Reception
Drinks & Canapes on the lawn
The decision of where to have your reception drinks is entirely down to you. On sunny days the River Deck is a beautiful location for drinks or you may prefer to have them on the lawn. On less lovely days or during the winter then our lovely ground floor can fit up to 100 guests for you reception.
If you are planning on doing your own drinks and would like some help with these, then Thirsty Willow Bar Company can organise for staff to serve your drinks for you. Alternatively, you may prefer to take one of Thirsty Willow’s drinks packages where they will do everything for you.
If you would like canapes served to your guests during your reception, then this is an option that all the listed caterers offer. You just need to decide what tasty little treats you want to spoil them with.
Thirsty Willow Bar Company
Weather depending, Thirsty Willow will open the outside River Bar to offer your guests cocktails and drinks throughout your day. This will open from an hour before your ceremony, for any guests who would like to arrive in good time and enjoy a drink or two before kick-off. On rainy days the Holt Bar, on the ground floor, would be open instead.
During your Wedding Breakfast Thirsty Willow can arrange bar drinks to be available for table service from the Granary Potting Shed bar.
Then in the evening, when you tackle that all important First Dance, the outside bar would close and the Potting Shed Bar, which is in the Granary, would open for your evening reception. Obviously, everyone will be there to watch your best ‘Strictly’ Tango, but having the bar in with the dance floor helps keep the party together. There always seems to be a strong correlation between having a bar in with the dancing and some impressive shapes been thrown on the dance floor!
