married on a sandy beach in pretty much guaranteed sunny weather, have a week’s holiday with 30 guests, get catering, cake, photographer, flowers, decorations, our outfits and transport for less than £2.5k! But the logistics of travelling with a young toddler and the thought of sweating in the heat are putting me off that dreamy idea.

LizzieMacQueen, ah yes, I initially wanted separate cottages, now I don’t think that would work price-wise so will check that place out, thanks!

Coldhandscoldheart, ah, I wish! Arran is too far out but that sounds like the type of wedding we are after.

Zoowolla, that could work, I have only found one, it’s called The Falls of Feugh and the grounds look lovely. They charge £1000 for just the hire, waiting to hear about their catering. I think that would be plan B though because we wouldn’t be able to hang out the following day if everyone stays in different B&Bs and hotels nearby.

I feel exhausted, this planning is no fun so far🙄

Crear? Absolutely stunning venue