written by helpthebride on 31/08/2005
Orchardleigh House is beautiful, a truly magical place.
We were married at the Church on the lake in the grounds of Orchardleigh and then spent the weekend at the main house celebrating with our guests. There is plenty of accommodation available both in the main house and the various buildings in the grounds plus they have recently renovated the old stable yard, which has some very pretty cottages. All our guests loved Orchardleigh; the owner's make you feel like the house is your own rather than a hotel and the surroundings are stunning. The food was fantastic, the staff all efficient and polite and the fact that we could have the reception go on for as late as we liked was a great bonus!
We have been back to stay since and have lots of happy memories and hope to return again soon, we are even going to book Orchardleigh again for a big party for our fifth wedding anniversary - any excuse!
written by martsu on 10/08/2005
We wanted a romantic winter wedding, where our friends could share our whole weekend. We had 90 people at our wedding, who all stayed in either the house, or one of the cottages on the estate. The owner, and venue manager, were great, and very accommodating in every way. We partied until 4am, and nothing was too much trouble. The church was fantastic - all candle lit, and the vicar who married us from St Mary's, made the whole marriage service very meaningful for us. We just want to find another excuse to hold a party at Orchardleigh. It really was a perfect day.
written by disgruntled bride on 12/07/2005
Orchardleigh House cashed our deposit cheque and confirmed our booking and then turned round weeks later and said "sorry, we double-booked, you can't have this date". This was even though we had had the date (over a year away) reserved for weeks, and after we felt assured they wouldn't give it to anyone else. The owners did apologise and offer us another date, but by that point we'd found a lovely place elsewhere.
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Written on: 06/09/2005
Orchardleigh House is a magical place; inhabited by warm, friendly and kind hearted people, who would do anything for anyone. They really go to all extremes to ensure every bride has the wedding of their dreams and deal with any problems in the most professional of manor's. They made me feel like I was one of the family and that is something one never forgets.