{"id":25865,"date":"2016-12-05T12:07:49","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T12:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/?p=25865"},"modified":"2016-12-05T12:33:59","modified_gmt":"2016-12-05T12:33:59","slug":"top-rated-wedding-venues-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/top-rated-wedding-venues-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"WeddingDates Awards &#8211; Top Rated Wedding Venues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A huge congratulations to all of our 2016 Top Rated Venue winners who were crowned based on the stellar five-star reviews submitted from their past wedding couples.<\/p>\n<p>Whether it&#8217;s top notch customer service, delicious food or a stunning location, these venues have that WOW factor!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25877\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-uk.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2016\/12\/WD_AWARDS_2016_UK.png\" alt=\"Top Rated Wedding Venues\" width=\"1000\" height=\"648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/WD_AWARDS_2016_UK.png 1000w, https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/WD_AWARDS_2016_UK-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/WD_AWARDS_2016_UK-768x498.png 768w, https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/WD_AWARDS_2016_UK-750x486.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Overall Winners<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>England &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/venues\/best-western-whitworth-hall-hotel-brancepeth-durham-4179\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Best Western Whitworth Hall Hotel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Scotland &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/venues\/best-western-plus-keavil-house-hotel-dunfermline-fife-4star-16172\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Best Western Plus Keavil House Hotel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Northern Ireland &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/venues\/lough-erne-resort-enniskillen-fermanagh-1924\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Lough Erne Resort<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Wales &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/venues\/lake-vyrnwy-hotel-spa-llanwddyn-powys-5599\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Lake Vyrnwy Hotel &amp; Spa<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25880\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-uk.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2016\/12\/7156729.jpg\" alt=\"Whitworth Hall\" width=\"840\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/7156729.jpg 840w, https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/7156729-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/7156729-768x421.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/7156729-750x411.jpg 750w, https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/7156729-89x50.jpg 89w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25883\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-uk.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2016\/12\/unnamed-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Lough Erne Resort\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/unnamed-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/unnamed-2-1024x683-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/unnamed-2-1024x683-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/unnamed-2-1024x683-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/unnamed-2-1024x683-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Top Rated Regional Winners<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>East Midlands &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/venues\/washingborough-hall-hotel-lincoln-lincolnshire-5263\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Washingborough Hall Hotel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>East of England &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/venues\/letchworth-hall-hotel-letchworth-garden-city-hertfordshire-94592\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Letchworth Hall Hotel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Greater London &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/venues\/st-pancras-grand-brasserie-champagne-bar-london-greater-london-4492\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">St Pancras Grand Brasserie &amp; Champagne Bar<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Channel Islands &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/venues\/radisson-blu-waterfront-jersey-415\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Radisson Blu Waterfront<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>North East England &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/venues\/best-western-whitworth-hall-hotel-brancepeth-durham-4179\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Best Western Whitworth Hall Hotel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>North West England &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/venues\/castle-green-hotel-kendal-cumbria-3879\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Castle Green Hotel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>South East England &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/venues\/apollo-hotel-basingstoke-basingstoke-hampshire-800\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apollo Hotel Basingstoke<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>South West England &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/venues\/stonehouse-court-hotel-stroud-gloucestershire-3star-48277\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Stonehouse Court Hotel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Ulster &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/venues\/lough-erne-resort-enniskillen-fermanagh-1924\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Lough Erne Resort<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>West Midlands &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/venues\/best-western-plus-windmill-village-hotel-golf-and-spa-coventry-west-midlands-24349\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Best Western Plus Windmill Village Hotel, Golf &amp; Spa<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Yorkshire and the Humber &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/venues\/whirlowbrook-hall-sheffield-south-yorkshire-3133\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Whirlowbrook Hall<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25889\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-uk.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2016\/12\/15815.jpeg\" alt=\"Washingborough Hall\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15815.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15815-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15815-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15815-750x563.jpeg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25886\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-uk.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2016\/12\/13616-large.jpeg\" alt=\"St Pancras Grand Brasserie &amp; Champagne Bar\" width=\"847\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/13616-large.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/13616-large-300x171.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/13616-large-89x50.jpeg 89w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 847px) 100vw, 847px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Top Rated Bespoke Category Winners<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Top Rated Castle &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/venues\/lumley-castle-hotel-chester-le-street-durham-4154\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Lumley Castle Hotel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Top Rated Country House &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/venues\/best-western-whitworth-hall-hotel-brancepeth-durham-4179\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Best Western Whitworth Hall Hotel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Top Rated Unusual Venue &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/venues\/st-pancras-grand-brasserie-champagne-bar-london-greater-london-4492\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">St Pancras Grand Brasserie &amp; Champagne Bar<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Top Rated Exclusive Use Venue &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/venues\/the-italian-villa-at-compton-acres-poole-dorset-2857\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Italian Villa at Compton Acres<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Top Rated 5 Star &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/venues\/rockliffe-hall-hotel-golf-spa-darlington-durham-4155\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Rockliffe Hall Hotel, Golf &amp; Spa<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Top Rated 4 Star &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/venues\/letchworth-hall-hotel-letchworth-garden-city-hertfordshire-94592\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Letchworth Hall Hotel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Top Rated 3 Star &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/venues\/best-western-whitworth-hall-hotel-brancepeth-durham-4179\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Best Western Whitworth Hall Hotel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25892\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-uk.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2016\/12\/15733-large.jpeg\" alt=\"Lumley Castle\" width=\"768\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15733-large.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15733-large-300x171.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/15733-large-89x50.jpeg 89w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25895\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-uk.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2016\/12\/17284-1024x661.jpeg\" alt=\"Italian Villa\" width=\"1024\" height=\"661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/17284-1024x661.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/17284-1024x661-300x194.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/17284-1024x661-768x496.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/17284-1024x661-1000x646.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/17284-1024x661-750x484.jpeg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A huge congratulations to all of our 2016 Top Rated Venue winners who were crowned based on the stellar five-star reviews submitted from their past wedding couples. Whether it&#8217;s top notch customer service, delicious food or a stunning location, these venues have that WOW factor! Overall Winners England &#8211; Best Western Whitworth Hall Hotel Scotland &#8211; Best Western Plus Keavil House Hotel Northern Ireland &#8211; Lough Erne Resort Wales &#8211; Lake Vyrnwy Hotel &amp; Spa Top Rated Regional Winners East [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":25877,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[23],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25865"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25865"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25865\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25904,"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25865\/revisions\/25904"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}