Jennifer Ogundana

A beautiful venue overall and spacious with gorgeous features fitting for your special event. However, there was a significant incident that occurred after the event I attended, where it was claimed that a piece of equipment had been stolen and as such, the security deposit would be retained by the company. If not for some guests walking around and locating the supposedly stolen item, they would have kept the whole security deposit. If booking this venue, or any other, I would want to be assured of their procedures to ensure that they keep good inventory prior to the commencement of the event as well as at the end to help avoid making false accusations. Also, it should be incumbent on them to evidence any supposed losses or damages.
Aside from this, many of the chairs and accompanying seat pads, weren't attached to the chairs, some had zips missing etc. That's just something to be aware of if you're concerned about such details. The women's restroom was in a good state at the beginning, but a lot of the floor was covered in water by the end of the event. Perhaps it would be good to have cleaning staff on hand to prevent such hazards and help maintain a good standard of cleanliness.

A great place place to bring children for bit of adventure! The playground goes from the large slide visible from the path on Essex Waybright round to the Timber Lodge cafe where there's a very large sandpit. There is something for all ages, even for the adults. Swings for the under and over 5s as well as high and low bridges, climbing rope nets and fun slides. My children didn't want to leave!