The Best Day!! (Dalston Hall Hotel)

Member Name: Mark Wells

Product:	Dalston Hall Hotel
Date:	28/09/06 (146 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Great staff, great food, great setting!!

Disadvantages: Not many although I agree with another reviewer, maybe not in the most picturesque part of Cumbria

Coming from Plumbland in the Lake District, my wife (as a newly wed it amuses me writing that!) wanted our wedding ceremony to be held at Plumbland church near to her home and the following celebrations to be near by.

We spent a number of weekends travelling across to the Lakes (we live in Newcastle Upon Tyne) looking for a venue for the 'do'. After visiting more than 20 different venues we narrowed our choices down to a select few, then finally deciding upon Dalston Hall. We made this decision based on cost, the numbers the hotel could accommodate for the wedding breakfast, the setting and the location of the venue.

At first we were a little unsure about Dalston Hall. It only has 13 rooms which was far too few for our number of guests and we had read some unflattering reviews on websites such as this. We overcame the rooms issue, however, by hiring a local coach company to ferry guests to and from accommodation in Carlisle and, after visiting a number of times, we decided to go ahead and ignore the poor reviews.

When the big day arrived our decision to hold our wedding reception at Dalston Hall was more than rewarded. Thanks to the hard work of all the staff we had the most perfect day imaginable. We arrived to drinks and canapés on the lawn, during which a large number of our guests complimented us on our choice of venue commenting on the idyllic setting. Once the reception drinks had been finished and photos taken we moved inside for the wedding breakfast. The service was excellent and the food was as good as in any top class restaurant (a considerable achievement considering the numbers being catered for!). During the meal the wine was topped up without request and the champagne delivered with perfect timing for the speeches. Later on in the evening we were all treated to a professional fireworks display (well worth the additional cost) which delighted our guests.

Karen, Jannie (apologies if that’s mis-spelt) Charlotte and the rest of the staff were both friendly and informal whilst being thoroughly professional. One single friend attending the wedding summed up our feelings when he said “I need to find a girl to marry just so we can get married here!”

We would recommend Dalston Hall as a wedding venue to any one who might be considering it.

Summary: We would recommend Dalston Hall as a wedding venue to any one who might be considering it.