Warmwell House

Warmwell House was the perfect setting for our wedding. Sam and Serena were incredible hosts and made us feel so at home within their beautiful house. From the early stages of making contact right up until the end of the wedding we were looked after so well. Sam & Serena were excellent communicators which made the planning go very smoothly and during the weekend of the wedding they couldn’t have been more attentive and helpful. They had brilliant suggestions and connections for things such as photographers/caterers in the local area. Nothing was a trouble for them and they were incredibly warm and kind whilst clearly working hard behind the scenes. The house was such a wonderful balance between feeling comfortable and homely whilst also grand and very special/unique. We took over the house, cottage and the Shepherds Huts and the whole wedding party raved about every aspect of the wedding weekend. We honestly didn’t have a negative thing to say about the whole experience! We are so grateful to Sam and Serena for all they’ve done to make Warmwell house a setting for the most wonderful wedding.

Thankyou so much for your wonderful hospitality and for being so considerate, kind and helpful during our wedding. We, and all our guests, had a fantastic and magical time. You are a lovely couple and you made us feel welcome from the start. We will always be grateful that you let us to have our most special day in your beautiful and elegant home. We have splendid memories and can’t wait to return…

You helped make our wedding weekend the most magical experience, it was truly the best and most memorable stay.

Choosing Sam and Serena at Warmwell House to host our wedding was the best decision we made. Firstly, the house and grounds are stunning. The interior has such character and is wonderfully decorated and the grounds had so many ways to accommodate our rather large wedding that we were sure we could create the perfect wedding there. Furthermore, Sam and Serna mentioned the possibility of having some glamping guests stay on site with us for the whole weekend. We took them up on the offer and we were so glad to have all our best friends staying with us for the weekend. What sets the venue apart from all the others is Sam and Serena themselves. From the start they were fantastic hosts and we felt confident that the wedding would be a great success with them helping us. They checked in with us to make sure we were on track with our planning, suggested ideas that have worked well for them in the past, accommodated any ideas that we had about how our day would work and even suggested a few new ideas that they had not tried yet such as the use of their Coach house as a breakfast area for our glampers. We felt Sam and Serena were genuinely excited to host our wedding. They surpassed our expectations at every turn, surprised us with their generosity and brought a great cheer to our spirits as we set up for the wedding amid a building storm. Warmwell House was the best host for our most treasured memory, our perfect wedding day.

We thoroughly enjoyed the whole weekend from the relaxed Friday night… to the fantastic effort you put into coordinating the people who contributed to our celebrations.

If you are reading this, you are probably recently engaged to be married – congratulations! Having just got back home from our honeymoon, we can speak from very recent experience: planning a wedding is quite demanding, but hugely rewarding. The family politics, the prices that increase when suppliers realise you’re getting married, the last minute stresses… all of these things are inevitable and all of them pale into insignificance on the day you marry the love of your life. So, really, it doesn’t matter what you do… as long as you have the right people around you, it will surely be brilliant. But as a couple very recently married at Warmwell House, we wanted to share our experience and show our gratitude to Sam and Serena Ross-Skinner, who run the venue, as they
continue to welcome happy couples. Our weekend in Warmwell was everything we hoped it would be and more. We considered several other venues that also had personal connections for us, but ultimately settled on Warmwell House for a couple of clear reasons: the fact that Warmwell House remains a family home means it feels intimate and personal whilst undoubtedly also being a beautiful and impressive house and gardens. Also, talking with Sam and Serena, we didn’t feel like we would be joining a transactional production line of weddings – instead they made their amazing home feel like our home for the weekend and we were able to create something truly unique and deeply personal to us. Whilst many venues were quick to inform us about corkage fees, restrictions on timings and mandated suppliers, every time we visited Warmwell House we were met by Sam and Serena with a pot of tea, a plate of biscuits and a strong desire to be flexible and creative to help us have the very best wedding we could.

What can be said to give this wonderful house the justice it deserves… Sam and Serena went above and beyond making what was a tricky situation, with Covid restrictions constantly evolving and a 15 month delay, into a relaxed and calm environment.

The venue is beautiful and the many different parts really add to its charm. The week prior, access was granted to build marquees and install the bar. This allowed a relaxed build-up to our special day and made the whole week a really enjoyable experience. By the end of Friday the build was complete and we were able to have an intimate dinner in the house where family from around the globe were able to relax and enjoy the beautiful house and grounds.

On Saturday morning we enjoyed a fantastic Continental Breakfast. The rest of the morning Sam and Serena, along with their staff, were on hand to direct family members and help with the arrival of photographer, videographer, make-up artist and hairdressers. The ceremony was held in the Archery Range and guests then moved to the Pleached Lime Garden for the reception. This gave guests the opportunity to really take in the atmosphere and enjoy the full extent of the gardens of this wonderful venue. The Wedding Breakfast was held in a marquee in the Square Garden where the illuminated fountain and the festoon lighting created a great atmosphere. The house security were very nice and eager to assist in any way they could.

A full-English breakfast on Sunday morning helped us to recover and we spent the rest of the morning recollecting and enjoying a dip in the pool. We left reluctantly but full of love and admiration for this beautiful house and wonderful people that live in it.

Thankyou Sam and Serena… we are forever connected to your home and look forward to anniversaries in your shepherd huts!