Venachar Lochside

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Price: Up to £1,500
Guests: 100
Deals available: 1

Description

"Scotland's Most Beautiful Wedding Venue Backdrop"

We specialise in beautifully run weddings that feel personal, unforced, and grounded in the landscape around us.

We host a limited number of weddings each year, offering exclusive use of the venue and a highly personal level of hospitality that is central to how we work. Our team takes time to understand you and your guests, delivering a service that feels attentive, calm, and genuinely warm. Luxury dining is at the heart of each wedding we host, with beautifully considered menus cooked on site by our chefs. The lochside setting and natural surroundings provide a one of a kind backdrop.

Personalised Planning with Expert Support

 From your first enquiry through to the day itself, we provide thoughtful guidance and support throughout the entire planning journey, with an on-site wedding coordinator on hand to help shape and manage every detail. Our team can also assist with organising accommodation and travel for you and your guests, helping to make the experience smooth, considered, and as stress-free as possible. 

Venue Features & What to Expect

Guest Capacity

  • Ideal for weddings of up to 100 guests for both the ceremony and wedding breakfast, with space for up to 130 guests for the evening reception.

Ceremony Options

  • Licensed for civil ceremonies, with a choice of flexible indoor and outdoor spaces. Ceremonies can take place on our lochside lawn or decking, or in our downstairs ceremony space, which offers 360-degree views across the loch.

Reception Spaces

  • Our upstairs dining room features a rustic wooden floor and comfortably seats up to 100 guests, with panoramic views over the water. The lawn, decking, and downstairs spaces are ideal for drinks receptions and evening celebrations, allowing guests to move easily between indoor and outdoor areas.

Catering

  • Enjoy luxury, seasonal dining, with menus crafted on site using the best local Scottish produce. All menus can be tailored to your tastes, with thoughtful accommodation for dietary requirements.

Accommodation

  • We work closely with trusted local partners, including The Abbotsford (up to 30 guests) and Leny Estate (up to 30 guests). There are also two beautiful lodges located next door to the venue. Full accommodation options, pricing, and details are included in our brochure.

Message from the team

Name of Wedding Contact: Sue Haste
Thank you for taking the time to consider us for your wedding. Choosing where to get married is about more than a date and a space — it’s about how you want the day to feel, and who you want beside you as it unfolds. We know how much trust it takes to imagine yourselves here, and we never take that lightly. If you choose to celebrate with us, you won’t be one wedding among many. Venachar is shaped by thoughtful planning, generous hospitality, beautiful food, and the stillness of nature.

Experience

Year Business Was Established
2011
No. of Weddings Hosted
More than 50
Public Liability Insurance
Yes
No. of People In Team
25

Overview of Venachar Lochside

Wedding Venue Type
Event Venue
Wedding Venue Capacity
Dining Capacity
100
Reception Capacity
140

Wedding Ceremony & Reception

Wedding license
Sound system available
Dancefloor available
Outdoor Ceremony Available
Confetti permitted
Multiple ceremony spaces

Wedding Venue Details

Open Flame Permitted
Water view
Landscaped gardens
Exclusive use
Pet friendly
Disabled access
On-site parking
Outdoor Reception Space
In-house wedding coordinator
Spa On-Site

Wedding Catering

In-House Wine List
In-house catering
Alcohol license
External catering permitted
Vegan catering
Western / European
Bar

Pricing for Venachar Lochside

Wedding Venue Hire Only
£0.00 – £1,500.00
In-house Catering (price per head)
£35.00 – £50.00
Packages (price per head)
£42.00 – £80.00
Minimum number of guests: 0
Reviews (16)

Location & Contact Details for Venachar Lochside

Wedding Venue Address

Loch Venachar, Callander, Stirling, FK17 8HP, Scotland, United Kingdom

Nearest Town

Callander

Nearest Motorway & Junction

M9

Nearest Train Station

Stirling

Nearest Airport

Glasgow

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FAQs
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Describe the best wedding that happened at your venue?

The best weddings we have at Venachar were not just because of the beautiful weather, the amazing views or the lovely food. It was the sense of family, friends and happiness that made the days so unique. We like to get to know each couple personally so we can create the perfect wedding day for each individual couple.

What is your No.1 wedding planning tip for couples?

Have a vision of the wedding day you want and don't compromise any of your ideas.

What’s your favourite personal touch you’ve seen at a wedding?

One wedding couples mum made their centre pieces out of driftwood logs and carved all their family names as their table names.

Describe your venue in 5 adjectives.

Unique, Picturesque, Bespoke, Scenic, Vibrant

Where’s the best photo spot at your venue?

At the end of our lawn as the sun is setting with the loch and hills in the background. This is definitely my favourite photo spot.

Have you had any celebrity guest or wedding at your venue?

Emile Sande is probably the biggest celeb in my eyes however lots of football managers, comedians and actors have also visited.

What’s your favourite canapé?

Stornoway black pudding bon bons

What’s your favourite midnight treat?

Scottish Cheese selection

What is your venue's most unique feature?

Our venue sits right on the loch, you could jump off the decking into the loch.

What part of your business are you most proud of?

The hard work and effort that has been put in to get where our business is now. We won "Scotland's Best Restaurant" at the Scottish Baking awards 2014 and "Best Informal Eating Experience" at Visit Scotland's Thistle awards 2015/16/17/18.

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