River Cottage HQ

From the moment we visited River Cottage we knew it would be the perfect place the get married! Throughout the whole planning process, everything was simple and straightforward and Lucy, the wedding coordinator, was fantastic! Every tiny detail was organised perfectly, the atmosphere on the day was so relaxed and fun, and all the staff were so attentive and helpful through all of it. Even as a stressed bride when I arrived the day before to set up, Lucy took everything off my hands so I could enjoy every minute of our wedding. And the food was incredible! The love and care that goes into the menu, the food, the planning, the day itself and everything is so evident, and very much appreciated. We wish we could do it all over again!

We are so delighted to have had our wedding at River Cottage HQ. Being foodies and trying to live sustainably, the ethos and spirit of RCHQ was a perfect match for our big day. Lucy was a fantastic wedding organiser, both in the 18th month lead up to the day and on the weekend itself. She kept us calm and collected, made the wedding breakfast barn look beautiful and everything ran perfectly. Although most of our friends and family are not vegetarian, we decided to go for that option so that everyone was united through the food they ate, too. Gelf and Connor, the Culinary Director and Head Chef, created a fantastic menu for us and every single person has raved to us about the quality of the food. We woke up the day after the wedding having had the perfect day and we couldn't have asked for anything more. We would absolutely recommend the venue to couples who want to celebrate their marriage in an intimate, beautiful, sophisticated and relaxed venue. Thank you to the RCHQ team - we can't wait to visit again, hopefully for an anniversary celebration!

At River Cottage, our wedding day was perfect. My husband and I woke up the next day on cloud nine and we both agreed it really could not have been any more perfect. This was all down to Lucy, the coordinator, and the whole team! Everyone we spoke to on the day was so kind and friendly and it felt like they were really happy to help. The team at the bar were fantastic, especially with some of the guests who loved a tequila or two! From day one of planning our wedding, the team responded so quickly to all of our millions of questions, none of which seemed to phase them, and everything we had asked for was just simply done! They knew what to do to make it an incredible day! Our day felt unique to us, but the team were so well organised you could tell they'd had done this many times before, but taking just as much care each time. Every guest said how incredible the food was, and we knew it would be, but we didn't imagine how good it would be! One of our suppliers had forgotten to send specific vegan truffles we had asked for as wedding favours, but when I told River Cottage this, the day before the wedding, they had made hand-made truffles for our vegan guests! We didn't expect that or even ask that, they just did it and it was the little things like that which made it so perfect. All day we both felt at complete ease and most importantly we both felt like we trusted the team to get everything right and they did, and more! So really we can't thank them enough as we both have the most wonderful memories of a lifetime! And our guests do too, my sister said that was the best wedding she has ever been to!

"What an incredible day it was though, just couldn't have asked for anything else, we're so made up and all the feedback we've had so far has been so amazing, many people saying it's the best food they've ever had at a wedding! I tagged you into a post on Insta last week (under RCHQ), hopefully you saw it as such a lovely pic of us three; of course we credit you for making the day what it was!"

“A huge thank you to you and the whole team at River Cottage!!! We had the most spectacular wedding day. It was everything we wanted and so much more an all of our guests have been so happy and it was just magical. The barn was beautiful, the fires roaring, the food exquisite and every person we interacted with as the cottage throughout the whole process were genuinely lovely humans. Thanks again! The Browns”

But wow, what a day! Honestly we couldn't have asked for anything more. The whole day was completely stress free, we were so lucky with the weather, and you and the staff did such an excellent job. So many guests have complimented you and the staff. And the food! We're still gushing over the food. Absolutely amazing. Loads of the guests have said it was the best wedding food they've ever had.

Thanks so much and sorry for the delay just got back from our wonderful sunny honeymoon in the lakes! Thank-you so much for all of your help on the day it made such a difference! We had the most amazing day it was absolutely wonderful couldn’t have hoped for any better! I’ll send some photos onto you when we get them! Thanks so much again for all of your help-you were so friendly and lovely and helpful on the day and made everything run so smoothly with a smile on your face the whole time and lots of people commented on how lovely you were so thank-you!

“We had our wedding reception at River Cottage and it couldn’t have been a more perfect location to celebrate our marriage. The whole venue is just fab and we particularly liked that the use of the whole area (farmhouse, yurt, barn) was included (including Laura!). It was such a relaxed atmosphere and exactly how we wanted our venue to feel. The food was absolutely incredible and the attention to detail is second to none. Our guests along with us, were blown away by the flavours and presentation. We stayed in the farmhouse and had brunch with 18 friends the following day-this made the whole experience feel longer and we once again indulged in an incredible selection of food. If you love food and want a venue which offers absolutely everything with no hassle, we would highly recommend River Cottage."

"We can't thank the River Cottage team enough for helping to create such a wonderful day. It really couldn't have gone better. All of our guests had a fabulous time. We had so many compliments on how well organised the day was and that was really down to the whole River Cottage team."

A BIG Thank You to you and all the staff at River Cottage HQ who made our daughter’s wedding to Jack Holden such a great event on Saturday. Your colleagues were helpful without being obtrusive, they were attentive throughout but never over the top, nothing was ever any trouble and the whole event was carried out in an efficient, no fuss and very professional manner – and they all smiled, all day. Everything we requested and asked for was delivered with care and in an extremely professional manner, yet your guys always seemed to be in the background. The food was delicious and (in our opinion) worthy of ‘M’ star status – it was presented and delivered in a way commensurate with some of the very best restaurants in which we have eaten. Our guests were blown away from start to finish with everything you gave us. It is unlikely that our Spanish guests will ever stop telling the story of how they were taken to an English wedding ceremony by tractor with a driver who never stopped smiling!!