Unusual Venues of Edinburgh comprises award-winning venues The Caves, The Rowantree & Marlin’s Wynd, and are a tantalising blend of gothic, romantic and historic. The Caves, our grandest venue, can host between 70 & 150 day guests, and 200+ guests in the evening; our more homely venue, The Rowantree, is ideal for between 50 & 70 day guests and up to 110 in the evening; and Marlin’s Wynd, our most intimate venue, beautifully houses between 40 & 50 day guests, and up to 120 in the evening. Modern facilities blend seamlessly with original craftsmanship to create exclusive-use venues that are nothing short of magical; backdrops ideal for your fairy tale wedding. Each venue has earned a coveted spot in Scottish history – from the rumoured hunting grounds of the notorious Burke and Hare to the spiritual home of the Oyster Club of the Scottish Enlightenment. Our tight-knit Wedding Team will give you the personal touch that no other venue can, and ensure your Special Day becomes an unforgettable memory. We are a compassionate, driven team, ready to deal with whatever comes our way, efficiently and effectively. Step back in time, into an enchanted world, with Unusual Venues of Edinburgh.

Experience

Year Business Was Established

2006

No. of Weddings Hosted

More than 50

Public Liability Insurance

Yes

No. of People In Team

Overview of Unusual Venues Edinburgh- The Caves, The Rowantree & Marlin’s Wynd

Wedding Venue Type

Event Venue

Wedding Venue Capacity

Dining Capacity

150

Reception Capacity

250

Wedding Ceremony & Reception

Church Within Walking Distance

Dancefloor Available

Sound System Available

Wedding Licence

Handfastings and blessing ceremonies welcomed

Wedding Venue Details

Exclusive Use

In-House Wedding Coordinator

Open Flame Permitted

Ballroom

Pet Friendly

City View

Wedding Catering

Alcohol Licence

In-house Catering

In-House Wine List

Bar

Hog Roast

Vegan Catering

Western / European

Cultural Specialists

Other

Pricing for Unusual Venues Edinburgh- The Caves, The Rowantree & Marlin’s Wynd

Venue Hire Only

Prices Start At

£700

Maximum Price

£3,500

What's included? - Exclusive use of the venue on your Big Day - Our Friendly and knowledgeable Wedding Team to guide you through the planning process - A Front of House Manager to ensure professional and seamless service on your day from start to finish - House lighting as can be seen on a venue viewing - Candles as can be seen on a venue viewing - A professional door steward for your Evening Reception - Use of a traditional whisky barrel for your cake table, and cake knife - Depending on the venue either a self service cloak room or self service clothes rail - Complimentary WIFI throughout the venue for you and your guests to share your special moments - PA system for your background music throughout the day - One wireless microphone for your speeches - Gold Cheltenham style chairs with a burgundy velvet seat pad - Round tables (5 foot) and optional traditional front facing top table for your Wedding Breakfast - Crockery, cutlery, glassware - Full length white linen tablecloths for your Wedding Breakfast tables - White linen napkins for your Wedding Breakfast tables - Table numbers and stands for your Wedding Breakfast tables - Up to 3 highchairs - Hurricane lantern centrepieces for your Wedding Breakfast tables

What is included in this pricing:

Exclusive use

Non consumables (e.g. linen, lights etc.)

External caterers not permitted

Furniture included

Wedding coordinator available on the day

Multiple course wedding breakfast

In-house Catering
(price per head)

Prices Start At

£56

Maximum Price

£70

Your Wedding Breakfast is such an important meal as it's your first as a married couple, therefore we pride ourselves on both quality and presentation of the highest standards producing the most mouth-watering meals. All of our catering is done in-house and our Head Chef makes sure that all of our food is locally sourced and sustainable. We offer a mouth watering selection of canape options for your Drinks Reception and for your Wedding Breakfast we have traditional three course menus with tea/coffee and in The Caves we also have Banquet menus that are that little bit different. Our menus can be made even more delicious by adding on a cheese course or petite fours! In the evening we have lots of delicious options for you and your guests to enjoy such as a carving station, hot dogs bars, finger food buffets with items such as homemade pizzas, homemade pies and wraps, cheese boards, circulated hot rolls... All of our venues have fully stocked, permanent bars which come with bar staff included. As our venues are fully licensed we do not offer corkage.

What is included in this pricing:

Minimum numbers apply

Set menu options only

Cutlery included

Multiple course wedding breakfast

Table linen included

Reviews for Unusual Venues Edinburgh- The Caves, The Rowantree & Marlin’s Wynd
(21)

Pamela and Craig

Happy couple married in July

November 2024

Cannot recommend highly enough!

We had such an amazing day at Marlin's Wynd and we cannot recommend you highly enough. Was just the best! Our perfect day wouldn't have been brought to reality without an amazing venue, staff, and group of suppliers still can't get over how perfect it was! It makes me want to book a yearly row renewal!

Esme and Alex

Happy couple married in October

November 2024

A day to remember for sure!

We wanted to thank you and your Team again, and all the staff at The Rowantree on our Wedding Day/Night. For making our wedding the truly wonderful event that it was and a day to remember for sure! All you guys were so polite, friendly and professional. Ally my guests have fed back to say how lovely you all were and that the bar staff were great with the kids too! We are truly grateful!

Alice and Thomas

Happy couple married in November

November 2024

Beyond our Expectations!

Just wanted to say thank you to all the staff yesterday! Every single person was just AMAZING and all the guests commented on how supportive and friendly everyone was. You put up with my million and emails and incredibly long instructions and Bridezilla moments but we really couldn't have asked for more. The venue looked INSANE and awesome- beyond our expectations! Food was gorgeous and delicious with impeccable service throughout.

Tina and Mike

Happy couple married in November

November 2024

Can't Speak Highly Enough of the Team!

My husband and I were married here on 9th November 2024. I can't speak highly enough of the Unusual Venues Edinburgh Team. From start to finish everyone was helpful, kind and professional. Special thanks to Caroline, Dylan and every member of staff who assisted us on the day- you were brilliant! The venue is stunning and the food so tasty- THANK YOU !!!

Janna and Zander

Happy couple married in November

February 2023

Special and Unique Venue

Our wedding was absolutely amazing, the Caves is the perfect venue for couples looking for something a bit different. Our wedding coordinator Amy was a delight to deal with. Professional, highly responsive, flexible to our needs and she helped us with everything to run smoothly up to and on the day. We were able to trust her with all our requests and she carried these out with passion and care. The venue is stunning, the food is absolutely beautiful and the staff are a delight to deal with. They

Rebecca and Angus

Happy couple married in April

November 2022

Marlin's Wynd Wedding

Rebecca Nelson <[email protected]> Fri, 22 Apr, 11:17 to me Hi Amy, We can honestly say we had the best day of our lives! Thank you so much to you and Michael for making it so seamless and enjoyable for everyone! I couldn’t recommend you guys enough. Thank you for everything!

Sophia and Patrick

Happy couple married in September

November 2022

Marlin's Wynd Wedding

Thank you so much! We had an amazing day. It all went really smoothly and the food was delicious. The staff were also all really helpful and friendly!

Amanda and Joseph

Happy couple married in July

November 2022

The Caves Wedding

I just wanted to say a huge thank you to you and the staff at the caves, the day was incredible! You all went above and beyond and we are grateful for all the hard work and attention to detail. The day was perfect :) We are still getting emails / texts and having conversations about how all the guests absolutely LOVED the food. Everyone keeps going on about how good it all was and how impressed they are. I've also had many messages asking how they can get their hands on that cheesecake! Please pass our compliments on to the chef! Also to you and Caroline, I can't thank you both enough for all the emails, phone calls, and everything you did behind the scenes up to and on the day, you both made planning a wedding a lot easier than expected. To you personally, you have been fantastic and I just wanted to say an extra thank you for that little glass of prosecco before the ceremony, that 5 mins with my brother and MOH was the tiny bit of peace I needed before it all started. Thank you for providing that bit of serenity, you are so kind. Joseph and I had such an incredible time we want to do it all over again!

Charlie and Ali

Happy couple married in October

November 2022

The Rowantree Wedding

Thank you so much!! We had the best time ever - such a great venue and all our guests found it really impressive and atmospheric :)

Craig and Daisy

Happy couple married in October

November 2022

Marlin's Wynd Wedding

Just want to thank yourself and everyone who helped on the day for such an amazing wedding! Myself and my Husband had the most wonderful day and all of our guests can’t stop talking about how fab it was. Also a huge huge thanks to all of your staff who absolutely smashed it and were so lovely and accommodating to all of our guests! I’ll send over some photos once we have them back from the photographer, and we will be absolutely recommending unusual venues to everyone looking to host a celebration 🎉

Location & Contact Details for Unusual Venues Edinburgh- The Caves, The Rowantree & Marlin’s Wynd

Website

Phone

Wedding Venue Address

Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Travel Notes

We are based in City Centre Edinburgh, just a minute away from the famous Royal Mile.

Nearest Town

Edinburgh

Nearest Motorway & Junction

Nearest Train Station

Edinburgh Waverley

Nearest Airport

Edinburgh

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Describe the best wedding that happened at Unusual Venues Edinburgh- The Caves, The Rowantree & Marlin’s Wynd?

It's honestly impossible to pick just one! Every wedding that we host is so different! We love it when a couple falls in love with the venue from just seeing it online and book without even viewing and they have the confidence in us and the venue to create their perfect day! All of the emails, phone calls and planning from afar turn in to a wonderful, memorable day!

What is your No. 1 wedding planning tip for couples?

We know it's easy to say but try to enjoy all of the planning right up until your Big Day! We are always on hand to answer any queries, however small and silly they may seem, just pick up the phone for a chat or send us an email and we can help!

What’s your favourite personal touch you’ve seen at a wedding?

So many of our couples have had wonderful personal touches to their Big Day, such as Disco balls incorporated into their flower displays for a couple who loved a party, to a Bride walking down the aisle with her two dogs following behind as bridesmaids.

Describe Unusual Venues Edinburgh- The Caves, The Rowantree & Marlin’s Wynd in 5 adjectives

Unique, romantic, historical, magical and unforgettable!

Where’s the best photo spot at Unusual Venues Edinburgh- The Caves, The Rowantree & Marlin’s Wynd?

Depending on the venue..... The Caves would be The Foundation Room which is just beautiful and steeped in Edinburgh history, The Rowantree is famous for its Cow outside and means you can capture some great shots on the Cowgate of Edinburgh and in Marlin's Wynd the romantic staircase leading into the Main Vault which is covered in gorgeous fairylights!

Have you had any celebrity guest or wedding at Unusual Venues Edinburgh- The Caves, The Rowantree & Marlin’s Wynd?

Lots! But we are not allowed to say unfortunately! But trust us you are in good hands!

What’s your favourite canapé?

We have sampled them all and they are delicious but if you are looking for something tasty with a Scottish twist then the chorizo and pork, quail Scotch eggs are amazing! But we also love some of the vegan/vegetarian options too, always happy to give recommendations!

What’s your favourite midnight treat?

Scottish Stovies and Mac n Cheese always hit the spot after a few drinks and ceilidh dances! But our Beef, Lamb or Hog Roasts are very popular, along with some midnight pies. The dogs bar is something a bit different as well.

What is Unusual Venues Edinburgh- The Caves, The Rowantree & Marlin’s Wynd most unique feature?

The fact that they are so historical and steeped in so much Edinburgh history, no barn, hotel, or other wedding venue is like ours! We love how the stonework can look so beautiful and romantic combined with all the candles, fairy lights and lighting that our venues are full of.

What part of your business are you most proud of?

Our Team and the hard work and genuine care that goes into each and every wedding that we host. We are just a small team but everyone works their socks off behind the scenes!

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