Self-catering wedding venue in Devon

Do you mean self-catering as in somewhere to stay? or you want to provide your own catering for the wedding?

Sorry I meant that we would like to provide our own catering and drinks

Cliff house in Salcombe? Not seaside exactly (as in beaches) but overlooking the sea at least!

I am getting married a The Oak Barn near Okehampton, not by the sea, but has a wedding license and you can 100% do what you like with regards to catering/drinks/anything really!

When I was looking for a venue I saw this and thought it looked fantastic https://www.tunnelsbeaches.co.uk/weddings.html

I don't know about food though.

What sort of budget are you looking at?

We currently love the look of Tavistock Town Hall

We're getting married at Tavistock Town Hall ?

TVG: What are you doing for catering?

We looked at this place http://www.kennawayhouse.org.uk/

It is lovely, self catering and literally 100 yards from the seafront in Sidmouth, Devon. The only thing that stopped us what that their maximum capacity is 100. We have seen people have old fashioned fish and chip vans, Ice Cream vans and hog roasts here.

Depending on your budget, I went to a wedding here and it was fantastic. http://www.thegreatbarndevon.co.uk/

Thank you for all your suggestions!

I've seen the Tunnel Beaches venue before and it is absolutely lovely but too pricy for our budget.. We are looking to spend around 2000 for the venue, I know we probably have to stretch out a bit but we are on a budget. We have friends/colleagues and family who have agreed to do our catering, cake, photography etc. so that should save A LOT of money. Cliff House looks like a place we are looking for

Has anyone got married in Gurrow Point? It is so hard to get in touch with them but does anyone know whether they have a wedding license there?

Tavistock town hall is fantastic - the staff are VERY helpful, and the bar prices (and corkage) are reasonable as well. Remarkably cheap venue hire (think it's gone up to £330 for the day now) or they have an optional in house caterer as well. Then there's a small per head charge for use of the catering facilities - was about £2.50 when we got married (2010 prices carried over to 2012). Has a wedding licence as well - we got married in the parish church opposite - if you're local or have connections they are certainly worth considering.

We used the Browns Vibe outside catering who were amazing, great food and instead of picking from a menu they come up with a custom menu for you. Pricing was similar to the in house caterer as well.

For flowers we used Randall Cox who were also brilliant - everything was just what I wanted...

The town hall does look gorgeous and would allow us to get married in the same place as the reception

Our only issue is we're on such a tight budget that we need to probably look at DIY catering, but what on earth do you prepare for 100 people??

Depending on your budget, you can get a hog roast to feed 120, with carving and serving including rolls and stuffing for £672 inc vat from here (best hog roast in Devon) http://www.kennifordfarm.co.uk/hog-roast. You could ask friends/family to make a few pasta salad bits to go with? Could also ask some willing bakers to make up some desserts and have a big table for people to help themselves. I went to a wedding where they did this and it worked so well! Very relaxed, but great food! If I could I would do this, but OH wants a sit down meal. I have compromised at 2 courses and no top table! The town hall looks really beautiful!

I thought I recognised the name, they have a place in Plymouth

I couldn't see the £672 one though. The prices on the website (including rolls etc) are more expensive and they say they only feed 80. Where was the 120 price?

I like that we can bring our own salads etc to bulk it out

The £672 includes VAT - It is the £560 + VAT. Any standard hog roast can feed 120, so it would be worth asking. This is another company I know of - very good http://www.theeducatedpig.co.uk/roast.html. They cook it all day for you! No prices on website, but just email them and say what you want and what price. They key is to barter with people, especially when they don't have their prices on their website.

Our caterer is Jane Osborne of Food Dreckly. She only uses local and seasonal produce, which is important to us. She created a bespoke menu based on our needs/preferences, we were really impressed with her ideas.

Tavistock Town Hall waive their hire fee if you use their in-house caterer, Janet Neil. We met her - she's OK, but too fixed on her menus for our preferences. I guess if you like what she offers, it's a good deal. I know people who've been to events she's catered and they say the food was good.