Barlow Woodseats Hall in North East Derbyshire

The morals of this business leave a lot to be desired

If you have a cat or a dog, or just care about animals then you may want to really think twice about booking this venue for your special day as they support the illegal activity of fox hunting. They block anyone who comments on their Facebook page or trys to leave a TripAdvisor review. But the truth is if you celebrate your wedding or whatever here, you are indirectly supporting fox hunting and animal cruelty. Blood money.

Would definitely not recommend this place.

Hypocrisy at it's finest. Posts pictures all over their social media of the wildlife in the area yet hosts an event for a Hunt who's well renowned for killing said wildlife. If you have any morals I would avoid this place like the plague.

A hypocritical place that shows beautiful scenery and animals yet host hunt scum to terrorise and tear apart foxes and other wildlife. Shame on you! Definitely don't recommend!!

How can they hold a hunt ball who rip wildlife apart when trying to sell the venue as a nice wildlife country house. All about greed and zero morals.

Pretends to love wildlife but then hosts the Barlow Hunt ball even though other venues refused to host it because they kill wildlife. Money over compassion do not book this venue if you are against cruelty and fox hunting

Advertise as a beautiful country side location but yet host the hunt ball for the hunters? How awful.

Fantastic venue, but the service behind the bar was slow. Lots of people seemed to be behind the bar, but few actually serving. Food was OK, nothing spectacular.

The only thing I did not like is the drinks are far to expensive.

A fabulous venue with amazing food I will be back again, thank you all for making us all feel so welcome

We had a superb time here today for Sunday lunch. We were late and the staff were very understanding and accommodating. The barn is beautiful, cosy and warm. The food was excellent. We can’t recommend it enough. Back again soon, thank you.

Attended a wedding here, beautiful venue great for big events.

Fabulous wedding venue, our Grandaughter had a fairytale wedding ceremony. The cottages are lovely, comfortable.

I was lucky enough to be invited to a wedding at Barlow Hall on a glorious summers day and it was truly idyllic! A beautiful venue and the wisteria is absolutely stunning! Dinner in the barn was fantastic and in the evening we had a pizza oven in the garden! Access is a bit tricky as the road is one track… oh and make sure you follow their directions and not the sat nav!

We had our wedding here in August 2023. I can’t thank BW Hall enough. It was even better than we could have hoped for. The venue was stunning, the food was delicious and the service was fantastic. Lee and Christina were amazing throughout the whole process.

We cannot recommend Barlow Woodseats Hall as a wedding venue more. We got married here in July 2023 and from start to finish we had the wedding of our dreams. Lee and Christina were absolutely fantastic to work with, nothing was too much effort and they were seamlessly professional throughout the whole day. The venue and grounds are beautiful and the food is some of the best we’ve ever eaten. Thank you so much for all you did for us, Jade & Dan xx

Great location, Beautifull service.

Lovely location, beautiful grounds. Sunday lunch was delicious!

Great food and first class service.

We had such a delightful lunch, the food was perfect & the staff were lovely, looking forward to going back

What a hidden gem. Gorgeous venue, that isn’t pretentious. Superb food as well.

First time here and will return - food and service both fantastic! Thank you so much!

We recently had our wedding at Barlow Woodseats Hall and loved every minute! Christina, Lee and all the staff made sure we had a perfect day at their beautiful venue. The food was gorgeous and being able to stay on site made everything much more relaxing. Thank you!

We took a bouncy castle here yesterday for a Christening. Its a lovely venue. Staff was nice. And the peacocks was a shock 😲

Went with great expectations for sunday lunch but was sadly disappointed, not in the same league or level as the peacock at barlow or bulls head monyash. Gravy was like water, so I asked for thicker gravy. All meats served on a sharing plate, I think all of us were pretty disappointed in the overall experience, but unless you try, you can't see if it's for you or not. Had Eton mess for dessert, but again, nothing like I had had in other pubs, so I'm not impressed again. I think the approach was very much on what they would provide at weddings. Overall , as a party of 4 all of us drew the same opinions.

Best Sunday Lunch I have had in a long time. Very large portions.

Lovely accommodation, they do tapas on a Friday night and amazing Sunday dinner meat platters.

Bloody gorgeous, on my hit list for a revisit

An amazing place to relax and enjoy good quality food 👌 😋 also friendly service with a smile but not OTT

Beautiful wedding venue. We held our wedding here in May 2022. Would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a unique venue. The whole team worked really hard to make sure we had a very special day. The food is excellent!

We've had several Sunday lunches at the Woodseats since moving to nearby Newbold. Always superb quality dining, plenty (too much?) quantity, friendly service, and lovely ambience. My wife is a fan of their chocolate dessert! Would be great if the restaurant was open more days...

First time here for Sunday lunch and I was blown away! Every part of my experience here was enjoyable. Fantastic service. Seated quickly. Food was quick and I was left speechless. Potentially the best Sunday dinner I have ever had. Waiters were exceptional. Will not definitely be visiting this venue again. Looking forward to tapas night!

Simply Amazing venue!! I was lucky enough to marry the love of my life here yesterday and it will be a day we'll never forget for the rest of our lives. I happened across Barlow woodseats hall on hitched website and once I visited and saw the barn there was no where else I would have wanted my wedding. from the moment I got of the car to be greeted by their handsome dog Basil I had a great feeling about the venue then when my now husband and I stepped foot in the barn we knew it was the place for us. Christina, Lee & Nick are fabulous hosts and will go out of their way to make sure your wedding day goes smoothly. Lee's food was simply superb and everyone commented on it. So from both of us... heartfelt thanks for such an amazing day x

Beautiful place was there for a wedding reception and it was perfect

Great wedding venue in beautiful surroundings

We had our wedding at Barlow Woodseats Hall in August 2021 and it was the most amazing venue. The barn and garden are beautiful and being able to stay on site in the cottages made the weekend really special. In addition, Nick, Christina and Lee were so friendly and accommodating, and went above and beyond to make sure everything ran smoothly, providing help and guidance as well as recommending a local ceilidh band. They were happy to make the wedding fully vegan and the food was excellent. It was everything we could have hoped for and more.