We married here in August 2024, having viewed the venue and booked our wedding in July 2022. This place is worth the waiting list and every single penny. Our wedding day here was everything we wanted and more.
The Ferry House really has it all… the food is superb, most of it is grown on the premises, and the drinks are locally sourced, the cocktails are an absolute knockout! When we visited this place for a viewing we were blown away - and when our guests joined us to celebrate two years later, they were similarly blown away with how beautiful it is here and the outstanding quality of the food and the drinks.
We’ve been to quite a few events at beautiful places where the catering has been a bit disappointing, but the Ferry House is so special because it has both! The grounds are stunning particularly on a beautiful English summer’s day, which we were lucky enough to have. This meant we could marry outside at the beautiful gazebo, have our photos in the secret orchard and down by the water.
Our guests enjoyed the grounds all day long, especially our page boys and flower girls who played in the grounds into the evening. When the sun went down, the moon came out and shone brightly above the estuary… it was just so gorgeous and actually moved one of our guests to tears!
Our evening party in the events suite was wonderful too. Karl the DJ was great and so accommodating of all of our special requests. The build your own bowl evening buffet was brilliant and guests who’d travelled a long way to join us for the evening told us how lovely it was to actually have a good meal from the restaurant evening buffet at a wedding!
We had rooms in the main building included in our package and a few of our guests booked rooms at the Coach House. The rooms here are AMAZING! Our guests loved their rooms and we adored the bridal suite. The furnishings were of amazing quality especially the jacuzzi bath and the ginormous bed which was so welcoming after such whirlwind of a day.
The view from our bedroom window was stunning. We woke up early to watch the sunrise and drank a coffee in bed. It was just idyllic. Breakfast the next day was also next level… so tasty. The staff also put out leftover wedding cake on the bar so guests could enjoy some the next morning and take it home with them. A lovely touch!
The team here really are superb. Maxine our coordinator went over and above to accommodate all of our requests to ensure our day was perfect. Communication throughout the planning process was thorough and the tasting we had in February was a beautiful evening, we were made to feel so special by Georgina who listened to all our feedback and helped us choose our menu… we were actually struggling because everything was so delicious! That’s how good the food is here!
A few weeks before our wedding, the groom’s father was very unwell and ended up in hospital, so on our wedding day he needed some extra TLC and the ferry house staff went out of their way to make sure everything was accessible for him. They were also very accommodating of our little page boy with a severe nut allergy and were so professional, ensuring that everything was safe for him so he was able to get into the celebrations and have an absolute blast!
We absolutely love this place and will be coming back for our anniversary. Our guests also want to come back for their own little breaks! It is so beautiful and so special here. The Ferry House really has it all…. we’d 100% recommend them for your wedding, you will not be disappointed. Worth every single penny for memories that’ll last a lifetime.
P.S The new Garden Lodge is an amazing place to get ready as a bride. Some venues sort of just dump you in a random room but the lodge is so amazing to get ready in, it even has a little outdoor terrace and private bathroom. We were able to fit a bride, two bridesmaid , MOB, 4 page boys/flower girls, their mums, hairstylist, MUA and our photographer in with no problems!!!